Lok Sabha Question No. 287 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Schemes for Grants to Cultural Organisations
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 287 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018.

## Schemes for Grants to Cultural Organisations

## 287. SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any  scheme  for  providing  grants to  cultural  organizations  and  if so,  the salient features thereof;
- (b) the number of such organizations which have benefited under the scheme during the last three years and the current year along with the details of their activities; and
- (c)  the  amount  of  funds  made  available  to  these  organizations  during  the  said  period, organization- wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Yes Madam. The Ministry of Culture administers a Scheme namely 'Scheme of Financial Assistance for Promotion of Art and Culture' under which financial assistance is  given to  cultural  organizations  for  propagation  and  dissemination  of  Performing  Arts.  The Scheme  which  has  five  (05)  components  ie.  (i)  Repertory  Grant  (ii)    Financial Assistance to Cultural  organizations  with  National  Presence(iii)  Cultural  Function  and Production  Grant  (iv)  Financial  Assistance  for  Preservation  and  Development    of Cultural  Heritage  of  Himalayas  and  (v)  Financial  Assistance  for  the  Development  of Buddhist/Tibetan  Arts  and  Culture  is  mandated  to  provide  grant-in-aid  to  cultural organizations  for  organizing  seminars,  conference,  festivals,  research  workshops, exhibitions,  imparting training to Artists by their respective Guru and to organizations engaged in development and preservations of cultural heritage of the Himalayas and development of Buddhist/Tibetan Culture and Art.
- (b) The  total  number  of  organizations  provided  grant-in-aid  for  the  above  said  purpose under the above said Scheme during the last three financial years and current financial year is given below:

|   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (till date) |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
|      1925 |      3148 |      2838 |                  1796 |

The organizations which receive grant-in-aid undertake various cultural activities such as organizing seminars, exhibitions, festivals, production on any subject important to the preservation  or  promotion  of  Cultural  heritage  of  India.  In  addition  to  this,  the  organizations receiving grant-in-aid are involved in imparting training to Artists by their respective Gurus, and preserving and developing cultural heritage of the Himalayas and development of Buddhist/Tibetan Culture and Art.

- (c) The amount of funds made available to such cultural organizations during the last three years and current financial years is given below:

| 2014-15    | 2015-16    | 2016-17    | 2017-18 (till    |
|------------|------------|------------|------------------|
| (In Lakhs) | (In Lakhs) | (In Lakhs) | date) (In Lakhs) |
| 6301.45    | 9044.68    | 10599.86   | 5063.86          |