[cr-india] Community Radio Station at Manav Rachna Education Society, Faridabad

[Alokesh Gupta]

Community Radio Station at Manav Rachna Education Society, Faridabad

14:52 IST
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India has signed a
Grant of Permission Agreement for establishing, maintaining and operating a
Community Radio Station at Manav Rachna Education Society, Faridabad,
Haryana. Letter of intent had been issued to the society after
recommendations of Inter Ministerial Committee and seeking requisite
clearances from various Ministries. The Community Radio Station is expected
to be operational within three months as per the agreement. With this, the
number of CRS will increase to 51 in the country.

The programmes broadcast from the community radio station will provide
useful information to the community for their development as well as panel
discussions, weather forecasts, entertainment, tips on health including
information regarding free health melas organized by Manav Rachna
Educational Institutions, free/subsidized OPD facilities in dental care and
physiotherapy etc. It will also promote social causes including prevention
and eradication of AIDS, Thalassaemia, Dengue, Chickenguenia, Hemophilia,
drug abuse etc.

The Ministry encourages setting up the Community Radio Station as it
promises to provide an opportunity to the local communities to express
themselves, share their views and particularly empower the women, youth and
the marginalized groups to take part in local self governance and overall
socio-economic and cultural development of the area. It will also better
inform the society about the developmental initiatives of Government and
promote transparency in the implementation of the scheme. Keeping this
objective in view, the Government of India had announced a policy in
December 2002 for the grant of community radio licenses to the educational
institutional.

(PIB,Govt of India)

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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi
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