New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Unesco’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (Unesco-IPDC) has approved $60,000 in contribution to the establishment of the first 10 community radio stations in India.
The funds are expected to support community radio stations mainly in tribal belts, in collaboration with organisations like Alternative India Development.
“Support will be extended in specific areas of technology choices, advice, maintenance and technical training at the community level with a view to the development of the community radio movement and industry in India,” said a Unesco statement Monday.
Unesco is also consulting its UN partners for consolidating a joint funding approach to accompany India’s support to the establishment of 4,000 community radio stations by 2008.
As part of its overall package of $242,000 for its New Delhi office, IPDC has also approved a project proposal submitted by One World South Asia (OWSA) for $15,000 for the reinforcement of a Community Multimedia Centre to serve the marginalised weaver communities of Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh.
Indo-Asian News Service
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sir,
plz assit how we should establish radio.pam persuing mass communication.iam belongs to semi urban area.in my dist there is radio chanels
community radio is essential & needed in all semi-urben cities & also for rural india.it helps in giving updae information regarding the current events happening around us.
its helpful to farmers to know the reguller updates of market information,commadities price,discursion about the crops & new technologies in agriculter & its adoptation.
some of our friends are wants to introduce this community radio in our city.
so we need requsits & qualification for starting community radio.plz give us details & contact person adress for further progress.