Ministry of Information and Broadcasting releases guidelines for TV and film productions

• Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting announced the launch of a Standard Operating Procedure for the film and Television industry.
• The SOPs are aimed at ensuring the safety of the cast and crew working in the industry.

As production work in the TV and film industry is slowly picking up pace, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar revealed a new standard operating procedure (SOP) for the industry.

Javadekar shared the new guidelines through a tweet and said that the ‘general principles behind the SOP will help create a safe working environment for cast and crew in the industry’.


“The SOP ensures adequate distancing at shoot locations and other work places and contains measures including proper sanitization, crowd management and provision for protective equipments,” read his tweet.


He also wrote that 'Contact Minimisation' was at the core of the new guidelines. “This will be ensured by minimal physical contact and sharing of props, PPEs for hair stylists and make-up artists among others,” he added.