Lok Sabha Question No. 3395 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Funds to Channels
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3395

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2016

## FUNDS TO CHANNELS 3395 . SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT

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

- (a) the details of funds allocated, released and utilised for various channels run by Doordarshan during the last three years;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  spent  for  development  and  research  of  content  and programme of regional languages including Rajasthani language during the last three years; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  for  promotion  of  regional  languages  programme  including Rajasthani language by Doordarshan?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING [COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)]

(a)  to  (c)    Details  of  funds  allocated    by  Doordarshan    to  its  various  channels  and expenditure  made  on  various  activities  including  those  related  to  development  and research  of  content  and  programmes  in  regional  languages  including  Rajasthani language,  during  last  three  years  as  provided    by  Prasar  Bharati  are  given  in  the Annexure.

All  the  regional  channels  of  Doordarshan  including  DD  Rajasthan  give  due importance to the promotion of regional languages and telecast various programmes in regional languages on themes related to art, culture, etc.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3395 FOR ANSWER ON 05.08. 2016.

## Rs. in Thousands

|        | Funds Allocated & Utilized by various channels of Doordarshan during last three years including funds for development and research of content & programme of Regional Languages   | Funds Allocated & Utilized by various channels of Doordarshan during last three years including funds for development and research of content & programme of Regional Languages   | Funds Allocated & Utilized by various channels of Doordarshan during last three years including funds for development and research of content & programme of Regional Languages   | Funds Allocated & Utilized by various channels of Doordarshan during last three years including funds for development and research of content & programme of Regional Languages   | Funds Allocated & Utilized by various channels of Doordarshan during last three years including funds for development and research of content & programme of Regional Languages   | Funds Allocated & Utilized by various channels of Doordarshan during last three years including funds for development and research of content & programme of Regional Languages   |                     |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| S.No . | Office                                                                                                                                                                            | Budget allocated 2013-14                                                                                                                                                          | Actual Exp. 2013-14                                                                                                                                                               | Budget Allocate d 2014-15                                                                                                                                                         | Actual Exp. 2014-15                                                                                                                                                               | Budget allocated 2015-16                                                                                                                                                          | Actual Exp. 2015-16 |
| 1      | DD National                                                                                                                                                                       | 959000                                                                                                                                                                            | 794987                                                                                                                                                                            | 761461                                                                                                                                                                            | 743291                                                                                                                                                                            | 1104996                                                                                                                                                                           | 1073040             |
| 2      | DD Bharati                                                                                                                                                                        | 14450                                                                                                                                                                             | 12244                                                                                                                                                                             | 8300                                                                                                                                                                              | 7508                                                                                                                                                                              | 5000                                                                                                                                                                              | 4489                |
| 3      | DD Sports                                                                                                                                                                         | 138300                                                                                                                                                                            | 99161                                                                                                                                                                             | 383100                                                                                                                                                                            | 365267                                                                                                                                                                            | 145678                                                                                                                                                                            | 509165              |
| 4      | DD India                                                                                                                                                                          | 15310                                                                                                                                                                             | 10147                                                                                                                                                                             | 9282                                                                                                                                                                              | 4586                                                                                                                                                                              | 5879                                                                                                                                                                              | 5256                |
| 5      | DD Urdu                                                                                                                                                                           | 293845                                                                                                                                                                            | 260185                                                                                                                                                                            | 171061                                                                                                                                                                            | 112270                                                                                                                                                                            | 84058                                                                                                                                                                             | 74324               |
| 6      | DD Kashir                                                                                                                                                                         | 165400                                                                                                                                                                            | 134400                                                                                                                                                                            | 43400                                                                                                                                                                             | 30700                                                                                                                                                                             | 20000                                                                                                                                                                             | 19400               |
| 7      | DD Kisan                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                 | 259700                                                                                                                                                                            | 231100                                                                                                                                                                            | 262500                                                                                                                                                                            | 266200              |
| 8      | DD News                                                                                                                                                                           | 244500                                                                                                                                                                            | 244399                                                                                                                                                                            | 255000                                                                                                                                                                            | 254786                                                                                                                                                                            | 257500                                                                                                                                                                            | 257500              |
| 9      | DD Gujarati Girnar- DDK Ahmedabad                                                                                                                                                 | 32700                                                                                                                                                                             | 20550                                                                                                                                                                             | 27108                                                                                                                                                                             | 25247                                                                                                                                                                             | 31052                                                                                                                                                                             | 23619               |
| 10     | DD Chandana-DDK Bangalore                                                                                                                                                         | 43000                                                                                                                                                                             | 39298                                                                                                                                                                             | 48830                                                                                                                                                                             | 42080                                                                                                                                                                             | 41500                                                                                                                                                                             | 45242               |
| 11     | DD Bhopal-DDK Bhopal                                                                                                                                                              | 17300                                                                                                                                                                             | 17007                                                                                                                                                                             | 19258                                                                                                                                                                             | 17995                                                                                                                                                                             | 16228                                                                                                                                                                             | 16446               |
| 12     | DD Odiya-DDK Bhubneswar                                                                                                                                                           | 19900                                                                                                                                                                             | 18486                                                                                                                                                                             | 27068                                                                                                                                                                             | 22740                                                                                                                                                                             | 27097                                                                                                                                                                             | 25328               |
| 13     | DD Podhigai-DDK Chennai                                                                                                                                                           | 37100                                                                                                                                                                             | 36735                                                                                                                                                                             | 48500                                                                                                                                                                             | 50861                                                                                                                                                                             | 61720                                                                                                                                                                             | 61669               |
| 14     | DD Uttarakhand- DDK Dehradun                                                                                                                                                      | 2200                                                                                                                                                                              | 1556                                                                                                                                                                              | 2850                                                                                                                                                                              | 2543                                                                                                                                                                              | 2570                                                                                                                                                                              | 2532                |
| 15     | DD North East- DDK Guwahati                                                                                                                                                       | 17900                                                                                                                                                                             | 15700                                                                                                                                                                             | 8600                                                                                                                                                                              | 8000                                                                                                                                                                              | 23000                                                                                                                                                                             | 17200               |
| 16     | DD Haryana-DDK Hissar                                                                                                                                                             | 2700                                                                                                                                                                              | 2106                                                                                                                                                                              | 2115                                                                                                                                                                              | 1080                                                                                                                                                                              | 2187                                                                                                                                                                              | 1870                |
| 17     | DD Yadagiri-DDK Hyderabad                                                                                                                                                         | 56350                                                                                                                                                                             | 54899                                                                                                                                                                             | 103887                                                                                                                                                                            | 101971                                                                                                                                                                            | 82362                                                                                                                                                                             | 65372               |
| 18     | DD Rajasthan- DDK Jaipur                                                                                                                                                          | 9300                                                                                                                                                                              | 8961                                                                                                                                                                              | 19100                                                                                                                                                                             | 16239                                                                                                                                                                             | 18550                                                                                                                                                                             | 18069               |
| 19     | DD Punjabi-DDK Jallandhar                                                                                                                                                         | 24800                                                                                                                                                                             | 24269                                                                                                                                                                             | 31013                                                                                                                                                                             | 30958                                                                                                                                                                             | 36545                                                                                                                                                                             | 36285               |
| 20     | DD Bangla-DDK Kolkata                                                                                                                                                             | 35700                                                                                                                                                                             | 29931                                                                                                                                                                             | 45428                                                                                                                                                                             | 41620                                                                                                                                                                             | 44908                                                                                                                                                                             | 43713               |
| 21     | DD Uttar Pradesh- DDK Lucknow                                                                                                                                                     | 12800                                                                                                                                                                             | 12363                                                                                                                                                                             | 15350                                                                                                                                                                             | 15006                                                                                                                                                                             | 13821                                                                                                                                                                             | 13507               |

