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There were 302 instances of violations of censorship
that have come to the notice of the Central Board of
Film Certification (CBFC) during the current year. This
included, 104 in Thiruvananthapuram, 100 in Bangalore,
45 in Chennai, 22 in Delhi, 20 in Kolkata, 6 in Hyderabad
and 5 in Mumbai.
The enforcement of the penal provisions of the Cinematograph
Act lies with the State Governments/Union Territories.
However, to strengthen the hands of the State Governments
in detecting violations of the Cinematograph Act and
the rules made thereunder, the Central Government has
evolved a Scheme for appointment of private detective
agencies for all the nine regions of CBFC. These agencies
assist in checking violations by conducting raids in
cinema theatres and filing FIR's with Police authorities.
This information was given by Minister of Information
& Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri P.R.
Dasmunsi in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
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