Lok Sabha Question No. 47 (STARRED), answered on 2016-02-26
Subject: FDI in FM Radio
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR, RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*47 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.02.2016

## FDI IN FM RADIO

- *47 SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

## SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

- (a) the details of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for electronic and print media industry, segment-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to enhance FDI cap in FM radio sector and television news channels  and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for the upgradation of infrastructure in FM  sector in the country; and
- (d) whether the private FM channels have not been permitted to broadcast news under the existing FM radio policy guidelines and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE ; MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS; AND MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

- (a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*47 FOR ANSWER ON 26.02.2016

(a) & (b) As  per  Press  Note  No.  12  (2015  Series)  dated  24.11.2015  issued  by Department  of  Industrial  Policy  and  Promotion  (DIPP),  permitted  limit  of  FDI  in electronic media is as below:

| Sector / Activity                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Foreign Investment Cap   | Entry Route                                      |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 6.2.7.1.1 (1) Teleport (Setting up of up-linking HUBs/Teleports); (2) Direct to Home (DTH); (3) Cable Network (Multi System Operators (MSOs) operating at National or State or District level and undertaking up-gradation of network towards digitization and addressability); (4) Mobile TV; (5) Headend-in-the-Sky Broadcasting Services (HITS) | 100%                     | Automatic up to 49% Governme nt route beyond 49% |
| 6.2.7.1.2 Cable Networks (Other MSOs not undertaking up- gradation of network towards digitalization and addressability and Local Cable Operator (LCOs)                                                                                                                                                                                            | 100%                     | Automatic up to 49% Governme nt route beyond 49% |
| 6.2.7.2.1 Terrestrial Broadcasting FM (FM Radio), subject to such terms and conditions, as specified from time to time, by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, for grant of permission for setting up of FMRadio Stations.                                                                                                                   | 49%                      | Government                                       |
| 6.2.7.2.2 Up-linking of 'News & Current Affairs' TV Channels,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 49%                      | Government                                       |
| 6.2.7.2.3 Up-linking of 'Non-News& Current Affairs' TVChannels, Down-linking of TV Channels                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 100%                     | Automatic                                        |

As per the existing print media policy, foreign investment upto 100% is allowed in the  non-news,  i.e.  specialty/technical/scientific  sector  of  the  print  media  whereas foreign investment upto 26% is allowed in the Indian entities publishing Indian edition of foreign magazines dealing with news and current affairs. Foreign investment upto 26% is allowed in the Indian entities publishing newspapers, periodicals and facsimile edition of foreign newspaper dealing with news and current affairs. However, foreign investment upto 100% is allowed in case of foreign publishing houses bringing out facsimile edition of their own newspapers through wholly owned Indian subsidiary

- (c) As   far  as  All India Radio is concerned,   411 nos. of  FM transmitters are functional at 382 locations in the country  including 194 nos. of 100 W FM transmitters and  AIR FM coverage is about 34 % of the area and about 47 %  of the total population of the country.   For further  upgradation of infrastructure in FM service of AIR, following schemes are being taken up by AIR under 12 th  Plan :
1. Setting  up    of  new  132  FM  transmitters  under  12 th   Plan  including  continuing schemes of earlier plans (Annexure- I).
2. Upgradation  of  52  outlived  existing  FM  transmitters  by  higher  power  FM transmitters (Annexure- II).
3. Replacement  of  25  outlived existing FM  transmitters by FM  transmitters (Annexure- III).

Replacement / upgradation of  06 nos. of outlived existing 1 kW MW  by 1/10 kW FM transmitters (Annexure- IV).

- (d) Under  the  FM  Radio  Phase-III  policy  guidelines,  permission  holders  shall  be permitted to carry the news bulletins of All India Radio in exactly same format, on such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed with Prasar Bharati. No other news and  current  affairs  programs  are  permitted  under  the  FM  Radio  Phase-III  policy. However, broadcast pertaining to following categories will be treated as non-news and current affairs broadcast and will therefore be permissible:
- (i)  Information  pertaining  to  sporting  events  excluding  live  coverage.    However  live commentaries of sporting events of local nature may be permissible;
- (ii)  Information pertaining to Traffic and Weather;
- (iii)  Information pertaining to and coverage of cultural events, festivals;
- (iv)  Coverage of topics pertaining to examinations, results, admissions, career counselling;
- (v) Availability of employment opportunities;
- (vi)  Public  announcements  pertaining  to  civic  amenities  like  electricity,  water  supply, natural calamities, health alerts etc. as provided by the local administration;
- (vii) Such  other  categories  not  permitted  at  present,  that  may  subsequently  be specifically permitted by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting from time to time.

