Lok Sabha Question No. 269 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Promotion of Traditional Art and Culture
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *269 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## PROMOTION OF TRADITIONAL ART AND CULTURE

## *269 . SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  finding  it  difficult  to  preserve  art  and  traditional culture in the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and the efforts being made by the Government to take rich Indian art, culture and heritage forward along with the funds sanctioned in this  regard  during  the  last  three  years,  State/UT-wise  including  Tamil  Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra;
- (c)  whether NGOs/various agencies are also involved/being involved in the venture and if so,  the details thereof including the details of financial assistance, if any, given to them during the last three years and the current year;
- (d)  whether the Government has sanctioned special fund to States to develop and promote traditional culture and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the other steps taken by the Government including formulation of schemes for preservation  and  promotion  of  languages,  traditional  art,  folk  art,  folk  dance, tribal art, tangible and intangible cultural heritage nationally and internationally?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

## ANSWER

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NUMBER 269 FOR 31.12.2018

- (a) No,  Madam.  The  Ministry  does  not  face  difficulty  in  preserving  art  and culture  of  the  country,  which  is  an  ongoing  process  of  accomplishing  its mandate through its organizations spread across the country.
- (b) Ministry  of  Culture  has  no  State  specific  schemes.  Hence  no  fund  is directly released to the States.
- (c) No centralized information regarding NGOs/ various agencies is maintained. However, the available information is at Annexure - A.
- (d) No, Madam.
- (e) Ministry  of  Culture  is  running  various  schemes  for preservation  and promotion  of  languages,  traditional  art,  folk  art,  folk  dance,  tribal  art, tangible and intangible cultural heritage nationally and internationally. The details are at Annexure - B.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 269 FOR 31.12.2018

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Scheme                                             | 2015-16              | 2015-16                 | 2016-17              | 2016-17                  | 2017-18              | 2017-18                 |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|           |                                                                | No. of beneficiaries | Amt in Crores of Rupees | No. of beneficiaries | Amt in Crores of Rupee s | No. of beneficiaries | Amt in Crores of Rupees |
| 1.        | Development of Buddhist/ Tibetan Culture & Art                 | 210                  | 7.54                    | 302                  | 10.54                    | 256                  | 11.24                   |
| 2.        | Preservation and Development of Cultural Heritage of Himalayas | 31                   | 0.89                    | 64                   | 1.10                     | 101                  | 2.59                    |

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Scheme                                                    | 2015-16                                           | 2015-16          | 2016-17                                           | 2016-17          | 2017-18                                            | 2017-18          | 2018-19                                            | 2018-19         |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|           |                                                                       | No. of beneficiaries (NGOs/trust/so cieties etc.) | Amount           | No. of beneficiaries (NGOs/trust/ societies etc.) | Amount           | No. of beneficiari es (NGOs/trus t/societies etc.) | Amount           | No. of beneficiaries (NGOs/ trust/ societies etc.) | Amount          |
| 1.        | Repertory Grant erstwhile Production Grant (**)                       | 2310                                              | Rs.66.28 crores  | 908                                               | Rs. 43.08 crores | 1264                                               | Rs. 45.93 crores | 329                                                | Rs.21.61 crores |
| 2.        | Financial Assistance to Cultural Organizations with National Presence | 6                                                 | Rs. 10.18 crores | 6                                                 | Rs.3.37 crores   | 13                                                 | Rs.4.60 crores   | 13                                                 | Rs.4.68 crores  |
| 3.        | Financial Assistance for Allied Cultural Activities                   | Nil                                               | Nil              | Nil                                               | Nil              | Nil                                                | Nil              | Nil                                                | Nil             |
| 4.        | Financial Assistance for Building Grants including Studio Theatres    | 3                                                 | Rs.0.16 crore    | 15                                                | Rs.0.76 crore    | 31                                                 | Rs.2.21 crores   | 29                                                 | Rs.1.78 crores  |
| 5.        | Financial Assistance for Tagore Cultural Complexes (TCC)              | 9                                                 | Rs.24.40 crores  | 4                                                 | Rs.15.25 crores  | 6                                                  | Rs.18.16 crores  | 1                                                  | Rs.1.66 crores  |
| 6.        | Cultural Function & Production Grant                                  | 902                                               | Rs. 18.78 crore  | 1502                                              | Rs. 30.19 crore  | 701                                                | Rs. 17.45 crore  | 844                                                | Rs. 20.35 Crore |
| 7.        | Seva Bhoj Yojna                                                       | Nil                                               | Nil              | Nil                                               | Nil              | Nil                                                | Nil              | Nil                                                | Nil             |

* Scheme mentioned at Sl. No. 3 & 7 have been announced recently. Therefore, no expenditure have been incurred so far.

