Lok Sabha Question No. 976 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Low Power Transmitter
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 976 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2016)

## LOW POWER TRANSMITTER

## 976. SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

## Will the MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  Very  Low  Power  Transmitter  in  Doordarshan  network  in  the country along with the transmission capacity, location and State/UT-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  viewership  of  TV  programmes  relayed  by  Very  Low  Power Doordarshan Kendras (DDKs) along with the expenditure incurred to run these DDKs during the last three years;
- (c)  whether  the  transmission  capacity  of  the  said  DDKs  of  the  country  has  not been enhanced so far, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether the Government proposes to close the low power DDKs located in various parts of the country, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time by which the decision is likely to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## {COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

- (a) Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  there  are  368  Very  Low  Power  TV Transmitters (VLPTs) of 10W/ 50W power and 14 Transposers of 10W power in the country. State/UT-wise, locations of the above mentioned VLPTs are given at Annexure-I.
- (b) (i) No in-house survey has been conducted to assess Low Power Transmitter Viewership by DD. Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) also does not provide LPTV viewership data.
- (ii)  LPTVs/  VLPTs  functioning  in  Doordarshan  Network  are  looked  after  by  the respective Doordarshan Maintenance Centres (DMCs) spread over the country. Doordarshan  allocates  funds  to  the  DMCs  to  meet  the  operational  cost  of  the LPTVs/VLPTs.  The  total  expenditure  incurred  by  DMCs  during  the  last  three years is as under:-
- (c)    Upgradation/  Modernization  of  Doordarshan  Kendras  (induction  of  new technologies, replacement of old ageing equipment and augmentation/ upgradation of facilities) is a continuous process. Details of the VLPTs upgraded to LPT/ HPT, so far, are given at Annexure-II.
- (d)  &  (e)  Prasar  Bharati  has  already  decided  to  close  the  following  four  Low Power  Transmitters  (LPTs)  as  they  lie  in  the  coverage  zone  of  nearby  High Power Transmitters (HPTs):
1. Madhepura (Bihar)
2. Simri Bakhtiarpur (Bihar)
3. Khagaria (Bihar)
4. Kalna (west Bengal)

2013-14       Rs. 318.16 Crore

2014-15       Rs. 349.66 Crore

2015-16       Rs. 365.65 Crore

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 976 FOR ANSWER ON 22.07.2016

| Very Low Power Transmitters in Doordarshan network   | Very Low Power Transmitters in Doordarshan network   | Very Low Power Transmitters in Doordarshan network   | Very Low Power Transmitters in Doordarshan network   |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| STATE/UT                                             | TRANSMITTERs                                         | TRANSMITTERs                                         | TRANSMITTERs                                         |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                       | VLPTs (8)                                            |                                                      |                                                      |
|                                                      | KANIGIRI                                             | PADERU                                               | DUTTALUR                                             |
|                                                      | MADIPARDU                                            | PARWATIPURAM                                         | ICCHAPURAM                                           |
|                                                      | MARIPADU                                             | SEETAMPETA                                           |                                                      |
|                                                      | TRANSPOSER (1)                                       |                                                      |                                                      |
|                                                      | VIJAYAWADA                                           |                                                      |                                                      |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                    | VLPTs (39)                                           |                                                      |                                                      |
|                                                      | ALONG                                                | HAWAI                                                | RAGA                                                 |
|                                                      | BARIRIJO                                             | HAYULIANG                                            | ROING                                                |
|                                                      | BASAR                                                | HUNLI                                                | RUPA                                                 |
|                                                      | BOLENG                                               | INKIYONG                                             | SAGALEE                                              |
|                                                      | BOMDILLA                                             | KALAKTANG                                            | SANGRAM                                              |
|                                                      | CHANGLANG                                            | KHIMYONG                                             | SEIJOSA                                              |
|                                                      | CHAYANGTAJO                                          | KHONSA                                               | SEPPA                                                |
|                                                      | DAPORIZO                                             | MARIYANG                                             | TALIHA                                               |
|                                                      | DARAK                                                | MECHUKA                                              | TAWANG                                               |
|                                                      | DEOMALI                                              | MUKTO                                                | TIRBIN                                               |
|                                                      | DIRANG                                               | NAMPONG                                              | TUTING                                               |
|                                                      | GEKU                                                 | NAMSAI                                               | YOMCHA                                               |
|                                                      | GENSI                                                | PALIN                                                | ZIRO                                                 |
| ASSAM                                                | VLPT (1)                                             |                                                      |                                                      |
|                                                      | DIGBOI                                               |                                                      |                                                      |
|                                                      | TRANSPOSER (1)                                       |                                                      |                                                      |
|                                                      | GUWAHATI                                             |                                                      |                                                      |
| BIHAR                                                | VLPTs (2)                                            |                                                      |                                                      |
|                                                      | MASRAKH                                              | MARHAURA                                             |                                                      |
| CHHATTISGARH                                         | VLPTs (8)                                            |                                                      |                                                      |
|                                                      | BIJAPUR                                              | KONDAGAON                                            | PATHALGAON                                           |
|                                                      | DEVBHOG                                              | KOYLIBEDA                                            | SARANGARH                                            |

