The State Government has directed to shut down all the cinema houses of the State to protect the people of the state from Corona Virus. The Commercial Tax Department has issued orders in this regard exercising the powers conferred in Section 5 (4) of the Madhya Pradesh Cinema (Regulations) Act 1952.
As per the order issued, all the cinema license holders of the state will keep their cinema houses closed from March 14 to March 31, 2020.