I&B Ministry
MIB scheme evaluation: Revised tenders invited from 20
NEW DELHI: Nine more agencies have been added to the revised tender for the evaluation of its schemes to be continued beyond the 12th Plan by the ministry of information and broadcasting, taking the total number of short-listed agencies to 20.
Interestingly, development of community radio and anti-piracy programme in the film sector which were a part of the tender notice of 6 June have been taken off the new list of schemes to be covered. The number of schemes has also been reduced to seven and their sub-schemes against 12 in the earlier tender announcement.
Tenders have been invited by 24 July and will be opened on the morning of 27 July in the presence of authorised representatives of the bidders. The ministry has made it clear that it is not permissible for the addresses to transfer this invitation to any other institution.
A notice on the website of the ministry includes Terms of Reference (TOR) of the Schemes for Assignment, the standard form of certificates to be included in the proposal and the standard form of agreement. The evaluation of the proposals will be done by the Evaluation Committee.
A detailed proposal including the technical bid and the financial bid need to be submitted in two separate sealed covers. The reference number of the letter and the title of the assignment should be superscribed on the envelope containing the proposal.
The short-listed agencies are:
1. Academy of Management Studies,
2. AFC India Ltd.,
3. National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD),
4. MAPCON Limited,
5. Datamation Consultants Pvt. Ltd.,
6. Chrome Data Analytics & Media
7. Transnational Altemate Learning for Emancipation and Empowerment through Multimedia (TALEEM),
S. GFK Mode Pvt. Ltd.,
9. Development & Research Services Pvt. Ltd.,
10. Nielsen (India) hrt. Ltd.,
I l. Sigma Research and Consulting Pvt. Ltd.,
12. Ipsos Research Pvt. Limited.,
13. Sreejak Media Pvt. Ltd.,
14. IMRB Intemational,
15. Kadence Research lndia Pvt Ltd.
16. Mott McDonald Pvt. Ltd.,
17. Operations Research Group Pvt. Ltd.,
18. KPMG, Building No. 10,
19. McKinsey & Company,
20. Quality Council of India.
The schemes include:
Broadcasting Sector
Prasar Bharati
a) Grant in aid to Prasar Bharati
b) Grant in aid to Prasar Bharati for Kisan Channel
Film Sector
i) Infrastructure Development Programme relating to Film Sector
a) Upgradation, modernisation and expansion of CBFC and certification process
b) Upgradation ofSiri Fort Complex
c) Upgradation of building infrastructure of Films Division
d) Grant-in-Aid to FTII – U pgradation and Modernisation ofFTll
e) Infrastructure development in SRFTI
ii) Development Communication & Dissemination of Filmic Content a) Promotion of Indian cinema through film festivals and film markets in India and abroad
b) Production of films and documentaries in various Indian languages
c) Webcasting of Film Archives
d) Acquisition of archival films and film material
iii)National Film Heritage Mission
iv) Setting up a Centre of Excellence for Animation, Gaming and VFX (NCoE)
Information Sector
i) Media Infrastructure Development Programme
a) Revamping & Restructuring of DA VP
b) Modernisation of PIB
c) Opening up of New Regional Centers of IIMC
d) Revitalisation, upgradation and modernisation of Publications Division and Employment News
e) National Centre of Photography and Special Drive for North Eastern States
f) Strengthening of RNT Headquarters
ii) Development Communication & Information Dissemination
a) People’s Empowerment through Development Communication (Conception and Dissemination)
b) Media Outreach Programme and Publicity for Special Events
c) Direct Contact Programme by Directorate of Field Publicity
d) Live Arts and Culture
e) Social Media Platform
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I&B Ministry
Government sets up AI governance group to steer policy
AIGEG to align ministries, assess jobs impact, guide AI deployment.
MUMBAI: If artificial intelligence is the engine, the government is now building the dashboard and making sure everyone reads from the same screen. The Centre has constituted a new inter-ministerial body to coordinate India’s approach to AI, formalising a key recommendation from its governance framework and the Economic Survey. The AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG), set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, will act as the central platform to align AI-related policy across ministries, regulators and departments, an attempt to bring coherence to what has so far been a fragmented and fast-evolving landscape.
The group will be chaired by union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, with minister of state Jitin Prasada as vice chairperson. Its composition reflects both technological and economic priorities, bringing together the principal scientific adviser, the chief economic adviser, and the CEO of NITI Aayog, alongside key secretaries from telecommunications, economic affairs and science and technology. A representative from the National Security Council Secretariat is also part of the group, while the MeitY secretary will serve as member convenor.
At its core, AIGEG is designed to do two things: coordinate and anticipate. On the policy front, it will review existing regulatory mechanisms, issue guidance across sectors and ensure companies remain compliant with evolving legal frameworks. Beyond that, it will oversee national initiatives on AI governance, with a focus on enabling responsible innovation rather than merely regulating it.
The economic dimension is equally central. The group has been tasked with assessing how AI-driven automation could reshape jobs identifying which roles are most at risk, where those impacts may be geographically concentrated, and whether technology will augment or replace human labour. Based on these assessments, it will develop mitigation strategies and transition plans, signalling a more proactive stance on workforce disruption.
In parallel, AIGEG will work with industry stakeholders to chart a long-term roadmap for AI adoption, categorising use cases into “deploy”, “pilot” or “defer” buckets depending on readiness factors such as data availability, skill levels and regulatory clarity. The aim is to move from broad ambition to structured execution deciding not just what can be built, but what should be built now.
The group will function as the apex layer in India’s AI governance architecture, supported by a Technology and Policy Expert Committee that will track global developments, emerging risks and regulatory priorities. Together, the two bodies are expected to shape both the pace and direction of AI adoption in the country.
In a landscape where technology often outruns policy, the creation of AIGEG signals an attempt to close that gap ensuring that India’s AI journey is not just rapid, but also coordinated, accountable and economically grounded.
