Uttarakhand Approves New Film Policy | 05 Feb 2024

Why in News?

The Uttarakhand Cabinet under Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami has approved the new film policy for increasing the subsidy for those making local films in the state.

Key Points

  • According to the official statement, The Uttarakhand government has increased the subsidy eight times for those making Garhwali, Kumaoni and Jaunsari films in the state.
  • The subsidy for those shooting films in the state in 22 languages included in the Eighth Schedule has also been doubled.
  • Film subsidies are a form of government intervention that provides financial support to filmmakers, production companies, and studios.
  • The most common forms of financial assistance are transferable tax credits and sales and use tax exemptions.

Eighth Schedule:

  • It lists the official languages of the Republic of India. Part XVII of the Indian constitution deals with the official languages in Articles 343 to 351.
  • The Constitutional provisions related to the Eighth Schedule are:
    • Article 344: Article 344(1) provides for the constitution of a Commission by the President on the expiration of five years from the commencement of the Constitution.
    • Article 351: It provides for the spread of the Hindi language to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India.

Official Languages:

  • The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution consists of the following 22 languages:
    • Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri.