In a bid to increase its footprint, the government is planning a fresh auction of FM radio stations, roll out an OTT platform, and conduct trials of direct-to-mobile television broadcast this year.
Chandra said the government has made an allocation of 2,500 crore over a four-year period for the Broadcasting and Network Development (BIND) Scheme to widen the reach of Prasar Bharati, including in the Left wing extremism, border and strategic areas.
The scheme aims to boost public sector broadcasting in the country and focuses on Infrastructure Development of Prasar Bharati, including All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD).
Chandra said IIT-Kanpur and Sankhya Labs have installed transmitters along Kartavya Path and adjoining areas to demonstrate how television signals can be directly broadcast to mobile phones.