With a day left for cable TV digitisation deadline, the switchover in all the four metros today reached an overall 93%.
The Government, meanwhile, said exclusive teams have been set up for physical verification of the progress made in digitisation and refuted charges about inaccuracies in the switchover figures.
A release issued by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry tonight said the digitisation process in the four metros--Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai--had so far touched 89%.
Taking Direct to Home(DTH) connections together, it said, the digitisation goes up to 93% in the four cities.
In Delhi, it said, Cable TV digitisation has touched 92% and with DTH, the percentage of digitisation has gone up to 95%.
While the percentage of digitisation in Mumbai has touched over 100%, cable TV digitisation in Kolkata has crossed 82%. Taking DTH penetration, the percentage of digitisation goes up to 85%.
Similarly, in Chennai the cable TV digitisation has reached 62% and with DTH it goes up to 86%.
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