Overview

• Government figures presented in the Rajya Sabha show the programme has earned Rs 34.13 crore since its first broadcast on October 3, 2014
• All India Radio (Akashvani) produces the monthly address using existing in-house resources without additional budgetary allocation
• The broadcast airs live on Akashvani’s national and regional radio network and is simulcast on Doordarshan National and regional language channels via DD Free Dish
• Live-streaming and archives are available on YouTube channels such as PMO India and AIR, on Prasar Bharati’s WAVES OTT platform, the NewsOnAIR app and PB SHABD
• Regional-language versions and distribution through rural radio and television channels extend the programme’s reach into vernacular and remote communities