Lok Sabha Question No. 3253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Review of Ongoing Projects
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3253 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2016)

## REVIEW OF ONGOING PROJECTS

## 3253.  SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

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

(a)  whether the Government has conducted review of ongoing projects and other network of Doordarshan/Akashwani Kendras in Gujarat during the last two years; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the reasons for slow pace of the said projects along with the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)   Prasar Bharati has informed that review of implementation of Plan Projects in Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR) is a continuous process, which is carried out from time to time at various levels. Details of progress of major Doordarshan and AIR projects in Gujarat are given at the Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively. It is the constant  endeavor  of  Doordarshan  and  AIR  to  complete  the  projects  within  the specified time frame.

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## Annexure\_I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3253 FOR 05.08.2016

Progress of major Doordarshan projects in Gujarat

|   Sl. No. | Schemes                                                                       | 2014-15                                                                                                            | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                     |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Digitalization of Studios & Transmitters                                      |                                                                                                                    |  Digital HPT at Ahmedabad commissioned.  Work is in progress for setting up of Digital HPTs at Surat, Vadodra & Rajkot.  Digitalization of Studio at Rajkot is underway. |
|         2 | Modernization, Augmentation and Replacement of Studio & Transmitter equipment |  Old ageing HPT replaced by new 10 KW HPT at Bhuj  Old 100WLPT replaced by 500 W(1+1) Automode LPT at Bhavnagar. |  For Modernization of Studio facilities at Ahmedabad, equipment are at different stages of procurement.                                                                    |
|         3 | Modernization, Augmentation and Replacement of Satellite Broadcast equipment  |                                                                                                                    |  For Upgradation of Earth station at Ahmedabad, Specifications are under preparation.                                                                                      |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3253 FOR 05.08.2016

## A.  AIR's Schemes approved for Implementation in Cont. Scheme of 12 th  Plan Gujarat:

|   Sr. No. | Location                          | Name of Scheme                                                     | Current Status                                                                                                                                                                                |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Ahmedabad                         | Replacement of 200 KW MW Transmitter by 200 KW MW DRM Transmitter. | Transmitter installed and taken into regular service.                                                                                                                                         |
|         2 | Bhuj                              | 5 kW FM Transmitter.                                               | 5 kW FM Transmitter installed at TV Site. 16 Panel antenna has also been mounted over TV tower. There is some technical problem in 5 kW FM transmitter and is being looked into by M/S BECIL. |
|         3 | Rajkot                            | Replacement of 300 KW MW Transmitter by 300 KW MW DRM Transmitter. | Transmitter installed and taken into regular service.                                                                                                                                         |
|         4 | Ahemdabad, Vadodara, Bhuj, Rajkot | Digitization of existing studios and networking                    | High end server provided. Digital console under installation.                                                                                                                                 |
|         5 | Ahmedabad & Bhuj                  | Augmentation of existing Regional News Units                       | Scheme completed.                                                                                                                                                                             |
|         6 | Rajkot                            | Creation of new Regional News Unit                                 | Scheme completed.                                                                                                                                                                             |

## B. AIR's Schemes under Implementation in New Scheme of 12 th  Plan Gujarat 12 th  Plan Draft Proposals:

|   S. No. | Location                                                  | Project                                                                  | Current Status                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ahmedabad                                                 | Replacement of existing of 10 kW FM Transmitter by 10 kW FM Transmitter. | Equipment under procurement.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|        2 | Godhra                                                    | Replacement of existing of 6 kW FM Transmitter by 10 kW FM Transmitter.  | Equipment under procurement.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|        3 | Ahwa                                                      | Digitalization of existing Studio                                        | Equipment under procurement.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|        4 | Godhra                                                    | Digitalization of existing Studio                                        | Equipment under procurement.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|        5 | Surat                                                     | Digitalization of existing Studio                                        | Equipment under procurement.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|        6 | 1 kW /100 WFMTransmitter at existing 13 Places LPT/HPT DD | site ( tentatively).                                                     | Scheme for setting up of 100 WFMtransmitters at 13 locations was approved in the 12 th Plan. There is a proposal for setting up of 1 kW FM transmitters in place of 100 W FM Transmitters at existing LPTs/ HPTs in Gujarat. |