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Annual Report 2012-2013 Annual Report 2012-13 1 2 Annual Report 2012-13 Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Annual Report 2012-2013 Annual Report 2012-13 3 4 Annual Report 2012-13 Contents Chapter No. Content ................................................................................... Page No. Highlights .......................................................................................................6 1 Overview .......................................................................................................14 2 Role and Functions of the Ministry .................................................................18 3 New Initiatives ..............................................................................................24 4 Activities under Information sector .................................................................30 5 Activities under Broadcasting sector ...............................................................94 6 Activities under Films sector ........................................................................192 7 Activities under International Cooperation ....................................................242 8 Representation of Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes / OBCs in Service .....248 9 Representation of Physically Disabled Persons in Service ...............................252 10 Use of Official Language .............................................................................258 11 Women Welfare Activities .............................................................................262 12 Vigilance Related Matters ............................................................................266 13 Citizens’ Charter & Grievance Redressal Mechanism ...................................270 14 Right to Information Act, 2005 Related Matters ...........................................274 15 Accounting and Internal Audit .....................................................................278 16 CAG Paras .................................................................................................282 17 Implementation of the Judgments / Orders of CAT ........................................286 18 Plan Outlay .................................................................................................290 19 Media Unit Wise Budget .............................................................................306 20 Organization Chart of Ministry of I&B ........................................................314 Designations in the Ministry .........................................................................315 Website Address of Media Units of MIB ......................................................318 21 Results-Framework Document (RFD) for Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (2011-2012) ...........................................................................320 Annual Report 2012-13 5 Launch of Government of India Calendar-2013 6 Annual Report 2012-13 October, 2012, at the National Media Centre. The two day Conference had seven sessions; covering Ministries of Finance, Agriculture, Railways, Road and Transport, Power, Corporate Affairs, Communication & IT, Civil Aviation and Petroleum and Natural Gas. Two new Regional Centers of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) have become operational at Jammu HIGHLIGHTS (J&K) and Kottayam (Kerala) from August 2012. Press Information Bureau OF THE YEAR launched mobile version of its website pib.gov.in to make its content easily accessible to mobile users. Publications Division started Information Wing e-version of Employment news in English, Hindi & Urdu for its subscribers. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting launched its “Report to the People” YouTube channel in September highlighting the achievements of 2012. The Ministry has also the UPA-II Government was launched its Facebook and brought out in May 2012 on Twitter accounts alongwith completion of its three years. a blog. The initiatives of the A Memorandum of Ministry and the Government Understanding (MoU) was are being disseminated through signed between the India and these platforms. Belarus on 14th November Annual Economic Editors’ 2012 at New Delhi to explore Conference (EEC - 2012) possible areas of bilateral was inaugurated by the Cooperation and exchange Union Finance Minister, views in the field of press and Shri P. Chidambaram on 8th information. Annual Report 2012-13 7 Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information & Broadcasting, Shri Manish Tewari lighting the lamp to inaugurate the Broadcast Engineering Society (India) Expo- 2013 and 19th International Conference & Exhibition on Terrestrial and Satellite Broadcasting, organized by BES (India), in New Delhi on January 29, 2013. Advisor to the PM on Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations & Chairman National Innovation Council, Shri Sam Pitroda and the Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Uday Kumar Varma are also seen 8 Annual Report 2012-13 Broadcasting Wing Digital Addressable System In order to establish a direct The proposal was based on (DAS) has come into effect communication between the recommendations of the in three out of four metros viz. the Ministry and various Group of Ministers (GoM) Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata stakeholders of Community on Prasar Bharti, constituted from 31st October 2012 Radio fraternity in the country, under the Chairmanship of the and the process of digital the Ministry has launched a Home Minister, to examine switch over has been smooth. dedicated page on facebook- various issues pertaining to Analogue Cable Television ‘Community Radio India’. the functioning of Prasar signals were switched off by This page can be accessed Bharati. the Broadcasters and Multi- from www.facebook.com/ System Operators (MSOs) communityradioindia. In order to monitor the progress at midnight of 31st October, of Digitization and to infuse 2012 in Delhi, Mumbai and In pursuance to ensure the transparency in the system, Kolkata. Analogue Cable compliance of the directives the Ministry has put in place TV signals were allowed to of National Commission a software and enabled its continue in Chennai due to for Protection of Child website for the purpose of real the interim stay granted by Rights (NCPCR) as also time collection of data. Using the Hon’ble High Court of the provisions of the Cable the software, the Multi-System Madras. Television Network Rules Operators (MSOs) can upload 1994, the Ministry issued a the data on the website of the The Ministry of Information directive to all TV channels Ministry. & Broadcasting has amended on 9th August 2012 regarding the Cable Television Network Protection of Identity of The Cabinet Committee on Rules 1995 thereby making Children in need of care and Economic Affairs (CCEA) it mandatory for Multi-system protection and juveniles in in its meeting held on 14th Operators (MSO) and conflict with law. September 2012 approved the Cable Operators to provide proposal on “Review of the information as and when sought The proposal of the Ministry Policy on Foreign Investment for by the Central Government for financial restructuring of (FI) in companies operating in or State Government or Prasar Bharti (Broadcasting the Broadcasting Sector”. authorized officer or any agency Corporation of India) was of the Central Government. approved by Union Cabinet on 14th September, 2012. Annual Report 2012-13 9 Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information & Broadcasting, Shri Manish Tewari presenting the "Life Time Achievement Award" to the Polish Film Director, Mr. Krzystof Zanussiat, at the inaugural ceremony of the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2012), in Panaji, Goa. Governor of Goa, Shri Bharat Vir Wanchoo, Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Manohar Parrikar and Secretary, I & B, Shri Uday Kumar Varma are also seen 10 Annual Report 2012-13 Films Wing For the first time, the Ministry to be taken by the film industry Poland, to enhance bilateral took an initiative to live stream while depicting smoking scenes cooperation in the Films Sector the opening and closing in their films. between the two countries. ceremony of IFFI-2012 on its YouTube Channel. Over two The 59th National Film Directorate of Film Festivals hundred videos of the festival Awards were presented at organized screening of films in were uploaded on the channel the function held on 3rd May Moscow from 13 to 15 April which received more than 2012 in New Delhi. Hon’ble 2012 and at St. Petersburg 17,000 views. Vice President Shri M. Hamid from 17 to 22 April 2012 to Ansari gave away the awards celebrate 65 years of diplomatic As part of the Centenary under different categories to relations between India and Celebrations, the Ministry nearly 100 talents in both Russia. conceptualized and designed a feature film and non-feature tableau to commemorate 100 film categories. The Dada The National Film Archives years of Indian Cinema and Saheb Phalke Award for the of India (NFAI) organized a participated in the Republic year 2011 was conferred on the European Film Festival from Day Celebrations- 2013. The noted Bengali Actor Soumitra 3rd to 9th April 2012 jointly central idea of the tableau Chatterjee. with Max Mueller Bhawan, was Cinema – MayurPankhi Alliance Francaise, Pune and – a symbolic re-interpretation The very first film made in a the British Council. dialect “Byari” won the award of the mythological flying Children’s Film Society of bird-boat, which represents under Best Film Category. The film also won the bronze