Goa prepared, up to I&B to decide IFFI dates: CM

Panaji, Oct 5 (IANS) Goa is ready to host the 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India, but it is up to the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry to take a call on the schedule of the international event, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told reporters on Monday."The Government of India's Information and Broadcasting Minister is deciding the date. He will take a final call. Goa is prepared. If it is in the month of January, we are ready for that too," Sawant said.Last month, the Union I&B Ministry had announced the postponement of the country's biggest government-backed film festival, which is held in Goa annually in November to January 2021 on account of the pandemic.The festival is likely to be held in a hybrid -- both virtual and physical -- formats.
--IANS maya/rs