Question : SETTING UP OF DOORDARSHAN RELAY CENTRES

(a) the details of Doordarshan relay centres set up in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan during the last three years, location-wise;

(b) the amount spent thereon, separately, in each of the state;

(c) the estimated amount spent normally on setting up of a single Doordarshan Relay Centre at any place;

(d) whether the Government are contemplating to set up more such centres in Madhya Pradesh; and

(e) if so, the names of the places where these centres are likely to be set up ?

THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DISINVESTMENT

(SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)



(a)&(b): Location-wise details of TV transmitters alongwith their capital cost are given in the Annexure-I.

(c): Approximate capital cost involved in establishment of a single TV transmitter is as under:

i.	HPTs – Rs.8.00 crores
ii.	LPTs/VLPTs – Rs.1.00 crore