Lok Sabha Question No. 135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Preservation of Traditional Culture of Haryana
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA TO BE ANSWERED ON 3

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 135 RD FEBRUARY, 2020

## PRESERVATION OF TRADITIONAL CULTURE OF HARYANA

## † 135.  SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

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

- (a) whether the traditional culture of Haryana is getting extinct;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if  not,  the  details  of  the  schemes  of  the  Government  to  preserve  the  traditional culture of Haryana; and
- (d) the details of the accountability of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   No such formal study has been conducted in this regard.
- (b)   Does not arise.
- (c) & (d)   To protect, preserve & promote various forms of folk art and traditional culture throughout the country including Haryana, the Government of India has set up seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) with headquarters at Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur. These ZCCs engage artists  to  organize  various  cultural  activities/ programmes all over the country on regular basis for which annual grant-in-aid is provided to  them.  A  number  of  schemes  viz.  Award  to  Young  Talented  Artistes,  Guru  Shishya Parampara,  Theatre  Rejuvenation,  Research  &  Documentation,  Shilpgram,  OCTAVE  and National Cultural Exchange Programme (NCEP) are being implemented by these ZCCs. Apart from this, various schemes are being implemented by Ministry of Culture to preserve the traditional  art  and  culture  of  the  country.  The  number  of  beneficiaries  of  Haryana  under various schemes of Ministry of Culture during the last two years are as under:

| Sl.   | Name of scheme                                                                               | No. of beneficiaries   | No. of beneficiaries   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| No.   |                                                                                              | 2017-18                | 2018-19                |
| i.    | Cultural Function and Production Grant                                                       | 69                     | 12                     |
| ii.   | Repertory Grant                                                                              | 7                      | 1                      |
| iii.  | Financial assistance to cultural organization with National Presence                         | 1                      | --                     |
| iv.   | Scholarship to Young Artists in different Cultural Fields                                    | 7                      | 6                      |
| v.    | Junior Fellows under the Scheme of Fellowship to Outstanding Persons in the field of Culture | 3                      | 5                      |
| vi.   | Senior Fellows under the Scheme of Fellowship to Outstanding Persons in the field of Culture | 4                      | 6                      |
| vii.  | Financial assistance for Building Grant including Studio Theatres                            | 3                      | --                     |