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 ***** .