Lok Sabha Question No. 780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Scholarship provided by CCRT
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 780 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDED BY CCRT

## 780. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount given as scholarships to students by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT);
- (b) the number of recipients of the said scholarship during each of the last two years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  increase  the  amount  and  the  number  of scholarships awarded; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

## ANSWER

- (a) Under the Scheme 'Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme (CTSSS)', an amount of Rs.3600/- per year is given to each scholarship holder of age group of 10 to 14 years, in addition to reimbursement  of  the actual tuition fee paid to the Guru/Teacher, up to a ceiling of Rs.9000/- per year.

In addition to above CTSS Scheme, the CCRT has recently been entrusted partly with the task of implementing scheme for 'Award of Scholarship to Young Artists (SYA)' under which scholarships are awarded to students in the age group of 18 to 25  years  and  Rs.  5000/-  per  month  are  reimbursed  for  the  advance  training  in various cultural art forms.

- (b) State-wise break-up of recipients of the scholarship during the last two years and the current year is given at Annexure.
- (c) No, Madam.
- (d) Does not arise.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 780 for answer on 21.11.2016

State wise break-up of the Scholarships awarded under Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme for the year 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17

| S.No.   | STATE/UTs            | YEAR 2014-2015   | YEAR 2015-16   | YEAR 2016-17   |
|---------|----------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh       | 35               | 16             | 10             |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh    | 02               | -              | -              |
| 3.      | Assam                | 84               | 86             | 74             |
| 4.      | Bihar                | 08               | 11             | 08             |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh         | 09               | 11             | 02             |
| 6.      | Goa                  | 05               | -              | 32             |
| 7.      | Gujarat              | 10               | 10             | -              |
| 8.      | Haryana              | 05               | 05             | 09             |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh     | 01               | 01             | 06             |
| 10.     | Jammu & Kashmir      | 10               | 04             | -              |
| 11.     | Jharkhand            | 09               | 11             | -              |
| 12.     | Karnataka            | 36               | 47             | 05             |
| 13.     | Kerala               | 31               | 44             | 26             |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh       | 21               | 17             | 47             |
| 15.     | Maharashtra          | 46               | 46             | 18             |
| 16.     | Manipur              | 14               | 20             | 33             |
| 17.     | Meghalaya            | 08               | 01             | 13             |
| 18.     | Mizoram              | 00               | 00             | -              |
| 19.     | Nagaland             | 13               | 00             | -              |
| 20.     | Odisha               | 64               | 53             | -              |
| 21.     | Punjab               | 06               | 06             | 50             |
| 22.     | Rajasthan            | 07               | 09             | 11             |
| 23.     | Sikkim               | 02               | 00             | 05             |
| 24.     | Tamil Nadu           | 36               | 19             | 16             |
| 25.     | Telangana            | --               | 26             | -              |
| 26.     | Tripura              | 37               | 41             | 22             |
| 27.     | Uttarakhand          | 03               | 01             | 28             |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh        | 14               | 20             | 45             |
| 29.     | West Bengal          | 47               | 56             | 15             |
| 30.     | A & N Islands        | 03               | 02             | 02             |
| 31.     | Chandigarh           | 01               | 01             | 47             |
| 32.     | Delhi                | 33               | 48             | -              |
| 33.     | Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 00               | 00             | 02             |
| 34.     | Daman & Diu          | 00               | 00             | -              |
| 35.     | Lakshadweep          | 13               | 00             | -              |
| 36.     | Puducherry           | 07               | 08             | -              |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                | 620              | 620            | 526            |