COMMUNICATIONS

RADIO COMMUNICATIONS

Realising the importance of radio as a medium of communication the Government of Maharashtra has made applicable to this district the Rural Broadcasting Contributory Scheme. Under this scheme the Directorate of Publicity provides radio sets to rural institutions like grampanchayats and municipalities in semi-urban areas. The Directorate not only installs the sets but also provides for their maintenance and servicing. Dry batteries are provided to the battery radio sets. Technical aid cannot be availed of from private agencies.

The radio sets are exclusively meant for the use of the public and the parties concerned are required to tune radio programmes relayed from the All India Radio, and especially the programmes for the villagers and workers.

For the installation of the set the parties concerned are required to contribute Rs. 150 for an electric set and Rs. 170 for a battery set. In addition, they have to contribute Rs. 60 for 'maintenance' which is inclusive of provision for battery and radio licence fee.

The benefits of this scheme are availed of to a considerable extent in Kolaba district. In June, 1960 there were as many as 61 radio sets installed under this scheme, the largest number of them, viz., 13 being in Panvel taluka. The following is the list of villages in the various talukas where radio sets were installed up to Tune, 1960.

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