India Pushes Single-Window Clearances and Unified Music Licences to Double Live Events by 2030
- Target: Double sector scale by 2030
- Growth: 44% annual industry expansion
- Portal: India Cine Hub single-window
- Adoption: Five states enacted model rules
India's live entertainment market expanded by 44 percent over the past year, drawing 34,000 events and sustaining more than one crore livelihoods. Building on this momentum, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced plans to double the sector by 2030, leaning heavily on coordinated Centre-state deregulation to remove recurring operational bottlenecks.
During the fifth meeting of the Live Events Development Cell, the Centre urged all states and union territories to transition their full licensing lifecycles onto the India Cine Hub portal. Five states, led by Maharashtra, have adopted the Model Executive Order for time-bound event permissions. To ease international concert logistics, the Ministry of Home Affairs has already relaxed foreign performer re-registration rules, while proposals for artist group visas and equipment customs exemptions remain under review.
Organisers may also see an end to fragmented royalty disputes under a proposed single national music licence with standardized tariffs, aimed at replacing conflicting demands from multiple rights societies. Policy talks have expanded to grant infrastructure status to major venues, establish designated entertainment zones under noise pollution rules, and roll out pre-approved event permissions across Sports Authority of India and Archaeological Survey of India sites.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the India Cine Hub portal's role for live events?
It serves as a centralized single-window digital platform where organisers can apply for, track, and secure all departmental live event clearances within time-bound deadlines.
What does the proposed single national music licence entail?
The reform proposes a unified licensing framework with notified statutory tariffs to prevent overlapping royalty demands from separate copyright collective management organisations.
How are venue permissions being simplified for event organizers?
Public authorities such as the Archaeological Survey of India and the Sports Authority of India have formulated SOPs to pre-approve major venues, eliminating the need to secure site-level clearances for each individual event.
Source
Press Information Bureau Release ID 2320301, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting · 2026-10-07
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