Lok Sabha Question No. 5738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: National Culture Fund
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO, BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5738

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018

## NATIONAL CULTURE FUND

## 5738. SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO: DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has set up National Culture Fund (NCF) and if so, the details  along with the composition thereof;
- (b) the  aims  and  objectives  of  the    NCF  and  the  extent  to  which  it  has  been successful/helpful in protecting,  promoting  and  preserving  the  cultural heritage of the country;
- (c) The funds accrued so far in the NCF since its inception along with the funds allocated and  expenditure  incurred  there  from  by  various  institutions/ departments during the last four years;
- (d) The details of the unspent funds and the reasons for the same; and
- (e) The initiatives taken by the Government to spread Indian culture on national as well as international level?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (IC)  FOR  CULTURE  &  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR.MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Yes Madam, The Government has set up National Culture Fund (NCF) as a Trust under the Charitable Endowment Act, 1890 on 28 th November, 1996 with a view  to  mobilize  extra  resources  through  Public  Private  Partnerships  towards promoting, protecting and preserving India's cultural heritage.

The National Culture Fund is managed and administered by a council headed by Hon'ble  Culture  Minister  to  decide  the  policies  and  an  Executive  Committee headed by Secretary, Culture to actualize those policies.

(b)  The  Fund  aims  at  inviting  the  participation  of  the  corporate  sector,  nongovernment organizations, private/public sector as well as individuals in the task of promoting, protecting and preserving India's cultural heritage.

Since its inception National Culture Fundhas successfully completed 34 projects. List placed at Annexure I.

(c) & (d)  The Government has granted Rs. 19.50 crore as one time corpus fund to National Culture Fund out of the planned budget. Apart from this there is no fund allocated by the Government to National Culture Fund. Besides this, NCF receives contributions and voluntary donations as endowments from many other sources.

A  statement  indicating  the  status  of  funds  received  from  various  sources  and also the expenditure incurred during the last four years is annexed  at Annexure II.

As regards the reasons responsible for the funds remaining unspent, it is stated that  all  the  projects  undertaken  by  the  NCF  are  completed  within  a  specified period,  in  accordance  with  an  MoU  signed  by  NCF  with  the  concerned  donor organization.  Accordingly  any  ongoing  project  is  supposed  to  be  completed  in several  stages  for  which  adequate  funding  is  made  available  by  the  donor  at such different stages. Consequently there is always some unspent balance lying with NCF in respect of such ongoing projects which are still awaiting completion.

(e) The Government of India has set up seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) with headquarters at Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Allahabad, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur  to  protect,  preserve  and  promote  various  forms  of  Performing  Arts namely  Music,  Dance,  Folk  art  and  culture  throughout  the  country.  The  artists from all over India are engaged to perform in the programs organized by these ZCCs regularly  in  all  States/Union  Territories  of  India.  Besides,  the  artists  are also sent abroad to perform in Festivals of India.

The  Ministry  of  Culture  aims  at  disseminating  Indian  Folk  Arts  and  Culture abroad  through  Signing  of  Cultural  agreements  &Cultural  Exchange  Programe and  their  implementation  by  concerned  agencies  with  mutual  discussions through diplomatic channels.

Ministry  of  Culture  operates  Scheme  for  promotion  of  International  Cultural Relations under which Festivals of India are organized showcasing folk art and other cultural events as exhibitions, dance, music, theater, food fest, literary fest, film fest, yoga etc. Under this scheme, Ministry of Culture also gives grant in aid to  Indo-Foreign  Friendship  Cultural  Societies  for  organizing  programmes  & activities  including  folk  art  &other  cultural  activities  for  their  promotion  abroad. Organizing  festivals  of  India  and  supporting  Indo  foreign  friendship  cultural societies abroad is a regular activity of Ministry of Culture.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5738 for 02.04.2018

