(a) the number of Doordarshan Kendras (DDK) set up in the country including Jharkhand, State-
wise;
(b) whether the Government proposes to set up new DDK in some parts of the country;
(c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise, location-wise;
(d) whether the Government has any proposal to set up DDK in the State of Jharkhand under the
expansion programme; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (DR. S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN)
(a) State-wise number of Doordarshan Kendras (Studio Centres) & Transmitters in the country is
given at the Annexure.
(b) & (c) Following new Doordarshan projects have been approved as part of continuing schemes
of 10th Plan.
1. Studio Centre, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
2. HPT (DD1), Bilaspur (Chhattishgarh)
3. HPT (DD1), Mehboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh)
4. VLPT, Gandhinagar (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
5. VLPT (DD News), Hutbay (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
(d) No, Sir.
(e) Does not arise.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1432 FOR
ANSWER ON 14-07-2009.
State-wise number of existing Doordarshan Studio Centres & Transmitters
S.No State/UT No. of DDKs No of Transmitters
1 Andhra Pradesh 3 105
2. Arunanchal Pradesh 1 45
3. Assam 4 29
4 Bihar 2 42
5 Chhattisgarh 2 28
6 Goa 1 2
7 Gujarat 2 67
8 Haryana 1 23
9 Himachal Pradesh 1 54
10 Jammu & Kashmir 4 125
11 Jharkhand 2 27
12 Karnataka 2 68
13 Kerala 3 33
14 Madhya Pradesh 3 78
15 Maharashtra 3 123
16 Manipur 1 8
17 Meghalaya 2 10
18 Mizoram 1 8
19 Nagaland 1 14
20 Orissa 3 95
21 Punjab 2 13
22 Rajasthan 1 99
23 Sikkim 1 8
24 Tamil Nadu 3 71
25 Tripura 1 10
26 Uttar Pradesh 7 84
27 Uttarakhand 1 54
28 West Bengal 3 36
29 A & N Islands 1 27
30 Chandigarh 1 1
31 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0 1
32 Daman & Diu 0 2
33 Delhi 2 3
34 Lakshadweep 0 16
35 Pondicherry 1