CBFC chairperson Prasoon Joshi clarifies on the abolishing of FCAT, says 'over the last few years only around 0.2% of films were taken to the statuary body'
Mumbai, April 10 -- Prasoon Joshi, Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) reacted to the center's decision to scrap the cinema's statuary body - Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT)
"This is part of extensive tribunal reform. One understands that this a procedural rationalisation of multiple tribunals not just FCAT, which have been either merged or reduced from 26 to 19 based on functional similarity," said Joshi in a statement.
The CBFC chairperson further said that apart from increased functional efficiency, the move shall reduce the burden on the public exchequer, especially when the public at large is not a direct litigant in many of these tribunals."From our industry's specific standpoint, the fact is tha...
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