(a) whether the National Film Development Corporation suffering
heavy losses due to the non-recovery of outstanding amounts to the
tune of crore of rupees from the advertising agencies appointed by it;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken/ being taken for recovery of outstanding amounts
from the advertisement agents?
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING AND CULTURE (SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY)
(a) : Yes, Sir. The Corporation has been marketing Commercial Time
on the slots allotted by Doordarshan to various advertising agencies
and many of the agencies have defaulted in payment of dues.
(b) : Recovery of dues could not be effected due to discontinuance of
the marketing of Commercial Time of Doordarshan by the Corporation
since September, 2003 as Doordarshan started marketing its
Commercial Time on its own. The details of the defaulting agencies
are as in Annexure.
(c) : The steps taken by the Corporation for recovery of outstanding dues are as follows:
(i) Discussions with the agencies are in progress for reconciliation of
accounts and clarifications wherever required for making payments.
(ii) Officials of the Corporation are taking follow up action individually for recovery.
(iii) A special audit has been initiated to examine thoroughly the
details of outstanding dues and the recoverability of the amounts.
(iv) Legal notices have been served on agencies who have not come forward for settlement.
(v) A Cell has been constituted for recovery of outstanding dues and
for serving legal notices and initiating appropriate proceedings
by way of filing suit/criminal cases against the defaulting agencies.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6114 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.05.2005
OUTSTANDING POSITION AS ON 31.03.2005
S.No. Name of the Agency Amount (Rupees in lakhs)
1. M/s. Aditya Enterprises, Indore 35.58
2. M/s. A & A Films, Delhi 94.31
3. M/s. Bisawa Creations 183.44
4. M/s. Cine Penta Pvt. Ltd. 493.10
5. M/s. Contract Advt. Pvt. Ltd. 22.87 6. M/s. Creative Channel 314.71
7 M/s. Hindustan Thompsons Associates 873.86
8. M/s. Indradhanush 104.42
9. M/s. IPSEM Healthcare Limited 95.86 10. M/s. Mudra Communications P. Ltd. 55.00 11. M/s. Ogilvy & Mather Advt. 37.14 12. M/s. Popular Ent. Work 60.60 13. M/s Prachar Communication Ltd. 228.51 14. M/s. Purnima Advertising Agency 21.00 15. M/s. R.K. Swamy/BBDO Ad. P. Ltd. 14.29 16. M/s. Rediffussion 24.66 17. M/s. Sanitex Chemicals Ltd., Indore 43.24 18. M/s. Ulka Advertising 18.87 19. M/s. WPP Marketing (Mumbai) 20.00
TOTAL 2741.46