Economic Survey 2026: Why India’s concert economy is finally on the policy radar

Finance June 03, 2026 06:01 PM

Live concerts and large-scale entertainment events are no longer being viewed merely as cultural indulgences. In the Economic Survey 2025-26, the government has formally repositioned live entertainment as part of the “orange economy”—a services-led growth segment driven by creativity, culture, and intellectual property, with the potential to generate significant urban economic spillovers.

Economic Survey 2026: Why India’s concert economy is finally on the policy radar

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