Question : CHILDREN FILM COMPLEX

(a) whether some of the schemes which have been started in the Tenth Plan could not be completed and spilled over to the Eleventh Plan;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefore;

(c) whether the Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI) complex at Hyderabad could not be completed during the Tenth Plan as has been envisaged;

(d) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the details of the major thrust areas identified for the Eleventh Plan period, with a particular reference to Andhra Pradesh?

THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI P.R. DASMUNSI)

(a) & (b) Eleventh Plan schemes of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting are yet to be finalized.

(c) Yes, sir.

(d) An allocation of Rs.1.00 crore was made in the Annual Plan (B.E.) 2006-07 of the Tenth Five Year Plan for the Plan Scheme “CFS Complex at Hyderabad”. However, the project could not take off as the matter was under correspondence between the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and the State Government of Andhra Pradesh regarding the cost of the land allotted for the said complex, its cost of construction and day-to-day running and maintenance, as also the setting up of a films and television institute adjacent to the proposed complex.

(e) Eleventh Plan schemes of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting are yet to be finalized.