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Estimates Committee (1969-70) B.C. No 6d ESTIMATES COMMITTEE (1969-70) (FOURTH LOK SABHA) NINETY-SIXTH REPORT MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING Action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the First Report of the Estimates Committee (Fourth Lok Sabha) on the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting-Film Institute of India, Poona LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI NOVL"mber, 19691 Kartika. 1891 (Saka) Price Re. 0.80 - /I P. LIST OF' AUTHORISED AGENTSF'OH l'lil!: SALE OF LOKSABHA SECRETARIAT PUBLICATION::) Sl Name of ..o\genl Aleney SI. Nlme of Alenl ....cJlCy No. No. No. No. ------------_._-- A\1l)HR\ PRADB~H 1%. Charles Lamnert ,Com- 30 pany. 101, Mlbatffi. J. A tdllrll University Gener. II Gandhi Road, Oppotite Coorerative Stores Ltd.• Clock Tower. Port. Waltair (Visakhapatnarn) Bombav. 2. u.R. Lakshrnipathy Chelty 94 I]. The Current Book Houae, 60 lind Sona, Genen1 Mer- Maruti Lane. Raghunath chants and Ne"" Agent., Dadaii Street. BombaY~I. Newpet. 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Newman & Company 44 601. GlrRaum Road. Near LId •• 3. Old Court HOIII. Princels Street, BombaY-2 Street, Calcutta. 10. Tbt' International Boalr 22 Houle (private) Limited. :&2. P'lrma!C.' .. ,\lukbopadbya,. 82 9. Ash Lane. Mahatma 6/1 A. Ranchh'lram Akrllf Glndhi Rold. Bombay-I. L~nf', C'~IC'lft.-r, I I The International Boot %6 Service, Deccan Gymkhana, POODt-4. Z3. MI •. ~Iukherii Book HoUle. -8. Duff Lane. Calcutta-I. Ninety-sixtb Report of the Estim~tes Committee (Fourth Lok Sabha) on the Ministry of Information Rnd Broad- casting. Page (v), line 2, ~ '1969-70' ~ '1968-69' Page 5, line 5, ..t:su: 'ha.pe' ~ 'have' Page 17, line 2, !QJ:. "insti tutiona t ~ 'institutional' Page 32, line 9, insert '(' before 1 LS8' Page 35, delete last three lines and insert the same at the end of p.37 Page 43, line 1, f.Q.r. 'APPENDIX' ~ 'APPENDIX III' • CONTBNTS COMPOSITION OP THB BlTIMATBS COMMlTTBB • (iii) COMPOSITION OP THB STUDY GROUP 'P' OF BsTIMAns COMMITTBB (V) INTRODUCTION . (Vii) OWTBRI Report I CllAPTBR II Recommendations thlt have been accepted by GOVernment a CHAPTER III Recommendarions which the Committee do not desire to pursue in view of Government's zeply as \ . QwrrBR IV Recommendations in respect of Which dnal replies of Government have not been accepted by the CoD\- mittce • 't~f" . CHAPTBll V RecouuneDdati~ in resaect of which ftnaJ. -replin . of" Government'are still awaited 37 APPENDIces-- I-Statement showiD4l details of Newspapers in wh~ ...1N~~J ,•. j"', w~ 1 "" admission notice appeatcCl "~ . • i i,1t II-List of Members of Selection Committee constituted during 1967-68 . III-Analysis of the action taken by Government on the reCOmmendations contained in the Pirst Report of the Bstimates Committee (Fourth Lolr: Sabha) ESTIMA TES COMMITTEE (1969-70) CHAIRMAN 1. Shri M. Thirumala Rao 2. Shri K. M. Abraham 3. Shri S. A. Agadi 4. Shri B. Anjanappa 5. Shri R. S. Arumugam 6. Shri Bedabrata Barua 7. Shri Brijraj Singh Kotab 8. Shri Dalbir Singh Choudhari 9. Sbri Hem Raj 10. Shri Hukam Chand Kachwai 11. Shri M. Kamalanathan 12. Shri Bhanudas Ramchandra Kavade 13. Shri H. Ajmal Khan 14. Shri Samarendra Kundu 15. Mahindra Babadur Raja Kamakhya Prasad Singb Deo 16. Shri Masuriya Din 17. 8hri Kartik Oraon ... 18. Shri Sarjoo Pandey 19. 8hri Manubhai Patel 20. Shri Shashi Bhushan 21. Sbri Ramavatar Shastri 22. Shri Shiv Kumar Shastri 23. Shri Nuggehalli Shivappa 24. ~ri Arangil 8reedharan (iii) (iv) 25. 8hri S. Supakar 26. Shri G. G. Swell 27. Sfiri K. N. Tewan 28. Shrt Gunanand Thakur 29. Shri Tula !\am 30. Shrt Ramesh Chandra Vyas SBCBETARIAT Shri M. S. Sundaresan-Deputy Secretary. Shrt T. N. Dhar-Under S,ecreto:ry. STUDY GROUP 'F' OF THE ESTIMATES COMMITTEE (1969-70) CONYBNBR Shri S. Kandappan MEMBERS 2. Shri B. Anjanappa 3. Shri Tridib Chaudhuri 4. Shri Ganesh Ghosh 5. Shri Y. Gadilingana Goud 6. Shri J. M. \ Imam 7. Sbri K. Lakkappa 8. Shri Yamuna Prasad MandaI 9. Shri F. H. Mohsin 10. Shri Gajraj Singh Rao 11. Shrimati Jayaben Shah 12. Shri Shanti Lal Shah 13. Shri K. Subravelu 14. Shri Tula Ram (v) INTRODUCTION I, the Chairman of the Estimates Committee, having been autho- rised by the Committee to submit the Report on their behalf, present this Ninety-sixth Report on action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the First Report of the Estimatel Committee (Fourth Lok Sabha) on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting-Film Institute of India, Poona. 