Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has formed Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) Promotion Task Force. The AVGC Promotion Task Force shall be led by the Secretary, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, and will have Secretaries of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
Determining the scope of the AVGC sector, an announcement was made in the Union Budget 2022-23 to constitute an Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) Promotion Task Force. The force will play an instrumental role in recommending the ways to identify and r build domestic capacity for serving domestic as well as global markets.
The AVGC industry in the country has the potential to lead “Create in India” and “Brand India”. This sector can capture 5% ($40 billion) of the global market share by the year 2025. The officials expect annual growth of around 25-30 percent and create over 1,60,000 new jobs annually.
