(a) whether any target has been fixed for setting up of Akashvani and Doordarshan Kendras
during the Eleventh Five Year Plan;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and location-wise; and
(c) the steps taken to ensure that the target is achieved within the stipulated time?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (DR. S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN)
(a) & (b) One Doordarshan Kendra (Studio Centre) at Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) has been
approved as part of continuing schemes from 10th Plan under 11th Plan. As regards All India
Radio (AIR) 195 new Akashvani Kendras including 145 of 100 Watt FM Transmitters have been
approved as part of 10th Plan under 11th Plan. Details are given at Annexure.
(c) Construction of Doordarshan Kendra building at Tirupati is in progress and all out
efforts are being made to complete this and other project within the stipulated time.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTs (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 4383 FOR
ANSWER ON 04-08-2009.
New Stations of 10th Plan continued in 11th Plan
S.No State/UT No. of AIR Stations
1. Andhra Pradesh 4 2. Arunanchal Pradesh 5 3. Assam 3 4. Gujarat 1 5. Jharkhand 1 6. Madhya Pradesh 1 7 Maharashtra 2 8. Manipur 3 9. Meghalaya 1 10. Mizoram 3 11. Nagaland 3 12. Orissa 1 13. Punjab 2 14. Rajasthan 2 15. Tripura 4 16. Uttar Pradesh 4 17. Uttarakhand 6 18. West Bengal 4 19. Low Power FM Stations (100 Watt) in North-East Region 100 20. Low Power FM Stations (100 Watt) in rest of the country. 45 21. Total 195