Overview
- The state government, which set up the 24-member committee on Monday, tasked it with drafting an industry-facing SOP for one-window approvals in line with Centre guidelines.
- The panel is led by the Director General of Information and Public Relations and includes senior police, BMC, collector, traffic, and fire officials.
- The government authorised the I&PR directorate to hire an external agency to build a dashboard that routes and tracks event permissions.
- Organisers now must chase 10 to 15 clearances from police, traffic, fire, and civic bodies, a process that often causes delays and last-minute refusals.
- The push follows recent disruptions, including Circoloco’s Mumbai debut being cancelled a day before the April 19 show after police cited crowd-control risks, and tighter checks after a drug overdose at a separate concert.