(a) whether the Expenditure Reforms Commission has given his
recommendations for reducing the existing wasteful expenditure of her
Ministry;
(b) if so, the details of recommendations made by this Commission as on
December 31, 2001;
(c) the details of those recommendations which are yet to be implemented by the
Ministry alongwith the reasons for not implementing them till date; and
(d) the time by which these are likely to be implemented?
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRIMATI SUSHMA SWARAJ)
(a) to (d): The Expenditure Reforms Commission has inter alia recommended
winding up Films Division, Photo Division, Song and Drama Division,
Directorate of Field Publicity, Directorate of Publication Division,
letting Film Industry handle institutions like Film & Television Institute
of India, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Directorate of Film
Festivals and Children`s Film Society, India, disinvesting National Film
Development Corporation Limited and Broadcast Engineering
Consultants India Limited and reducing/rationalizing the role of other
units. Keeping in view the functional requirements for retaining the
various units, it has been decided to rationalize their staff structure
without in any way impinging on their operation, for which 1334 posts
have been identified for abolition and out of these 334 posts have already
been abolished.