PRASAR BHARATI ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 CONTENTS CHAPTER I PRASAR BHARATI – AN OVERVIEW 1-8 CHAPTER II INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 9-13 CHAPTER III CAPACITY BUILDING – TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE 14-20 ALL INDIA RADIO 21 ALL INDIA RADIO - FACTS AT A GLANCE 22-23 CHATER IV CHANNELS AND PROGRAMMES OF ALL INDIA RADIO 24-91 DOORDARSHAN 92 CHAPTER V CHANNELS AND PROGRAMMES OF DOORDARSHAN 93-149 CHAPTER VI PRASAR BHARATI – ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED 150-159 MATTERS CHAPTER VII PRASAR BHARATI – FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS 160-197 ANNEXURES ANNEXURE-I STATE-WISE LIST OF AIR TECHNICAL INSTALLATIONS 198-219 ANNEXURE-II STATE-WISE LIST OF DTH RADIO STATIONS 220-221 ANNEXURE-III LIST OF AIR COVERAGES, BROADCASTS AND RADIO 222-225 REPORTS (2017-18) ANNEXURE-IV STATE-WISE LIST OF DOORDARSHAN STUDIO 226-227 CENTRES ANNEXURE-V STATE-WISE LIST OF DOORDARSHAN TRANSMITTERS 228 (AS ON 31.03.2018) ANNEXURE-VI LIST OF DOORDARSHAN SATELLITE CHANNELS 229 ANNEXURE-VII LIST OF CHANNELS ON DD FREE DISH 230-231 ANNEXURE-VIII LIST OF DIGITAL TV TRANSMITTERS 232 ANNEXURE-IX MAJOR COVERAGES BY DOORDARSHAN DURING 233-240 2017-18 Prasar Bharati Annual Report 2017-18 CHAPTER I PRASAR BHARATI – AN OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION Prasar Bharati (INDIA’S PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTER) is the only public service broadcaster in the country, with Akashvani (All India Radio) and Doordarshan as its two constituents. It came into existence on 23rd November 1997 with the mandate to organize and conduct public broadcasting services to inform, educate and entertain the public and to ensure a balanced development of broadcasting on radio and television. Prasar Bharati, through All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan, provides maximum coverage of the population and is one of the largest terrestrial networks in the world. The immense social responsibility of the Prasar Bharati – AIR and Doordarshan is in consonance with the potential of the network as it reaches vast masses of the people throughout the country. Over the years, Prasar Bharati true to its role as India’s Public Service Broadcaster has been successful to a great extent in fulfilling its statutory mandate as enshrined in Section 12 of the Prasar Bharati Act. Doordarshan and All India Radio are, perhaps, the only media that are safeguarding the citizen’s rights to be informed freely, truthfully and objectively on all matters of Public interest, national or international, and presenting a fair and balanced flow of information including the contrasting views without advocating any opinion or ideology of its own. Through its various programmes, the organization has always strived to uphold the unity and integrity of the country and the values enshrined in our Constitution. The Organization has been paying special attention to the fields of education and spread of literacy, agriculture, rural development, environment, health and family welfare and the science and technology. It has been providing adequate coverage to the diverse cultures and languages of the various regions of the country by broadcasting appropriate programmes. It has been broadcasting appropriate programmes keeping in view the special needs of youth, the status and problems of women, social justice, welfare of working classes, special needs of the minorities and tribal communities, protecting the interest of children and vulnerable sections of society, etc. Prasar Bharati has also made its presence felt in the digital platform as well. Live streaming of content, informative new websites, availability of programmes on YouTube, mobile apps and Alexa have ensured a vibrant appearance of Prasar Bharati on these platforms. Active presence in social media is being made through Twitter and Facebook. The need for a public service broadcaster like Prasar Bharati is even more important in view of more than 800 channels that are mainly focussing on commercial programmes. Prasar Bharati is the only counter- balancing force in a highly commercialized electronic media environment. In fact, the ethical norms and guidelines developed by Prasar Bharati over a period of time are serving as bench-marks for the industry. OBJECTIVES The major objectives of Prasar Bharati as laid out in the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 are as follows:- 1 Annual Report 2017-18 Prasar Bharati i) To uphold the unity, integrity of the country and the values enshrined in the Constitution. ii) To promote national integration. iii) To safeguard the citizen’s right to be informed on all matters of public interest and presenting a fair and balanced flow of information. iv) To pay special attention to the fields of education and spread of literacy, agriculture, rural development, environment, health & family welfare and science & technology. v) To create the awareness about women’s issues and to take special steps to protect the interests of the children, the aged and other vulnerable sections of the society. vi) To provide adequate coverage to the diverse cultures, sports &games and the youth affairs. vii) To promote social