Hyderabad, India- Three day
Community Radio Awareness Workshop organized at Centre to increase Community
Radio Stations in the Country in Hyderabad recently.
Assistant Project Director,
Ministry of Information and Broad casting Amit Dwivedi informed that “the
ministry is working to increase the number of Community radio stations in the
Country by organizing CR awareness workshop in different parts of the Country.
Chairman of UNESCO for
Community Media Dr. Vonod Paverala said, “Community radio is a horizontal
communication where people talking to each other people can produce a programme
and raise their issues to attract the possible solutions and it will give
insight to the policy makers to think for the problems of the people.”
The main objectives of the
workshop was to provide detailed information on all aspects of applying for a
community radio license as well as setting up a radio stations etc. officials
from MIB, experts from operational radio stations provided special insights
into policy, guidelines, the day-to day operations and challenges and shared
their experiences of engaging with this people’s medium. MIB officials provided
deep insights into the CR policy, application process, CR sustainability
options and Govt. Schemes were also discussed.
The others also spoke on the
occasion include Advisor Culture Affairs, US Consulate General Hyderbad Salil
Kader and President CRA N.A. Shah Ansari Abdul Samad from Radio Charminar, Zahid
Farooqui from Deccan Radio, Fr. Bijo Thomas from CR Mattoli, Kerala and 40
other NGOs including RSJ Thomas from Jireh Care Foundation and LN Sheeba
Rajender ST. Mary’s educational Society where among those who attended the
programme. Later, Certificates were also distributed to the Successful Candidates.
