21st August, 2003
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting  


RS. 1043 CRORES PROVIDED FOR MODERNISING DD STATIONS


Lok Sabha

An amount of Rs. 1043 crores has been provided for in the 10th Five Year Plan for modernization of DD stations and replacement of old equipment.

Replying to a question by Smt. Nivedita Mane and Shri Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik in Lok Sabha today, the Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad said that augmentation of facilities at Doordarshan Kendras and replacement of equipment, is a continuous process and schemes in this regard are implemented from time to time, depending upon the availability of resources.