| 22   | DD Sahyadri-DDK Mumbai                |   135025 |   132230 |   123731 |   119295 |   197885 |   184696 |
|------|---------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 23   | DD Bihar-DDK Patna                    |    32000 |    16827 |    35566 |    20546 |    58570 |    29745 |
| 24   | DD Chattisgarh- DDK Raipur            |     4650 |     3757 |     4772 |     4100 |     4381 |     4631 |
| 25   | DD Jharkhand-DDK Ranchi               |    11000 |     6409 |    10900 |    10768 |    10221 |     7879 |
| 26   | DD Himachal-DDK Shimla                |     9850 |     5476 |     6787 |     5871 |     7061 |     6955 |
| 27   | DD Malayalam- DDK Thiruvananthapura m |    43200 |    40290 |    83112 |    48147 |   101196 |   100352 |
| 28   | DD Saptagiri-DDK Vijayawada           |     1000 |      898 |    14340 |    23985 |    32860 |    37168 |
| 29   | DD Arunachal Pradesh-DDK Itanagar     |    12778 |    12777 |     6500 |     6243 |    15000 |     7521 |
| 30   | DD Mizoram-DDK Aizawl                 |     9900 |     9892 |     5900 |     6614 |    13000 |     6636 |
| 31   | DD Nagaland- DDK Kohima               |     5200 |     5200 |     5000 |     4565 |     7000 |     4496 |
| 32   | DD Tirupura-DDK Agartala              |     4093 |     4126 |     4700 |     3686 |     9000 |     4740 |
| 33   | DD Meghalaya- DDK Shillong            |     5442 |     5424 |     4600 |     4027 |     7000 |     3492 |
| 34   | DD Manipur- DDK Imphal                |     9850 |     9850 |     5500 |     6291 |     9500 |     5108 |
|      | Grand Total                           |  2426543 |  2090540 |  2601819 |  2389986 |  2759825 |  2983645 |