Chennai, March 14 -- Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Friday announced that a new policy on Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) is being developed in collaboration with industry experts.

Presenting the Budget for the year 2025-26 in the State Assembly, he said to leverage the growing business opportunities in this emerging sector and to create high-end employment for Tamil Nadu's youth, the Government through the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (ELCOT) will set up an AVGC-XR Centre of Excellence in Chennai named 'Viyan AVGC-XR Hub' at an estimated cost of Rs.50 crore.

Subsequently, its zonal sub-centres will be set up in Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai, Salem and Tir...