PremiumThe merger will have no bearing on the service conditions of the employees of the erstwhile units, who have been temporarily transferred to specific verticals under the aegis of the NFDC, the government said
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NEW DELHI : The ministry of information and broadcasting on Wednesday announced the merger of four film media units, including Films Division, Directorate of Film Festivals, National Film Archive of India, and the Children’s Film Society of India, with the National Film Development Corp. (NFDC)
However, the merger will have no bearing on the service conditions of the employees of the erstwhile units, who have been temporarily transferred to specific verticals under the aegis of the NFDC, the government said. The Centre has also made an allocation of ₹1304.52 crore till 2026 for film production and preservation, organization of film festivals and providing financial incentives for audio-visual productions with foreign countries.
Films Division, established in 1948, was the first state film production and distribution unit to produce documentaries and news magazines for publicity of government programmes and cinematic representation of Indian history.
The Directorate of Film Festivals was set up by Centre to organise national and international film festivals and the National Film Awards. Children’s Film Society India was the nodal organisation under the Centre for producing children’s films and television programmes in Indian languages. The National Film Archive of India was established as a media unit to acquire and preserve cinema and to classify, document data and undertake research related to films. NFDC is the central agency for film financing, production and distribution under MIB.
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