Lok Sabha Question No. 2152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2152 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018.

## National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India

## 2152. SHRIMATI  POONAM  MAHAJAN

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is implementing the National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof including the salient features of the Mission and the amount of funds allocated for its implementation;

(c) the  number  of  artists  who  have  registered  themselves  under  the  Mission  so  far, State/UTs- wise;

(d) whether the Mission serves as a platform for artists to promote their talents and make contributions to Indian art and culture abroad and if so, the details thereof, and

(e) whether  the  Government  plans  to  involve  the  Indian  Council  for  Cultural  Relations (ICCR) to  promote talent  of  artists  registered  under  the  said  Mission  in  various  parts  of  the world and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture and Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) &  (b)  The Government has launched a scheme namely 'National Mission on Cultural Mapping and Roadmap' on 29 th March, 2017 with the main objectives of talent hunt as well as collection  of  database  of  artists,  artisans  and  various  art  forms  across  the  country  by organizing  various  activities  envisaged  under  its  components.  The  total  amount  of  funds allocated for its implementation is Rs.469.404 Crores spread over a period of three years from 2017-18 to 2019-20.

(c)   Till date, profiles of about 6000 artistes have been recorded in the database of Cultural Mapping of India Project. State-wise information about the total number of artistes recorded in the said database is given in the Annexure. Apart from the said database of Cultural Mapping of India, various programmes under the aforesaid Mission have been successfully conducted on pilot basis in five blocks viz. Govardhan & Chauri Chaura:Uttar Pradesh, Seraikella:Jharkhand,  Thanesar:Haryana,  and  Shimoga:Karnataka    whereby  around  944, 654, 1208, 1315 and 2404   artistes respectively has been registered for recording in the said database of Cultural Mapping of India Project.

(d) & (e) No Madam.

ANNEXURE TO THE REPLY OF LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2152 TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  01.01.2018  ON  'NATIONAL  MISSION  ON  CULTURAL MAPPING OF INDIA'

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs   |   Total No. of Artistes recorded in the database of Cultural Mapping of India Project |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh       |                                                                                  2743 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh    |                                                                                  1002 |
| 3.        | Assam                |                                                                                     2 |
| 4.        | Delhi                |                                                                                     4 |
| 5.        | Gujarat              |                                                                                     3 |
| 6.        | Haryana              |                                                                                     2 |
| 7.        | Jammu & Kashmir      |                                                                                    75 |
| 8.        | Karnataka            |                                                                                   541 |
| 9.        | Madhya Pradesh       |                                                                                     9 |
| 10.       | Maharashtra          |                                                                                   169 |
| 11.       | Rajasthan            |                                                                                   124 |
| 12.       | Sikkim               |                                                                                     2 |
| 13.       | Tamil Nadu           |                                                                                     1 |
| 14.       | Telangana            |                                                                                   715 |
| 15.       | Uttarakhand          |                                                                                     1 |
| 16.       | Uttar Pradesh        |                                                                                   200 |
| 17.       | West Bengal          |                                                                                   407 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                |                                                                                  6000 |