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Song and Drama Division
Set up in 1954 as a unit of All India Radio, Song and Drama Division became an independent unit in 1960. It utilizes live entertainment media for the purpose of creating awareness among the people about various national programmes of socioeconomic significance. It utilizes a wide range of traditional stage forms such as drama, dance-drama puppets, folk recitals and traditional plays besides light and sound programmes. The division has its head office at Delhi, and there are twelve regional centres and eleven sub-centres in the country. Border Publicity Scheme was introduced in 1966 for the purpose of boosting the morale of the people along the sensitive international boundaries and keep them bound to the country's unity and integrity. There are two light and sound centres at New Delhi and Bangalore.