GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2036
(TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026)
CHANNELS FOR DISSEMINATION OF EDUCATION
2036. SHRI AJAY BHATT:
Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased
to state:
(a) the number of channels being broadcasted by Doordarshan for the
dissemination of education in the country;
(b) whether the...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2036 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026) CHANNELS FOR DISSEMINATION OF EDUCATION
2036. SHRI AJAY BHATT:
Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased
to state:
(a) the number of channels being broadcasted by Doordarshan for the dissemination of education in the country;
(b) whether the Government is broadcasting the programmes of the said channels in Uttarakhand; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. L. MURUGAN)
(a) to (c): Prasar Bharati has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N), Government of India, for the broadcast of educational channels over DD FreeDish Direct-to- Home (DTH) Platform.
Under this MoU, about 320 co-branded educational channels are telecast across the country, including the State of Uttarakhand, over DD Free Dish. DD FreeDish footprint is available across the country including remote, inaccessible and border areas.
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