Goa proposes Rs 50,000 fine for filming at protected monuments without permission

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Goa proposes Rs 50,000 fine for filming at protected monuments without permission

If you are planning to film at any state-protected monument or heritage site in Goa without the permission of the government, you may have to pay a fine of Rs 50,000 soon.

The Goa government has proposed to impose a fine of Rs 50,000 on people who film at any protected monument or site owned by the state government without taking the requisite permissions and paying the fee. For filming at other protected monuments, a fine of Rs 20,000 has been proposed.

According to a draft notification published in the official gazette on February 8, the Department of Archaeology has proposed to amend the Goa Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Rules 1980. The government has sought objections and suggestions to the amended draft rules for consideration within 30 days.

The draft notification said, “Whoever copies or films any protected monument or does other act in contravention of any provision of this chapter or of any permission or licence granted thereunder shall be liable to pay fine of Rs 50,000 for such act at protected monuments/sites owned by the government and Rs 20,000 at other protected monuments.”

The proposed amendment states the directorate has the authority to suspend the licence or not grant licences to undertake any filming operation at a protected monument on specified occasions where these norms are not met.

The draft rules, called the Goa Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Rules 2024, also state that on receipt of an application, the director of the department may grant a licence “if he is satisfied that the proposed operation will not adversely affect the protected monument or part thereof”.

The rules specify the fee to be paid while taking permission for filming at protected sites and monuments owned by the state and at other protected monuments.

“For filming at the protected monuments/sites owned by the government, a fee of Rs 25,000 per day with Rs 10,000 refundable security deposit will have to be paid. For filming at other protected monuments, a fee of Rs 10,000 per day with Rs 2,000 refundable security deposit shall be paid,” the notification added.

Pavneet Singh Chadha – 2024-02-12 17:34

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