## ANNEXURE- I

| ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.47 FOR ANSWER ON 26.02.2016   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

## List  of   132  FM  Transmitters   being  set up under  12 th  Plan including Cont. Schemes of earlier Plans

|   S. NO. | PLACE          | STATE             | POWER OF NEW FM TRANSMITTER   |
|----------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | SILCHAR        | ASSAM             | 5 KW                          |
|        2 | AMBIKAPUR      | CHHATTISGARH      | 5 KW                          |
|        3 | BHUJ           | GUJARAT           | 5 KW                          |
|        4 | ALAPPUZHA      | KERALA            | 5 KW                          |
|        5 | CHHATARPUR     | MADHYA PRADESH    | 5 KW                          |
|        6 | GWALIOR        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 5 KW                          |
|        7 | JALGAON        | MAHARASHTRA       | 5 KW                          |
|        8 | TURA           | MEGHALAYA         | 5 KW                          |
|        9 | BHAWANIPATNA   | ORISSA            | 5 KW                          |
|       10 | AJMER          | RAJASTHAN         | 5 KW                          |
|       11 | LONGTHERAI     | TRIPURA           | 5 KW                          |
|       12 | AGRA           | UTTAR PRADESH     | 5 KW                          |
|       13 | ALMORA         | UTTARAKHAND       | 5 KW                          |
|       14 | DELHI (VBS)*   | DELHI             | 20 KW                         |
|       15 | MUMBAI (VBS)*  | MAHARASHTRA       | 20 KW                         |
|       16 | AMRITSAR       | PUNJAB            | 20 KW                         |
|       17 | CHAUNTAN HILL  | RAJASTHAN         | 20 KW                         |
|       18 | CHENNAI (VBS)* | TAMILNADU         | 20 KW                         |
|       19 | RAEBARRIELY*   | UTTAR PRADESH     | 20 KW                         |
|       20 | KOLKATA (VBS)* | WEST BENGAL       | 20 KW                         |
|       21 | BARIRIZO       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       22 | BHALUKPONG     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       23 | BOLENG         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       24 | CHAYANGTAJO    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       25 | GENSI          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       26 | HAYULIANG      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       27 | KOYU           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       28 | MARIANG        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       29 | MECHUKA        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       30 | NAMPONG        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       31 | PALIN          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       32 | RAGA           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       33 | RUMGONG        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       34 | SAGALEE        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       35 | SANGRAM        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       36 | TUTING         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       37 | YACHULI        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       38 | YINGKIONG      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 100 WATT                      |
|       39 | BAKULIAGHAT    | ASSAM             | 100 WATT                      |
|       40 | BARPETA        | ASSAM             | 100 WATT                      |
|       41 | DUDNOI         | ASSAM             | 100 WATT                      |
|       42 | NAGAON         | ASSAM             | 100 WATT                      |
|       43 | TEZPUR         | ASSAM             | 100 WATT                      |
|       44 | LANKA          | ASSAM             | 100 WATT                      |
|       45 | SARIHAJAN      | ASSAM             | 100 WATT                      |
|       46 | UDALGURI       | ASSAM             | 100 WATT                      |

