Funds to All INDIA Radio/Doordarshan under North East Special Package

LOK SABHA

            All India Radio has been allocated Rs. 150.00 crores and Rs. 219.83 crores have been allocated to Doordarshan under the North East Special Package in 11^th year Plan.  The details of the allocation are as under:-

                                                  All India Radio                          Doordarshan  (Rs.in crore)

Year                                     Allocation          Expenditure        Allocation   Expenditure

2007-08	Acquisition of software	1.00	1.18	15.00	15.00
	Hardware	4.00	2.02	40.0	43.73
2008-09 upto Dec 08	Acquisition of software	3.03	0.43	13.53	12.49
	Hardware	36.00	6.76	15.00	6.88

This information was given by Shri Anand Sharma, Minister for Information and Broadcasting & External Affairs in a written reply to a question in the Parliament today.