Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday said as part of an initiative to expand the reach of radio, the third batch of 808 channels in 284 cities would be e-auctioned soon.
At the inaugural session of the two-day Regional Community Radio Sammelan (North) Mr. Thakur conferred the 8th and 9th National Community Radio Awards on various stations.
He said currently 80% of the geographical area of the country and over 90% of the population was covered by radio. He said community radio stations played a key role in realising the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ‘Jan Bhagidari’ (public participation) and ‘Jan Andolan’ (public movement). They complimented the efforts of Akashvani.
