The government is coming up with a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for shooting films in India in light of the Covid-19 pandemic

New Delhi: The government is coming up with a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for shooting films in India in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and is also set to provide incentives for production to accelerate restarting of film-making, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday.

Prakash JavadekarJavadekar said that all stakeholders need to work together to make progress and harness the soft power of India’s media and entertainment.

"Government is coming up with a standard operating procedure for shooting films in India in the light of the pandemic," the Information and Broadcasting minister said.

PhotoIt is also coming up with incentives of production in all sectors, including TV serials, film-making, co-production, animation, gaming. We will be announcing these measures shortly," he said.

Javadekar also said that more than 80 foreign film producers have taken advantage of the film facilitation office.