New Delhi: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced that there will be a single window clearances for Indian filmmakers for smooth shooting of films.
While presenting the Interim Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Piyush Goyal said: “Entertainment industry is a major employment generator. To promote the entertainment industry, there will be single window clearance to ease shooting of films for Indian filmmakers. Regulatory provisions will rely on self-declaration. 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, following which the House erupted into cheers of How’s the Josh.