Chief Minister Raghubar Das has urged Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Arun Jaitley to convert DD Jharkhand into 24x7 broadcaster on the lines of DD Bihar and DD Bangla. In a letter sent to Jaitly on Wednesday the CM has requested to make DD studios at cities like Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Dumka and Deoghar.
In his letter the CM welcomed Jaitley’s announcement in parliameto technically upgrade Doordarshan.
Das also pointed out that at present DD Jharkhand studios are confined in Ranchi and Medininagar only.
He further added in his letter that having more studios in different places will not only provide much needed platform to the local talent, it will also help in promoting local culture and tradition of the state. Promotion of DD Jharkhand would also provide an opportunity to the specially-abled people to get knowledge and information, the letter stated.