2. The First Report of the Estimates Committee was presented to the Lok Sabha on the 26th June, 1967. Government furnished replies indicating action taken on the recommendations ('ontained in the Report on the 6th March, 1968 and 11 th June, 1968. The replies were considered by Study Group of the Estimates Committee (1968-69) at their sitting held on the 12th August, 1968. Further information in respect of some of the recommendations was called for on the 30th August, 1968. The requisite information was fur· nished by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting between the 9th January, 1969 and the 11th April, 1969. a. The replies to recommendations and further information were considered by Study Group 'F' of Estimates Committee (1968-69) at their sitting held on the 28th April, 1969. The draft report was adopted by the Committee on the 21st October, 1969. 4. The Report has been divided into the follOWing Chapters:-- I. Report. II. Recommendations that have been accepted by Government. Ill .. Recommendations which the Committee do not desire to pursue in view of Government's reply. IV. Recommendations in respect of which replies of Government have not been accepted by the Committee. V. Recommendations in respect of which final teplles of Gov- ernment are still awaited. 5. An analysis of the action taken by Government 011 the l'ecom- rnendations contained in the First Report of the Estimates Committee (Fourth Lok Sabha) is given in Appendix In. It would be observed (vii) (viii) therefrom that out of 43 recommendations mad" m the First Report, 35 recommendations, i.e. 81.4 per cent Have been accepted by Gov- ernment. The Committee do not desire to pursue 7 recommendations, i.e. 16.3 per cent in view of Government's reply. The final reply of Government in respect of 1 recommendation i£. 2.3 per cent is still awaited. Nzw DELHI; M. THIRUMALA RAO, November 21, 1969 Chairman, Kurtika 30, 1891 (Sukaf- Estimates Committee. CHAPTER I REPORT The Estimates Committee are glad to observe that the recommen- dations contained in their First Repo'l't (Fourth Lok Sabha) on the Ministry of Iniormation and Broadcasting-Film Institute of India, POODa, have been replied to by the Government generally to the Committee's satisfaction. CHAPTD II RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY GOVERNMENT Recommendation (Serial No. Z) Para No. 4 The Committee appreciate that five years is too short a period to assess the working of a teaching institution like the b'Um Institute of India and the im'pact that it has made on fUm industry. They WOUld, however, hope that additkmal courses would be introduced in the Institute and that it will succeed in the ultimate aim of eqUip- ping its alumni for producing films of high artistic merit. They ex- pect that the Government will take appropriate steps 80 that the Diploma holders may be able to set new trends and promote the development of films 6S a medium of culture, education and healthy entertainment by making original, purposeful and creative films. Reply of Government The observation of the Committee has been noted. [MiniBtry of Information & Broadcasting O,M. No. 13114i66-F (A). dated the 6th March, 1968.] Re<.'Ommendation (Serial No.3) Para No.5 The Committee note that the Film Institute has students from all the States except Jammu and Kashmir though there is a Wide variation in the number from each State, They desire that the In- Ititute will continue its eftorts to maintain its all-India character by attracting students especially from States which are situated farther away from the Production Centres i.e. Bombay, Madras and Calcutta by giving a wider publicity to its activities and programmes. The Committee further expect that the all-India character of the Insti- tute will be maintained not only in the admission of students but also.in the recruitment of staft' to the extent possible. Reply of Government The observations of the Committee have been noted. 2 3 [Ministry of Information and Broaciccuting n.M. No. 131 14j66-}' (A). dat~d the 6th Ma1'ch, 1968.] Further information called. for by the Committee Please intimate the specific steps taken in the direction of at· tracting students from those States which are situated away from the Production Centres.
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