Synopsis: The Karnataka government’s draft rules, dated 24 September 2025, impose a 2% cess on movie tickets and TV channel transactions to fund cine workers’ welfare. The cess, collected quarterly, supports a social security fund for registered cine and cultural workers aged 18–60, offering benefits like accident coverage, educational support, maternity aid, and pensions.

The Karnataka government has released draft rules to impose a 2 percent cess on movie tickets and TV channels. The proceeds will be earmarked for cine workers’ welfare.

“The draft of the Karnataka Cine and Cultural Activists Social Security and Welfare Rules, 2025 which the Government of Karnataka proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 of the Karnataka Cine and Cultural Activists (Welfare)

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