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indiantelevision.com Team
NEW DELHI: DD Urdu spent Rs 208 million of the Rs 210 million allocated to it in 2012-13 by the Prasar Bharati compared to just Rs 100 million spent by the channel out of the Rs 74 million allocated in 2008-09.
Similarly, DD Kashir spent Rs 116.5 million out of the Rs 116.7 million allocated to it in 2012-13 as compared to Rs 56.9 million spent out of the 87.4 million given to it in 2008-09.
Prasar Bharati has also informed that separate allocation of funds continues to be made to Doordarshan from the revenue plan under the scheme software acquisition/production of Doordarshan.
There is no plan to discontinue this practice, Prasar Bharati sources said.
The amounts allocated in previous years with the amount spent, as far as DD Urdu is concerned, were
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Allocation
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Expenditure
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2009-10
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405 million
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18.1 million
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2010-11
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530 million
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20.9 million
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2011-12
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51.9 million
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25 million
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The amounts allocated to DD Kashir and the expenditure was
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Allocation
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Expenditure
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2009-10
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145 miilion
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121.5 million
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2010-11
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270 million
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268.4 million
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2011-12
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481.6 million
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481.5 million
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