The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on March 15, 2024, issued the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 2024, in supersession of the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 1983.
The following provisions have been stated:
• Representation of women on the board:
The Central Government may take such steps as it thinks fit to appoint women members in the Board so that there is due representation for women, where for one-third of the members in the Board shall be women and preferably half shall be women.
• Terms of office of members of advisory panels:
o A member of an advisory panel shall hold office at the pleasure of the Central Government.
o Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (1), every such member shall hold office for a period not exceeding three years;
o A retiring member or a member whose term of office has expired by efflux of time shall be eligible for re-appointment,
o The Central Government may remove from office any member of an advisory panel before the expiration of their term of office.
This notification will come into force at once.
