New Delhi, May 13: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will establish a dedicated web portal to spread information on filming locations and production facilities available in India. The Ministry said in an official release, "The portal will help potential production companies looking to shoot in India to obtain permissions and explore locations in India."

According to the Ministry, it will facilitate the acceptance of the application for shooting feature films, TV and web reality shows, along with the online payments.

It will also provide information on locations and link to all state portals, the Ministry said.

It will capture detailed information pertaining to a particular location, resources or facilities available in a standardized format.

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