<span style="color: #222222;">The Government has said that the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic (AVGC) sector has the potential to provide employment to over 20 lakh people in the coming 10 years. It is expected that the sector will witness 16 to 17 percent growth rate in the next decade.<br />''<br />''While briefing the media on the AVGC Task Force Report on Realising AVGC-XR Sector Potential in India, Information and Broadcasting Secretary and Chairman of the Task Force, Apurva Chandra today said, the AVGC sector provides unique opportunities to showcase the country's history, culture, paintings and traditional games with the amalgamation of technology with creative skills. He expressed hope that India has the potential to become a world leader in the AVGC sector as was witnessed in the IT sector. Listing out some of the recommendations of the report, he said, a national AVGC-XR mission to be set up for integrated promotion and growth of the AVGC sector. He said, the 'Create in India' campaign will be launched with an exclusive focus on content creation in the country.<br />''<br />''On this occasion, Higher Education's Secretary K Sanjay Murthy said, this policy will benefit the students as several training professionals will teach the students and ignite their minds. He said, talent exists at all levels in the country and the industry can collaborate with educational institutions to prepare the students for this sector.<br />''<br />''Skill Development and Entrepreneurship's Secretary Atul Kumar Tiwari said, National Education Policy has increased the opportunities for the students. He highlighted the need to develop short-term training courses and creation of more Indian content to boost the AVGC sector.<br />''<br />''Recently, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur was presented the Task Force Report on 'Realising AVGC-XR (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics – Extended Reality) Sector Potential in India' on the 22nd of this month by the Chairman of the Task Force, Apurva Chandra. The AVGC sector in the country has witnessed an unprecedented growth rate in recent times, with many global players entering the Indian talent pool to avail of offshore delivery of services. India today contributes about 2.5 to 3 billion dollars out of the estimated 260 to 275 billion dollars worldwide in the AVGC market.<br />''<br />''To make India a global content hub and create job opportunities in the AVGC sector, the Task Force has laid emphasis on establishing a National Centre of Excellence for the sector. The Regional Centre of Excellence will be instituted in collaboration with the State Governments to provide access to local industries and to promote local talent and content. It has been recommended by the Task Force to leverage National Education Policy to develop creative thinking with dedicated AVGC course content at school levels to build foundational skills and to create awareness about AVGC as a career choice. It has also been recommended to establish AVGC accelerators and innovation hubs in academic institutions, on the lines of Atal Tinkering Labs. The Task Force has recommended establishing a dedicated production fund for domestic content creation from the country to promote Indian culture and heritage globally.</span><br />