The state government plans to have its own bilingual (English and Kannada) television channel to broadcast developmental programmes related to the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj by December this year.
Tentatively named the ‘Gram Swaraj’ channel, it has received the thumbs up from the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj ministry, which has sent it to the Finance Department for clearance. “As private television channels are not interested in development stories, the department has decided to start a channel of its own to highlight them, after consultation with the heads of various media houses. The channel will be on the lines of the Chandana, a Kannada channel owned by Prasar Bharati,” said official sources, adding that the project could cost around Rs 10 crore to execute. A private consultant firm, which has reportedly been engaged for the launch of the channel, is expected to help with the setting up of studios and other groundwork.
Karnataka government’s own TV channel to trumpet Siddaramaiah's ‘feats’
Tentatively named the ‘Gram Swaraj’ channel, it has received the thumbs up from the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj ministry, which has sent it to the Finance Department for clearance. “As private television channels are not interested in development stories, the department has decided to start a channel of its own to highlight them, after consultation with the heads of various media houses. The channel will be on the lines of the Chandana, a Kannada channel owned by Prasar Bharati,” said official sources, adding that the project could cost around Rs 10 crore to execute. A private consultant firm, which has reportedly been engaged for the launch of the channel, is expected to help with the setting up of studios and other groundwork.
Karnataka government’s own TV channel to trumpet Siddaramaiah's ‘feats’
