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Lok Sabha Question No. 2121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Impact of Web Series Movies
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2121 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2022

IMPACT OF WEB SERIES MOVIES

2121.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  considered  to  take  action  against those web series movies which spread dirtiness and abuses through its  movies  which  destroys  the  social  and  religious  harmony  and sentiments and also wiping out future of children;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c)  whether  any  guidelines  are  issued  for  those  movie's  actors, directors and movies, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) to  (c):  The  Government  has  notified  Information  Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 under  Information  Technology  Act,  2000,  on  25th  February,  2021. Part-III of these Rules is administered by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting which inter-alia provide for the following:-
- i. Code of  Ethics  to  be  followed  by  publishers  of  news  &  current affairs on digital media and publishers of online curated content (OTT Platforms).
- ii. A  three-level  Grievance  Redressal  Mechanism  consisting  of  the publisher (Level-I), Self-Regulatory Body constituted by the publishers (Level-II) and an Oversight Mechanism of the Government  (Level-III), with time bound  grievance disposal mechanism.

The Code of Ethics for OTT players requires them not to transmit any content which is prohibited by law and to undertake age-based selfclassification of content, based on general guidelines provided in the Schedule  to  the  Rules,  which  inter-alia  includes  grounds  relating  to language, nudity, sex and violence.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Reduced Manpower in ATMA
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2118

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  MARCH, 2022

## REDUCED MANPOWER IN ATMA

2118  SHRI HIBI EDEN

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be please to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  the  post  of  State  Cocoordinator/Gender  Co-coordinator  and  Deputy  Project  Director  -  Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) was cut short to 50% and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any assessment regarding the adverse impact of reduced manpower for the execution of ATMA Scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government is ready to comply with ATMA Guidelines 2018 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c) Government reviews the scheme on regular basis. Consequently, the numbers of extension activities and manpower have been rationalized.  Government has issued  ATMA  Guidelines,  2018  to  States/UTs  for  implementation.  The  actual implementation  of  the  Scheme  on  the  ground  is  in  the  domain  of  the  State Governments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Use of Term “Bank” by Cooperative Societies
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2116

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## USE OF TERM 'BANK' BY COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

2116: ADV. A.M. ARIFF

Will the Minister of COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government is aware that Cooperation is included in the State List in 7 th Schedule of the Constitution and that the Supreme Court has categorically ruled that the cooperative assemblies come  under the legislative power of the State Assemblies;
- (b) if so, whether the Government agrees that the public notice issued by the Reserve Bank  of  India  (RBI)  prohibiting  the  co-operative  credit  societies  in  the  country including in the State of Kerala from using the term bank in their name and accepting deposits is an intrusion on the legislative power of the State legislatures and against the spirit of federalism; and
- (c) if  so,  whether  the  Government  will  give  direction  to  the  RBI  to  withdraw  already issued  guidelines  and  circulars  and  also  restrain  from  issuing  fresh  guidelines  in future curtailing the legislative power of the States on matters related to cooperative sector, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

- (a) Yes Sir.
- (b) & (c)   Banking is included in the Union List of the 7 th  Schedule of the Constitution of India. Therefore, RBI had issued a Press Release on cautioning members of public against  some  co-operative  societies  using  the  word  'Bank'  in  their  names  and accepting deposits from non-members/nominal members/associate members, which is tantamount to conducting banking business in violation of provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act, 1949).

The purpose of the caution notice is to stop the violation of the statute and the same has been issued in public interest.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Change in Name of PMAY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jagannath Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2112 ANSWERED ON 15/03/2022

## CHANGE IN NAME OF PMAY

## 2112.   SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana's (PMAY) cost is shared in 60:40 ratio in Bengal and State Government of Bengal has changed the Yojana's name to 'Bangla Awas Yojana', if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any step against this rename, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the norms of the yojana are not being followed in the State and there have been instances of irregularities, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has set up a committee to investigate the issue of original beneficiaries net getting benefit of the yojana, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether there is any other way for original beneficiaries to get the benefit of PMAY directly in the cases of those who did not get the benefit, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)  to  (e):  The  funds  under  Pradhan  Mantri Awaas Yojana-  Gramin (PMAY-G) are shared between Centre and State of West Bengal in the ratio of 60:40. The Ministry has received several references citing renaming of PMAY-G as Bangla Awaas Yojana in the State of West Bengal. The State Government of West Bengal has responded to these allegations informing that the State Government is strictly following all the guidelines pertaining to the programme including information boards in each of the houses and has submitted photographs of PMAYG houses showing logo and display board of PMAY-G on the houses. The Ministry has also decided to verify the facts in the matter through field inspection by National Level Monitors (NLM) of the Ministry.

The cases of irregularities reported by the Hon'ble Members of Parliament, Members of State Assembly of  West  Bengal  and  general  public are  taken  up  with  the  State  Government  for comments and taking necessary action. The Officers of Ministry also undertake regular visits for conducting field inspections.

