New Delhi: Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee will launch two dedicated channels for live telecasting the proceedings of both Houses of Parliament today (Dec 14, 2004) as part of efforts to make functioning of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha more transparent.

Chatterjee and Shekhawat had finalised the launch during a meeting with Prasar Bharati officials last week.

The channels will be launched in the Central Hall of Parliament in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy and others.

The two channels will relay the proceedings through cable network. At present the business of both Houses is restricted to a limited area of about 10 to 12 kms in the vicinity of Parliament through a Low Power Transmitter (LPT).

The Lok Sabha proceedings will be telecast on INSAT-3C while Rajya Sabha will be on Panam satellite network PAS10.