In Context
- The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced a total budget of Rs 597 Crore for large scale preservation of films under the National Film Heritage Mission.
NFHM
- About: The National Film Heritage Mission is an important initiative to preserve and conserve the country’s cinematic heritage.
- Launch year: It was launched by the Information & Broadcasting Ministry in the year 2016.
- Nodal Agency: National Film Archive of India (NFAI) is the nodal organization for the implementation of this project.
- Objectives:
- Undertake film condition assessment
- Preventive conservation of around 150,000 film reels
- Digitization of around 3500 films, picture
- Sound restoration of around 2000 landmark films of Indian cinema
- Construction of Preservation and Conservation facilities (vaults), training and workshops
- Creating a comprehensive Web-based End to End IT solution.
About National Film Archive of India (NFAI)
- Established in 1964 under the aegis of the I&B Ministry, the National Film Archive of India aims to trace, acquire and preserve the heritage of national cinema and a representative collection of world cinema.
- It faced a paucity of funds as well as required facilities to preserve the films effectively.
- The government came to its rescue by launching NFHM in 2016 and appropriately funding it to make up for the shortfalls.
Source: LM
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