In case an eligible household is wrongly removed from the Permanent Wait List (PWL) of PMAY-G, there is also a provision for restoration of such eligible household on a case to case basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2110 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Opening of Agricultural College
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2110

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## OPENING OF AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

2110. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a) the requirements for opening a college of agriculture with the details of land required and other criteria;

(b) whether the Government has received any proposal to open a college of agriculture in the district of Saran/Siwan and Gopalganj; and

(c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  current  status,  progress  and  steps taken  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) The  minimum  requirements  for  establishment  of  new  college  of  agriculture  as  per recommendations  of  Fifth  Deans'  Committee  constituted  by  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural Research  (ICAR)  and  implemented  in  Central  Agricultural  Universities  (CAUs)  and  State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) are given below:

- i. Land required- 30 ha
- ii. Faculty required- 45
- iii. Administrative & Technical staff required- 67

(b)  &  (c): Yes,  however.  Requisite  Land  has  not  yet  been  identified/  transferred  to  the University by the State Government of Bihar.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Operation Greens
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Goddeti Madhavi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2108

## ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## OPERATION GREENS

## 2108.  SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has been able to curtail distress sales by farmers via Operation Greens, if so, the details thereof for the years 2019-2021 and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (b) the details of the total number of large-scale warehousing centers and on-farm/village level storage facilities set up during the year 2021-22 under Operation Greens, Statewise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a): The Ministry is implementing scheme of Operation Greens since November, 2018. Under short term intervention of the scheme, transportation /storage subsidy @50% for notified fruits & vegetables (including Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) crops) is provided at the time of glut situation during harvest season to prevent the distress sales by farmers. The scope of coverage was extended to all notified fruits & vegetables in May 2020.

Ministry has developed online Sampada portal for submission of direct applications by eligible  entities  including  farmers  for  claiming  transportation  and  storage  subsidy.  Further, subsidy @ 50% is also provided through Kisan Rail for transportation of any fruits & vegetables all over India. Indian Railways has provided total subsidy of Rs.121.01 crore for transportation of 5.98 Lakh MT of fruits and vegetables all over India through Kisan Rail since beginning i.e. 14.10.2020 till 31.12.2021.

During the years 2019-2021, the Ministry has disbursed total subsidy of Rs.82.66 crore which include subsidy through Kisan Rail of Rs.73.33 crore; subsidy through direct claims of Rs.2.33 crore for transportation/storage of 18,386 MT of fruits & vegetables and Rs.7 crore as advance to  NAFED for providing transportation  and storage subsidy  for  apple  in  Jammu  & Kashmir.

(b): Under the scheme, six (6) value chain development projects have been sanctioned with total  project  cost  of  Rs.363.30  crore  &  Grant-in-aid  of  Rs.136.82  crore  with  40  numbers  of storage facilities having 46,380 MT capacity in three States namely Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Plastic Packaging for Processed Food
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Nayab Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2107 ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## PLASTIC PACKAGING FOR PROCESSED FOOD

## 2107.  SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government have made any effort and formulated any policy to reduce the production of single-serve plastic packaging for processed food and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any efforts have been made by the Government to encourage the production of sustainable single-serve packaging for processed food; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a)  to  (c):  The  Government  has  taken  several  measures  to  reduce  the  use  of  single-serve packaging for processed food. The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 issued by Ministry of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC),  prohibits  manufacture,  import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of carry bags and plastic sheets less than fifty microns in thickness in the country.  Subsequently, MoEF&CC has amended the above Rules and notified the  Plastic  Waste  Management  Amendment  Rules,  2021,  on  12 th August  2021,  prohibiting identified single use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, with effect from 1st July 2022. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under Ministry of Health  and  Family  Welfare  (MoH&FW)  had  also  notified  Food  Safety  and  Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018 prescribing standards for materials coming in contact with food products,  including  packaging  materials.  FSSAI  has  been  continuously  working  on  the packaging regulations to accommodate more environment-friendly materials and alternatives to plastics packaging for food items.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing a R&D scheme to fund research  and  development  in  the  field  of  food  processing  sector  including  sustainable singleserve packaging for processed food. National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship  and  Management  (NIFTEM),  Thanjavur,  under  the  Ministry  of  Food Processing  Industries  has  laid  thrust  on  sustainable  packaging  solutions  for  production  of single-serve packaging for processed food products from the biomass sources such as sugarcane bagasse,  wheat  bran,  rice  bran,  onion  peel  and  coconut  wood  powder.  The  institute  has developed  variety  of  bio-based  packaging  materials  such  as  tableware,  edible  cutlery  and coating materials from the bio wastes and biomass materials.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Promotion of Sports in Tribal Dominated Area
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2106

## ANSWERED ON 15.03.2022

Promotion of Sports in Tribal Dominated Area

†2106 . SHRI LALLU SINGH:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the schemes being implemented to promote sports in the tribal  dominated  parliamentary  constituency  in the  country,  State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the sports related projects which are under consideration in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to open a stadium in the tribal dominated area in Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  any  new  project  is  being  implemented  by  the  Government  to promote sports in Faizabad parliamentary constituency and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR }

- (a)  The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  &  Sports  implements  the  following schemes  for  development  of  sports  in  the  country,  including  the  tribal dominated areas of Uttar Pradesh:
- (i)  Khelo India Scheme; (ii) Assistance to National Sports Federations; (iii) Special Awards  to Winners in International Sports Events and  their Coaches; (iv) National Sports Awards; (v) Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons;  (vi)  Pandit  Deendayal  Upadhyay  National  Sports  Welfare Fund;  (vii)  National  Sports  Development  Fund;  and  (viii)  Running  Sports Training Centres through Sports Authority of India.

