NEW Delhi: National Awards are to be conferred in five categories to functional community radio stations during the Second National Community Radio Sammelan to be held from 18 to 20 February in the capital.
The awards will be presented in the categories of theme, community engagement, promoting local culture, most creative/innovative programme content, and sustainability model award.
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Each category will have a first, second and third prize in the cash component of Rs 50,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively.
Although the Information and Broadcasting Ministry had issued 349 letter of intent for setting up community radio in the country as of October 2011, only 115 organisations had operationalised their radio stations.
