Sansad TV

Not to be confused with Sangsad Television.

Sansad TV

Country	India
Broadcast area	Worldwide
Headquarters	23, Mahadev Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Programming
Language(s)	Hindi, English
Ownership
Owner	Government of India
Key people	Utpal Kumar Singh, IAS (CEO)
History
Founded	March 2021;4 years ago (2021-03)
Launched	15 September 2021;3 years ago (2021-09-15)
Replaced	Lok Sabha TV Rajya Sabha TV
Links
Webcast	https://webcast.gov.in/
Website	sansadtv.nic.in
Availability
Streaming media
Waves	Sansad TV 1 HD Sansad TV 2 HD

Sansad TV is an Indian government television channel, which broadcasts the proceedings of the two Houses of Indian Parliament (Bharatiya Sansad) and other public affairs programming. It was formed in March 2021 by amalgamating the existing house channels, Lok Sabha TV and the Rajya Sabha TV, although separate satellite channels are broadcast for each House. ^[1]

Provisionally, the channel will have about 35 themes on which programmes will be aired, and the programmes will be similar, but in two languages: Hindi and English. The channel was launched by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu and Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla on 15 September 2021. ^{[2] [3] [4]} The TV Channel has experts from diverse fields as guest anchors for some flagship programmes and include Bibek Debroy, Karan Singh, Amitabh Kant, Shashi Tharoor, Vikas Swarup, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Hemant Batra, Maroof Raza and Sanjeev Sanyal. ^[5]

History

It was formed in the year 2021. "During the intersession period and beyond the working hours of Parliament, both will telecast common content to a large extent. The LSTV platform would telecast programmes in Hindi, while RSTV would do so in English. The two language variants, it was felt, enables better branding and increased viewership", a top official said. "The attempt is to go beyond the proceedings of the Houses and show the functioning of Parliament and parliamentarians when the House is not in session." ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

See also

• Lists of television channels in India

References

1. "Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha TV Merged To Create SANSAD TV". All India, Press Trust of India. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
2. Bureau, ABP News (15 September 2021). "Sansad TV Launched: PM Modi, VP Naidu, Om Birla Inaugurate New Govt Channel - Details Here". news.abplive.com.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
3. "PM नरेंद्र मोदी 15 सितंबर को लॉन्‍च करेंगे 'संसद टीवी', अब यहां आसानी से देख सकेंगे सदन की कार्यवाही". Zee Business.
4. Service, Tribune News. "Netas turn hosts, Sansad TV goes on air today". Tribuneindia News Service.
5. Service, Tribune News. "All set for Sansad TV launch; Karan Singh, Tharoor, Kant, Sanyal to host special shows". Tribuneindia News Service.
6. Venugopal, Vasudha. "Sansad TV to have shows on 35 themes and prime-time 'democracy' news bulletin". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
7. Nair, Sobhana K. (24 June 2020). "Process to merge Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha TVs into Sansad TV in final stages". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 1 December 2020.
8. "Sansad TV, the integrated product of LSTV, RSTV, to be 'more focused and content-driven'". The Indian Express. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
9. "'Sansad TV' that integrates functioning of LSTV, RSTV, to have English, Hindi variants". Deccan Herald. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

External links

• Official website