Details  of  the  above  schemes  are  available  in  the  public  domain  on  the websites of this Ministry and the Sports Authority of India.

(b) The Union Government keeps receiving proposals from various State/Union Territory Governments  from  time  to time. Proposals are sanctioned according to the parameters of the respective Schemes subject to  their  completeness, technical  feasibility  and  availability  of  funds  under the  Schemes.  Based on the proposals received u nder the  'Utilisation  and creation/upgradation  of  sports  infrastructure'  ver tical  of  the  Khelo  India Scheme, 31 sports infrastructure projects of various categories have been sanctioned in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

(c) No such specific proposal is under consideration in this Ministry.

(d) Does not arise.

(e) Khelo India Scheme is a demand-driven scheme under which proposals when received  from  the  State/UT  Governments  and  other  eligible  entities are sanctioned according to the parameters of the Scheme subject to their completeness,  technical  feasibility  and  availability  of  funds  under  the Scheme. This Ministry is currently not implementing any new sports project in Faizabad parliamentary constituency.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Sports Complex in Maharashtra
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2103 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2022

Sports Complex in Maharashtra

†2103. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  sports  complex  is  proposed  to  be  built  by  the  Sports Authority  of  India  on  about  35  acres  of  land  at  Kandivali  under Mumbai-North parliamentary constituency of Maharashtra;

- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  for  the  delay  of  the same; and

(c) the time by which the project is likely to be finalized?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) to (c) No Sir, presently, no such proposal is under consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2098 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Non-Credit Cooperatives
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF COOPERSATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2098 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## NON-CREDIT COOPERATIVES

2098. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.: Will the Minister of COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has any effective mechanism to maintain data on non-credit cooperatives operational in various States; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  categorize  the  non-credit  cooperatives in each State and extend necessary help to perform better; and (d) whether there is any possibility of Government extending financial assistance to such societies on a case-to-case basis?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH) (a) to (c): At present, no data on cooperatives are kept and maintained centrally with the Ministry of Cooperation. The Ministry of Cooperation has initiated process for  creating  a  National  Cooperative  Database  which  would  capture,  inter  alia, information  on  Non-Credit  Cooperatives.  In  this  regard,  Ministry  has  already started  consultations  with  stakeholders  on  finalization  of  various  parameters, procedures and process for inclusion in the database. (d):  Presently,  the  Ministry  of  Cooperation  implements  only  the  Central  Sector Integrated  Scheme  on  Agricultural  Cooperation  (CSISAC)  for  promotion  and development of cooperative sector across the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2097 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Television Channels for Agriculture Field
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2097

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2022)

TELEVISION CHANNELS FOR AGRICULTURE FIELD

2097. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

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

- (a) whether  various  television  channels  have  been  started  by  the Government for different areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to start television channels for promotion in the field of agriculture; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER  OF  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  &  SPORTS  (SHRI  ANURAG  SINGH THAKUR)

(a)  &  (b):  Prasar  Bharati  is  currently  telecasting  36  DD  Channels comprising  of  one  International  Channel,  7  National  Channels,  21 Regional Satellite TV channels operating on 24 Hour basis and  7 DD channels  operating  on  limited  hour  basis.  The  limited  hour  channels have  been  made  available  on  'DD  Free  Dish'  round  the  clock  by incorporating feeds from other DD channels for seamless viewing.

Prasar Bharati has also made 51 co-branded educational TV channels available to the viewers of 'DD Free Dish' a free-to-air DTH service, as per  MoU  signed  with  Bhaskaracharya  National  Institute  for  Space Applications  and Geo-Informatics  [(BISAG(N)],  Ministry  of  Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India.

(c) & (d): As regards to the promotion in the field of Agriculture, DD  Kisan,  a  full-fledged  television  channel  of  Prasar  Bharati, dedicated for the Indian farmers and agriculture was launched on 26th   May  2015  by  the  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  of  India.  The objective  of  this  channel  is  to  serve  the  farming  and  rural community in India and reaching out to the remotest parts of the country,  to  inform  and  educate  the  rural  populace  and  work towards  creating  a  holistic  environment  for  sustainable  and inclusive growth of the farmers.

Prasar  Bharati  is  also  having  a  dedicated  'YouTube'  channel  of  DD Kisan where the viewers may access this channel and also its various programmes digitally across the globe. DD Kisan is also in the list of mandatory channels to be carried out by all  the  Delivery  Platform  Operators  (DPOs)  i.e.  all  cable  operators, private  DTH  operators,  IPTV  (Internet  Protocol  Television)  Service providers across the country.

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