Question: Recently which corporation of India has been declared winner under Miniratna category?
(a) National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC)
(b) Airports Authority of India (AAI)
(c) Central Railside Warehouse Company Limited
(d) HMT (International) Limited
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- National Film Development Corporation of India has been selected as winner under the Miniratna Category (Category II) by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
- This has been done as part of Endeavour by Ministry of MSME to felicitate select CPSEs to recognize their exemplary work towards promotion of SC/ST entrepreneurs.
- The performance parameters for the same were procurement from SC/ST entrepreneurs, number of vendor development programmes for SC/ST and number of SC/ST entrepreneurs benefitted as per data uploaded on Sambandh Portal.
National Film Development Corporation Ltd. (NFDC):
- NFDC, incorporated in the year 1975, was formed by the Government of India with the primary objective of planning and promoting an organized, efficient, and integrated development of the Indian film industry.
- The primary activities of NFDC are Film Production – 100% finance for debutant directors & Co-Production with Foreign & Indian Film Makers, Promoting Indian Films at various International Film Festivals and markets in India and abroad.
- NFDC is now positioned as a 360-degree integrated media service provider for the creation and dissemination of advertising communication across various electronic platforms.
By Achyutanand Pandey
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