| S. NO.   | PLACE                       | STATE                   | POWER OF NEW FM TRANSMITTER   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 47.      | IMPHAL                      | MANIPUR                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 48.      | CHINGAI                     | MANIPUR                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 49.      | TAMEI                       | MANIPUR                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 50.      | BAGHMARA                    | MEGHALAYA               | 100 WATT                      |
| 51.      | TURA                        | MEGHALAYA               | 100 WATT                      |
| 52.      | AIZAWL                      | MIZORAM                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 53.      | CHIAHPHURI                  | MIZORAM                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 54.      | KHAWBUNG                    | MIZORAM                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 55.      | PUKZING                     | MIZORAM                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 56.      | VANLAIPHAI                  | MIZORAM                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 57.      | ZAWNRGIN                    | MIZORAM                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 58.      | HENIMA (TENNING)            | NAGALAND                | 100 WATT                      |
| 59.      | MELURI                      | NAGALAND                | 100 WATT                      |
| 60.      | CHUNGTHANG                  | SIKKIM                  | 100 WATT                      |
| 61.      | DENTAM                      | SIKKIM                  | 100 WATT                      |
| 62.      | GYALSHING                   | SIKKIM                  | 100 WATT                      |
| 63.      | LACHEN                      | SIKKIM                  | 100 WATT                      |
| 64.      | LACHUNG, FOREST GUEST HOUSE | SIKKIM                  | 100 WATT                      |
| 65.      | MANGAN                      | SIKKIM                  | 100 WATT                      |
| 66.      | NAMTHANG, POLICE THANA      | SIKKIM                  | 100 WATT                      |
| 67.      | SORENG                      | SIKKIM                  | 100 WATT                      |
| 68.      | YUKSUM                      | SIKKIM                  | 100 WATT                      |
| 69.      | AMBASSA                     | TRIPURA                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 70.      | CHOWMANU                    | TRIPURA                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 71.      | DAMCHHARA                   | TRIPURA                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 72.      | GANDACHHARA                 | TRIPURA                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 73.      | JOLAIBARI                   | TRIPURA                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 74.      | SAKHAN                      | TRIPURA                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 75.      | SILACHARI                   | TRIPURA                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 76.      | VANGMUN(BHANGMUN)           | TRIPURA                 | 100 WATT                      |
| 77.      | DIU                         | UT (DAMAN & DIU)        | 100 WATT                      |
| 78.      | HARIDWAR                    | UTTARAKHAND             | 100 WATT                      |
| 79.      | BASANTI                     | WEST BENGAL             | 100 WATT                      |
| 80.      | KAKINADA                    | ANDHRA PRADESH          | 10 KW                         |
| 81.      | MUZZAFFARPUR                | BIHAR                   | 10 KW                         |
| 82.      | PANAJI                      | GOA                     | 10 KW                         |
| 83.      | DHANBAD                     | JHARKHAND               | 10 KW                         |
| 84.      | JAMSHEDPUR                  | JHARKHAND               | 10 KW                         |
| 85.      | RATLAM                      | MADHYA PRADESH          | 10 KW                         |
| 86.      | REWA (AIR SITE)             | MADHYA PRADESH          | 10 KW                         |
| 87.      | LUDHIANA*                   | PUNJAB                  | 10 KW                         |
| 88.      | AMETHI*                     | UTTAR PRADESH           | 10 KW                         |
| 89.      | ETAWAH                      | UTTAR PRADESH           | 10 KW                         |
| 90.      | DEHRADUN                    | UTTARAKHAND             | 10 KW                         |
|          |                             |                         | 10 KW                         |
| 91. 92.  | HALDWANI KRISHNANAGAR       | UTTARAKHAND WEST BENGAL | 10 KW                         |
| 93.      | BALURGHAT                   | WEST BENGAL             | 10 KW                         |
| 94.      | BARDHWAN                    | WEST BENGAL             | 10 KW                         |
| 95.      | COOCH BEHAR                 | WEST BENGAL             | 10 KW                         |
| 96.      | DARJEELING                  | WEST BENGAL             | 10 KW                         |
| 97.      | KURSEONG                    | WEST BENGAL             | 10 KW 10 KW                   |
| 98.      | GREEN RIDGE                 | JAMMU & KASHMIR         | 10                            |
| 99.      | HIMBOTINGLA                 | JAMMU & KASHMIR         | KW                            |

