NEW DELHI, July 27:
The Government is working to strengthen broadcast transmission in the border areas by installing high power TV transmitters and distributing set-top boxes to the people there.
During the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said that installation of 11 high power TV transmitters in the border areas has been approved and are at various stages of implementation. He also said that with the footprint of satellite transmission reaching the entire country, there was a plan to distribute 30,000 set top boxes in the border areas.
Earlier, former I&B minister and Congress MP Ambika Soni had raised concerns about channels from other countries being watched in “volatile” border areas. Some members also expressed concern over unpermitted channels being shown by cable operators. (PTI)
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