.The Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Information & Broadcasting and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise, Shri Prakash Javadekar holding a press conference on Cabinet Decisions, in New Delhi on October 21, 2020.
NEW DELHI: Asserting that ‘Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics’ is a “sunrise sector”, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday announced the government will set up a ‘Centre of Excellence’ in cooperation with IIT-Bombay which will offer courses in AVGC.
Addressing the CII Big Picture Summit virtually, the minister said this centre will undertake initiatives to promote entrepreneurship and encourage start-ups in the sector.
“We are a country where the growth of communication technology is phenomenal. This presents a tremendous scope for the entertainment and media industry,” Javadekar said.