(a) whether the Government has any proposal to install DTH sets free of costs in public institutions;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the number of DTH sets so far installed, State-wise?
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to install DTH sets free of costs in public institutions;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the number of DTH sets so far installed, State-wise?
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING AND CULTURE (SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY)
(a) and (b) : Provision for distribution of DTH receive units, free-of-cost to Public institutions viz. Anganwadis, Schools, Public Health Centres, Panchayats, Youth Clubs, Cooperative societies etc. in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal, Gujarat and North-East region was approved, as part of Doordarshan’s Ku-Band (DTH) project.
(c) : State-wise number of DTH sets installed, so far, is as under :
Name of the State No. of DTH sets installed
1. Chhattisgarh 524
2. Gujarat 1,242
3. Himachal Pradesh 94
4. Karnataka 1,500
5. Madhya Pradesh 1,901 6. North East region 170
7 Rajasthan 1,926
8. Uttaranchal 280