GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 983
(TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020)
TV RELAY CENTRES
983. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:
Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:
a) the number of TV relay centres established at present in
the country, particularly in backward districts, State/UT and
location-wise;
b) the expenses incurred on these relay centres during each
of the last three years;
c) the number of relay centres not working properly and the
number of such relay centres located in tribal areas;
d) the details of the steps taken to improve their functioning;
and
e) the outcome thereof? ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE
CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING;
AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC
ENTERPRISES
(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)
(a) Presently, there are 23 Digital and 612 Analog terrestrial TV
Relay Centres/ Transmitters of varying capacity located in various parts of the country, including backward and tribal areas.
State/UT-wise and location wise list of TV Transmitters is enclosed as Annexure.
(b) The expenditure incurred on TV Relay Centres/ Transmitters throughout the country for last three years is as under: -
Year Expenditure (Rs in crore)
2016-17 392.72
2017-18 403.58
2018-19 501.57
(c) to (e) As part of 11th and 12th Plan Schemes, Government has approved setting up of Digital Terrestrial Transmitters (DTTs)/ TV
Relay Centres at 63 locations of which 23 no. of DTTs at 19 locations have already been commissioned and are functional. Annexure
ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 983 FOR ANSWER ON 07.02.2020.
DOORDARSHAN TRANSMITTERS
STATE / UT TRANSMITTERS
ANDHRA PRADESH HPTs (10) ANANTAPUR TIRUPATI VIJAYAWADA (DD News) KURNOOL VIJAYAWADA VISAKHAPATNAM (DD News) NANDYAL VISAKHAPATNAM RAJAMUNDRY (DD News) RAJAMUNDRY
LPTs (21) CUDDAPAH MADNAPALLI TEKKALI DARSI MANDASSA VINUKONDA KADIRI NELLORE ATMAKUR (DD News) KAKINADA ONGOLE KAKINADA (DD News) KAVALI RAJAMPET NARSARAOPET (DD News) KUPPAM SRIKAKULAM NELLORE (DD News) MACHILIPATNAM TAMBLAPALLI PEDANANDIPADU (DD News)
ARUNACHAL PRADESH HPTs (2) ITANAGAR ITANAGAR (DD News) LPTs (3) MIAO TEZU PASSIGHAT
ASSAM HPTs (5) DIBRUGARH KOKRAJHAR SILCHAR(DD News) GUWAHATI (DTT) SILCHAR
LPTs (12) BOKAKHAT GOLAGHAT MARGHERITTA BONGAIGAON HAFLONG NAZIRA
DIPHU HOJAI NORTH LAKHIMPUR GOHPUR LUMDING TINSUKHIA BIHAR HPTs (5) KATIHAR PATNA (DTT) MUZAFFARPUR (DD News) MUZAFFARPUR SAHARSA
LPTs (17) AURANGABAD JAMUI SHEIKHPURA BANKA LAKHISARAI SIKANDRA BEGUSARAI MOTIHARI SIWAN BETTIAH MUNGER GAYA BHAGALPUR NAWADA GAYA (DD News) GOPALGANJ RAMNAGAR
CHHATTISGARH HPTs (4) JAGDALPUR AMBIKAPUR BILASPUR RAIPUR (DTT)
LPTs (11) BAILADILLA KONTA NARAYANPUR DUNGARGARH KORBA PENDRA ROAD KANKER KURASIA RAJHARA JHARANDILI KHAROD MANINDERGARH
GOA HPTs (2) PANAJI PANAJI (DD News)
GUJARAT HPTs (10) AHMEDABAD (DTT) RADHANPUR RAJKOT (DD News) BHUJ SURAT SURAT (DD News) DWARKA VADODRA VADODRA (DD News) RAJKOT
LPTs (32)
