Reader Gujarat University Title(s) and Name(s) of the person(s) making the presentation at the Forum

India has developed an effective delivery system across the country in the form of national network connected through Indian National Satellite Service, which is known as Doordarshan. A large number of programmes are being produced by Government as well as private agencies with the rising number of channels and concept of cable television and pay- TV. In India right from the inception of television, education has remained the main objective. Doordarshan spends more than 35 hours a week for school and college education (Chandrasekhar '97). The private sector also has special channels and special programming (Joshi 1998). India does not lag behind in comparison with other countries. In Japan NHK the sole public service broadcasting has a strong educational service character (NHK 1992). In USA Public Broadcasting System- PBS broadcasts 140 hours of programme a week. Most of these are educational programmes, scientific documentaries, and classical music concerts. (UNESCO 1997) In the UK the Open University uses television for 35 hours a week. In China it is used for 32 hours and Canada it is used for 12 hours a week (Haider 1998). The University Grants Commission on August 15 1984 started the regular INSAT television programmes for higher education. The telecast aims to enrich update and upgrade the quality of education fo