## PROJECTS COMPLETED

|   S.No | Project                                                                                                     | Sponsors                                                   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi, 1999                                                                             | Aga Khan Trust &M/s Oberoi Group of Hotels                 |
|      2 | JnanaPravaha Trust, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh                                                                 | Jnana Pravaha Trust                                        |
|      3 | Kishkinda Trust, Anegundi, Karnataka                                                                        | Kishkinda Trust,                                           |
|      4 | Jantar Mantar, New Delhi                                                                                    | Apeejay Surendra Park Hotels Ltd.                          |
|      5 | Shaniwarwada Palace, Pune, Maharashtra                                                                      | ASI, Pune Municipal Corporation                            |
|      6 | Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata, West Bengal                                              | Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture                   |
|      7 | Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh                                                                              | M/s Indian Hotels Company Ltd.                             |
|      8 | Synagogue Clock Tower, Cochin, Kerala                                                                       | World Monument Fund                                        |
|      9 | Music of Mirs, New Delhi                                                                                    | Devahuti Damodar Svaraj Trust                              |
|     10 | Art and Visual Culture in India 1850-2005 ,published by Marg Publication, 2006                              | M/s Bodhi Art Ltd., M/s Marg Publication                   |
|     11 | Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning-II Construction of a Cultural Research Building, Karnataka              | Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning                        |
|     12 | Case for Chariot, National Museum, New Delhi, 2010                                                          | ONGC                                                       |
|     13 | Film on KishoriAmonkar, Maharashtra                                                                         | NCF-SAARTH- MEA - ONGC                                     |
|     14 | Virasat Festival, Uttarakhand                                                                               | REACH Foundation, NCF &ONGC                                |
|     15 | Early years of ASI: Publication for 150 years celebration of ASI.                                           | ASI                                                        |
|     16 | Sponsorship of Marg publication on Natural Heritage Drawings                                                | M/s Marg Publication                                       |
|     17 | Virasat Festival 2012 (REACH Foundation)                                                                    | Reach Foundation, ONGC and NCF                             |
|     18 | Construction of Visitor Facilities at the Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu                           | ASI and Shipping Corporation of India                      |
|     19 | Tomb of Yusuf Qattal, New Delhi                                                                             | M/s PEC Ltd., ASI and NCF                                  |
|     20 | NatanaKairali                                                                                               | National Culture Fund                                      |
|     21 | Kochi Muziris Biennale 2012 Catalogue                                                                       | Nirlon Foundation Trust                                    |
|     22 | India Photo Archives : Visual Archives of Kulwant Roy conservation of archives, Photo-digitization, Haryana | M/s. India Photo Archive Foundation &NCF                   |
|     23 | Leadership Training Programmes (LTP) LTP I-2012 LTP II-2013 & LTP III-2014                                  | • Respective organizations and •John Eskenazi Limited, The |

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Pritzker Organization •Neil Kreitman Foundation Anish Kapoor   |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 24 | Training Programmes for craftsmen engaged in restoration of tangible components- aarish, stucco, wood carving, frescoe and lime jaali at Jaipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | HUDCO                                                          |
| 25 | Getty Capacity Building programme for ASI's site- museum and site management professionals- NCF-ASI-J Paul Getty Trust- The British Three workshops were organised at : Sarnath,(U.P),India-2013 • The significance of the Sarnath School of Art, at the British Museum in London, England,July 2014 • Latest updates on Buddhist Art history and recent developments in the Conservation of Objects the conservation of objects, at the Getty Centre in Los Angeles, California, in January 2015 | J.Paul Getty Trust, United States of America                   |
| 26 | Training Programmes for craftsmen engaged in restoration of tangible components Marble jaali, inlay, and stone carving at Makrana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | HUDCO                                                          |
| 27 | Conservation of Sunderwala Mahal , New Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO)         |
| 28 | Conservation of Jai Prakash Yantra,Jantar Mantar, New Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | State Trading Corporation (STC)                                |
| 29 | Conservation &maintenance of Tughlaqabad Fort, New Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | GAIL India Ltd.                                                |
| 30 | Lodhi Tomb Project, New Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Steel Authority of India                                       |
| 31 | Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | ASI &World Monument Fund                                       |
| 32 | Crafts and sustainable skill development in Gujarat.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Rural Electrification Corporation                              |
| 33 | One Battery operated vehicle for Chittaurgarh Fort (Raj)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | NBCC Services Ltd.                                             |
| 34 | Provided one battery operated vehicle for Chittaurgarh Fort, Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd., Mumbai                        |

## Annexure -II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5738 for 02.04.2018

|   Year | Contribution/Donation Received   | Expenditure   |
|--------|----------------------------------|---------------|
|   2013 | 150,646,817.00                   | 23,247,497.00 |
|   2014 | 149,532,169.00                   | 24,834,114.00 |
|   2015 | 239,063,249.00                   | 37,720,205.00 |
|   2016 | 250,754,405.00                   | 13,179,431.00 |

Interest Accrued till 31.03.2017 - Rs. 22,953,044.00