Annual Report 2016-17 Published by the Publications Division Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India Printed at Viba Press Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi - 110020 2 Annual Report 2016-17 Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Annual Report 2016-17 Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu releasing Reporting from Conflict Areas at Golden Jubilee of PCI 4 Annual Report 2016-17 Contents Chapter No. Content Page No. Highlights of the Year 07 1 An Overview 17 2 Role and Functions of the Ministry 21 3 New Initiatives of the Ministry 25 4 Activities under Information Sector 33 5 Activities under Broadcasting Sector 97 6 Activities under Films Sector 225 7 International Co-operation 281 8 Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other 285 Backward Classes 9 Representation of Physically Disabled Persons in Service 287 10 Use of Hindi as Official Language 291 11 Women Welfare Activities 293 12 Vigilance Related Matters 297 13 Citizens’ Charter & Grievance Redressal Mechanism 299 14 Right to Information Act, 2005 Related Matters 303 15 Accounting & Internal Audit 307 16 CAG Paras (Received from 01.04.2016 to 31.12.2016) 313 17 Implementation of the Judgements/Orders of CATs 315 18 Plan Outlay 317 19 Media Unit-wise Budget 323 20 Organizational Chart of Ministry of I&B 333 HMIB Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu addressing at the First ever BRICS Film Festival, in New Delhi 6 Annual Report 2016-17 Highlights of the Year INFORMATION WING Minister for Information & Broadcasting ● Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra released the “Reporting from Conflict Modi inaugurated the Golden Jubilee Areas – a challenge to Media” report on celebrations of the Press Council of India the occasion. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu and Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting and Justice C. K Prasad, felicitated Eminent Journalists and Photo- Journalists for their contribution to Journalism. ● Ministry of Information & Broadcasting organized the 28th State Information Ministers Conference (SIMCON) on 9th and 10th December, 2016 at Vigyan Bhawan with an objective to promote partnership in the dissemination process between Centre and States. SIMCON aimed at HMIB, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu conferring enabling effective communication to the National Awards in Journalism, at Golden Jubilee people and on sector specific collaboration celebrations of Press Council of India. HMSIB Col. in the Films, Broadcasting & Information Rathore & Justice Prasad are also seen sector. The conference was organized on on the National Press Day. Hon’ble Prime the theme – “Reform, Perform & Transform Minister along with Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, – A New Dimension of Communication”. Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu addressing the 28th SIMCON, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, MoS I&B and Secretary I&B Shri Ajay Mittal also seen Highlights of the Year 7 Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing the Ek Nayi Subah event, on the completion of two years NDA government, at India Gate, in New Delhi ● Hon’ble Vice President Shri Hamid Ansari (India Gate) and four other locations and the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri (Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Guwahati and Narendra Modi released 11 new books Haryana) on 28th, May 2016. under the ‘Rashtrapati Bhavan series ○ Independence Day Festival on theme of books’ published by Publications ‘Aazadi 70 Saal Yaad Karo Qurbani’. Division on 25th July, 2016. Some of the Theme song “Tiranga Yatra” was titles included “A Work of Beauty: The launched by Shri M. Venkaiah Architecture and Landscape of Rashtrapati Naidu, Minister for Information & Bhavan”, “First Garden of the Republic: Broadcasting on 12th August, 2016. Nature in the President’s Estate”, “Around A Photo Exhibition organized by India’s First Table: Dining and Entertaining DAVP and Photo Division at Rajpath at Rashtrapati Bhavan” among others. Lawns, India Gate. A Book Exhibition ● Ministry of Information & Broadcasting was also organized by Publications has undertaken various Multimedia Division. Campaigns on Flagship schemes and major events which included: ○ Second International Yoga Day. A special “Karo Yog Raho Nirog” ○ Desh Badal Raha Hai Aage Badh Exhibition was setup by DAVP at Raha Hai – on completion of Chandigarh. two years of the Government. A multimedia event Ek Nayi Subah- ● Ministry of Information & Broadcasting showcasing the achievements of the in compliance with the Hon’ble Supreme Government in the past two years Court directions dated 13.05.2015 was held simultaneously at Delhi constituted a three member committee on 8 Annual Report 2016-17 Communication at National Media Centre on 19th August, 2016, which was a joint endeavour of Press