NFDC chief’s sacking shocks film industry; internal audit sealed her fate

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While Nina Lath Gupta was considered a top performer, NFDC under her allegedly flouted rules and favoured select media groups.

New Delhi: The I&B ministry’s unprecedented decision to fire National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) MD Nina Lath Gupta may have come as a shock to many in the Indian film fraternity, but those in the know claim it was in the offing.

The decision to sack Gupta was based on a “damaging” internal audit report, which was prepared in 2013-14 following multiple complaints on irregularities, sources told ThePrint.

Gupta (52), a former Indian Revenue Service Officer, had been at the helm of NFDC since 2006. Earlier, she had served in the films section at the ministry on deputation.

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