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Government Clears Rs 1,540-Crore Digitalisation Scheme

Government Clears Rs 1,540-Crore Digitalisation Scheme

The government on Thursday (April 8) approved the Rs 1,540-crore digitalisation programme for state-owned broadcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio in the 11th Plan to help meeting challenges posed by private operators. The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) approved proposals of the Ministry of Broadcasting regarding the 11th Plan scheme of Doordarshan and AIR for digitalisation of transmitters, studio connectivity and network. “This process of digitalisation of both Doordarshan and Akashvani (AIR) will enable the most vulnerable section of our people in the remotest of the remote areas to receive higher quality of AIR and Doordarshan signals,” Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni told reporters after a CCI meeting in New Delhi. Soni said in the 11th Plan, Rs 620 crore has been earmarked for digitalisation of DD, while for AIR it is pegged at Rs 920 crore. […] Source: http://www.timesnow.tv/Govt-clears-Rs-1540-cr-digitalisation-scheme/articleshow/4342524.cms