Mumbai, February 11 The Maharashtra government will create a separate set of rules for cinema artistes, technicians, and workers, in line with the new Labour Code, to protect their interests, state minister Akash Fundkar said on Wednesday.
The Labour Minister, who chaired a meeting with representatives of film artistes, stated that a draft of the proposed regulations would be prepared, and suggestions would be invited from experts and stakeholders in the arts sector.
The final rulebook would be formulated after carefully considering the feedback received, he added.
The meeting discussed the preparation of an independent rulebook for film artistes in accordance with the new Labour Code.
Senior officials of the Labour Department and prominent film actors Padmini Kolhapure and Poonam Dhillon were present at the meeting.
"A detailed discussion was held on issues concerning social security, wages, insurance, working hours, welfare schemes, and the implementation of provisions of the Labour Code for artistes, technicians, and workers in the film industry," said an official.
"The meeting placed special emphasis on providing legal protection to film artistes through a dedicated regulatory framework," the official added.
Fundkar said a separate and effective rulebook would be prepared within the framework of the new Labour Code to safeguard the interests of artistes and allied workers in the film sector.
Necessary measures would be implemented to ensure their social and economic security, he added.
On behalf of CINTAA (Cine and Television Artistes Association), actors Kolhapure and Dhillon raised various issues faced by artistes, technicians, assistants, and workers across different departments in the film industry.