(a) whether there is any proposal to set up a Regional Office of Central Board of
Film Certification (CBFC) in the country including North Eastern Region;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to help the film makers
in getting censor certificate without bureaucratic hassle?
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING (SHRI P. R. DASMUNSI )
(a) to (c): Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has its regional offices in Mumbai,
Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata, Delhi, Cuttack and Guwahati. The
Regional Office in Guwahati, Assam covers Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,Mizoram,
Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. There is no proposal to open any more Regional Offices of CBFC.
(d): In view of the large increase in the work of certification of films with the CBFC in the
last couple of years, officers and staff from other media units under the Ministry have been
temporarily provided to CBFC to facilitate its smooth functioning.