Lok Sabha Question No. 3922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: Dance and Music Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3922 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  MARCH, 2017

## Dance and Music Universities

- †3922. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware that Arts and Music Universities and colleges are functioning only in Rajasthan which are assisted or operated by the State Government; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the manner in which the Union Government provided assistance to the State Government in this regard; (d) if  not, State-wise, location-wise details of the Universities and colleges being run solely or in affiliation with the States, Union Government or autonomous bodies in the country; and (e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  new  Arts  and  Music  colleges  in  the  country  to encourage the cultural activities and their originality intact and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a)  to  (c):    Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  through  University  Grants  Commission (UGC)  provides  financial    assistance  to  Universities  and  Colleges,  including  Universities  and Colleges dedicated to Arts and Music  which are recognised under Section 2 (f)  and 12 (B) of UGC Act, 1956.  The UGC has informed that it has not provided any assistance to Arts and Music Colleges situated in Rajasthan. However, UGC provides development assistance to eligible State Universities in each Plan period. This assistance can be utilised for the creation and development of  infrastructure including building, labs, library etc. in all the teaching departments including the department of Arts and Music in the Universities. During the XIIth Plan period, 159 Universities including Universities in Rajasthan were provided assistance by UGC.
- (d): The list of Arts and Music Universities in the country as provided by UGC is at Annexure-I . The list  of  Arts  and  Music  Colleges  receiving  financial  assistance  from  UGC  is  at Annexure-II . Further, Ministry of Culture has informed that Kalakshetra Foundation, an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Culture is an Institution of National Importance.  This Foundation has been running Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts in Dance, Music, Instruments and Visual Arts at Chennai.
- (e): At  present,  there  is  no  such  proposal  under  consideration  in  the  Ministry  of  Human Resource Development.

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Annexure-I & Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (d)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3922 for 27 th March, 2017 asked by Shri Devji M Patel, Hon'ble Member of Parliament regarding Dance and Music Universities

Annexure - I ( List of Arts and Music Universities)

|   S.No. | Name of the State   | Name of University                                                                                                                                                                             |
|---------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Karnataka           | 1. KSGH Music and Performing Arts University, LJB Road, Near Ashoka Circle, Lakshmipuram, Mysore-570 004, (State Univeristy)                                                                   |
|       2 | Madhya Pradesh      | 1. Raja Mansingh Tomar Music & Arts University, Needam Road, Chandravadni Naka Chouraha, Gwalior-474009, (State Univeristy) 2. Indrakala Sangeet Vishwa Vidhyalaya, Khairagarh, Madhya Pradesh |
|       3 | Tamil Nadu          | 1. Tamilnadu Music and Fine Arts University, Dr. D.G.S. Dinakaran Salai, Tiruchirapalli-600028. (State Univeristy)                                                                             |
|       4 | Uttar Pradesh       | 1. Bhatkhande Music Institute, Kaiserbag, Lucknow- 226 001 (Deemed University)                                                                                                                 |

Annexure - II ( The list of Arts and Music Colleges receiving financial assistance from UGC )

|   S.No | Name of the State   | Name of the College                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|--------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh      | 1. S.V. College of Music & Dance, Tirupati                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|      2 | Karnataka           | 1. College of Fine Arts, Bangalore 560 001 2. MMK College of Visual Art, Gulbarga 585 105 3. University College of Fine Arts & Music Dharwad - 580 003 4. Vijaya College of Fine Arts, Gadag - 582 101 5. Dr. P.G.A.S Samiti's Pandit Panchaxara Gavaigaavara Music College, Gadag - 582 101 6. Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Sayyaji Rao Road, Mysore 570 001 |
|      3 | Madhya Pradesh      | 1. Govt. Music College, Shimanbagh, Indore 2. Govt. Institute of Fine Arts, Dharam Mandir Road, Mahadji Park, Gwalior 3. Govt. Institute of Fine Arts, M.G. Road Indore                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|      4 | Punjab              | 1. A.P.J. College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|      5 | Tamil Nadu          | 1. Kalai Kaveri College of Fine Arts, Tiruchirapalli 2. Sri Sathguru Ssngeetha Vidyalayam, Madurai                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|      6 | Tripura             | 1. Govt College of Art and Craft, Agartala 2. Govt. Music College of Agartala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|      7 | West Bengal         | 1. Bengal Music College, Kolkata                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

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