(a) whether letter No. MP/MRJ/1485/ 18 dated 04.09.2018 regarding setting up of a 10 KWFM transmeter of All India Radio in Maharajganj District of Uttar Pradesh has been received by the Ministry;
(b) if so, the details of the action taken thereon;
(c) whether the Government is likely to consider setting up of a 10 KWFM transmeter of All India Radio in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh; and
(d) if so, the time by which the same is likely to be set up?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)
(a) to (d) : The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has informed that the letter No. MP/MRJ/1485/18 dated 04.09.2018 from Shri Pankaj Chaudhary, Hon’ble Member of Parliament regarding early installation of 10kW FM Transmitter in Maharajganj was received in the office of Director General, All India Radio. A scheme for setting up of 10kW FM Transmitter at Maharajganj for providing coverage along Indo-Nepal Border has been approved by the Prasar Bharti. While 10kW Transmitter is under procurement, the installation work is awaiting handing over of site to All India Radio by Sashastra Seema Bal.
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