Licensing process for staging a theatrical performance in any licensed premises in Delhi has been simplified. This has been done by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Delhi Police at the initiative of the Ministry of Culture. According to the simplified procedure as communicated by the Union Home Ministry to the Union Culture Ministry an organizer now proposing to hold a cultural show in any of the LICENSED PREMISES in Delhi has to submit only the following documents to the Additional Commissioner of Police (Licensing):
- Prescribed application form duly filled
- Prescribed application for ticketing license (if the show is ticketed)
- Prescribed affidavit
- Confirmed booking slip from the management of the Auditorium/ Hall
Such performances in a LICENSED PREMISES will no longer need the following:
- NOC by District Police
- NOC by Traffic Police
- NOC from the fire Department
- NOC from the Electrical Inspector
- Clearance from Entertainment Tax Officer
The licensing authority i.e. Delhi Police itself will serve as the center for dissemination of relevant information to the above authorities.
Till now for any theatrical performance in a licensed premises as many as 5 clearances from different Authorities were required to be submitted before clearance of Delhi Police could be obtained. Such restrictions were having an impact on cultural activities in Delhi. Now with the new procedure simplification it has become a single window clearance for theatrical performances in licensed premises.
The Union Ministry of Culture has also urged the Union Home Ministry to explore the possibility of a single window clearance for theatrical performances in unlicensed premises also.