Acts, Policies and Guidelines

EXEMPTIONS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF CERTIFICATION OF FILMS

Dated: 30th March, 2026

Issued By: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India

 

GUIDELINES FOR ACCESSIBILITY OF CONTENT ON PLATFORMS OF PUBLISHERS OF ONLINE CURATED CONTENT (OTT PLATFORMS) FOR PERSONS WITH HEARING AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT

Dated: 8th February, 2026

Issued By: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India

 

PUNJAB FILM PROMOTION POLICY 2026

Issued By: Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Punjab, India

 

REPLACEMENT OF OLD HEALTH SPOTS WITH ANTI-SMOKING HEALTH SPOTS

Dated: 8th August, 2024

Issued By: Central Board of Film Certification

 

REVISED GUIDELINES FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR FILM FESTIVALS

Dated: 7th August, 2024

Issued By: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India

 

LETTER FROM MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF OLD HEALTH SPOTS

Dated: 5th July, 2024

Issued By: Government of India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

 

GUIDELINES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO DOMESTIC FILM FESTIVALS

Dated: 3rd July, 2024

Issued By: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India

 

GUIDELINES OF ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS IN THE PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF FEATURE FILMS IN CINEMA THEATRES FOR PERSONS WITH HEARING AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT

Dated: 15th March, 2024

Issued By: Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

 

CINEMATOGRAPH (CERTIFICATION) RULES, 2024

Dated: 15th March, 2024

Issued By: Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

 

UTTARAKHAND FILM POLICY 2024

Dated: 14th March, 2024

Issued By: Information Department, Government of Uttarakhand, India

 

HIMACHAL PRADESH FILM POLICY 2024

Dated: 17th January, 2024

Issued By: Department of Information & Public Relations, Government of Himachal Pradesh, India

 

NOTIFICATION FOR ENACTMENT OF CINEMATOGRAPH (AMENDMENT) BILL 2023

Dated: 25th August, 2023

Issued By: Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

 

GAZETTE OF INDIA FOR THE CINEMATOGRAPH (AMENDMENT) BILL 2023

Dated: 25th August, 2023

Issued By: Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

 

THE CINEMATOGRAPH ACT, 1952 WITH THE CINEMATOGRAPH (CERTIFICATION) RULES, 1983

Dated: 23rd August, 2023

Issued By: Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

 

THE CINEMATOGRAPH (AMENDMENT) BILL 2023

Dated: 31st July, 2023

Issued By: Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

 

UTTAR PRADESH FILM POLICY 2023

Dated: 20th March, 2023

Issued By: Film Bandhu/Invest UP, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India

Link 1: https://invest.up.gov.in/film-policy-2023/

Link 2: https://filmbandhuup.gov.in/site/writereaddata/siteContent/202309271209397750Final-Film-Bandhu-Booklet_270923.pdf

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS SOUGHT ON THE CINEMATOGRAPH (AMENDMENT) BILL 2021

Dated: 18th June, 2021

Issued By: Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – INTERMEDIARY GUIDELINES AND DIGITAL MEDIA ETHICS CODES RULES 2021.

Dated: 26th May, 2021

Issued By: Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

 

GAZETTE OF INDIA – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (INTERMEDIARY GUIDELINES AND DIGITAL MEDIA ETHICS CODE) RULES, 2021.

Dated: 26th May, 2021

Issued By: Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

 

SOPS FOR CINEMA HALLS AND THEATRES ON PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO CONTAIN SPREAD OF COVID-19

Date: 31st January, 2021

Issued By: M-35020/8/2020-US(FILMS) Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

 

GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND SOP ON PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR MEDIA PRODUCTION TO CONTAIN SPREAD OF COVID-19

Date: 21st August, 2020

Issued By: Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

 

CHANDIGARH FILM FACILIATION SOPs & COVID MEASURES

Date: 21st August, 2020

Issued By: Department of Tourism, Government of Himachal Pradesh

 

HIMACHAL PRADESH FILM POLICY-2019

Date: 30th, June 2019

Issued By: Information & Public Relations, Government of Himachal Pradesh

 

PUNJAB – APPROVAL FOR MOVIE SHOOTING – INFORMATION DOSSIER

Dated: 15th February, 2019

Issued By: Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Punjab, India

 

PHOTOGRAPHY/ FILMING POLICY FOR THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES/MONUMENTS/ MUSEUMS OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE ARCHAEOLOGY & MUSEUMS, HARYANA

Issued By: Haryana Film Cell, Government of Haryana

 

HARYANA GOVERNMENT GAZETTE – HARYANA FILM POLICY 2018

Date: 17th October, 2020

Issued By: ACS, Government of Haryana

Information, Public Relations & Languages Department

 

THE CINEMATOGRAPH (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1973

 

THE CINEMATOGRAPH ACT, 1952

Issued By: Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting