Lok Sabha Question No. 1432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Scholarship to Artists
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: P. KUMAR, Partha Pratim Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1432

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## SCHOLARSHIPS TO ARTISTS

## 1432 : SHRI P. KUMAR : SHRI PARTHA PRATIM RAY:

Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has prepared/proposed to prepare any data regarding the number of artists/folk artists in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is implementing scheme of scholarships through young artists in different cultural fields and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether financial assistance /honorarium /scholarship has been granted to such artists in the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year, State/UT-wise and category-wise;
- (d) whether payment of such scholarship for artists is pending and if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor along with corrective steps taken by the Government; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to increase the amount being paid to the artists under the said scholarship and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Yes  Madam.  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. Till date, profiles of about 6000 artistes have been recorded in the database of Cultural Mapping of India Project. State/UT-wise information about the total number of artistes recorded in the said database is given in the Annexure-I.
- (b) Yes,  Madam.  The  Government  is  implementing  Scheme  of  Scholarships  to  Young Artistes  in  different  cultural  fields  through  Centre  for  Cultural  Resources  and  Training (CCRT), Dwarka, New Delhi, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture. Under this Scheme, up to 400 scholarships are given every year to selected young artistes in the age  group of 18-25  years for  advanced training  in  the field  of  Indian  Classical  Music, Indian Classical Dance, Theatre, Mime, Visual Art, Folk, traditional and indigenous Art and Light Classical Music etc.
- (c) Yes, Madam.  A total of 212 and 282 Scholars were selected during the year 2014-15 and 2015-16.  The  selections  for  the  year  2016-17  and  2017-18  are  under  process.  Each selected artiste is given a scholarship of Rs. 5000/- per month for a period of two years. The details of Scholarships given during last 3 years and current year State/UT-wise are given at Annexure-II.
- (d) No Madam.
- (e) No such proposal is presently under consideration of the Government.

## ANNEXURE-I TO THE REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1432 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018 ON 'SCHOLARSHIP TO ARTISTS'.

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs   |   Total No. Of Artistes recorded in the database of Cultural Mapping of India Project ( as on 01.01.2018) |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE-II TO THE REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1432 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018 ON 'SCHOLARSHIP TO ARTISTS'.

| Sl No          | State                  | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17                                      | Current Year                                         |
|----------------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1              | Andaman &Nicobar       | Nil       | Nil       | Selection of young artistes is under process | 2017-18 Selection of young artistes is under process |
| 2              | Andhra Pradesh         | 05        | 07        |                                              |                                                      |
| 3              | Arunachal Pradesh      | Nil       | Nil       |                                              |                                                      |
| 4              | Assam                  | 08        | 13        |                                              |                                                      |
| 5              | Bihar                  | 07        | 11        |                                              |                                                      |
| 6              | Chandigarh             | 02        | 01        |                                              |                                                      |
| 7              | Chhattisgarh           | 07        | 07        |                                              |                                                      |
| 8              | Goa                    | Nil       | Nil       |                                              |                                                      |
| 9              | Gujarat                | Nil       | 05        |                                              |                                                      |
| 10             | Haryana                | 02        | 06        |                                              |                                                      |
| 11             | Himachal Pradesh       | Nil       | 02        |                                              |                                                      |
| 12             | Jammu and Kashmir      | 04        | 05        |                                              |                                                      |
| 13             | Jharkhand              | 03        | 05        |                                              |                                                      |
| 14             | Karnataka              | 04        | 12        |                                              |                                                      |
| 15             | Kerala                 | 05        | 11        |                                              |                                                      |
| 16             | Madhya Pradesh         | 20        | 12        |                                              |                                                      |
| 17             | Maharashtra            | 11        | 36        |                                              |                                                      |
| 18             | Manipur                | 12        | 10        |                                              |                                                      |
| 19             | Meghalaya              | Nil       | Nil       |                                              |                                                      |
| 20             | Mizoram                | Nil       | Nil       |                                              |                                                      |
| 21             | Nagaland               | Nil       | Nil       |                                              |                                                      |
| 22             | New Delhi              | 20        | 22        |                                              |                                                      |
| 23             | Odisha                 | 20        | 11        |                                              |                                                      |
| 24             | Puducherry             | Nil       | 01        |                                              |                                                      |
| 25             | Punjab                 | 02        | 04        |                                              |                                                      |
| 26             | Rajasthan              | Nil       | 04        |                                              |                                                      |
| 27             | Sikkim                 | Nil       | Nil       |                                              |                                                      |
| 28             | Tamil Nadu             | 03        | 05        |                                              |                                                      |
| 29             | Telangana              | 02        | 01        |                                              |                                                      |
| 30             | Tripura                | 01        | 02        |                                              |                                                      |
| 31             | Uttar Pradesh          | 37        | 32        |                                              |                                                      |
| 32             | Uttarakhand            | Nil       | 01        |                                              |                                                      |
| 33             | West Bengal            | 37        | 56        |                                              |                                                      |
| 34             | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Nil       | Nil       |                                              |                                                      |
| 35             | Daman and Diu          | Nil       | Nil       |                                              |                                                      |
| 36             | Lakshadweep            | Nil       | Nil       |                                              |                                                      |
| Total Awardees | Total Awardees         | 212       | 282       |                                              |                                                      |