Express News Service
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has constituted an Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) Promotion Task Force.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced to arrange of the drive in February in the course of the finances speech, to recommend methods to markets and international demand.
The secretary of I&B will head the duty drive, which is able to submit its first motion plan inside 90 days.
“The creation of an AVGC Promotion Task Force with the participation of Government of India, State Governments and key industry players will provide focused thrust for the growth of the sector by driving the institutional efforts to guide the policies of growth for this sector, establish standards for AVGC education in India, actively collaborate with industry and international AVGC institutes, and enhance the global positioning of the Indian AVGC industry,” stated the ministry on Friday.
The Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic (AVGC) sector in India has the potential to grow to be the torchbearer of ‘Create in India’ & ‘Brand India’, stated the ministry.
“India has the potential to capture 5 percent (40 billion dollars) of the global market share by the year 2025, with an annual growth of around 25-30 percent and creating over 1,60,000 new jobs annually,” it added.
Besides framing a nationwide AVGC coverage, the duty drive will suggest a nationwide curriculum framework for Graduation, Post-Graduation and Doctoral programs in AVGC associated sectors.
It can even facilitate skilling initiatives in collaboration with educational establishments, vocational coaching facilities and business, which is able to, in flip, enhance employment alternatives.
According to the time period and references of the panel, the Force will facilitate promotion and market growth actions to increase the worldwide attain of the Indian AVGC Industry, improve exports and suggest incentives to draw FDI within the AVGC sector.
The different members of the drive are secretaries of ministries– ability growth and entrepreneurship, schooling, electronics and data expertise and departments like promotion of business and inside commerce.
The Task Force additionally consists of state governments of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana; heads of schooling our bodies such because the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), and representatives of business our bodies – Media and Entertainment Skill Council (MESC), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
(FICCI) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) together with business stakeholders.