(a) whether the Government has started a programme of airing radio jingles to reach out to villagers and tribals so as to wean them away from the maoist ideology; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the expenditure likely to be incurred thereon?
(a) whether the Government has started a programme of airing radio jingles to reach out to villagers and tribals so as to wean them away from the maoist ideology; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the expenditure likely to be incurred thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS(SHRI R.P.N. SINGH)
(a) to (b): The Government of India has been broadcasting radio messages in the Left
Wing Extremism affected States over the All India Radio with a view to bring about
awareness about the benefits of development programmes being undertaken by the Government
and the detrimental effects of the path of violence professed by the Maoists. These
messages are being broadcast since the year 2009-10.
During the current year 2012-13, the contents of the messages were revised to make
them more appealing to the local people and were broadcast over AIR in 9 languages/dialects
over a period of 60 days in the LWE affected States of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and
Odisha, for which an expenditure of Rs. 1,71,88,070/- has been incurred.