Lok Sabha Question No. 14 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Funds Released under Various Schemes to Haryana and Bihar
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 14

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

Funds Released under Various Schemes to Haryana and Bihar

## † 14. Shri Ramesh Chander Kaushik:

## Shri Kirti Azad:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state

- (a)  the  details  of  the  funds  released  to  Sonipat,  Haryana  and  Darbhanga,  Bihar under various schemes of the Ministry;
- (b)  whether the said funds have been utilized under the concerned schemes;
- (c) if so, the details of the schemes completed or on the verge of completion; and
- (d) the details of the reasons if the schemes are still incomplete?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)  to  (d)  Details  of  funds  released  to  beneficiaries  in  Sonipat,  Haryana  and Darbhanga, Bihar under various schemes administered by this Ministry are given as under:-

|   Sl. No. | Financial Year   | Place of benefi- ciaries   |   No. of benefi- ciaries |   Amount released (in Rs.) | Name of scheme                                 | Utilization status and purpose                                                       |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2015-16          | Sonipat, Haryana           |                        2 |                      96000 | Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artistes | Utilized for improving the financial and socio- economic status of the old artistes. |
|         1 | 2015-16          | Darbhanga, Bihar           |                        1 |                      37500 | Production Grant*                              | Utilized for organizing the Cultural Production.                                     |
|         2 | 2016-17          | Sonipat, Haryana           |                        2 |                      96000 | Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artistes | Utilized for improving the financial and socio- economic status of the old artistes. |
|         2 | 2016-17          | Darbhanga, Bihar           |                        1 |                      50000 | Cultural Function Production Grant             | Utilization Certificate has not become due.                                          |
|         3 | 2017-18          | Sonipat, Haryana           |                        2 |                      96000 | Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artistes | Utilized for improving the financial and socio- economic status of the old artistes. |
|         3 | 2017-18          | Sonipat, Haryana           |                        2 |                     450000 | Cultural Function and Production Grant         | Utilized for organizing cultural production/function.                                |
|         3 | 2017-18          | Darbhanga, Bihar           |                        2 |                     500000 | Cultural Function and Production Grant         | Utilization Certificate has not become due.                                          |
|         3 | 2017-18          | Darbhanga, Bihar           |                        1 |                      12500 | Production Grant*                              | Utilized for organizing the Cultural Production.                                     |

*Later on merged with Cultural Function Grant and renamed as Cultural Function and Production Grant.