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T.V. facility in each seat of Shatabdi trains

Northern Railway is set to introduce the on-board T.V. facility attached to each seat in the Shatabdi trains.  There is a plan for installation of onboard TV facility in Shatabdi trains. Northern Railway has decided to award advertisement right for provision of onboard TVs and infotainment dissemination system in all coaches of rakes of Shatabdi trains.  
Railways have prepared a revenue model in which neither Railways nor the passenger will have to pay anything for availing the DTH service in trains.  As per plan, the cost of installation, broadcasting and input TV channels is to be borne by the agency and no expenditure shall be borne by Railways or passengers.

Above information was submitted by Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways Shri Bharatsinh Solanki in reply of undermentioned question:-

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF  RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3056

ANSWERED ON-07.09.2012

T.V. facility in Shatabdi trains

3056 . SHRI S. THANGAVELU

(a) whether Northern Railway is set to introduce the on-board T.V. facility attached to each seat in the Shatabdi trains;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Railways have prepared a revenue model in which neither Railways nor the passenger will have to pay anything for availing the DTH service in trains; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER 
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI)
(a): Yes, Sir. There is a plan for installation of onboard TV facility in Shatabdi trains.
(b): Northern Railway has decided to award advertisement right for provision of onboard TVs and infotainment dissemination system in all coaches of rakes of Shatabdi trains.
(c): Yes, Sir.
(d): As per plan, the cost of installation, broadcasting and input TV channels is to be borne by the agency and no expenditure shall be borne by Railways or passengers.

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