<p>Following successful digitisation of cable TV in three metros, the Centre has initiated the digitisation process for 38 more cities, including Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The deadline for digitisation in these 38 cities across 15 states expiring on March 31, 2013. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Tuesday reviewed the preparedness. A workshop for the state officials has been planned in November.<br /><br />The cable TV digitisation will also cover Pune, Surat, Kanpur, Jaipur, Lucknow, Nagpur, Patna, Indore, Bhopal, Thane, Ludhiana, Agra, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Nashik, Vadodara, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Rajkot, Meerut, Kalyan-Dombivali, Varanasi, Amrtisar, Navi Mumbai, Aurangabad, Solapur, Allahabad, Jabalpur, Srinagar, Visakhapatnam, Ranchi, Howrah, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Mysore and Jodhpur.<br /><br />Cable operators in these cities have been asked to make a thorough assessment of the number of set-top boxes required, taking into consideration credible data from the ground level and submit their plans for procurement of these boxes to ensure that the March 31 deadline is met. <br /><br />A communication strategy is also being worked out to inform the viewers in these cities.<br />The countdown for phase II began after successful completion of digitisation in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. <br /><br />As on November 6, as many as 22.4 lakh set top boxes have been installed in Mumbai, 25.15 lakh in Delhi and 17.74 lakh in Kolkata. <br /><br />There is a slight delay in Chennai as the matter is sub judice in the Madras High Court.<br />All other urban areas (municipal corporations/municipalities), except cities or towns or areas specified for phases I and II, will have to be digitised by September 30, 2014. <br />The rest of India will be covered by December 31, 2014.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Following successful digitisation of cable TV in three metros, the Centre has initiated the digitisation process for 38 more cities, including Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The deadline for digitisation in these 38 cities across 15 states expiring on March 31, 2013. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Tuesday reviewed the preparedness. A workshop for the state officials has been planned in November.<br /><br />The cable TV digitisation will also cover Pune, Surat, Kanpur, Jaipur, Lucknow, Nagpur, Patna, Indore, Bhopal, Thane, Ludhiana, Agra, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Nashik, Vadodara, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Rajkot, Meerut, Kalyan-Dombivali, Varanasi, Amrtisar, Navi Mumbai, Aurangabad, Solapur, Allahabad, Jabalpur, Srinagar, Visakhapatnam, Ranchi, Howrah, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Mysore and Jodhpur.<br /><br />Cable operators in these cities have been asked to make a thorough assessment of the number of set-top boxes required, taking into consideration credible data from the ground level and submit their plans for procurement of these boxes to ensure that the March 31 deadline is met. <br /><br />A communication strategy is also being worked out to inform the viewers in these cities.<br />The countdown for phase II began after successful completion of digitisation in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. <br /><br />As on November 6, as many as 22.4 lakh set top boxes have been installed in Mumbai, 25.15 lakh in Delhi and 17.74 lakh in Kolkata. <br /><br />There is a slight delay in Chennai as the matter is sub judice in the Madras High Court.<br />All other urban areas (municipal corporations/municipalities), except cities or towns or areas specified for phases I and II, will have to be digitised by September 30, 2014. <br />The rest of India will be covered by December 31, 2014.<br /><br /></p>