|                  | JASHPURNAGAR       | PAKHANJORE             |                   |
|------------------|--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
| GUJARAT          | VLPTs (3)          |                        |                   |
|                  | KAKRAPAR           | NETRANG                | SAGWARA           |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | VLPTs (39)         |                        |                   |
|                  | AJHU FORT          | DALHAUSI               | NEHRI             |
|                  | ASHAPURI           | DIAR                   | NICHAR            |
|                  | AWAH DEVI          | HAMIRPUR               | PALAMPUR          |
|                  | BAIJNATH           | HOLI                   | PARWANOO          |
|                  | BANDLA             | JAHALMA                | PIRBHAYANU        |
|                  | BANJAR             | JATINGIRI (PHOOLADHAR) | ROHRU             |
|                  | BHARMOUR           | JOGINDERNAGAR          | SARKAGHAT         |
|                  | BHARTHI            | KAJA                   | SHIVBADAR         |
|                  | BIJLI MAHADEV      | KALPA                  | THANEDAR          |
|                  | CHAMBA             | KARSOG                 | TISSA             |
|                  | CHAUPAL            | KEYLONG                | UDAIPUR           |
|                  | CHAURI KHAS        | KHARA PATHAR           | UNA               |
|                  | CHIRGAON           | KOTKHAI                | VEER              |
|                  | TRANSPOSERS (2)    |                        |                   |
|                  | RAJGARH            | SOLAN                  |                   |
| JHARKHAND        |                    |                        |                   |
|                  | VLPTs (3) SIMDEGA  | RAMGARH HILL           | GARHWA (DD News)  |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR  | VLPTs (84)         |                        |                   |
|                  | ABRAN              | HANLE                  | PADAM             |
|                  | ARDH KUMARI        | HIRA NAGAR             | PAHALGAM (RLS- K) |
|                  | ARNAS              | ICHAR                  | PANAMIK           |
|                  | ASHMUQAM (RLS- K)  | JAJJAR KOTLI           | PANICKER          |
|                  | BANI               | KALAKOT                | PONI              |
|                  | BANIHAL            | KANGAN (RLS- K)        | PULWAMA (RLS- K)  |
|                  | BARAMULLA (RLS- K) | KARGIL (RLS- K)        | RAMBAN            |
|                  | BASECAMP (SIACHIN) | KHALTSI                | RAMKOT            |
|                  | BASGO              | KHATLAI                | RAMNAGAR          |
|                  | BASOLI             | KHREW (RLS- K)         | RINGDOM GOMPA     |
|                  | BATOT              | KOTRANKA               | SANASAR           |

|                | BHADARWA         | KUD                    | SANKOO           |
|----------------|------------------|------------------------|------------------|
|                | BILAWAR          | LATI                   | SHOPIAN (RLS- K) |
|                | BODH KHURBOO     | LOLLAB VALLEY (RLS- K) | SONMARG (RLS- K) |
|                | BONIYAR (RLS- K) | LORAN                  | SUDH- MAHADEV    |
|                | BUDHAL           | MACHIL (RLS- K)        | TANGMARG         |
|                | CHAKROI          | MAHORE                 | TANGSTE          |
|                | CHANANI          | MANDI                  | TATAPANI         |
|                | CHUMATHANG       | MANIGAM (RLS- K)       | THANAMANDI       |
|                | CHUSHUL          | MANJAKOT               | THATHRI          |
|                | DAH              | MANSUR                 | TIMSOGAM         |
|                | DASKIT           | MENDHAR                | TRAL (RLS- K)    |
|                | DHAR             | MULBEKH                | TURTOK           |
|                | DODA             | NAGROTA                | URI              |
|                | DOMCHUK          | NIMU                   | URI (RLS- K)     |
|                | DRAS             | NOWGAM (RLS- K)        | YUSMARG (RLS- K) |
|                | GUJJARON NAGROTA | NYEMA                  | ZANGLA           |
|                | TRANSPOSER (1)   |                        |                  |
|                | SURANKOT         |                        |                  |
| KARNATAKA      | VLPTs (7)        |                        |                  |
|                | BADAMI           | MADHUGIRI              | SRINGERI         |
|                | HUVIN HIPPARGI   | SAKLESHPUR             | SULYA            |
|                | KUDLIGI          |                        |                  |
| KERALA         | VLPTs (4)        |                        |                  |
|                | DEVIKOLAM        | KANJIRAPALLI           |                  |
|                | ERATUPPETA       | MUNDAKAYAM             |                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH | VLPTs (6)        |                        |                  |
|                | ALIRAJPUR        | BUDHNI                 | PARASIA          |
|                | ALOT             | DIAMOND MINING PROJ.   | SINGRAULI        |
| MAHARASHTRA    | VLPTs (20)       |                        |                  |
|                | AMBET            | KARANJA (WARDHA)       | PIMPALNER-SAKRI  |
|                | ARJUNI           | KARJAT                 | SAKOLI           |
|                | ASHTI            | KHED                   | SINDEWAHI        |

