Dear Sajan, This is interesting piece of news. Is the thrust on CR-awareness/training workshops? I think there haven't been any in AP and Orissa. Is CRF a parner in the (IEC) activities planned for the 'current fiscal' and what exactly are the plans for connecting the rural hinterland with the national mainstream - I guess the official means by facilitating setting up of stations - hope it works. (Could we have more infor to put in the e-newsletter: I mean any concrete POA. Sorry for so many Qs.
Regards, Kanchan On 13 April 2010 18:38, sajan venniyoor <[email protected]> wrote: > *India to expand community radio programme* > The move will connect rural hinterland with the national mainstream > 04/13/2010, > http://igovernment.in/site/india-expand-community-radio-programme-37343 > > New Delhi: The Government of India has decided to expand its Community > Radio station (CRS) programme to all states. > > It is aimed at connecting the rural hinterland with the national > mainstream, an official in the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said. > > During the current fiscal, the community radio network will focus on > covering states like Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, which have remained untapped > so far. > > An amount of Rs 3.25 crore has been sanctioned for the entire Plan > (2007-2012) period for information education and communication for CRS. > > “In 2007, the network had focussed on a few regions. In 2009-10 we started > covering some states, and by the end of this fiscal, we aim to cover all > states including ones like Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, which have not been > touched so far," the official said. > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.crforum.in/listinfo.cgi/discuss-crforum.in > > -- Dr. Kanchan K. Malik Department of Communication S N School, University of Hyderabad Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046 Phone: +91-40-23135501(O) +91-990-858-2613(M)
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