The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, through three different orders on Wednesday, transferred the mandate of production of documentaries and short films; organisation of film festivals; and preservation of films to the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), which functions under the Ministry.
Stating that the mandate of the Films Division, Directorate of Film Festivals, National Film Archives of India and Children’s Film Society, India had been transferred to the NFDC, the Ministry said: “Bringing all these activities under a single management will reduce the overlap of various activities and ensure better utilisation of public resources. The mandate of production of feature films is already being carried out by NFDC.”
The ownership of the assets available with these units will remain with the Central government. According to the orders, the mandate of production of documentaries that was earlier done by the Films Division has been completely transferred to the NFDC with effect from April 1. The legacy and brand name of Films Division will be taken further and the production vertical of the NFDC will be named as the Films Division.
