COMMUNICATIONS

RURAL BROADCASTING

Government of Maharashtra has introduced the Rural Broadcasting Scheme which is made applicable to Sholapur district also. Under the scheme community radio sets are supplied to Grampanchayats and other organised bodies at the village level. [ The scheme has been modified thoroughly since April 1976.] The Directorate of Rural Broadcasting, Government of Maharashtra, besides installing the sets, provides for their maintenance and repair. The parties to whom radio sets are supplied have to contribute a sum of Rs. 175 for a dry battery set and Rs. 150 for an electric set. They are also required to contribute Rs. 60 towards maintenance and servicing of the sets, provision of dry batteries and radio licences.

It is stipulated that the radio set is the property of the Government, and is meant exclusively for public use. The listeners are required to tune radio programmes broadcast from All-India Radio.

The following statement gives the statistics relating to rural broadcasting scheme in Sholapur district as on 31st March 1973: -

Barshi taluka has the highest number of villages having receiving sets, viz., 129 whereas in North Sholapur taluka the number of villages having radio sets is 43 only.

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