The ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched a dedicated page - Community Radio India - on social networking site facebook to establish a direct communication with various stakeholders of community radio fraternity in the country.

The page can be accessed on the website -www.facebook.com/communityradioindia. The page is aimed at disseminating community radio information to a wider public and engage with over 134 operating community radio stations of the country.

The information shared through wall posts on the page will not only be helpful for them but will also inform individuals interested in community radio.

The platform will also enable community radio stations to share information about their radio programmes, upcoming events, success stories, photographs and their challenges.

AIR correspondent reports that the scheme has been identified as a core intervention during the XII Five Year Plan and it is expected that the Plan period would see a quantum jump in the number of Community Radio Stations set up in the country.

In Madhya Pradesh, the first Saharia community radio station will go on air at Sesaipura in Sheopur district from tomorrow. AIR correspondent reports that the community radio station will raise the voice of primitive Saharia tribe.

Saharia community radio station is being launched by Vanya, an undertaking of State Tribal Welfare Department. It will broadcast programmes in Saharia dialect and Hindi. 

The radio station will serve as a bridge between tribal people and the government. It will also ensure direct participation of tribal communities in administrative machinery. 

The community radios station will not only protect tribal art and culture, but will also lead to tribal’s social and educational progres