Lok Sabha Question No. 12 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Folk Cultures of Gujarat
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 12 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD FEBRUARY, 2020

## FOLK CULTURES OF GUJARAT

- † *12.   SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

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

- (a) the details  of ancient folk cultures  being preserved in Gujarat including the details  of  the  measures  adopted  for  the  same  along  with  the  names  of schemes under which these measures are taken/being taken by the
- (b)

Government; the names of places to which these folk cultures belong; and

- (c) the amount of funds sanctioned/ allocated for these preserved folk cultures during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 12 FOR 3 RD FEBRUARY, 2020

(a) & (b) For preservation, promotion & conservation of ancient folk culture throughout the country including Gujarat, the Government of India has set up seven Zonal Cultural  Centres  (ZCCs)  with  headquarters  at  Patiala,  Nagpur,  Udaipur,  Prayagraj,  Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur. Gujarat is the member State of West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Udaipur. Apart from regular cultural programmes/ activities, these ZCCs also implement the following schemes for preservation of ancient folk culture:

- i. Award to Young Talented Artistes
- ii. Guru Shishya Parampara Scheme
- iii. Theatre Rejuvenation Scheme
- iv. Research & Documentation Scheme
- v. Shilpgram Scheme
- vi. Octave
- vii. National Cultural Exchange Programme

In so far as Gujarat is concerned, the following folk art forms have been identified for preservation under Guru Shishya Parampara Scheme:

| Art forms                         | Places    |
|-----------------------------------|-----------|
| Bahurupi Kala                     | Halol     |
| Waman Madi Bhawai                 | Mehsana   |
| Putli Kala                        | Ahmedabad |
| Lacquerware Work on wood          | Kutch     |
| Bhawai Lok Natya                  | Patan     |
| Sarnai Vadan                      | Porbandar |
| Traditional folk song, 'Maniharo' | Porbandar |

Further,  the  following  folk  art  forms  have  been  documented  in  audio/video/print format:

1. Maniharo Raas, Porbander
2. Dang  Darbar, Dang
3. Bhawai, Monogram
4. Turri Barrot, Gandhinagar
5. Lok Dairo, Bhavnagar
6. Vasantotsav, Gandhinagar
7. Wall paintings of Charotar, Anand
8. Gujarat Ke Lok Nritya

(c) Ministry of Culture provides annual grant-in-aid to all the seven ZCCs for promotion & preservation of folk culture in their member States. No State/Art-wise funds are allocated. The funds allocated by the Ministry of Culture to West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Udaipur during the last three years are as under:

| Year    | Amount (in lakh)   |
|---------|--------------------|
| 2016-17 | Rs. 895.26         |
| 2017-18 | Rs. 784.12         |
| 2018-19 | Rs. 1130.00        |