The Maharashtra government today approved the Maharashtra Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) Policy 2025. The policy lays out a vision extending up to the year 2050 and includes a financial plan of 3,268 crore rupees. The Cabinet also decided to elevate the State Infrastructure Sub-Committee to the status of a Cabinet Committee. In a significant boost to social welfare, the Cabinet approved a two-fold increase in the daily living allowance for students residing in government hostels for backwards classes. The sanitation and hygiene allowance for female students was also doubled.