NEW DELHI: Thirty-eight educational institutions have been issued letters of intent for community radio service, while 23 such organizations have signed a licence agreement with the government.
 
Till date, 74 applications for community radio service have been received by the information and broadcasting ministry, out of which 53 eligible ones have been referred to various government agencies for clearances.

Information and broadcasting minister Jaipal Reddy told Lok Sabha (Lower House) on Thursday that the government approved a scheme for the grant of community broadcasting licenses to well established educational institutions, including universities in December, 2002.
 
 

Foreign investment in community radio venture is not allowed by the government.

Institutions that have started community radio broadcasting include Anna University, Chennai; Sri Namakula Vinayagar Engineering College, Pondicherry; India International Institute. of Management, Jaipur; Kongu Engineering College, Erode; MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai; Sunbeam English School, Varanasi; Vidya Pratisthan’s Institute of Information Technology, Baramati, Pune and City Montessori School, Lucknow.