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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3591
ANSWERED ON 10.08.2026
Establishment of a Content Creator Lab in Bahraich
†3591. Dr. Anand Kumar:
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has initiated the process of selecting schools and
colleges for setting up Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC)
Content Creator Labs as announced in the Union Budget 2026-27;
(b) if so, whether there is any proposal to set up such a lab in the aspirational and
border district of Bahraich and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government is considering to give priority to Bahraich under the said
scheme owing to its status as an aspirational district so that local youth can get
employment opportunities in digital skills, content creation and AVGC sector; and
(d) if so, the details of the likely time-frame for its implementation including the
financial assistance allocated in this regard?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)
(a) to (d): The Government of India in the Union Budget 2026–27 has proposed to
support the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), Mumbai in setting up
Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) Content Creator Labs
(CCLs) in 15,000 secondary schools and 500 colleges. The Indian Institute of
Creative Technologies (IICT) under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has
been designated as the nodal agency for implementation of the Content Creator Lab
initiative.
Based on extensive stakeholder consultations within Government and Animation,
Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) Industry
representatives, by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, a pilot project of
Content Creator Labs (CCL) during FY 2026-27 has been planned for
implementation through IICT. The modalities of selection of educational institutes will
be specified accordingly.
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