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PANAJI: With Goa being a preferred destination for film shooting, the government has announced that a fine of Rs 50,000 would be imposed on those failing to take prior permission for shooting at any State protected monuments or sites.
The department of Archaeology has notified the Goa Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Rules, 2024- the draft of which was released in February, earlier this year.
Director Archaeology Nilesh Fal Desai said that as per the new rules, anyone who gets involved in filming at any protected monument or does other acts without anyy permission or licence granted would 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.
Further, filming at the Protected Monuments/sites owned by the Government, one will have to shell out fees of Rs 25,000 per day with Rs 10,000 as refundable security deposit.
For filming at other Protected Monuments the fee will be Rs 10,000 per day with Rs 2000 refundable security deposits.
