(a) the number of news bulletins aired on Doordarshan daily;
(b) the time slot fixed therefor;
(c) whether an expert or analyst is invited in each of these bulletins;
(d) if so, the time slot fixed for them in the bulletins;
(e) the amount of honorarium paid to the above experts by the Doordarshan; and
(f) the norms laid down for the selection of such experts?
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SMT. SUSHMA SWARAJ)
(a): Prasar Bharati have intimated that 25 News bulletins are being telecast daily from News Headquarters,
Delhi. Two additional news bulletins are telecast on Sundays namely
i) News in Sanskrit. ii) News for Hearing Impaired.
(A) DETAILS OF NEWS BULLETINS TELECAST FROM DELHI (HQS)
S.NO. LANGUAGE TIME DURATION CHANNEL
1. Hindi 0700 15 mts. DD-I (National)
2. English 0800 15 mts. -do- On Sundays 2 minute Headline and main Bulletin at 0815 hrs.
3. Hindi(News Headlines) 0900 02 mts. DD-I (On National)
4. English(Headlines) 1000 02 mts. DD-I (National)
5. Hindi(Headlines) 1100 02 mts. -do- 6. Hindi(Bharat Samachar) 1130 15 mts. DD International
7 English(Headlines) 1200 02 mts. DD-I (National)
8. Hindi(Headlines) 1300 02 mts. -do-
9. Hindi 1400 10 mts. -do- 10. English 1410 10 mts. -do- 11. Urdu 1450 10 mts. DD-II (Metro Channel) 12. Hindi (Headlines) 1500 02 mts. DD-I (National) 13. English(Headlines) 1600 02 mts. -do- 14. Hindi(Headlines) 1700 02 mts. -do- 15. English(Headlines) 1800 02 mts. -do- 16. Hindi 1603 25 mts. DD News Channel 17. English 1630 25 mts. -do- 18. English 1703 15 mts. DD International 19. Hindi (Regional) 1900 15 mts. DD-I (+LPTs) 20. English (Prime-time) 2000 ++30 mts. DD-I (National) 21. Hindi (Prime-time) 2030 ++30 mts. -do- 22. Hindi 2100 30 mts. DD News Channel 23. English 2130 30 mts. -do- 24. Hindi (Headlines) 2300 02 mts. DD-I (National) 25. English (Headlines) 2400 02 mts. -do-
ON SUNDAYS (NEWS MAGAZINES)
1. Hearing Impaired 1420 15 mts. DD-I (National)
2. Sanskrit 1435 10 mts. -do-
++ PARLIAMENT NEWS (DURING PARLIAMENT IN SESSION)
1. English 2020 10 mts. DD-I (National)
2. Hindi 2050 10 mts. -do-
(B) DETAILS OF NEWS BULLETINS TELECAST FROM DIFFERENT REGIONAL NEWS UNITS IN DOORDARSHAN AS ON 30.1.2001
S.NO. KENDRA LANGUAGE TIME DURATION CHANNEL
1. AHMEDABAD GUJARATI
(i) 0830-0850 20 mts DD-I & DD-II (RLSS) (Mon. to Sat.) 0900-0920 (on Sunday)
(ii) 1600-1605 5 mts -do-
(iii) 1900-1920 20 mts -do-
2. BANGALORE KANNADA
(i) 0745-0755 10 mts DD-9 (RLSS)
(ii) 1900-1915 15 mts DD-I & DD-9 (RLSS)
3. BHUBANESWAR ORIYA
(i) 1900-1915 15 mts. DD-I
4. BHOPAL HINDI
(i) 1900-1915 15 mts. DD-I
5. CALCUTTA BENGALI URDU
(i) 0615-0655 10 mts. DD-7 (RLSS)
(ii) 0850-0900 10 mts. -do-
(iii) 1002-1007 05 mts. DD-I & DD-7 (RLSS)
(iv) 1700-1710 10 mts. DD-7 (RLSS)
(v) 1900-1915 15 mts. DD-7 (RLSS)
(vi) 2225-2235 10 mts. DD-I & DD-7 (RLSS)
(vii) 1915-1925 10 mts. DD-I & DD-7 (RLSS)
6. CHENNAI TAMIL
(i) 0700-0715 15 mts DD-5 (RLSS) 0715-0720 05 mts -do- (From News Papers)
(ii) 1200-1205 05 mts -do-
(iii) 1430-1440 10 mts DD-I
(iv) 1900-1903 03 mts DD-5(RLSS) (Sat. and Sunday)
(v) 2030-2100 30 mts DD-I & DD-5 (RLSS)
7. GUWHATI ASSAMESE
(i) 0902-0907 05 mts. DD-I ENGLISH
(ii) 1915-1930 15 mts. DD-I
(iii) 1900-1915 15 mts. DD-I (Plus relayed by all the HPTs of North Eastern States)
8. HYDERABAD TELUGU URDU
(i) 0750-0800 10 mts. DD-8 (RLSS)
(ii)1900-1915 15 mts. DD-I & DD-8 (RLSS)
(iii) 1915-1925 10 mts. DD-I & DD-8 (RLSS)
9. JAIPUR RAJASTHANI
(i) 1600-1615 15 mts. DD-14 (RLSS) HINDI
(ii) 1900-1915 15 mts. DD-I
10. JALANDHAR PUNJABI
(i) 0815-0830 15 mts. DD-18 (RLSS)
(ii)1700-1705 05 mts. DD-I
(iii)1900-1915 15 mts. DD-I
11. JAMMU DOGRI
(i) 1900-1910 10 mts. DD-I
12. LUCKNOW HINDI
(i) 1900-1915 15 mts. DD-I URDU
(ii)1915-1920 05 mts. DD-I
13. MUMBAI MARATHI
(i) 0830-0840 10 mts. DD-10 (RLSS) (On Mon. to Sat.) 0900-0910 10 mts. DD-10 (RLSS) (On Sunday)
(ii) 1430-1440 10 mts. DD-I
(iii) 1900-1915 15 mts. DD-I
(iv) 2130-2200 30 mts. DD-10 & DD-2
14. PATNA HINDI
(i) 1900-1915 15 mts. DD-I URDU
(ii) 1915-1925 10 mts. DD-I
15. SRINAGAR KASHMIRI URDU
(i) 0900-0905 05 mts. (Kashir Channel)
(ii) 1430-1435 05 mts. -do-
(iii) 1900-1915 15 mts. DD-I
(iv) 1915-1930 15 mts. DD-I
(v) 1930-1935 05 mts. DD-I (News Magazine Programme)
16. SHIMLA HINDI
(i) 1900-1915 15 mts. DD-I
17. TRIVANDRUM MALAYALAM
(i) 0815-0825 10 mts. DD-4 (RLSS)
(ii) 1700-1705 05 mts. DD-I & DD-4 (RLSS)
(iii) 1900-1915 15 mts. DD-I & DD-4 (RLSS)
Note:-
(I) Specially Assembly news is broadcast by all Regional News Units during Assembly sessions in the evening after 1900 bulletin.
(2) The timings of evening regional news bulletins on SUNDAYS have been changed/shifted to 1830 from 1900hrs. with effect from 1.3.2000.
i) 4.00 p.m. ii) 4.30 p.m. iii) 8.00 p.m. iv) 8.30 p.m.