New Delhi, February 1: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced that there will be single window clearances for Indian filmmakers for smooth shooting of films.
While presenting the Interim Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, he said: “Entertainment industry is a major employment generator. To promote the entertainment industry, there will be single window clearance to ease shooting of films.
“This was earlier available only to foreigners (and) is now going to be made available to Indian filmmakers as well.” Goyal also said that the government will include anti-camcording provisions in the Cinematography Act to control piracy.
Siddharth Roy Kapur, President, Producers Guild of India added ,“We are delighted that the immense contribution of Indian cinema towards employment generation in the country has been acknowledged and applauded in Parliament during the presentation of the Union Budget. The announcement of a single-window clearance mechanism for Indian film makers filming within India is a significant step and has the potential to play a huge role in boosting tourism in the country. The amendments in the Anti Camcording provisions will support the industry’s growth by curtailing illegal recordings of films in cinema halls and will go a long way towards reducing piracy”. — IANS
