Lok Sabha Question No. 715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Centre for Cultural Resources and Training Scheme
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: George Baker

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 715 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## CENTRE FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING SCHEME

## 715. SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training Scheme with its objectives;
- (b) the details of the target fixed under this scheme and the number of students, categorywise, who have been offered scholarship under this scheme during the last three years, State/UT-wise along with the amount awarded;
- (c) the  details  of  the  funds  allotted,  released  and  utilised  during  the  last  three  years, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is planning/proposing to offer scholarship to Scheduled Caste students under this scheme; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be started?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

## ANSWER

- (a)&(b) Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) is an autonomous organization of Ministry  of  Culture  and  implementing  the  Cultural  Talent  Search  Scholarship  (CTSS) Scheme. The scheme is aimed at providing facilities to outstanding talented  children selected in the age group of 10 to 14 years studying either in recognized schools or belonging  to  families  practicing  traditional  performing  arts  for  getting  specialized training in various cultural fields such as traditional forms of music, dance, drama as well as painting, sculpture, crafts and literary activities.

The  scholarship  is  initially  awarded  for  two  years  and  is  renewable  up  to  age  of  20 years, subject to the awardee maintaining good progress. The value of scholarship is Rs.3600/-  per  year  for  the  scholarship  holder,  in  addition  to  reimbursement  of  the actual tuition fee paid to the Guru/Teacher, up to ceiling of Rs. 9000/- per year.

650  new  scholarships  are  awarded  every  year,  of  which  100  are  reserved  for  Tribal Culture (ST candidates), 125 for the children of families practicing traditional arts, 20 for Divyaang (Differently Abled) children and (from 2016) 30 for the students applying in the field of Creative Writing/literary Arts.

State-wise break-up of recipients of the scholarship during the last three years is given at Annexure.

- (c) There is no separate State/UT wise grant, being sanctioned to CCRT.
- (d) No, Madam.
- (e) Does not arise.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 715 for answer on 21.11.2016

State wise break-up of the Scholarships awarded under Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme for the year 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17

| S.No.   | STATE/UTs            | YEAR 2014-2015   | YEAR 2015-16   | YEAR 2016-17   |
|---------|----------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh       | 35               | 16             | 10             |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh    | 02               | -              | -              |
| 3.      | Assam                | 84               | 86             | 74             |
| 4.      | Bihar                | 08               | 11             | 08             |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh         | 09               | 11             | 02             |
| 6.      | Goa                  | 05               | -              | 32             |
| 7.      | Gujarat              | 10               | 10             | -              |
| 8.      | Haryana              | 05               | 05             | 09             |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh     | 01               | 01             | 06             |
| 10.     | Jammu & Kashmir      | 10               | 04             | -              |
| 11.     | Jharkhand            | 09               | 11             | -              |
| 12.     | Karnataka            | 36               | 47             | 05             |
| 13.     | Kerala               | 31               | 44             | 26             |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh       | 21               | 17             | 47             |
| 15.     | Maharashtra          | 46               | 46             | 18             |
| 16.     | Manipur              | 14               | 20             | 33             |
| 17.     | Meghalaya            | 08               | 01             | 13             |
| 18.     | Mizoram              | 00               | 00             | -              |
| 19.     | Nagaland             | 13               | 00             | -              |
| 20.     | Odisha               | 64               | 53             | -              |
| 21.     | Punjab               | 06               | 06             | 50             |
| 22.     | Rajasthan            | 07               | 09             | 11             |
| 23.     | Sikkim               | 02               | 00             | 05             |
| 24.     | Tamil Nadu           | 36               | 19             | 16             |
| 25.     | Telangana            | --               | 26             | -              |
| 26.     | Tripura              | 37               | 41             | 22             |
| 27.     | Uttarakhand          | 03               | 01             | 28             |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh        | 14               | 20             | 45             |
| 29.     | West Bengal          | 47               | 56             | 15             |
| 30.     | A & N Islands        | 03               | 02             | 02             |
| 31.     | Chandigarh           | 01               | 01             | 47             |
| 32.     | Delhi                | 33               | 48             | -              |
| 33.     | Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 00               | 00             | 02             |
| 34.     | Daman & Diu          | 00               | 00             | -              |
| 35.     | Lakshadweep          | 13               | 00             | -              |
| 36.     | Puducherry           | 07               | 08             | -              |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                | 620              | 620            | 526            |