Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 91 FM transmitters to boost radio connectivity across the country through video conferencing. These transmitters have been installed in 84 districts across 18 States and two Union Territories.
As the government is committed to enhance FM connectivity in the country, a special focus has been given through this initiative to enhance the coverage in the aspirational Districts and in border areas particularly. With this expansion of All India Radio’s FM service, an additional two crore people, who did-not have access to the medium, will now be covered. It will result in expansion of coverage in about 35 thousand sq km area.
The States and UTs which are covered include Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Ladakh.
The Prime Minister has been a firm believer in the importance of radio in reaching out to the masses. Mr. Modi started Mann ki Baat programme, which is now nearing its landmark 100th episode, to harness the unique strength of the medium to reach out to the widest possible audience.
