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Monday, April 30, 2012
Incentives For FM Radio Operators
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2695
ANSWERED ON-30.04.2012
(a) whether Government provides incentives for FM radio operations across the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether Government is satisfied with the result achieved, so far?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING (SHRI C.M. JATUA)
(a) & (b): Cabinet, in its meeting held on 7.7.2011, has approved the ‘Policy Guidelines on Expansion of FM radio broadcasting services through private agencies (Phase-III)’. For promotion of private FM radio, policy proposes to enhance FDI + FII from 20% to 26%, news bulletins of All India Radio (AIR) in an unaltered form has been permitted, networking of channels within a broadcaster’s channel has been allowed and multiples channels in a city has also been permitted. Policy also proposes special incentives for North East Region and Jammu and Kashmir and Island territories.
Salient features of the approved policy for Phase-III as against Phase-II are enclosed at Annexure.
(a) whether Government provides incentives for FM radio operations across the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether Government is satisfied with the result achieved, so far?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING (SHRI C.M. JATUA)
(a) & (b): Cabinet, in its meeting held on 7.7.2011, has approved the ‘Policy Guidelines on Expansion of FM radio broadcasting services through private agencies (Phase-III)’. For promotion of private FM radio, policy proposes to enhance FDI + FII from 20% to 26%, news bulletins of All India Radio (AIR) in an unaltered form has been permitted, networking of channels within a broadcaster’s channel has been allowed and multiples channels in a city has also been permitted. Policy also proposes special incentives for North East Region and Jammu and Kashmir and Island territories.
Salient features of the approved policy for Phase-III as against Phase-II are enclosed at Annexure.
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