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Cabinet gives nod to merger of 4 Film Media Units with NFDC through rationalization of infrastructure, manpower and other resources Screen Grab The Cabinet today approved the merger of Films Division, Directorate of Film Festivals, National Film Archives of India, and Children s Film Society, India with National Film Development Corporation. Briefing media in New Delhi after the Cabinet Meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said, the merger of Film Media Units under one corporation will lead to convergence of activities and resources and better coordination. The Cabinet also approved the appointment of a Transaction Advisor and Legal Advisor who will advise on the transfer of assets and employees and oversee all aspects of operationalization of the merger. The interests of the employees of all the concerned Media Units will be fully taken care of and no employee will be retrenched.
Nod for ordinance to extend protection to unauthorised colonies
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‘Move will help in development of Delhi’
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‘Move will help in development of Delhi’
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance to extend the protections given to certain kinds of illegal constructions in Delhi from punitive action for another three years.
The protections to unauthorised colonies that were in existence as of March 31, 2002 till June 1, 2014, jhuggi jhonpri or slum clusters (JJ clusters) and constructions on agricultural land were protected from demolition and sealing by the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Act, 2017, till December 31, 2020.
Relief from punitive action is set to end on December 31
The Centre is considering a one-year extension of protection from demolitions and sealing granted to certain kinds of illegal constructions in Delhi that is set to end on December 31, according to multiple sources.
The protection from punitive action was given to slum clusters, illegal buildings and constructions in unauthorised colonies that existed as of March 31, 2002 till June 1, 2014 by the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Act, 2017. The Act was first passed in 2014, giving three-year immunity from action, and then amended to give another three years in 2017. Similar protections have been extended under various laws from 2006 onward.