"The first-ever Community Radio in collaboration with an NGO..." says the
story below.
Is it just me, or are these government press releases designed to give the
impression that the I&B Ministry is running community radio stations in
collaboration with NGOs? If you remember, when Radio Bundelkhand was
launched, it was announced that "The Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting has launched its first-ever community radio in collaboration
with an NGO, the Society for Development Alternatives, on October 23, 2008
at Taragram, Orchha." ("I&B tie up with NGO for community radio", PIB Press
Release <http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=44222> , 24 Oct
2008)
Maybe the ministry should launch the rest of the 4000 community radio
stations we have been promised for so long, and save us all the trouble.
Sajan
"Another Community radio set up by NGO becomes operational"
http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-82060.html
New Delhi, Jan 27 : Yet another community radio operated by an NGO was added
to the fast growing list when regular transmission from the Mannvikas
Samajik Sanstha in Maharashtra began from January 26.
Experimental transmission at 90.4 MHz FM from its Community Radio Station at
Mhaswad in Satara district of the state had started in December.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had signed a Grant of
Permission Agreement for establishing, maintaining and operating the
Community Radio Station with Mannvikas Samajik Sanstha on June 20 last.
The first-ever Community Radio in collaboration with an NGO, the Society for
Development Alternatives, became operational on October 23 at Taragram,
Orchha in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh.
The Central government, in December 2006, had liberalised the Policy on
Community Radio by bringing in the civil society and voluntary
organisations, agricultural universities, ICAR institutions, Krishi Vigyan
Kendras among others also under its ambit.
The government had recently liberalised its policy, allowing NGOs and other
registered bodies of the civil society too to set up their community radio.
Earlier, only educational institutions were allowed to do so.
The policy was liberalised to allow greater participation by the civil
society on issues of development and social change. The initiative is aimed
at empowering women, youth and marginalised groups to take part in local
self-governance and overall socio-economic and cultural development of the
area.
--- UNI
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