mangaluru proceedings of both houses of the state legislature in karnataka could well be televised officially on lines with similar arrangement in the lok sabha and rajya sabha with both houses of parliament having their own television channels the state legislature is contemplating a similar move kagodu thimappa speaker of state legislative assembly said if this move fructifies private tv channels will have to obtain feed from official channels on the sidelines of a health department function here on wednesday kagodu said he went to new delhi recently to witness the functioning of the lok sabha and rajya sabha tv channels meeting with cm i will shortly hold a meeting with cm siddaramaiah and discuss ways and means to implement this move the final proposal could be placed before the legislature when it meets next he said asserting that the proposal to start tv channels for the bicameral legislature as viable kagodu said it has been proved in the case of both lok sabha and rajya sabha tv channels we can look at commercially exploiting the channels with a proper revenue model when the legislature is not in session and this could make the channels selfsustaining he said adding that the government will be requested to give a special grant of rs 25 crore to kick start the channels the presiding officers of both houses of the legislature law and parliamentary affairs minister chief minister will all be taken in to confidence before the proposal is finally rolled out kagodu said incidentally kagodu and t b jayachandra studied the functioning of the two tv channels in delhi during their recent visit kagodu opined that tv channels should show proceedings as it happens and that he has not set any time frame when this could become a reality