Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Uttarakhand Makes Hanuman Ansh Tax-Free Amid Positive Response
The Uttarakhand government has decided that people will not have to pay the state tax on tickets for Hanuman Ansh.
The film is about the life of the spiritual figure Baba Neem Karoli.
Instead of collecting the tax from viewers, the government will repay the tax charged on cinema tickets.
This applies to cinemas and multiplexes in Uttarakhand.
Banshidhar Tiwari told the State Tax Department to carry out the decision.
Vishal Chaturvedi wrote and directed the film.
The movie has received a positive response from audiences.
Its team also met Akhilesh Yadav and Yogi Adityanath.
The Uttarakhand government has declared Hanuman Ansh tax-free in the state.
The government will reimburse SGST charged on tickets at cinemas and multiplexes.
The measure is intended to prevent the tax burden from reaching viewers.
Uttarakhand official Banshidhar Tiwari directed the State Tax Department to implement the decision.
The film’s team has met Akhilesh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after receiving a positive audience response.
- Who
- The Uttarakhand government, filmmaker Vishal Chaturvedi, actor Shobhinaw Satyaa, and the Hanuman Ansh team.
- What
- Hanuman Ansh has been declared tax-free in Uttarakhand through reimbursement of the SGST charged on cinema tickets.
- When
- The decision was reported recently; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- The tax exemption applies in Uttarakhand; meetings with political leaders took place in Lucknow.
- Why
- To ensure the SGST burden is not passed on to viewers.
- Film
- Hanuman Ansh
- Subject
- The life of spiritual figure Baba Neem Karoli
- Writer and director
- Vishal Chaturvedi
- Tax measure
- Uttarakhand will reimburse SGST on tickets
- Venues covered
- Cinemas and multiplexes
- Implementing official
- Banshidhar Tiwari, Uttarakhand Information Director General and Uttarakhand Film Development Council CEO
- Audience response
- The film has received a positive response