The Kerala government’s draft Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) policy aims at driving the inception and expansion of 250 such companies and creation of 50,000 new jobs in the sector by 2029. Through this, the State also expects to account for 10% of India’s export revenues in the AVGC-XR industry. The Kerala Startup Mission also aims at incubating around 150 start-ups in the sector by that year.
The State government is planning to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in AVGC-XR that will be the cornerstone of the ecosystem in the State. The centre will serve as the anchor of talent development, innovation, and Research and Development. The park is proposed to be set up in around 20 acres of land in Thiruvananthapuram. The Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT) will be the nodal agency responsible for setting up the CoE and implementing the AGVC-XR policy.
