AIR PATNA, BHOPAL AND
DD BANGALORE, DELHI WIN PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING AWARDS
All India Radio,
Patna’s presentation ‘Sankalp Jyoti Bapu’ and Doordarshan Kendra
Bangalore’s ‘Janapada Jagtu Bapuhi’ have won the first prize in
Gandhi Darshan category whereas All India Radio, Bhopal’s presentation
‘Apni Dhoop Apni Chhaon’ and Doordarshan Delhi’s ‘Bin Paani Sab
Soon’ bagged the first prize in Lok Seva category of the broadcasting
awards. The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting
Shri Ramesh Bais gave away the awards on the occasion of National
Public Service Broadcasting Day function here last evening. The
National Public Service Broadcasting Day is being celebrated every
year to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s only visit to All India Radio
on 12th November 1947 to address refugees from Pakistan,
camped in Kurukshetra. The Public Service Broadcasting Awards
are given every year to AIR and Doordarshan for their best public
service presentation programmes during the year.
Congratulating the
award winners, Shri Bais said that the best AIR and Doordarshan
Kendras are not only winning the awards but also faith, love and
encouragement of their listeners and viewers for their best presentations.
He said that today, when we celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of
Broadcasting in India, there are 209 AIR stations catering the
service to 98 per cent population of the country and the dream
of Mahatma Gandhi will come true when it serves 100 percent of
the population.
