Lok Sabha Question No. 1312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Functioning of the NFAI
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Khagen Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1312 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.06.2019

## FUNCTIONING OF THE NFAI

## 1312.  DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  over  31,000  precious  reels  or cans held by the National Films Archive of India (NFAI) are understood to  have  been  lost  or  destroyed,  according  to  the  observations  of  the recent CAG report and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Government has reviewed the functioning of the NFAI in light of the CAG Report, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Government has reviewed the functioning of other autonomous bodies/subordinate  offices  under  the  Ministry  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to improve their working?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; AND MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR):

(a)  &  (b):  The  Department  of  Audit  and  Accounts  under  the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) carried out a check of records  maintained  by  National  Film  Archive  of  India  (NFAI),

Pune  in  2017  and  noted  that  out  of  about  1,32,000  film reels/cans  available  in  NFAI,  bar  code  stickers  were  pasted only on 100377 film reels/cans. Here it is clarified that bar code stickers  were  pasted  only  on  those  reels/cans,  which  were clear  from  all  technical  aspects.  Remaining  reels/cans  have been  identified  for  removal  of  technical  deficiencies.  So  no reel/cans have been lost or destroyed.

(c)  &  (d):  After  review  of  functioning  of  three  erstwhile  media units  under  the  Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting,  viz. Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP), Directorate of Field Publicity (DFP) and Song & Drama Division (S&DD), it has been decided on 08.12.2017 to merge them into a  single  entity,  i.e.  Bureau  of  Outreach  and  Communication (BOC)  in  order  to  achieve  synergy  and  coordinated  approach among these units for effective communication.

Two Expert Committees under the Chairmanship of Shri Bimal Julka, Information Commissioner (former Secretary of Ministry of  Information  and  Broadcasting)  have  been  constituted  on 14.11.2018 to review the functioning of Satyajit Ray Film and

Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata, Film and Television Institute  of  India  (FTII),  Pune  and  Children's  Film  Society  of India  (CFSI),  Mumbai  and    on  29.01.2019  to  form  broad-based opinion on the matter of Rationalization/Closure/Merger of Film Media  Units  under  the  aegis  of  Ministry  of  Information  & Broadcasting  namely  National  Film  Development  Corporation (NFDC),  Children's  Film  Society  of  India  (CFSI),  Films  Division (FD),  National  Film  Archive  of  India  (NFAI)  and  Directorate  of Film Festivals (DFF). Copies of the OM's dated 14.11.2018 and 29.01.2019 are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE  AS  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  AND  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1312 FOR ANSWER ON 28.06.2019

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## ANNEXURE  AS  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  AND  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1312 FOR ANSWER ON 28.06.2019

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