| S. NO.   | PLACE                                            | STATE                   | POWER OF NEW FM TRANSMITTER   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 100.     | NATHATOP                                         | JAMMU & KASHMIR         | 10 KW                         |
| 101.     | NAUSHERA                                         | JAMMU & KASHMIR         | 10 KW                         |
| 102.     | BUNDI (TV SITE)                                  | RAJASTHAN               | 10 KW                         |
| 103.     | MEERUT                                           | UTTAR PRADESH           | 10 KW                         |
| 104.     | ANINI / ROING                                    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | 1 KW                          |
| 105.     | BOMDILA                                          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | 1 KW                          |
| 106.     | CHANGLANG                                        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | 1 KW                          |
| 107.     | DAPORIJO                                         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | 1 KW                          |
| 108.     | KHONSA                                           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | 1 KW                          |
| 109.     | GOLPARA                                          | ASSAM                   | 1 KW                          |
| 110.     | KARIM GANJ                                       | ASSAM                   | 1 KW                          |
| 111.     | LUMDING                                          | ASSAM                   | 1 KW                          |
| 112.     | TAMENGLANG                                       | MANIPUR                 | 1 KW                          |
| 113.     | UKHRUL                                           | MANIPUR                 | 1 KW                          |
| 114.     | CHERAPUNJEE                                      | MEGHALAYA               | 1 KW                          |
| 115.     | CHAMPHAI                                         | MIZORAM                 | 1 KW                          |
| 116.     | KOLASIB                                          | MIZORAM                 | 1 KW                          |
| 117.     | TUIPANG                                          | MIZORAM                 | 1 KW                          |
| 118.     | PHEK                                             | NAGALAND                | 1 KW                          |
| 119.     | WOKHA                                            | NAGALAND                | 1 KW                          |
| 120.     | ZUNHEBOTO                                        | NAGALAND                | 1 KW                          |
| 121.     | KOTA                                             | RAJASTHAN               | 1 KW                          |
| 122.     | NUTAN BAZAR                                      | TRIPURA                 | 1 KW                          |
| 123.     | UDAYPUR                                          | TRIPURA                 | 1 KW                          |
| 124.     | CHAMPAWAT                                        | UTTARAKHAND             | 1 KW                          |
| 125.     | GAIRSAN                                          | UTTARAKHAND             | 1 KW                          |
| 126.     | NEW TEHRI                                        | UTTARAKHAND             | 1 KW                          |
| 127- 132 | 06 NOS. FM TRANSMITTER ALONG INDO-NEPAL BORDER** | ALONG INDO-NEPAL BORDER | 10 KW                         |

*       Interim  5/10  kW  FM setups  at   Raebariely, Ludhiana  &  Amethi and   Vividh  Bharati Channel at  4 Metro Cities ( Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai    and Kolkata) have been commissioned. **    Locations of 06 nos. FM transmitters along Indo-Nepal Border will be identified with the

consultation of MHA.

ANNEXURE-II

| ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.47 FOR ANSWER ON 26.02.2016   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

List for up-gradation of existing FM/FM  Transmitters proposed in 12 th  Plan

|   S. NO. | PLACES                     | STATE          | EXISTING POWER   | PROPOSED POWER   |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
|        1 | ANANTPUR                   | ANDHRA PRADESH | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|        2 | KURNUL                     | ANDHRA PRADESH | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|        3 | MARKAPURAM                 | ANDHRA PRADESH | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|        4 | NIZAMBAD                   | ANDHRA PRADESH | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|        5 | DHUBRI                     | ASSAM          | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|        6 | HAFLONG                    | ASSAM          | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|        7 | PATNA                      | BIHAR          | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|        8 | PURNEA                     | BIHAR          | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|        9 | CHANDIGARH                 | CHANDIGARH     | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       10 | GODHRA                     | GUJARAT        | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       11 | HISSAR                     | HARYANA        | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       12 | CHAIBASA (WEST SINGHBHOOM) | JHARKHAND      | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       13 | JAMSHEDPUR                 | JHARKHAND      | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       14 | RANCHI                     | JHARKHAND      | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       15 | KARWAR                     | KARNATAKA      | 3 KW FM          | 5 KW FM          |
|       16 | BIJAPUR                    | KARNATAKA      | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       17 | HASSAN                     | KARNATAKA      | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       18 | MERCARA                    | KARNATAKA      | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       19 | RAICHUR                    | KARNATAKA      | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       20 | CANNANORE                  | KERALA         | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       21 | BALAGHAT                   | MADHYA PRADESH | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       22 | BHOPAL                     | MADHYA PRADESH | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       23 | CHHINDWARA                 | MADHYA PRADESH | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       24 | GUNA                       | MADHYA PRADESH | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       25 | INDORE                     | MADHYA PRADESH | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       26 | KHANDWA                    | MADHYA PRADESH | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       27 | SAGAR                      | MADHYA PRADESH | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       28 | SHIVPURI                   | MADHYA PRADESH | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       29 | MUMBAI                     | MAHARASHTRA    | 10 KW FM         | 20 KW FM         |
|       30 | AHMEDNAGAR                 | MAHARASHTRA    | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       31 | AKOLA                      | MAHARASHTRA    | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       32 | DHULE                      | MAHARASHTRA    | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       33 | KOLHAPUR                   | MAHARASHTRA    | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       34 | NANDED                     | MAHARASHTRA    | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       35 | NASIK                      | MAHARASHTRA    | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       36 | OSMANABAD                  | MAHARASHTRA    | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |

