Lok Sabha Question No. 265 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Cultural Development Programmes
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 265

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH AUGUST, 2018

## CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

## *265.   SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  zonal  cultural  centres  operating  in  the  country  in  each State, especially in UP and its Hathras region at present;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  promote  cultural development  programmes  in  various  parts  of  the  country  including Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of  existing  cultural  development  programmes  in  the country;
- (d) whether the Government  proposes to further promote cultural development programmes in various parts of the country, especially in the said region of UP; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote the culture of our country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 265 FOR 6 TH AUGUST, 2018

(a) To  protect,  promote  &  preserve  various  forms  of  folk  art  and  culture throughout  the  country,  the  Government  of  India  has  set  up  seven  Zonal  Cultural Centres (ZCCs) with their headquarters located at Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Allahabad, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur. Uttar Pradesh is a member State of North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC), Allahabad.

(b) to (e) To promote cultural development programmes in various parts of the country,  these  ZCCs  undertake  various  cultural  activities  and  programmes  in  their member  States  including  Uttar  Pradesh.    Each  ZCC  has  a  Programme  Committee consisting  of  representatives  from  its  member  States,  which  approves  their  annual calendar of cultural activities to be carried out throughout the country. A statement indicating  the  details  of  various  cultural  activities/  programmes  conducted  by  the NCZCC, Allahabad during the last 2 years in Uttar Pradesh is  Annexed. Further, the Ministry organizes Cultural Development Programmes like Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsavs  (RSMs)  in  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh  to  create  awareness amongst the youth about India's rich cultural heritage. RSMs have been organized at New  Delhi (November,  2015 and October, 2016), Varanasi (December, 2016), Bengaluru  &  Tawang  (March,  2017),  Gujarat  (October,  2017),  Karnataka  (January, 2018)  and  Madhya  Pradesh  (February,  2018).  Further,  it  has  also  been  decided  to organize  seven  (7)  RSMs  at  Delhi,  Maharashtra  (Mumbai),  West  Bengal  (Kolkata), Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan during 2018-19.  All the ZCCs as also  other  organizations  under  Ministry  of  Culture  will  participate  in  the  upcoming Kumbh Mela at Allahabad.

Octave,  a  festival  of  the  North  East  is  organized  by  each  of  the  7  ZCCs  to promote  folk  culture  of  the  North  Eastern  States.  For  this  purpose,  artists  of  the North East region are  engaged by the respective ZCC to showcase and project the rich cultural heritage of North East at Pan India level.

Apart  from the above, these  ZCCs also conduct  workshops,  seminars, exhibitions, cultural fairs etc. on regular basis all over India for promotion of Indian culture.

## Activities/ programmes organized by NCZCC, Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh during 2016-17

|   Sl. No. | Nameof the activity/ programme           | Date           |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|----------------|
|         1 | Kavi Sammelan                            | Mar-16         |
|         2 | Sanjhi Virasat                           | Apr-16         |
|         3 | Cultural Program for Soldiers            | May-16         |
|         4 | Kavya Kumbh                              | May-16         |
|         5 | Production oriented summer workshop      | May/ June 2016 |
|         6 | International Yoga Day                   | Jun-16         |
|         7 | Cultural Program                         | Jun-16         |
|         8 | Cultural Program                         | Jun-16         |
|         9 | Greeshmotsav                             | Jun-16         |
|        10 | Jagarnath Mahotsav                       | Jul-16         |
|        11 | Cultural Program at Raj Bhawan           | Aug-16         |
|        12 | Kajri Mela                               | Aug-16         |
|        13 | Foundation Day                           | Sep-16         |
|        14 | Ramleela Mahotsav                        | Oct-16         |
|        15 | Cultural Program (RPF)                   | Oct-16         |
|        16 | Hanumat Janmotsav                        | Oct-16         |
|        17 | Hansvahini Mahotsav                      | Oct-16         |
|        18 | Ramayan Mela Shrigverpur                 | Oct-16         |
|        19 | Antragini                                | Oct-16         |
|        20 | Amethi Mahotsav                          | Oct-16         |
|        21 | Kartik Poornima Mahotsav                 | Nov-16         |
|        22 | Chitrakoot Mela                          | Nov-16         |
|        23 | Kapil Vats Mahotsav                      | Dec-16         |
|        24 | Chalo Man Ganga Jamuna Teer 2017         | Jan-17         |
|        25 | Utrani Mela                              | Jan-17         |
|        26 | Cultural Program - IIIT                  | Feb-17         |
|        27 | Cultural Program -Allahabad Museum       | Feb-17         |
|        28 | Ramayan Mela                             | Feb-17         |
|        29 | Aanapur Varshik Mahotsav                 | Feb-17         |
|        30 | Ganesh Utsav                             | Feb-17         |
|        31 | Badayun Mahotsav                         | Feb-17         |
|        32 | OmGrinagDham Mahotsav                    | Feb-17         |
|        33 | Shivratri Mela GhusarnathDham            | Feb-17         |
|        34 | Shivratri Mela Bhayharan Nath Dham       | Feb-17         |
|        35 | Shivratri Mela Belkhar NathDham          | Feb-17         |
|        36 | Gonda Mahotsav                           | Feb-17         |
|        37 | Rashtriya Shilp Mela                     | Mar-17         |
|        38 | Raj Gaddi Samaroh                        | Mar-17         |
|        39 | Thithauli (Kavi Sammelan)                | Mar-17         |
|        40 | Mahakavi Nirala Kavi Sammelan            | Mar-17         |
|        41 | Chirag -E-Bismill Memorial Kavi Sammelan | Mar-17         |
|        42 | Dhakadhak Kavi Sammelan                  | Mar-17         |
|        43 | Cultural Program on the ocassion of Holi | Mar-17         |
|        44 | Bharat Dashmi Mela                       | Mar-17         |
|        45 | Mahakaleshwar Mela                       | Mar-17         |
|        47 | Cultural Program, NCR Railway            | Apr-17         |

