Lok Sabha Question No. 2578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Fellowship to Outstanding Persons in the Field of Culture
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2578 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## FELLOWSHIP TO OUTSTANDING PERSONS IN THE FIELD OF CULTURE

## 2578: SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  scheme  to  award  annual  fellowship  to  outstanding persons in the field of culture and if so, the details thereof along with the criteria adopted by the Government for awarding such fellowship;
- (b) the  details  of  awardees  under  the  said  scheme  during  each  of  the  last  three  years, State/UT-Wise; and
- (c) the details of funds sanctioned and utilised under the said scheme during the said period, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes,  Madam.  The  Government  is  implementing  Scheme  for  Award  of  Fellowships  to Outstanding  Persons  in  the  Field  of  Culture  for  cultural  research  through  Centre  for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture. The number of fellowships are up to 400 each year. The period of fellowships is two years. These fellowships are of two types, namely, senior and junior fellowships. The number  of  senior  fellowships  will  be  up  to  200  for  one  batch  year  of  the  value  of Rs.20,000/-  each  per  month  for  the  artistes  in  the  age  group  of  above  40  years.  The Number of junior fellowships will be up to 200 for one batch year and these will be of the value  of  Rs.10,000/-  each  per  month  for  the  artistes  in  the  age  group  of  25-40  years. Selection is done by an Expert Committee constituted for this purpose. Applications are invited  online  and  the  selected  candidates  will  have  to  undertake  an  academic  or application  oriented  research  work  on  projects  for  which  they  have  been  awarded fellowships.
- (b)The  detail  of  awardees  of  last  three  financial  years,  State/UT-wise  for  Junior  and  Senior Fellows is at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
- (c) The selected Senior Fellows are being given fellowship @ Rs.20,000/- each per month for  a  period  of  02  years  and  selected  Junior  Fellows  are  being  given  fellowship  @ Rs.10,000/- each per month for a period of 02 years. The details of funds sanctioned and utilized during the last three financial years is at Annexure-III.

STATE/  UT-WISE  AND  YEAR-WISE  DETAILS  OF  JUNIOR  FELLOWS SELECTED  UNDER  THE  SCHEME  OF  FELLOWSHIP  TO  OUTSTANDING PERSONS  IN  THE  FIELD  OF  CULTURE  FOR  LAST  THREE  FINANCIAL YEARS

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

STATE/  UT-WISE  AND  YEAR-WISE  DETAILS  OF  SENIOR  FELLOWS SELECTED  UNDER  THE  SCHEME  OF  FELLOWSHIP  TO  OUTSTANDING PERSONS  IN  THE  FIELD  OF  CULTURE  FOR  LAST  THREE  FINANCIAL YEARS

| Sl No   | State                    | No of Fellows 2014-15   | No of Fellows 2015-16   | No of Fellows                                                                           |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | -                       | -                       | 2016-17                                                                                 |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh           | 01                      | 02                      | Selection of fellowship to outstanding persons in the field of culture is under process |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh        | -                       | -                       |                                                                                         |
| 4.      | Assam                    | 03                      | 12                      |                                                                                         |
| 5.      | Bihar                    | 07                      | 05                      |                                                                                         |
| 6.      | Chandigarh               | -                       | -                       |                                                                                         |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh             | 03                      | 02                      |                                                                                         |
| 8.      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | -                       | -                       |                                                                                         |
| 9.      | Daman &Diu               | -                       | -                       |                                                                                         |
| 10.     | Delhi                    | 07                      | 16                      |                                                                                         |
| 11.     | Gujarat                  | 03                      | 02                      |                                                                                         |
| 12.     | Goa                      | -                       | 01                      |                                                                                         |
| 13.     | Haryana                  | -                       | 03                      |                                                                                         |
| 14.     | Himachal Pradesh         | -                       | -                       |                                                                                         |
| 15.     | Jammu &Kashmir           | -                       | 03                      |                                                                                         |
| 16.     | Jharkhand                | 02                      | 06                      |                                                                                         |
| 17.     | Karnataka                | 11                      | 16                      |                                                                                         |
| 18.     | Kerala                   | 07                      | 05                      |                                                                                         |
| 19.     | Lakshadweep              | -                       | -                       |                                                                                         |
| 20.     | Madhya Pradesh           | 06                      | 09                      |                                                                                         |
| 21.     | Maharashtra              | 05                      | 09                      |                                                                                         |
| 22.     | Manipur                  | 07                      | 09                      |                                                                                         |
| 23.     | Meghalaya                | -                       | -                       |                                                                                         |
| 24.     | Mizoram                  | -                       | -                       |                                                                                         |
| 25.     | Nagaland                 | -                       | 01                      |                                                                                         |
| 26.     | Odisha                   | 11                      | 21                      |                                                                                         |
| 27.     | Puducherry               | -                       | 01                      |                                                                                         |
| 28.     | Punjab                   | 01                      | 02                      |                                                                                         |
| 29.     | Rajasthan                | 02                      | 07                      |                                                                                         |
| 30.     | Sikkim                   | -                       | -                       |                                                                                         |
| 31.     | Tamil Nadu               | 03                      | 10                      |                                                                                         |
| 32.     | Telangana                | 08                      | 02                      |                                                                                         |
| 33.     | Tripura                  | -                       | -                       |                                                                                         |
| 34.     | Uttar Pradesh            | 09                      | 13                      |                                                                                         |
| 35.     | Uttarakhand              | 01                      | 01                      |                                                                                         |
| 36.     | West Bengal              | 08                      | 14                      |                                                                                         |
|         | Total                    | 105                     | 172                     |                                                                                         |

## Annexure-III

| Financial Year   |   Budget Allocated (in crores)* |   Budget Utilized (in crores)# |
|------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2014-15          |                           11.23 |                           6.05 |
| 2015-16          |                           18.35 |                          11.45 |
| 2016-17          |                           11.75 |                           8.89 |

#  Utilized against amount released to fellows under Junior/Senior Fellowships to Outstanding Persons.