Overview
- On day two of the CII Big Picture Summit, Minister Kandula Durgesh presented a roadmap and said a comprehensive film tourism policy to ease production and shooting permissions will be introduced soon.
- Durgesh and state officials met companies including BookMyShow, 91 Film Studios, Della Group and Blue Eye Soft, with several expressing interest in setting up studios, particularly digital facilities in Visakhapatnam.
- The incentive package includes 100% stamp duty reimbursement, waiver of land conversion charges, 100% SGST reimbursement for up to 15 years, capital subsidies of up to 25% for MSMEs and 10% for large projects, and industrial power tariffs with a five‑year duty exemption.
- The government pledges support for integrated film cities, modern studios, dubbing and re‑recording units, with streamlined approvals for shoots in government and public locations.
- Seven anchor hubs—Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Amaravati, Srisailam, Araku Valley, Rajamahendravaram and Gandikota—anchor 21 thematic circuits that include film tourism, aligned with a private investment target of ₹25,000 crore by 2029 and a reported pipeline of ₹24,000 crore with over ₹6,000 crore approved.