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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Govt to Implement New Scheme to Archive Films: Javadekar


NEW DELHI | JUL 23, 2014


Government is in the process of implementation of a new scheme "National Film Heritage Mission" to restore, digitize and archive films and filmic materials, the Lok Sabha was told today.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said in a written reply that the Expenditure Finance Committeee (EFC) has recommended the implementation of the scheme for consideration of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).

He said government also proposes to declare the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata, to be the institutions of national importance through the proposed "The Natinal Institutes of Film, Television and Allied Studies Bill 2014.

"The Information and Broadcasting ministry is in the process of implementation of a new scheme "National Film Heritage Mission" to restore, digitize and archive films and filmic materials.

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