Govt aims to double concert economy, simplify event permissions in India

The I&B Ministry will launch a single-window platform to ease concert permissions as India attracts major global artists and sees record live event growth

With India increasingly attracting global artistes, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) is working to simplify the process of setting up concerts in the country. “We are looking at doubling the concert economy,” said Sanjay Jaju, secretary, I&B ministry, in his keynote address at Ficci Frames 2025, emphasising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a vibrant concert economy in India.

 

“We have many icons performing globally — the likes of Diljit Dosanjh, Arijit Singh… They are performing to packed stadia worldwide. There are concerts happening in India as well, which have a huge direct and indirect impact on the