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In a bid to provide real-time information to farmers on farming techniques and organic farming among others issues , the government plans to launch Kisan TV this year. It has decided to set aside a sum of ₹100 crore for this channel.
The government has also decided to allocate ₹100 crore for development of community radios in the country. This scheme will support 600 new and existing Community Radio Stations. The government has so far given permissions to 400 community radio stations. Prasar Bharati is already working on finalising the plans to launch this new channel would be named “DD Kisan”, Information and Broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar had said earlier this month.
The BJP had declared before the 2014 General Elections that if voted to power, it would “explore setting up of regional Kisan TV channels.”
Earlier, Prasar Bharati had been deliberating whether a single agriculture channel would suffice considering the different languages in various States and regions of the country.
In addition, the Film & Television Institute, Pune and Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Kolkata will be accorded status of “institutes of national importance”. Also to promote gaming and animation, the government will set up a and a “National Centre for Excellence in Animation, Gaming and Special Effects.
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