In December 2002, the Government of India approved a policy for the grant of licenses for setting up of Community Radio Stations to well established educational institutions including IITs/IIMs.

The matter has been reconsidered and the Government has now decided to broad base the policy by bringing ‘Non-profit’ organisations like civil society and voluntary organisations etc under its ambit in order to allow greater participation by the civil society on issues relating to development & social change.

The detailed policy guidelines in this regard are given in the links below:

• Basic Principles
• Eligibility Criteria 
• Selection Process & Processing of the applications 
• Grant of Permission Agreement conditions 
• Content regulation & monitoring 
• Imposition of penalty/revocation of Permission Agreement 
• Transmitter Power and Range 
• Funding & Sustenance 
• Other Terms & Conditions

Policy guidelines for DAVP Empanelment for advertisements