The Supreme Court dismissed a plea by an NGO seeking directions to the Centre to start a 24-hour Sindhi language channel on Doordarshan.
The top court rejected the NGO's petition, citing the Delhi High Court's dismissal of the same plea on grounds of lack of legal or constitutional right to such a demand.
While the NGO argued that a 24-hour Sindhi channel would help preserve the language through public broadcasting, the Supreme Court suggested that there might be other ways to achieve this goal. Prasar Bharati, the public broadcaster, justified its decision to not start a 24-hour Sindhi channel by pointing to the relatively small population of Sindhi-speaking people in India and the financial constraints of operating a full-time channel.
However, Prasar Bharati does offer Sindhi language programs on its DD Girnar, DD Rajasthan, and DD Sahyadri channels, which cover regions with significant Sindhi populations
The high court found that these channels provide "adequate coverage" of the Sindhi language and are available throughout the country, including on DTH platforms.
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