(a) whether the Doordarshan Kendra and All India Radio are producing regular programmes
including song, music and news bulletin in all recognized Indian languages;
(b) if so, the details thereof, language-wise;
(c) whether programmes in some languages which are recognized by the State Governments,
but not recognized by the Union Government are also produced in a regular manner; and;
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING(SHRI P. R. DASMUNSI)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Prasar Bharati have informed that Doordarshan and All India Radio produce
programmes in all officially recognized 22 Indian languages i.e. Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati,
Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu,
Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhali and Sindhi. In addition to these,
the 11 Doordarshan Regional Language Satellite Channels are telecasting language programmes
viz Malayalam, Tamil, Oriya, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Assamese
and Punjabi for a duration of 24 hours per day. These channels are also telecasting programmes
in Urdu, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Tulu, Konkani, Dogri, Himachali, Haryanvi, Nepali and all North-East
languages and dialects. Besides the above, Doordarshan Kendras also broadcast programmes in
their local dialects and languages which includes Bhojpuri, Haryanavi, Rajashthani Angika,
Bazzika, Nagpuri, Khariya, Oraon and Kurmali etc. AIR are also broadcasting programmes in other
languages/dialects, which are prominently spoken in their respective areas and which are
recognized by the concerned State Governments. In order to meet the aspiration of different
communities in various parts of the country, composite music programmes are also mounted in
their respective dialects from the concerned AIR Stations.
Doordarshan produces News bulletins in all 16 recognized languages i.e. Assamese, Bengali,
Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit,
Tamil, Telugu, Urdu except Santhali, Maaithili, Bodo, Sindhi, Nepali and Konkani. Besides these
News bulletins, Doordarshan Kendras are also telecasting the news bulletins in the languages which
are not recognized viz Mizo, Rajasthani, Kokborok and English.
AIR puts out over 511 bulletins daily in different languages/dialects for a duration of 50 hours
from New Delhi and 44 Regional Units across the country. The news bulletins are broadcast in all
the 22 official languages included in the VIIIth Scheduled of the Constitution of India and in
16 foreign languages besides other Indian languages/dialects.
(c) & (d): Yes, Sir. AIR Stations regularly broadcast programmes in those languages/dialects,
which are prominently spoken in their respective areas and which are recognized by their respective
State Governments i.e. Rajasthani, Chhattisgarhi and Bhojpuri. Doordarshan Kendras telecast
programmes in those languages/dialects which are recognized by their respective State Governments.
The details are as Annexed.