DD Free Dish TV Yojana 2024 - Check Channel List, Set Top Box Price at prasarbharati.gov.in

DD Free Dish TV Yojana Website made operational by central government at prasarbharati.gov.in. DD Free Dish TV is India's first and one and only Free-to-Air (FTA) Direct-To-Home (DTH) Service from Prasar Bharati. Read this article till the end to check DD Free Dish channel list 2024 and know DD FreeDish Set Top Box price.

The new DD Free Dish TV Yojana is also known by the following names:-
  • DD Free Dish Set Top Box Scheme
  • Prasar Bharati Yojana
  • Free Dish TV Yojana
  • DD Free Dish DTH Service
  • BIND Scheme / Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development Scheme
CCEA has approved Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development Scheme to be implemented as central sector scheme with an outlay of Rs. 2,539.61 crore up to 2025-26.

DD Free Dish TV Yojana Website (prasarbharati.gov.in)

If you want to know set top box price, channel list for TV as well as radio along with channel number, then you can check the link - https://prasarbharati.gov.in/free-dish/

The official DD Free Dish TV Yojana website is https://prasarbharati.gov.in/ 

BIND Scheme Cabinet Approval 

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the proposal of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting regarding Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development Scheme. This new BIND Scheme is a central sector scheme which would be implemented with an outlay of Rs. 2,539.61 crore up to 2025-26.

About Prasar Bharati Bind Scheme

  • DD Free Dish TV Yojana is a scheme to provide financial support to Prasar Bharati. It includes expenses related to expansion and upgradation of its broadcasting infrastructure, content development and civil work related to organization.
  • Prasar Bharati as the public broadcaster of the country, is the most important vehicle of information, education, entertainment and engagement for the people especially in the remote areas of the country through Doordarshan (DD) and All India Radio (AIR).
  • Prasar Bharati played a stellar role in communicating public health messages and awareness to the public during the covid pandemic.

Scope of DD Free Dish Set Top Box Yojana (Bind Scheme)

  • DD Free Dish TV Yojana will widen Prasar Bharati's reach, including in the LWE (Left Wing Extremism), border and strategic areas and provide high quality content to the viewers.
  • Free Dish Set Top Box scheme will increase coverage of AIR FM (frequency modulation) transmitters in the country to 66% by geographical area and 80% by population, up from 59% and 68% respectively. 
  • The Bind scheme also envisages free distribution of over 8 lakh DD Free Dish STBs (Set Top Box) to people living in remote, tribal, LWE and border areas.

Significance of DD Free Dish DTH Service

  • DD Free Dish TV Yojana will enhance the scope of public broadcasting. It also has the potential to generate indirect employment by way of manufacturing and services related to supply and installation of broadcast equipment.
  • Content generation and content innovation for AIR & DD has the potential of indirect employment of persons with varied experience of different media fields in the content production sector including TV/Radio production, transmission and associated media related services.

