(a) whether the Government is aware about the excessive growth of TV channels in the
country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether various TV channels/broadcasting companies are facing constraints on account of spectrum; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING ( SHRI C.M. JATUA )
(a) & (b) : The number of private satellite TV channels which have been permitted to uplink
from India as per uplinking guidelines and the number of TV channels, which are uplinked
from abroad, permitted to downlink in India as per downlinking guidelines has grown
considerably over the years the details of which are as below.
Years TV Channels permitted to uplink from India as per uplinking guidelines TV Channels
permitted to downlink in India as per downlinking guidelines
2000 01 - 2001 44 - 2002 24 - 2003 24 - 2004 37 - 2005 24 - 2006 37 02 2007 70 05 2008 111 56 2009 64 13 Total 436 76