Information Bureau, New Media Cell and Facebook. Over 250 officers from various Ministries and Departments of the Government participated in the workshop. ● Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu addressed the officers of I&B, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Urban Development Ministries on 30th November, 2016 PM Shri Narendra Modi visiting the Exhibition put up by regarding the steps being taken by DAVP in Chandigarh on 2nd International Yoga Day the Government to promote less cash 06.04.2016 to address the issues related economy and encourage digital and online transactions. to Content Regulation in Government Advertising. The committee is chaired by ● As part of the activities under Swachh Shri B.B. Tandon, Former Chief Election Bharat Mission, the Ministry of I&B has Commissioner of India. prepared a Calendar containing month- wise activities to be undertaken by the ● Minister of State for Information & Ministry and its Media Units w.e.f the Broadcasting, Col. Rajyavardhan month of September, 2016 onwards. This Rathore inaugurated the Workshop on calendar not only focuses on physical Effective Use of Facebook for Government cleanliness of work place and surrounding HMSIB Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore at the inauguration of workshop on effective use of Facebook for Government Communication Highlights of the Year 9 premises but also cleanliness of pendency ● A book titled “Courts of India: Past to of receipt/ files by way of prompt disposal Present” published by the Publications of matters relating to general public, Division was released on the occasion of clients and other Government Ministries/ Constitution Day on 26th November, 2016 Departments. by the Chief Justice of India, Justice T S ● Ministry introduced various Policy Thakur and Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Initiatives in the Information sector: Minister for Law & Justice and Electronics and Information Technology. The book is o A New Print Media Advertisement published under the expert guidance of an Policy for DAVP was brought out with Editorial Board constituted by the Hon’ble the objective to promote transparency Supreme Court. and accountability in issuing of Government advertisements in print ● Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of media and weeding out ghost/irregular Information and Broadcasting addressed newspapers. Policy introduced a all officials of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and its media units at transparent New Marking System and National Media Centre on 29th July, 2016 Circulation Verification Procedure for wherein the expectations from officials empanelment of Newspapers/Journals such as focus on Results, Transparency, with DAVP. Accountability, Discipline and Enabling o New Business Policy for Publication work environment were impressed upon. Division with the objective to ● The Press Information Bureau, a media streamline business practices in unit under the Ministry of I&B organised line with the contemporary trends Regional Editors Conferences to reach out prevailing in publications industry. to Regional Media and create awareness The policy aims to promote online about the Developmental Schemes / readership and sale of books through Initiatives of the Government of India. e-commerce platforms. o Shri M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated o New Policy guidelines for Central the two day Regional Editors Government advertisements on Conference for southern States and online platform have been issued on Union Territories at Chennai on 1st 24.5.2016 which set out criteria for September, 2016. empanelment of suitable agencies and Rate fixation for advertisements o Regional Editors’ Conference for on websites. North and North Eastern States was organized in Chandigarh on o Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu released 17th October, 2016. The conference the book titled ‘In The Footsteps of witnessed participation from various Mahatma: Gandhi and Sanitation’ Unioin Ministers and about 90 editors authored by eminent Gandhian from States. scholar, Professor Sudarshan Iyengar, which compiles Gandhiji’s views o Ministry of I&B in collaboration with and speeches on the importance Ministry of Finance organised a two of sanitation in the country. The day Economic Editors Conference Minister also released 25 e-Books 2016 (EEC-2016) on 10th -11th Nov., on Mahatma Gandhi brought out by 2016 in Delhi. Around 60 Economic Publications Division, including the Editors from different parts of the eBook ‘Mahatma’, one of the most country were present. noted biographies of Gandhiji, by DG ● A special event was organized by Song Tendulkar (8 volumes). and Drama Division, a media unit under 10 Annual Report 2016-17 Ministry of I&B at Parliament House lawns, ● In order to provide a strong platform for New Delhi on the 125th Birth Anniversary expression of cultural identities and for of Baba