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MUMBAI: Minister of State for Science and
Technology and Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra
Singh has said that direct-to-home (DTH)
satellite television covers 100 per cent area of
the Indian mainland including rural and far-
flung regions.
Listing the achievements of the Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO), the minister said
that ISRO satellites have contributed to the
improvement of telecommunication, distance
education, and telemedicine facilities in rural
and far-flung areas of the country.
The minister stated that about 1.75 lakh
satellite communication terminals are
supporting various applications like village
telephony, data connectivity, broadband
connectivity and automatic teller machines
(ATM) of banks covering rural and remote
areas.
In the area of tele-education, 56,000
classrooms are connected through satellite
networking, of which 51,000 are receive-only
terminals (ROTs) and around 5,000 are satellite
interactive terminals (SITs) catering to all the
sectors of education from primary to higher
and professional education.
The telemedicine network connects patients at
a remote hospital to a specialty hospital for
tele-consultation. 60 specialty hospitals are
connected to 308 remote and rural hospitals
and 16 mobile vans. DTH covers 100% area of the country, says science & tech min | TelevisionPost.com
Technology and Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra
Singh has said that direct-to-home (DTH)
satellite television covers 100 per cent area of
the Indian mainland including rural and far-
flung regions.
Listing the achievements of the Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO), the minister said
that ISRO satellites have contributed to the
improvement of telecommunication, distance
education, and telemedicine facilities in rural
and far-flung areas of the country.
The minister stated that about 1.75 lakh
satellite communication terminals are
supporting various applications like village
telephony, data connectivity, broadband
connectivity and automatic teller machines
(ATM) of banks covering rural and remote
areas.
In the area of tele-education, 56,000
classrooms are connected through satellite
networking, of which 51,000 are receive-only
terminals (ROTs) and around 5,000 are satellite
interactive terminals (SITs) catering to all the
sectors of education from primary to higher
and professional education.
The telemedicine network connects patients at
a remote hospital to a specialty hospital for
tele-consultation. 60 specialty hospitals are
connected to 308 remote and rural hospitals
and 16 mobile vans. DTH covers 100% area of the country, says science & tech min | TelevisionPost.com
