Government plans curbs on film promotions and commercial events in educational institutions

HYDERABAD The government is considering a ban on film promotions and other commercial activities on the premises of educational institutions following a series of incidents involving unauthorised events and alleged safety lapses. The government is examining the activities that educational institutions can legally conduct on their campuses and those that should be prohibited. Senior officials of the Education department have been asked to prepare guidelines to regulate such activities.

The proposed guidelines are expected to restrict the use of educational institution premises for non-academic, political film promotions and unrelated commercial events. The move comes amid allegations that some private educational institutions have been using students for political and other purposes. In recent times, some colleges not only declared a holiday to facilitate film promotion events but also recommended students to watch those films.

Such practices have also drawn criticism from educationists.