I suppose one should be grateful to the MP government for not calling them community radio stations though these 'tribal radio stations' are, of course, licensed under the CR policy. These are just three among 8 or 10 radio stations that the MP government plans to set up in local schools, or under their own 'autonomous' departments.
There is a crying need for tribal community radio stations. But putting them in government schools, under the charge of wholly mystified school headmasters and teachers (I've spoken to them) is a needlessly complicated way of throwing away large sums of money. Sajan * * *Three tribal radio stations coming up in MP* 10/05/2010, http://igovernment.in/site/three-tribal-radio-stations-coming-mp-38530 Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to establish three radio stations in tribal-dominated regions of the state. The radio stations will start functioning from November 1 to mark the foundation day of the State of Madhya Pradesh. The radio stations are being established in Khalwa region of Khandwa district, Chicholi (Betul district) and Tamia (Chhindwara district). All the radio stations will air programmes in the dialects of the tribals of the selected regions, official sources here said. The 9 FM radio channel has been offered the permission by the central government to run the radio stations. The programme content of the radio stations will be on health, education and issues of public importance aired in local dialects.
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