At present, there is no such proposal under consideration, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
The minister said Doordarshan India/Doordarshan News was available in a number of countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (partly), Ukraine, Armenia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq and Turkey (partly).
To a query on steps taken by the government to popularise Doordarshan in the country and compete with private channels, Rathore said that as the public service broadcaster, Doordarshans programming was focused on issues of public interest like health, education, empowerment and social justice.
He said it was constant endeavour of Doordarshan to modernise its infrastructure and improve the quality of programmes.
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