NEW DELHI: Doordarshan incurred a sum of Rs 301.45 crore during the last three years towards digitisation of its infrastructure.

 This included expenditure incurred on digitisation of studios, transmitters and High Definition TV (HDTV).

 The Parliament was informed by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore that digitisation in Doordarshan results in better quality of program production thereby ensuring a better quality of service to the viewers.

HDTV picture quality is five times the resolution of Standard Definition (SD) picture. 

Digital television offers new possibilities to viewers and broadcasters with the improved technical quality of picture and sound, additional programmes and additional reception modes (portable and mobile).