## Activities/ programmes organized by NCZCC, Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh during 2017-18

|   Sl. No. | Nameof the activity/ programme                                                             | Date                    |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Swatchta Pakhwada                                                                          | April 2017              |
|         2 | Yuva Mahotsav                                                                              | May 2017                |
|         3 | Nagrik Abhinandan Karykram (Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad)                             | May 2017                |
|         4 | Anti Terrorism Day                                                                         | May 2017                |
|         5 | Masik Natya Yojna                                                                          | May 2017                |
|         6 | Production Oriented Summer Workshops                                                       | May/June 2017           |
|         7 | Himadri Natya Samaroh                                                                      | June 2017               |
|         8 | Masik Natya Yojna                                                                          | June 2017               |
|         9 | International Yoga Day 2018                                                                | June 2017               |
|        10 | Aam Mahotsav 2017                                                                          | August 2017             |
|        11 | Shree Krishna Janmashtami (ISKON, Allahabad)                                               | August 2017             |
|        12 | Shree Krishna Janmashtami (Police Line)                                                    | August 2017             |
|        13 | Shree Krishna Janmashtami (PAC, Lucknow)                                                   | August 2017             |
|        14 | Shree Krishna Janmashtami (ISKON, Lucknow)                                                 | August 2017             |
|        15 | Vishwa Rakshabandhan Utsav Karykram                                                        | August 2017             |
|        16 | Vridhavastha Mansik Swasthy Vibhag Sanskritik Sandhya Karykram                             | August 2017             |
|        17 | Masik Natya Yojna                                                                          | August 2017             |
|        18 | Cultural evening at Raj Bhawan                                                             | August 2017             |
|        19 | Sahitykar Sansad Kavi Sammelan                                                             | September 2017          |
|        20 | Centenary Birth Anniversary Celebration of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay                         | September 2017          |
|        21 | Swatchta Pakhwada                                                                          | September/ October 2017 |
|        22 | Masik Natyotsav                                                                            | October 2017            |
|        23 | Ekta Diwas - Celebration on the occasion of Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel | October 2017            |
|        24 | Effervescence 2017                                                                         | October 2017            |
|        25 | Chitrakoot Mela                                                                            | November 2017           |
|        26 | Rashtriya Shilp Mela                                                                       | December 2017           |
|        27 | Chalo Man Ganga Jamuna Teer 2018                                                           | January 2018            |
|        28 | Ras Banaras 2018                                                                           | February 2018           |
|        29 | Patharchatti Ramleela - Shri Ram Rajyabhishek                                              | February 2018           |
|        30 | Bharat Dashmi Mela                                                                         | March 2018              |
|        31 | Hon'ble Prime Minister of India and Hon'ble President of France visit to Varanasi          | March 2018              |
|        32 | Rajgaddi Samaroh                                                                           | March 2018              |
|        33 | Sanskritik Sandhya - Holi Milan Samahroh                                                   | March 2018              |