(a) Whether the media and entertainment industry is expected to register significant growth
by 2017;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether lack of adequate trained talent is affecting the Indian media industry;
(d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
(e) the corrective steps taken by the Union Government to attract adequate trained
professionals in this sector?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
(SHRI MANISH TEWARI)
(a) to (e) As per FICCI-KPMG India, Media & Entertainment (M&E) Industry Report 2013, the
Indian M&E industry is estimated to achieve a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 15.2% to reach
Rs.1661 billion by 2017. It has been pointed out in the report that there are gaps in the
availability of skilled M&E professionals. The report states that the growth of the industry
has been hampered by a talent crunch across sectors.
In view of the demand for qualified talent in the M&E sector, the Government has initiated a
series of measures. It is expected that these measures would enhance the supply of skilled
manpower in the M&E sector. The measures initiated so far are as follows:-
(i) The Indian Institute of Mass Communication has been expanded with the opening up of four new
Regional Centres at Jammu, Kottayam, Aizawal and Amravati. This is apart from the main Campus
at New Delhi and the existing Regional Centre at Dhenkanal.
(ii) Two full fledged Institutions in Film & TV sector – Film and Television Institute of India,
Pune & Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute in Kolkata have been set up to provide quality
manpower in the relevant domains of the film and TV sectors.
In addition to the above measures, the Government has taken the initiative to address the need of
skilled manpower by creating National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), a Special Purpose
Vehicle. The NSDC, in turn, has approved and funded the setting up of Media & Entertainment
Skills Council by Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) covering the
segments of TV, Print, media, films, radio, music, animation, gaming and advertising.