The government has taken a series of measures to improve the quality of DD News.<br />''<br />''Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said, Prasar Bharati has hired 17 new Digital Satellite News Gathering Vans for transmitting High Definition Signals.<br />''<br />''He said, Prasar Bharati also procured and deployed nine such vans last year with the state-of-the-art technology.<br />''<br />''The Minister also reiterated that Prasar Bharati is an autonomous body and not run by the government.<br />''<br />''<br />