Lok Sabha Question No. 2676 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Programmes
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2676

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023)

PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF TRADITIONAL CULTURE PROGRAMMES

2676. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a) the details of the basis on which programmes are selected by Prasar Bharati for the preservation and promotion of the traditional culture of the Western Himalayan States of the country; and
- (b)  the  details  of  the  number  of  languages  of  the  country  in  which programmes are telecast by the Doordarshan?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Prasar Bharati regularly telecasts/broadcasts programmes showing traditional culture and heritage of the country on its various Doordarshan  and  All  India  Radio  channels  including  the  Western Himalayan  States. The programmes  are  selected based on the uniqueness of the subject, appeal to the viewers and production quality.

languages. The details of the Regional Languages Satellite Service (RLSS) Channels and State Network Channels along with the originating Kendra and language

(b) Doordarshan telecasts programmes in various are given at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2676 FOR ANSWER ON 19.12.2023

## Annexure

| Regional Languages Satellite Service (RLSS) Channels and State Network Channels   | Regional Languages Satellite Service (RLSS) Channels and State Network Channels   | Regional Languages Satellite Service (RLSS) Channels and State Network Channels   | Regional Languages Satellite Service (RLSS) Channels and State Network Channels   | Regional Languages Satellite Service (RLSS) Channels and State Network Channels   | Regional Languages Satellite Service (RLSS) Channels and State Network Channels   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of the Channel                                                               | Originating Kendra                                                                | Language                                                                          | Name of the Channel                                                               | Originating Kendra                                                                | Language                                                                          |
| DD Kashir                                                                         | Srinagar                                                                          | Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri, Ladakhi                                                    | DD Goa                                                                            | Panaji                                                                            | Konkani, Marathi                                                                  |
| DD Punjabi                                                                        | Jalandhar                                                                         | Punjabi                                                                           | DD Haryana                                                                        | Hisar                                                                             | Hindi                                                                             |
| DD Uttar Pradesh                                                                  | Lucknow                                                                           | Hindi                                                                             | DD Himachal Pradesh                                                               | Shimla                                                                            | Hindi                                                                             |
| DD Rajasthan                                                                      | Jaipur                                                                            | Hindi                                                                             | DD Manipur                                                                        | Imphal                                                                            | Manipuri                                                                          |
| DD Saptagiri                                                                      | Vijayawada                                                                        | Telugu                                                                            | DD Meghalaya                                                                      | Shillong                                                                          | Khasi                                                                             |
| DD Yadagiri                                                                       | Hyderabad                                                                         | Telugu                                                                            | DD Mizoram                                                                        | Aizawl                                                                            | Mizo                                                                              |
| DD Chandana                                                                       | Bengaluru                                                                         | Kannada                                                                           | DD Nagaland                                                                       | Kohima                                                                            | English                                                                           |
| DD Malayalam                                                                      | Thiruvanantha puram                                                               | Malayalam                                                                         |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| DD Podhigai                                                                       | Chennai                                                                           | Tamil                                                                             |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| DD Bangla                                                                         | Kolkata                                                                           | Bangla                                                                            |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| DD Odia                                                                           | Bhubaneswar                                                                       | Odia                                                                              |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| DD Bihar                                                                          | Patna                                                                             | Hindi                                                                             |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| DD Assam                                                                          | Guwahati                                                                          | Assamese                                                                          |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| DD Sahyadri                                                                       | Mumbai                                                                            | Marathi                                                                           |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| DD Madhya Pradesh                                                                 | Bhopal                                                                            | Hindi                                                                             |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| DD Girnar                                                                         | Ahmedabad                                                                         | Gujarati                                                                          |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| DD Arunprabha                                                                     | Itanagar                                                                          | Hindi                                                                             |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| DD Uttarakhand                                                                    | Dehradun                                                                          | Hindi                                                                             |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| DD Chhattisgarh                                                                   | Raipur                                                                            | Chhattisga rhi/Hindi                                                              |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| DD Jharkhand                                                                      | Ranchi                                                                            | Hindi                                                                             |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| DD Tripura                                                                        | Agartala                                                                          | Bangla, Kokborok                                                                  |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |

Regional/State network channels of Doordarshan network also telecast programmes in other languages/dialects of their respective region/state in various formats.