|           | BHOKAR            | KOREGAON            | TIWSA                |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|           | CHIKALDHARA       | KURKHEDA            | VASANTGARH           |
|           | CHIMUR            | MALKAPUR            | WAI                  |
|           | JUNNAR            | MALWAN              |                      |
| MANIPUR   | VLPTs (4)         |                     |                      |
|           | CHANDEL           | MOREH               | SENAPATI             |
|           | KANGPOKPI         |                     |                      |
| MEGHALAYA | VLPTs (2)         |                     |                      |
|           | BAGHMARA          | NONGSTOIN           |                      |
| MIZORAM   | VLPTs (2)         |                     |                      |
|           | CHAMPHAI          | SAIHA               |                      |
| NAGALAND  | VLPTs (6)         |                     |                      |
|           | MON               | SATAKHA             | WOKHA                |
|           | PHEK              | SHAMTORI            | ZUNHEBOTO            |
|           | TRANSPOSERS (2)   |                     |                      |
|           | KOHIMA            | BARA BASTI          |                      |
| ODISHA    | VLPTs (18)        |                     |                      |
|           | AUL - RLS         | KOKSARA - RLS       | SUBDEGA - RLS        |
|           | BADA BARBIL- RLS  | LANJIGARH -RLS      | SIMLIPALGARH - RLS   |
|           | CHITRAKONDA - RLS | MACHHKUND - RLS     | SUKINDA - RLS        |
|           | JAYAPATNA - RLS   | NAGCHI - RLS        | THOUMAL RAMPUR - RLS |
|           | KALAMPUR - RLS    | NAYAGARH - RLS      | ROURKELA (DD News)   |
|           | KASHIPUR - RLS    | PAIKAMAL - RLS      | LALITGIRI (DD News)  |
|           | TRANSPOSER (1)    |                     |                      |
|           | SUNABEDA          |                     |                      |
| RAJASTHAN | AMET              | GANGAPUR (BHILWARA) | RAJGARH (ALWAR)      |
|           | ANDHI             | KOTRA               | RAWATBHATA           |
|           | BHIM              | KUMBHALGARH         | SIKRAI               |
|           | CHAUMAHLA         | LAXMANGARH          | TIBI                 |
|           | DEOGARH           | MANDALGARH          | VIRATNAGAR           |
|           | FATEHPUR          | NEEM KA THANA       |                      |

|               | TRANSPOSERS (2)   |                       |                      |
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|               | JAMUA RAMGARH     |                       |                      |
|               | LALSOT            |                       |                      |
| SIKKIM        | VLPTs (6)         |                       |                      |
|               | GYALSHING         | NAMCHI                | SINGTAM              |
|               | MANGAN            | RANGPO                | ZORETHANG            |
| TAMILNADU     | VLPTs(7)          |                       |                      |
|               | GINGEE            | TIRUVANAMALAI         | VALPARAI             |
|               | KANCHIPURAM       | VALLIUR               | VAZA PADI            |
|               | METTUPALAYAM      |                       |                      |
|               | TRANSPOSER (1)    |                       |                      |
|               | DINDIGUL          |                       |                      |
| TELANGANA     | VLPT(1)           |                       |                      |
|               | SRISALEM          |                       |                      |
| TRIPURA       | VLPT (1)          |                       |                      |
|               | DHARMA NAGAR      |                       |                      |
|               | TRANSPOSER (1)    |                       |                      |
| UTTAR PRADESH | VLPTs (4)         |                       |                      |
|               | KHUBIA NANGAL     | MANKAPUR              |                      |
|               | MANIKPUR          | THAKURDWARA (DD News) |                      |
| UTTARAKHAND   | VLPTs(33)         |                       |                      |
|               | ALMORA            | DUGADDA               | MUNSIARI             |
|               | AROLI (BANOLI)    | FATA                  | NANDPRAYAG           |
|               | BADRINATH         | GAJJA                 | NAUGAONKHAL          |
|               | BAGESHWAR         | GHANDYAL              | OKHIMATH             |
|               | BASOT             | GOPESHWAR             | POKHRI               |
|               | BHATIARI          | JOSHIMATH             | PRATAPNAGAR          |
|               |                   |                       | RAJGRAHI             |
|               | CHAUKHATIA        | KALJIKHAL             |                      |
|               | DEVPRAYAG DEWAL   | KARAN PRAYAG          | RANIKHET RUDERPRAYAG |
|               |                   | KAUSANI               | UTTRAKASHI           |
|               | DHARCHULA         | MANESHWAR             | THARALI              |
|               | DIDIHAT           | MANILA                |                      |

