MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SPACE (SMT. VASUNDHARA RAJE):
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) Presently, ISRO operates four interactive channels for the State
Governments of Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Gujarat and Karnataka for their
training and development communication. This will be expanded to cover
the States of Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, North
Eastern States and Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar.
(c) Yes, Sir.
(d) The details of the programme and the State Governments that are likely to
be benefited therefrom are :-
- Development Communication programmes are broadcast to more
than 1000 villages in the three tribal districts of Jhabua, Dhar and
Barwani in Madhya Pradesh.
- Interactive training programmes for village functionaries are
conducted using the Training and Development Communication
channels by State Governments of Orissa, Karnataka, Gujarat and
Madhya Pradesh.
- Andhra Pradesh has proposed to setup a satellite network for
education, health care and e-governance.
- State Governments of Himachal Pradesh, NEC States, West Bengal
and Union Administration of Andaman and Nicobar have also
proposed development networks.
(e) The year-wise funds allocation for Development Communication during the
last three years and the current year are given below:
1997 - 1998 Rs. 3.18 Crores 1998 - 1999 Rs. 4.14 Crores 1999 - 2000 Rs. 10.77 Crores Current year Rs. 11.93 Crores
