Introduction

The speaker welcomes the honorable minister for INB and sports Anurag Takaraji and all the esteemed guests. He expresses his excitement about Darshan organizing this conclave and talks about the impact of having Anuragji as the minister.

• The speaker mentions that Anuragji, being a sports person, has set a high bar of expectations.

• He talks about how significant reforms have happened over the last eight years of Modi government.

• Two major milestones have been achieved during Anuragji's tenure as INB minister: obsolete transmitters have been phased out, and DD Freedish has reached more than 4.5 crore households.

• The speaker thanks Anuragji for making it to this conclave and looks forward to more such sessions.

Testimony to Change

The speaker talks about how Doordarshan has come out of its comfort zone to meet the high expectations set by Anuragji.

• Over the last eight years, significant reforms have happened in India under Modi government.

• Two major milestones have been achieved during Anuragji's tenure as INB minister: obsolete transmitters have been phased out, and DD Freedish has reached more than 4.5 crore households.

• These achievements are a testimony to the change that has happened over the last eight years.

Bringing Doordarshan Back to Center Stage

The speaker expresses his gratitude towards Anuragji for making it to this conclave and looks forward to more such sessions where they can deliberate on bringing Doordarshan back to center stage of public discourse in India.

• The reach of Doordarshan today is a testimony to the change that has happened over the last eight years.

• The speaker thanks Anuragji for making it to this conclave and looks forward to more such sessions where they can deliberate on bringing Doordarshan back to center stage of public discourse in India.