Lok Sabha Question No. 397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Schemes for Conservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 397 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## Schemes for Conservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage

## 397.   SHRIMATI RAMYA HARIDAS:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  scheme  for  safeguarding  the  Intangible  Cultural  Heritage  is being run by the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any work related to safeguarding , conservation and promotion of many cultural heritages is being done in Kerala under the said scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a)  &  (b)  Yes  Sir,  a  Scheme  titled  'Safeguarding  the  Intangible  Cultural Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India' is being implemented by the Ministry of Culture since November, 2013 with the objective of reinvigorating and  revitalizing  various  institutions,  groups,  individuals,  identified  non-MoC institutions,  non-government organisations, researchers and scholars so that they may engage in activities/ projects for strengthening, protecting, preserving  and  promoting  the  rich  intangible  cultural  heritage  of  India.    The scheme is being implemented through Sangeet Natak Akademi, an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Culture.

- (c) & (d) Yes Sir, two proposals regarding safeguarding of intangible cultural heritages received from Kerala have been approved under the scheme since its inception. The details of the approved projects are annexed as Annexure.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of the Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No. 397 for 24.06.2019

## The details of proposals received from Kerala regarding safeguarding of intangible cultural heritages approved  under the scheme:

|   S. No. | State   | Name of Organization/Individual   | Topic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Grant Sanctioned   |
|----------|---------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|        1 | Kerala  | Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar         | Data Creation, Preparing the actual manual (Attaprakara and kramadeepika) of the ancient Mantramkam play (About 2nd BC) & cataloguing the significance of Characters, Preservation of the play for posterity with documentation. Total 41 days of performance too involved | Rs.5,00,000/-      |
|        2 | Kerala  | Harekrishnan K                    | Research, Description and Documentation of the Traditional Ragas and Thalas used in kuttiyattam                                                                                                                                                                            | Rs.1,00,000/-      |