10th April, 2003
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting  


STEPS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF DD PROGRAMMES


Lok Sabha

Doordarshan has taken a number of steps for improving the production of in-house programmes. Replying to a question by Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab in Lok Sabha today, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the steps included setting up of a Creative Advisory Committee with eminent media personalities for quality-improvement/production presentation/packaging of programmes, setting up of a Development Communication Division dedicated to the production/telecast of social communication messages in a professional manner.

He said that campaigns by Development Communication Division have resulted in quality/quantity improvement of in-house production, using Doordarshan’s creative talents and infrastructure.

Shri Prasad further told that nearly 43 per cent of the total transmission of programmes from various channels/State networks/production centers of Doordarshan is produced in-house. The Minister informed that there are 59 studio centres of DD in the country besides OB vans, EFP vans, DGNGs/ENG units for production of programmes outside the studios.

DD is telecasting programmes, which contain a mixture of information, education and entertainment according to the mandate in the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990.