justice, safeguarding the rights of working classes, minorities and tribal communities. viii) To promote research and expand the broadcasting facilities and development in the broadcasting technologies. THE PRASAR BHARATI BOARD Prasar Bharati is governed by the Prasar Bharati Board, which comprises a Chairperson, an Executive Member (Chief Executive Officer), a Member (Finance), a Member (Personnel), six part-time Members, a representative of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and the Director Generals of All India Radio and Doordarshan as its ex-officio Members. The tenure of Chairman is three years subject to the maximum age limit of 70 years, whichever is earlier. The Executive Member has tenure of five years, subject to an age-limit of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier. The Member (Finance) and the Member (Personnel) are whole-time members with six-year tenure, subject to the age-limit of 62 years, whichever is earlier. The Prasar Bharati Board normally meets at least six times in a year. The Composition of Prasar Bharati Board during 2017-18: Chairperson - Dr. A. Surya Prakash (till 28.10.2017, 2nd Term w.e.f. 4.12.2017) Chief Executive Officer - Shri Shashi Shekhar Vempati (w.e.f. 9.6.2017) Whole Time Members: Member (Personnel) - Vacant Member (Finance) - Shri Rajeev Singh 2 Prasar Bharati Annual Report 2017-18 Member Nominated by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting: Ms. Jayashree Mukherjee, Additional Secretary (till 9.10.2017) Shri Ali R. Rizvi, Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor (w.e.f. 10.10.2017) Part Time Members: Shri Shashi Shekhar Vempati (till 8.6.2017) Shri Muzaffar Ali (till 22.11.2017) Shri Anup Jalota (till 22.11.2017) Shri Ashok Kumar Tandon Shri Sunil Alagh Ms. Kajol Ex-Officio Members: Shri F. Sheheryar, Director General, All India Radio Ms. Supriya Sahu, Director General, Doordarshan MEETINGS OF THE PRASAR BHARATI BOARD During the year 2017-18, seven meetings of Prasar Bharati Board (141st to 147th) and twenty four meetings of Board Committees were held. Some important decisions taken and key matters deliberated upon were as under: - ➢ Signing of the MoU between the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Prasar Bharati for the year 2017-18. ➢ Content and Viewership: • Setting up of an English News Channel of DD • Modification in the Programme Commissioning Guidelines for DD National and DD Kashir Channels for content procurement • Putting on hold of the New Content Acquisition Scheme, set to be launched on 29th July 2017, by the Ministry of I&B • Revamp of Content Operations in Doordarshan 3 Annual Report 2017-18 Prasar Bharati • Action Plan following the judgement of Hon’ble Supreme Court on the appeals filed by the UOI & PB in the matter of the Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007 • Signing of agreement with BARC for viewership data of DD Channels for the year 2017-18. ➢ Revenue performance and Business Models: • Review of revenue performance for the year 2016-17 and assignment of revenue targets for the year 2017-18 • Approval of the DD DTH Guidelines • Keeping in abeyance e-auction on Freedish by the Ministry of I&B and the need for a new DTH Policy • Development of a new business model for Freedish based on a revenue sharing with private channels • Seeking partnership with Government Ministries for DD branded channels on Freedish ➢ Technology Review: • Shutdown of identified analog transmitters of Doordarshan due to technology obsolescence and rationalisation of Shortwave transmission of AIR. • Review of the roadmap for the rollout of Digital Terrestrial transmission of Doordarshan • Issues in iCAS roll-out on DD DTH (Freedish) ➢ Budget, Accounts and Finances: • Annual Accounts of Prasar Bharati for the year 2016-17 and Budget for the year 2017-18 • Investment decisions of Prasar Bharati • EFC for Capital Grant -3 years upto the year 2020 and projection beyond 3 years 2020-21 • Issues pertaining to the shortfall in the Salary Grant released by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. • Rationalisation and Cost Cutting Measures to reduce operational expenditure ➢ Welfare: • Guidelines for medical policy for OPD and Indoor Treatment for Prasar Bharati employees 4 Prasar Bharati Annual Report 2017-18 • Group Insurance Scheme for Prasar Bharati employees • Extension of benefits of the 7th CPC to the employees of Prasar Bharati ➢ Automation: • Implementation of Aadhar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) and File Management System (FMS), Public Financial Management System (PFMS) and Human Resource Information System (HRIS) in all establishments in Prasar Bharati across the country. • Implementation of automated booking and billing software application for commercial operations of Doordarshan and implementation of similar traffic & billing software for All India Radio. THE ORGANISATIONAL SET-UP The Prasar Bharati Board functions at the apex level ensuring the formulation and implementation of the policies of the organization and fulfilment of the mandate in terms of the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990. The Executive Member functions as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Prasar Bharati.