DD Free Dish Channel List 2024

You can now check the new channel line-up on DD Free Dish, effective from 1 April 2022.
Channel Name (TV)Channel Number (LCN)
DD News1
DD National2
DD Retro3
DD Kisan4
DD India5
Sun Marathi6
Showbox7
DD Girnar8
Ishara TV9
ABZY Movies10
Vedic11
B4U Movies12
Good News Today13
B4U Bhojpuri14
Dhinchaak15
Big Ganga16
Goldmines Bhojpuri17
Manoranjan Prime18
Manoranjan Grand19
Shemaroo Marathibana20
DD Podhigai21
DD Punjabi22
DD Sahyadri23
Fakt Marathi24
MyCam25
Sansad TV26
Sansad TV27
Shemaroo TV28
Dangal29
Bhojpuri Cinema30
Zee Biskope31
ABZY Cool32
Dhinchaak 233
The Q34
Colors Cineplex Bollywood35
Goldmines Hindi36
Enterr 1037
Rishtey Cineplex38
Movie Plus39
Manoranjan Movie40
Big Magic41
B4U Kadak42
Manoranjan TV43
TV9 Bharatvarsh44
Aastha45
Filamchi Bhojpuri46
Zing47
Zee Anmol Cinema48
NDTV India49
Azaad50
Enterr- 10 Movies51
Goldmines Movies52
Popcorn Movies53
Sanskar TV54
Star Utsav Movies55
News 18 India56
9XM57
Sony Wah58
Zee Hindustan59
India News60
MTV Beats61
Mastii62
B4U Music63
India TV64
News Nation65
Times Now Navbharat66
Republic Bharat67
Aaj Tak68
ABP News69
Zee News70
Zee Chitramandir71
Zee Punjabi72
News 24 Think First73
Food Food74
DD Yadagiri75
DD UP76
DD Bharati77
DD Rajasthan78
DD Sports79
DD Bihar80
DD Jharkhand81
DD MP82
DD Tripura83
DD Chhattisgarh84
DD Kashir85
DD Chandana86
DD Uttarakhand87
DD Saptagiri88
DD Malayalam89
DD Assam90
DD Oriya91
DD Arun Prabha92
DD Bangla93
Home Channel94
Astha Bhajan95
Chardikala Time TV96
DD Goa97
DD Haryana98
DD Himachal Pradesh99
Samay100
India News UP/UK101
Sudarshan News102
News 18 UP/UK103
DD Meghalaya104
DD Manipur105
DD Nagaland106
DD Mizoram107
News State UP/UK108
News India 24X7109
Bflix Movies110
BTV World111
KBS World112
DD National HD113
DD Urdu114
Swadesh News115
Raftaar Media116
DD SWAYAM Prabha 1117
DD SWAYAM Prabha 2118
DD SWAYAM Prabha 3119
DD SWAYAM Prabha 4120
DD SWAYAM Prabha 5121
DD SWAYAM Prabha 6122
DD SWAYAM Prabha 7123
DD SWAYAM Prabha 8124
DD SWAYAM Prabha 9125
DD SWAYAM Prabha 10126
DD SWAYAM Prabha 11127
DD SWAYAM Prabha 12128
DD SWAYAM Prabha 13129
DD SWAYAM Prabha 14130
DD SWAYAM Prabha 15131
DD SWAYAM Prabha 16132
DD SWAYAM Prabha 17133
DD SWAYAM Prabha 18134
DD SWAYAM Prabha 19135
DD SWAYAM Prabha 20136
DD SWAYAM Prabha 21137
DD SWAYAM Prabha 22138
DD eVidya 1139
DD eVidya 2140
DD eVidya 3141
DD eVidya 4142
DD eVidya 5143
DD eVidya 6144
DD eVidya 7145
DD eVidya 8146
DD eVidya 9147
DD eVidya 10148
DD eVidya 11149
DD eVidya 12150
DD Vande Gujarat 1151
DD Vande Gujarat 2152
DD Vande Gujarat 3153
DD Vande Gujarat 4154
DD Vande Gujarat 5155
DD Vande Gujarat 6156
DD Vande Gujarat 7157
DD Vande Gujarat 8158
DD Vande Gujarat 9159
DD Vande Gujarat10160
DD Vande Gujarat11161
DD Vande Gujarat12162
DD Vande Gujarat13163
DD Vande Gujarat14164
DD Vande Gujarat15165
DD Vande Gujarat16166
DD DigiShala167
Channel Name (Radio)Channel Number (LCN)
AIR News1
AIR Telugu2
AIR Marathi3
AIR Tamil4
AIR VBS5
AIR Rohtak6
AIR Vijayawada7
AIR Imphal8
AIR Gujarati9
AIR Panjim10
AIR Punjabi11
AIR Puducherry12
AIR Srinagar13
AIR Lucknow14
AIR Patna15
AIR Bhopal16
AIR Kannada17
AIR Bangla18
AIR Hindi19
AIR North East20
AIR Dehradun21
AIR Port Blair22
AIR Jaipur23
AIR Gangtok24
AIR Raagam25
AIR Ranchi26
AIR Urdu27
AIR Oriya28
AIR Malayalam29
AIR Assamese30
AIR Raipur31
AIR Shillong32
AIR Kohima33
AIR Aizawl34
AIR Itanagar35
AIR Agartala36
AIR Leh37
AIR Shimla38
AIR Jammu39
Gyanwani40
FM Rainbow Delhi41
FM Gold Delhi42
AIR Darbhanga43
AIR Nazibabad44
AIR World Service 145
AIR World Service 246
AIR Neighbourhood Service 147
AIR Neighbourhood Service 248

Free Dish Set Top Box Price

DD Free Dish DTH service is owned and operated by Public Service Broadcaster Prasar Bharati. It was launched in December 2004. DD Free Dish is the only Free-to-Air (FTA) Direct-To-Home (DTH) Service where there is no monthly subscription fee from the viewers. It is very affordable for all as it requires only a small one time investment of less than Rs. 2000 for purchasing of Set-to-Box (STB) and small sized Dish Antenna with accessories. The unique free to air model has made DD Free Dish the largest DTH platform.

The indicative price of a Receive System (consisting of Set Top Box, Dish Antenna, LNB , cable and other associated accessories) may be less than Rs. 2000. It may however vary with the make of equipment and will also depend upon the local taxes/prevailing custom duty, etc.

DD Free Dish Helpline Numbers

Toll Free - 1800114554 
Contact No. - 011-25806200

Data is a taken from https://prasarbharati.gov.in/free-dish/

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