** Expenditure in respect of cases of Production Grant for the year 2014-15 was released majority in the F.Y. 2015-16. From F.Y. 2015-16 onwards Production Grant has been transferred and merged with Cultural Function Grant and renamed as Cultural Function Production Grant (CFPG).

## Disbursal of Funds under the Museum Grant Scheme

(Rs. in L

|   Sl. No. | State                               |   FY: 2015-16 |   FY: 2016-17 |   FY: 2017-18 |   FY: 2018-19 (till November 2018) |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                      |        252.78 |          0    |        480    |                               0    |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh                   |        137.9  |        210.12 |         73.01 |                              26.99 |
|         3 | Assam                               |         19.57 |          0    |         18.22 |                               0    |
|         4 | Goa                                 |          0    |        200    |          0    |                               0    |
|         5 | Gujarat                             |          2.1  |         18.72 |          0    |                               0    |
|         6 | Haryana                             |         74.62 |          0    |         62.84 |                               0    |
|         7 | J&K                                 |          4.71 |          4.8  |          0    |                               0    |
|         8 | Karnataka                           |        140    |        362.8  |        115    |                               0    |
|         9 | Kerala                              |        120    |          0    |         92.44 |                              67.57 |
|        10 | Madhya Pradesh                      |          0    |          0    |         50.68 |                               0    |
|        11 | Maharashtra                         |        341.09 |         31.28 |        231.28 |                             183.2  |
|        12 | Manipur                             |         21.8  |         19.28 |         25    |                               9.27 |
|        13 | Mizoram                             |         50    |          0    |          0    |                               0    |
|        14 | Nagaland                            |        331.82 |       1544.25 |        851.1  |                             740    |
|        15 | Oddisha                             |         75    |         15    |        217.56 |                               0    |
|        16 | Punjab                              |         97.22 |        305.58 |          0    |                               0    |
|        17 | Rajasthan                           |        202.45 |        483    |          0    |                               0    |
|        18 | Sikkim                              |          0    |        500    |          0    |                               0    |
|        19 | Tamilnadu                           |         16.6  |         58.86 |        464.61 |                               0    |
|        20 | Uttar Pradesh                       |         15    |        488.21 |         10.48 |                             266.53 |
|        21 | Uttarakhand                         |        121.8  |        200    |         20.89 |                               0    |
|        22 | West Bengal                         |        656.82 |        458.13 |        364.02 |                             131.22 |
|        23 | National Capital Territory of Delhi |         29.43 |          0    |        169.2  |                               0    |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (E) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 269 FOR 31.12.2018

## Schemes of the Ministry of Culture

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Scheme                                                                                  |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Scheme of Financial Assistance for Promotion of Art and Culture                                     |
| 1.1       | Repertory Grant                                                                                     |
| 1.2       | Financial Assistance to Cultural Organizations with National Presence                               |
| 1.3       | Cultural Function and Production Grant (CFPG)                                                       |
| 1.4       | Financial Assistance for Preservation and Development of Cultural Heritage of the Himalayas         |
| 1.5       | Financial Assistance for the Development of Buddhist/ Tibetan Arts and Culture                      |
| 2.        | Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artistes                                                      |
| 3.        | Scheme of Scholarship and Fellowship for promotion of Art & Culture                                 |
| 3.1       | Award of Senior/Junior Fellowships to Outstanding Artistes in the Fields of Culture.                |
| 3.2       | Award of Scholarships to young artists in different cultural fields.                                |
| 3.3       | Award of Tagore National Fellowship for Cultural Research.                                          |
| 4.        | Scheme of Financial Assistance for Creation of Cultural Infrastructure                              |
| 4.1       | Financial Assistance for Building Grants including Studio Theatres                                  |
| 4.2       | Financial Assistance for Tagore Cultural Complexes (TCC)                                            |
| 5.        | Museum Grant Scheme                                                                                 |
| 5 .1      | Development and Establishment of Museums at the regional, state and District level                  |
| 5.2       | Digitization of Museum Collections                                                                  |
| 5.3       | Capacity building and training of Museum Professionals                                              |
| 6         | Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPOCS)                                                  |
| 6.1       | Science City                                                                                        |
| 6.2       | Science Centres                                                                                     |
| 6.3       | Innovation Hub                                                                                      |
| 6.4       | Modernization/ Upgadation of existing Science Cities/ Science Centres/ Innovation Hubs              |
| 7.        | Scheme for Promotion of International Cultural Relations                                            |
| 7.1       | Festival of India Abroad                                                                            |
| 7.2       | Grant in aid to Indo Foreign Friendship Cultural Societies Scheme.                                  |
| 8.        | Scheme for 'Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India' |
| 9         | Financial Assistance for allied cultural activities                                                 |
| 10        | Seva Bhoj Yojna                                                                                     |