Chennai: The chief minister has allocated Rs 11.49 lakh for various welfare schemes for the film industry workers. This move is expected to benefit over 300 film technicians and other workers in the industry, a government release said.
Announcing the welfare scheme during the third meeting of the Cine Welfare Board held at the MGR Government Film and Television Training Institute in Taramani, information minister K.T. Rajendra Balaji said that the chief minister had also allocated Rs 3.69 crore towards constructing a new building for Animation and Visual Effects Department introduced at the Institute recently.
“The government has also sanctioned Rs 99 lakh for renovating the existing film screening halls in the campus,” a release said. The state government has also allocated '61 crore for constructing a Fine Arts Auditorium at the Omandurar Government Estate, the release added.
