Question

A Committee was set up to lay down norms for film certification after going through best practices applied in film certification in various parts of the world which gives sufficient and adequate space for artistic and creative expression. Name the Committee.

• A. Shyam Benegal Committee
• B. N.K. Mittal Committee
• C. Bibek Debroy Committee
• D. N. K. Singh Committee

Answer 1

The correct option is A Shyam Benegal Committee

Shyam Benegal Committee was constituted:

• To lay down a holistic framework for certification of films.
  
• To re-evaluate the role of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)
  
• Go through best practices applied in film certification in various parts of the world
  
• To allow sufficient and adequate space for the use of the artistic and creative expression.
  

Some of its recommendations were as below:

• Role of CBFC must be restricted to film certification on given grounds or refusal thereof.
  
• All nine regions to have Regional Advisory Panel comprising persons who are acquainted
  

with the languages being certified by that regional office.

• Women to have 50% reservation on each panel.