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~ Central Board of Film Certification.

Headquarters at Mumbai.

It has 9 regional offices, one each at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Cuttack and Guwahati. The Regional Offices are assisted in the examination of films by Advisory Panels.

CBFC is a statutory body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India.

It regulates the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 and the Cinematograph (certification) Rules, 1983, and the guidelines issued by the Central government u/s 5 (B).

The board consists of non-official members and a chairman, all are appointed by the central government.

All films, music videos, documentaries meant for public exhibition, irrespective of their length, whether in celluloid or video or CD or DVD version are subjected to certification by CBFC.

At present films are certified under 4 categories:
1. U - Unrestricted Public Exhibition.
2. UA - Unrestricted Public Exhibition but with a word of caution that Parental Discretion required for children below 12 years.
3. A - Restricted to Adults.
4. S - Restricted to any special class of persons.

Certification Mission:
1. To ensure healthy entertainment, recreation and education to the public.
2. To make the certification process transparent and responsible.
3. To create awareness among advisory panel members, media and film makers about the guidelines for certification and current trend in films through workshops and meetings.
4. To adopt modern technology for certification process through computerization of certification process and upgradation of infrastructure.
5. To maintain transparency about Board’s activities through voluntary disclosures, implementation of e-governance, prompt replies to RTI queries and publication of annual report.
6. To develop CBFC as a Centre of Excellence

~ National Company Law Tribunal has been constituted w.e.f. 1st June, 2016 and by virtue of Section 466(1) of Companies Act, 2013, the Company Law Board stands dissolved.

~ Company Law Board was under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.

The company law board was a quasi-judicial body, exercising equitable jurisdiction, which was earlier being exercised by the High Court or the Central Government.

The Board has powers to regulate its own procedures.

It has principal bench at New Delhi and four regional benches located at New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.

Any person aggrieved by any decision or order of the company law board may file an appeal to the High Court within sixty days from the date of communication of the decision or order of the company law board.

Now, NCLT has came into the force on June 1, 2016. It is an important development in the company affairs.

According to the provisions of the Companies act, 2013, NCLT will not only replace CLB, but also handle various cases of companies currently with the High Courts, the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR), and the Appellate Authority for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (AAIFR).

The President of NCLT will be M.M.Kumar, former Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court

The Chairperson of NCLT will be S.K. Mukhopadhaya, former judge of the Supreme Court

~ National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority.
Department of Pharmaceuticals, Under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India.

The NPPA was formed on 29 August 1997.

It is to fix and revise the prices of controlled bulk drugs and formulations.

To enforce prices and availability of the medicines in the country, under the Drugs Price control order, 1995 and subsequent amendment 2013.

It also monitors the prices of decontrolled drugs in order to keep them at reasonable levels. It can fund studies regarding pricing of drugs.

It renders assistances to the central Government in the parliamentary matters relating to the drug pricing.

Every small effort makes a huge impact if put together in a uniform manner.

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