Like planting pixels in classrooms, the Union Budget has sketched a blueprint where imagination meets industry. Budget Boost for a Creative Future The Centre will back the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), Mumbai, in setting up Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) content creator labs across 15,000 secondary schools and 500 colleges, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced during her budget speech on Sunday. The government will provide ₹250 crore to support the initiative, positioning it as a major push toward building a skilled creative workforce. Highlighting the sector’s growth potential, Sitharaman said India’s AVGC industry is expected to require two million professionals by 2030. “I propose to support the IICT Mumbai in setting up AVCG content creator labs in 15,000 secondary schools all over the country and 500 colleges,” she said. The move aligns education with emerging employment needs, placing creative technology alongside more traditional skill-building pathways. IICT is India’s first institute dedicated to creative technology, designed on the lines of the Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institutes of Management. In July 2025, the Maharashtra government, with support from the Centre, launched a satellite campus of IICT at the National Film and Development Corporation’s Peddar… Read MoreBusiness Archives – Trak.in – Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups
