13th March, 2003
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting  


GOVERNMENT TO UPGRADE 15 DD TRANSMITTERS IN TRIBAL DISTRICTS


Lok Sabha

Fifteen existing Doordarshan transmitters are envisaged to be upgraded by the end of 2003-04 under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) districts.

For further expansion of Doordarshan network in TSP districts, four studios and 27 transmitter projects are under implementation. These projects include upgradation of two studios and 18 transmitters. The projects are at different stages of implementation and it is Doordarshan’s endeavour to complete them at the earliest possible time. Fifteen studios and 430 transmitters are presently functioning in the TSP districts.

This information was given in Lok Sabha today by Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written reply to a question by Shri Ananta Nayak.