Sansad TV is an

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television channel, which broadcasts the proceedings of the two Houses of

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(Bharatiya Sansad) and other

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. It was formed in March 2021 by amalgamating the existing house channels, Lok Sabha TV and the

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, although separate satellite channels are broadcast for each House. Provisionally, the channel will have about 35 themes on which programmes will be aired, and the programmes will be similar, but in two languages:

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and English. The channel was launched by the

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and Speaker of

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on 15 September 2021. The TV Channel has experts from diverse fields as guest anchors for some flagship programmes and include

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, Vikas Swarup, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Hemant Batra, Maroof Raza and Sanjeev Sanyal.

History

It was formed in the year 2021. "During the intersession period and beyond the working hours of Parliament, both will telecast common content to a large extent. The LSTV platform would telecast programmes in Hindi, while RSTV would do so in English. The two language variants, it was felt, enables better branding and increased viewership", a top official said. "The attempt is to go beyond the proceedings of the Houses and show the functioning of

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and parliamentarians when the House is not in session."

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* {{Parliamentary broadcasters Legislature broadcasters Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha Indian English-language television shows Hindi-language television channels in India Television channels and stations established in 2021 24-hour television news channels in India

History

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