Lok Sabha Question No. 2003 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: FM Bands in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2003

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2021)

FM BANDS IN MADHYA PRADESH

2003. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) the districts of Madhya  Pradesh  where  FM  bands  providing information of the Government schemes and advertisement/entertainment etc. are functioning and the capacity thereof;
- (b) the  districts  of  Madhya  Pradesh  where  FM  band  facility  is  not available;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide FM band facility as per the needs of the people of Madhya Pradesh;
- (d)   if so, the details thereof and the time by which the said facility is likely to be started; and
- (e)  whether the Government has received demands/ proposal for FM band facility in various districts of Madhya Pradesh and if so, the details thereof along with their capacities, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) Prasar  Bharati  is  currently  operating  25  AIR  FM  Broadcasting Stations  in  the  state  of  Madhya  Pradesh.  District-  wise  details alongwith capacity are given in Annexure.

In  regard to Private FM Radio, presently, 17 FM Radio channels are operational in various cities in the State of Madhya Pradesh. The details are available on the Ministry's website https://mib.gov.in

(b)  There are 27 districts in Madhya Pradesh where there are no FM Stations at present.

(c) & (d) Yes Sir.  Projects for setting up of 10 kW FM transmitter at Ratlam  and  100  W  FM  transmitters  at  13  locations  i.e.  Barwani, Burhanapur, Damoh, Kukdeshwar, Kurwai, Murwara, Nagda, Narsinghpur, Panna, Piparia, Seoni,  Shajapur  and  Sheopur  in  Madhya Pradesh have been approved.

e) Requests from State Governments / Public representatives (MPs/MLAs) / Government representatives etc. are received from time to  time  for  new  installations.    Decision  on  the  same  is  taken  on  the basis of scheme guidelines, inter-se priority and availability of funds. ******

## ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2003  FOR  ANSWER  ON 12.02.2021

## District-Wise Details of AIR FM Broadcasting Stations in Madhya Pradesh

|   Sr. Nos. | Location of AIR Station   | District    | Power of FM Tr.   |
|------------|---------------------------|-------------|-------------------|
|          1 | Balaghat                  | Balaghat    | 10 KW             |
|          2 | Betul                     | Betul       | 6 KW              |
|          3 | Bhopal                    | Bhopal      | 10 KW             |
|          4 | Chanderi                  | Ashoknagar  | 100W              |
|          5 | Chhatarpur                | Chhatarpur  | 5 kW              |
|          6 | Chhindwara                | Chhindwara  | 10 KW             |
|          7 | Guna                      | Guna        | 10 KW             |
|          8 | Gwalior                   | Gwalior     | 5 KW              |
|          9 | Harda                     | Harda       | 100W              |
|         10 | Indore                    | Indore      | 10 KW             |
|         11 | Jabalpur                  | Jabalpur    | 10 KW             |
|         12 | Jhabua                    | Jhabua      | 100W              |
|         13 | Khandwa                   | Khandwa     | 10 KW             |
|         14 | Mandla                    | Mandla      | 1 KW              |
|         15 | Mandsaur                  | Mandsaur    | 100W              |
|         16 | Neemach                   | Neemach     | 100W              |
|         17 | Panchmadi                 | Hoshangabad | 100W              |
|         18 | Rajgarh                   | Rajgarh     | 3 KW              |
|         19 | Ratlam                    | Ratlam      | 100W              |
|         20 | Rewa                      | Rewa        | 5 kW              |
|         21 | Sagar                     | Sagar       | 10 KW             |
|         22 | Satna                     | Satna       | 100W              |
|         23 | Shahdol                   | Shahdol     | 6 KW              |
|         24 | Shivpuri                  | Shivpuri    | 10 KW             |
|         25 | Ujjain                    | Ujjain      | 5 kW              |