South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has launched a portal to grant permission for film shooting in its areas.

A senior SDMC official said that under Ease of Doing Business, a ‘single window’ policy for online approval of film shooting is also being developed for various agencies of Delhi and Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation (DTTDC) has been appointed the nodal agency.

A senior SDMC official said that the SDMC has formulated a policy for allowing shooting films and the portal is developed for smooth facilitation of the entire process of granting approval. “Applicants will have to apply through SDMC’s official website. After submitting relevant documents and paying the permission fee, approval of film shooting will be given by the Directorate of Press and Information in a period of three days. The newly developed system is transparent and easy to apply as it has no manual interference. Earlier, approval was being given manually,” he said.

Various agencies like Delhi Traffic Police, ASI, local bodies of Delhi, DMRC, Railways, DIAL, GMR Group, Escon, etc have been working at one platform.

 Once developed, the SDMC will be integrated with them for approval of film shooting in its area, he said.

 A A Tazir, Additional Commissioner SDMC, and Sanjay Sahay, Director (P&I) SDMC, convened a meeting with the film/line producers and shared details related to the newly drafted policy. The officials also sought suggestions/feedback from the producers attending the meeting.