First Rural FM Community Radio Station started at Tilonia village. Barefoot College Tilonia in Ajmer, Rajasthan, has been given permission to establish, maintain and operate a Community Radio Station (CRS) and now working from last 3 Month having range of around 60 Km radius which include many Ajmer and Jaipur district villages. Tilonia is a village of about 2000 inhabitants situated 400 miles south-west of Delhi, best known for the success of its grassroots empowerment movement spearheaded by the Social Works and Research Centre (popularly known as The Barefoot College).
Tilonia’s CRS would be the 45th CRS in the country and first among Rural villages in India. The programmes broadcast from this station will focus on issues concerning health, education, employment generation, rainwater harvesting, environmental matters and agriculture programmes for the rural community. Thus the total number of CRS operated by educational institutions and non-governmental bodies has risen to almost 115 which includes State Agricultural Institutions and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs). The Central Government in December 2006 had liberalized the Policy on Community Radio by bringing in the civil society and voluntary organizations, agricultural universities, ICAR institutions, Krishi Vigyan Kendras etc under its ambit. The policy was liberalized to allow greater participation by the civil society on issues of development and social change. Earlier, only educational institutions were permitted to launch community radio channels. In the new guidelines, limited advertising and announcements relating to local events, local businesses and services and employment opportunities shall be allowed. The maximum duration of such limited advertising will be restricted to five minutes per hour of broadcast. This step will definately work as mile stone in indian society and bring some change.
Tilonia’s CRS would be the 45th CRS in the country and first among Rural villages in India. The programmes broadcast from this station will focus on issues concerning health, education, employment generation, rainwater harvesting, environmental matters and agriculture programmes for the rural community. Thus the total number of CRS operated by educational institutions and non-governmental bodies has risen to almost 115 which includes State Agricultural Institutions and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs). The Central Government in December 2006 had liberalized the Policy on Community Radio by bringing in the civil society and voluntary organizations, agricultural universities, ICAR institutions, Krishi Vigyan Kendras etc under its ambit. The policy was liberalized to allow greater participation by the civil society on issues of development and social change. Earlier, only educational institutions were permitted to launch community radio channels. In the new guidelines, limited advertising and announcements relating to local events, local businesses and services and employment opportunities shall be allowed. The maximum duration of such limited advertising will be restricted to five minutes per hour of broadcast. This step will definately work as mile stone in indian society and bring some change.
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