|               | TRANSPOSERS(2)   |                    |                       |
|---------------|------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|               | MUSSOORIE        | SRINAGAR           |                       |
| WEST BENGAL   | VLPT (1)         |                    |                       |
|               | EGRA             |                    |                       |
| A & N ISLANDS | VLPTs (25)       |                    |                       |
|               | BARATANG         | KALIGHAT           | SWARAJ GRAM           |
|               | CAMPBEL BAY      | KATCHAL            | TERESSA               |
|               | CHOWRA           | LONG ISLAND        | CAMPBEL BAY (DD News) |
|               | DIGLIPUR         | MAYABUNDER         | DIGLIPUR (DD News)    |
|               | HARINAGAR        | NANCOWRY           | HUTBAY (DD News)      |
|               | HAVELOCK         | NEIL ISLAND        | MAYABUNDER (DD News)  |
|               | HUTBAY           | RAMA KRISHAN PURAM | NANCOWRY (DD News)    |
|               | KADAMTALA        | RANGAT             | RANGAT (DD News)      |
|               | JOGINDER NAGAR   |                    |                       |
| LAKSHADWEEP   | VLPTs (15)       |                    |                       |
|               | MINICOY          | KADMAT (RLS)       | KAVARATTI (DD News)   |
|               | AGATTI (RLS)     | KALPENI (RLS)      | MINICOY (DD NEWS)     |
|               | AMINI (RLS)      | KILTON (RLS)       | ANDROTT (DD NEWS)     |
|               | ANDROTT (RLS)    | AGATTI (DD NEWS)   | KADMAT(DD NEWS)       |
|               | CHETLAT (RLS)    | AMINI (DD NEWS)    | KALPENI (DD NEWS)     |
| PUDUCHERRY    | VLPTs (2)        |                    |                       |
|               | MAHE             | YANAM (RLS)        |                       |

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 976 FOR ANSWER ON 22.07.2016

| VERY LOW POWER TRANSMITTERS UPGRADED TO LPT/HPT   | VERY LOW POWER TRANSMITTERS UPGRADED TO LPT/HPT   | VERY LOW POWER TRANSMITTERS UPGRADED TO LPT/HPT   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| STATE / UT                                        | VLPTs upgraded to HPTs                            | VLPTs upgraded to LPTs                            |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                    |                                                   | VISAKHAPATANAM                                    |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                 |                                                   | MIAO                                              |
| ASSAM                                             |                                                   | HAFLONG                                           |
| GUJARAT                                           |                                                   | DEVGADH BARIA                                     |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                   |                                                   |                                                   |
| HPTs                                              | KUPWARA                                           | RAJOURI                                           |
|                                                   | GUREZ                                             | POONCH                                            |
|                                                   | TITHWAL                                           | UDHAMPUR                                          |
| MAHARASHTRA                                       |                                                   | BADLAPUR                                          |
| MANIPUR                                           | CHURACHANDPUR                                     |                                                   |
| MIZORAM                                           | LUNGLEI                                           |                                                   |
| ODISHA HPTs                                       |                                                   | BONAI                                             |
|                                                   |                                                   | PALLAHARA                                         |
|                                                   |                                                   | PATNAGARH                                         |
| TAMILNADU HPTs                                    |                                                   | UDUMALPET                                         |
|                                                   |                                                   | UDHAGAMANDALAM                                    |
| UTTARAKHAND                                       |                                                   | HALDWANI                                          |
| WEST BENGAL HPTs                                  |                                                   | BAGHMANDI                                         |
|                                                   |                                                   | JHALDA                                            |
| LPT                                               |                                                   | SILVASSA                                          |
| DAMAN & DIU                                       |                                                   | DIU                                               |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                       |                                                   | KAVARATTI                                         |
| PUDUCHERRY                                        |                                                   | KARAIKAL                                          |