AHWA GODHARA RAJPIPLA AMOD JAMJODHPUR RAJULA AMRELI JAMNAGAR RAPAR BHARUCH KEVADIA COLONY SONGARH BHAVNAGAR KHAMBALIA SURENDRANAGAR BOTAD LIMBDI THARAD DEESA LUNAWADA VALSAD DHARANGADHRA MAHUVA VERAVAL DHARI MEHSANA GANDHINAGAR (DD News) DHARMPUR MODASSA JAMNAGAR (DD News) PORBANDER PALITANA
HARYANA HPT (3) KARNAL HISSAR HISSAR (DD News)
LPTs (11) BHIWANI MEHAM SIRSA CHARKHI DADRI NARNAUL TOHANA JIND REWARI BHIWANI (DD News) MAHENDERGARH NARNAUL (DD News)
HIMACHAL PRADESH HPTs (5) DHARAMSHALA SHIMLA KASAULI (DD News) KASAULI SHIMLA (DD News)
LPTs (4) BILASPUR MANDI MANALI KULLU
JHARKHAND HPTs (4) DALTONGANJ JAMSHEDPUR JAMSHEDPUR (DD News) RANCHI (DTT)
LPTs (10) BARHARWA GIRIDH NOAMUNDY
BOKARO GUMLA CHATRA DEOGHAR LOHARDAGA BOKARO (DD News) DUMKA
KARNATAKA
HPTs (11) BENGALURU (DTT) HASSAN GULBARGA (DD News) DHARWAD MANGALORE DHARWAD (DD News) GULBARGA MYSORE MYSORE (DD News) SHIMOGA RAICHUR
LPTs (29) ATHANI HARPHANHALLI MUDIGERE BAGALKOT HATTIHAL PAVAGADA BASAVA KALYAN HIRIYUR RANIBENNUR BELGAUM HOSDURG SAGAR BELLARY HUNGOND SANDUR BIDAR KARWAR SIRSI BIJAPUR KOLAR GOLD TALIKOTA FIELD CHICKMAGLUR KOPPA TUMKUR DANDELI KUMTA UDIPI MEDIKERI MUDHOL
KERALA
HPTs (6) KOZHIKODE CANNANORE KOCHI (DD News) KOCHI KOZHIKODE (DD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM News) (DTT)
LPTs (8) ATTAPADI MALLAPURAM SHORANUR IDUKKI PALGHAT KANHANGARH KALPETTA PATHANAMTHITTA
MADHYA PRADESH
HPTs (10) BHOPAL (DTT) SHAHDOL JABALPUR (DD News) INDORE (DTT) GUNA GWALIOR (DD News) GWALIOR SAGAR JABALPUR CHHATRAPUR
LPTs (37) AGAR JHABUA NEEMUCH BADWANI KELARAS PANCHMARHI BARELI KHANDWA PANNA BIJAIPUR KHARGAON PIPARIA BURHANPUR KUKDESHWAR RATLAM CHANDERI KUKSHI SATNA DAMOH KURWAI SEONI DATIA LAHAR SHAJAPUR GADARWARA LAKHNADON SHEOPUR HARDA MAIHAR SIDHI ITARSI MULTAI SINDHWA MURWARA NARSIMHAPUR SIRONJ SITAMAU
MAHARASHTRA HPTs (12) AMBAJOGAI PUNE PUNE (DD News) RATNAGIRI NAGPUR NAGPUR (DD News) CHANDRAPUR JALGAON AMBAJOGAI (DD News) MUMBAI (DTT-1) MUMBAI (DTT-2) AURANGABAD (DTT)
LPTs (49) ACHALPUR JALNA SATANA AHERI KANKAULI SANGAMNER AHMEDNAGAR KHAMGAON SHAHAD AKLUJ KHOPOLI SHIRDI AKOLA KINWAT SHIRPUR AMRAVATI KOLHAPUR SHOLAPUR BADLAPUR MAHAD SIRONCHA BHAMRAGAD MHASLE TUMSAR BID MORSHI UMERGA BRAMHAPURI NANDED UMERKHED BULDANA NANDURBAR WASHIM
CHIKHLI PANDHARPUR YAVATMAL CHIPLUN PARBHANI AMRAVATI (DD News) DEORUKH PUSAD NASHIK (DD News) DHADGAON RAJAPUR SANGLI DHULE HINGANGHAT HINGOLI GARHCHIROLI
MANIPUR HPTs (3) IMPHAL IMPHAL (DD News) CHURACHANDPUR
LPT (1) UKHRUL
MEGHALAYA HPTs (4) SHILLONG TURA (DD News) TURA SHILLONG (DD News) LPTs (3) JOWAI WILLIAMNAGAR CHERAPUNJI
MIZORAM HPTs (3) AIZAWL LUNGLEI AIZAWL (DD News)
NAGALAND HPTs (3) KOHIMA MOKOKCHUNG KOHIMA (DD News)
LPT (1) TUENSANG ODISHA HPTs (6) CUTTACK (DTT) SAMBALPUR BALESWAR BHAWANIPATNA BERHAMPUR SAMBALPUR (DD News)
LPTs (43) ANANDPUR DHENKANAL NUAPARA
ANGUL DURGAPUR PADMAPURAM ATHAMALIK JEYPORE PALLAHARA BALANGIR JODA PATNAGARH BALIGURHA KARANJIA PHULBANI BANAPUR KEONJHARGARH RAJRANAPUR BARIPADA KHANDPARA RAYAGADA BHADRAK KHARIAR SIMILIGURHA BHANJANAGAR KORAPUT SUNDERGARH BONAI KUCHINDA TALCHER BOUDH MALKANGIRI UMERKOTE BRAJRAJNAGAR MOHANA KENDRAPARA (DD News) DASRATHPUR NARSINGHPUR TIRTOL (DD News) DEOGARH NAVRANGPUR PARLAKHEMUNDI PARADEEP
