The Union home ministry is turning TV producer to showcase success stories from the northeast on national television.

The ministry has decided on a 13-episode program, relating stories like that of the all-girl band Hurricane Girls, family planning campaigner Dr Ilyas Ali or gymnast Dipa Karmakar.

The programe will start from this month on Doordarshan. If it becomes successful, then the North-East Division in the ministry may look at the possibility of extending it to 26 or even 52 episodes.

The ministry is also looking at the possibility of airing this program on private channels.

"Through this program, we are trying to tell how these people are changing lives in the region," a senior official at the home ministry said.

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By M. Divya Shri