Government of Maharshtra has started a scheme to provide financial assistance to Marathi film producers as incentive to produce quality Marathi Films in the year 1997, which was revised in the year 2005.

Those producers who have produced first film themselves (on their own) become eligible for the financial assistance under the scheme for second and subsequent films.

The films are scrutinized by the film scrutinizing committee and awarded category : A, B & C.

Category A Film is eligible for assistance of Rs.20 lakhs,

Category B Film is eligible for assistance of Rs.15 lakhs

Category C Film is eligible for assistance of Rs. 5 lakhs.

If category A film is produced on 35mm negative and audio on Digital Dolby then an additional assistance of Rs.10 lakhs is granted.

This financial assistance is given to maximum of 3 films produced by one producer, subject to once in three years.

The Corporation gives 50% concession on location hire charges for shooting of Marathi Films and 25% concession for Regional language films in Chitranagari.

The first film selected as best film in Indian Panorama or State film award ceremony ( Marathi Chitrapat Mahotsav ), is given assistance of Rs. 20 lakhs.

Rs. One Lakh award in the name of Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari is also given to the Director of best, first video / film in Mumbai International Film Festival ( MIIF ).