PUNJAB HPTs (6) AMRITSAR FAZILKA AMRITSAR (DD News) (int.) BHATINDA JALANDHAR (DTT) BHATINDA (DD News)
RAJASTHAN HPTs (11) BARMER JODHPUR BUNDI (DD News) BUNDI AJMER JAIPUR (DD News) JAIPUR BIKANER JODHPUR (DD News) JAISALMER AJMER (DD News)
LPTs (34) ALWAR KARANPUR RAISINGHNAGAR ANUPGARH KARAULI SALUMBER BARAN KHAJUWALA SIKAR BARMER KHETRI SOJAT BASAVA KOTPUTLI SRIDUNGARGARH BHILWARA NATHDWARA SUJANGARH CHIRAWA NOHAR SURATGARH CHURU PHALODI TONK DEEG PILANI VALLABHNAGAR
HANUMANGARH PRATAPGARH RAJGARH (CHURU) HINDAUN JALORE BANSI (DD News) JAISALMER
SIKKIM HPTs (2) GANGTOK GANGTOK (DD News)
TAMIL NADU HPTs (8) CHENNAI (DTT-l) DHARMAPURI KODAIKANAL (DD News) CHENNAI (DTT-2) TIRUNELVELLI KUMBAKONAM RAMESHWARAM KODAIKANAL
LPTs (14) AMBUR NEYVELI UDAGAMANDALAM ATTUR PATTUKOTTAI VANIYAMBADI DENKANIKOTTAI PUDUKOTTAI ERODE (DD News) ERODE SALEM SALEM (DD News) KRISHNAGIRI TIRUCHENDUR
TELANGANA HPT(3) HYDERABAD (DTT) WARANGAL MEHBOOBNAGAR (int.set up)
LPT(16) ADILABAD KHAMMAM ZAHIRABAD BELAMPALLI KOTHEGUDAM DEVARKONDA NIRMAL ACHAMPET NALGONDA SIRPUR NARAYANPET BANSWADA JAGATIAL VELDANDA KAMAREDDY TANDUR
TRIPURA HPTs (2) AGARTALA AGARTALA (DD News)
LPTs (4)
AMBASA AMARPUR TELIAMURA KAILASAHAR
UTTAR PRADESH HPTs (17)
AGRA MAU ALLAHABAD (DD News) ALLAHABAD VARANASI BAREILLY (DD News) BAREILLY BANDA GORAKHPUR (DD News) GORAKHPUR LAKHIMPUR KANPUR (DD News) KANPUR FAIZABAD VARANASI (DD News) LUCKNOW (DTT) AGRA (DD News)
LPTs (26) AKBARPUR ETAH RATH ALIGARH ETAWAH SAMBHAL AMROHA KARWI SHAHJAHANPUR AURAIYA KASGANJ FARRUKHABAD BAHRAICH KOSI PURANPUR BALLIA GONDA ORAI BASTI HARDOI RAMPUR (DD News) BIDHUNA MAINPURI SHAHJAHANPUR (DD News) CHHIBRAMAU RAMPUR
UTTARAKHAND HPTs (2) MUSSOORIE MUSSOORIE (DD News)
LPTs (9) BACHHER KASHIPUR PAURI HALDWANI KOTDWAR TANAKPUR KALAGARH NAINI DANDA NAINITAL
WEST BENGAL HPTs (12) KOLKATA (DTT-1) SHANTINIKETAN ASANSOL (DD News) KOLKATA (DTT-2) BALURGHAT ASANSOL KRISHNANAGAR KHARAGPUR KURSEONG
MURSHIDABAD KURSEONG (DD MURSHIDABAD (DD News) News)
LPTs (12) ALIPURDUAR CONTAI MALDAH BAGHMANDI DARJEELING PURULIYA BALRAMPUR FARAKKA KALIMPONG BISHNUPUR JHALDA BASANTI (DD News)
A. & N. ISLANDS HPTs (2) PORT BLAIR PORT BLAIR (DD News)
LPTs (2) CAR NICOBAR CAR NICOBAR (DD News)
VLPTs (25) BARATANG KALIGHAT SWARAJ GRAM CAMPBEL BAY KATCHAL TERESSA CHOWRA LONG ISLAND CAMPBEL BAY (DD News) DIGLIPUR MAYABUNDER DIGLIPUR (DD News) HARINAGAR NANCOWRY HUTBAY (DD News) HAVELOCK NEIL ISLAND MAYABUNDER (DD News) HUTBAY RAMA KRISHAN NANCOWRY (DD News) PURAM KADAMTALA RANGAT RANGAT (DD News) JOGINDER NAGAR
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI and DAMAN & DIU LPT (1) DIU
DELHI HPTs (2) DELHI (DTT-1) DELHI (DTT-2)
JAMMU & KASHMIR
HPTs (19) JAMMU GUREZ SRINAGAR (DD News) KATHUA TITHWAL GUREZ (DD News) POONCH JAMMU (DD News) SRINAGAR (Kashir Ch.) SRINAGAR NAUSHERA (DD TITHWAL (Kashir Ch.) News) KUPWARA SAMBA (DD News) KUPWARA (Kashir Ch.) NAUSHERA SRINAGAR (DTT) POONCH (Kashir Ch.) SAMBA
LPTs (2) RIASI UDHAMPUR
LADAKH HPT (1) LEH
LPT (1) KARGIL LAKSHADWEEP LPT (1) KAVARATTI PUDUCHERRY HPT(1) PUDUCHERRY
Summary High Power Transmitters 196 Low Power Transmitters 414 Very Low Power Transmitters 25 Total Transmitters 635
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