[cr-india] Madhya Pradesh to run community radio centres for tribals

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Madhya Pradesh to run community radio centres for tribalsJul 22, 2008

Bhopal, July 22 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to open
community radio centres in tribal dominant areas, an official said Tuesday.

"These community radio centres would be totally of the tribals, by the
tribals and for the tribals,' an official of the state's tribal welfare
department told IANS.

He said this would not only preserve their culture but would also lead to
their educational, social and economic progress.

According to the official, this would go a long way in keeping the tribals
living in almost inaccessible areas informed about the schemes aimed at
their welfare.

The radio programmes, he said, would be prepared in Gondi, Bhili, Korku and
other tribal dialects.

"The first of these centres are being set up in ten districts of the state
for the first time in the country", said Sriram Tiwari, managing director of
Vanya, an undertaking of the tribal welfare department.

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