|   S. NO. | PLACES       | STATE           | EXISTING POWER   | PROPOSED POWER   |
|----------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|       37 | YAVATMAL     | MAHARASHTRA     | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       38 | PURI         | ODISHA          | 3 KW FM          | 5 KW FM          |
|       39 | BERHAMPUR    | ODISHA          | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       40 | BOLANGIR     | ODISHA          | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       41 | JAIPUR       | RAJASTHAN       | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       42 | JHALAWAR     | RAJASTHAN       | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       43 | JODHPUR      | RAJASTHAN       | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       44 | MOUNT ABU    | RAJASTHAN       | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       45 | SWAIMADHOPUR | RAJASTHAN       | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       46 | BELONIA      | TRIPURA         | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       47 | DAMAN        | UT              | 3 KW FM          | 5 KW FM          |
|       48 | KARAIKAL     | UT- PUDDUCHERRY | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       49 | ALIGARH      | UTTAR PRADESH   | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       50 | JHANSI       | UTTAR PRADESH   | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |
|       51 | KOLKATA      | WEST BENGAL     | 10 KW FM         | 20 KW FM         |
|       52 | ASANSOLE     | WEST BENGAL     | 6 KW FM          | 10 KW FM         |

## ANNEXURE - III.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.47 FOR ANSWER ON 26.02.2016

## List of  existing  transmitters being replaced under 12 th  Plan

|   S.NO. | PLACE                         | STATE             | EXISTING POWER   | PROPOSED POWER   |
|---------|-------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|       1 | TIRUPATI                      | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|       2 | VISHAKHAPATNAM                | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|       3 | WARANGAL                      | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|       4 | ITANAGAR                      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|       5 | AHMEDABAD                     | GUJARAT           | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|       6 | JAMMU (2ND CHNL)              | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|       7 | SRINAGAR (SHANKARCHARYA HILL) | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|       8 | DALTONGANJ                    | JHARKHAND         | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|       9 | HOSPET                        | KARNATAKA         | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|      10 | THRUVANTHAPURAM               | KERALA            | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|      11 | IMPHAL                        | MANIPUR           | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|      12 | SHILLONG                      | MEGHALAYA         | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|      13 | COIMBATORE                    | TAMIL NADU        | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|      14 | KODAI KANAL                   | TAMIL NADU        | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|      15 | NAGERCOIL                     | TAMIL NADU        | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|      16 | AGARTALA                      | TRIPURA           | 10 KW FM         | 10 KW FM         |
|      17 | DELHI (1ST CHNL)              | DELHI             | 20 KW FM         | 20 KW FM         |
|      18 | HAMIRPUR                      | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 6 KW FM          | 5 KW FM          |
|      19 | KULLU                         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 6 KW FM          | 5 KW FM          |
|      20 | BHADARWA                      | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 6 KW FM          | 5 KW FM          |
|      21 | IDUKKI                        | KERALA            | 6 KW FM          | 5 KW FM          |
|      22 | CHURACHANDPUR                 | MANIPUR           | 6 KW FM          | 5 KW FM          |
|      23 | JOWAI                         | MEGHALAYA         | 6 KW FM          | 5 KW FM          |
|      24 | LUNGLEH                       | MIZORAM           | 6 KW FM          | 5 KW FM          |
|      25 | MOKOKCHUNG                    | NAGALAND          | 6 KW FM          | 5 KW FM          |

## ANNEXURE-IV.

| ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.47 FOR ANSWER ON 26.02.2016   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

## Replacement  / upgradation of  06 nos. of outlived existing 1 kW MW  by 1/10 kW FM

## transmitters

|   S.NO. | PLACE          | STATE            | EXISTING POWER   | PROPOSED POWER   |
|---------|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|       1 | KINNAUR(KALPA) | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 1 KW MW          | 1 KW FM          |
|       2 | JORANDA        | ODISHA           | 1 KW MW          | 1 KW FM          |
|       3 | SORO           | ODISHA           | 1 KW MW          | 1 KW FM          |
|       4 | OOTTACAMUND    | TAMIL NADU       | 1 KW MW          | 10 KW FM         |
|       5 | MATHURA        | UTTAR PRADESH    | 1 KW MW          | 10 KW FM         |
|       6 | ALMORA         | UTTARAKHAND      | 1 KW MW          | 1 KW FM          |