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Subhash K Jha (DNA; April 22, 2016)

Enlarge ImageCensorship rules are about to change in our country. Producers would no longer have to queue up at the CBFC (Central Board Of Film Certification) office to get their films cleared in time for release.

Reliable sources at the CBFC inform that the process of online censorship has already started. “They’ve already gone through all the formalities. This week portals have been invited to issue tenders for taking up the responsibility of hosting the Board online. We will be starting online certification within the next three months,” says the source.

When quizzed about online censorship, Rajyvardhan Rathore the Minister For Information & Broadcasting had commented, “We want to create as much transparency in our working as possible. We are looking at online censorship. I’ve instructed the CEO of the CBFC to start working on a schedule that we’ll go public with for producers. We want to reduce the interaction between CBFC board members and producers.”

Adds Censor chief Pahlaj Nihalani, “Once online certification starts there will be absolute transparency in the process of certification. Everything will be done on the internet. Producers will apply for a date for the certification of their films and will be allotted a date on the internet. The changes, if any, would also be recorded online. There will be no breaking of queues by producers and therefore no chances of money exchanging hands. With online certification, the CBFC hopes to end all accusations of malpractices that have been leveled against it.”