Lok Sabha Question No. 2292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Welfare Scheme for Theatre Artists
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2292 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.12.2019

## Welfare Scheme for Theatre Artists

## † 2292. Shri Harish Dwivedi;

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the schemes including welfare schemes running for theatre and Artists related to theatrics in the country;
- (b)  the  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  financial  assistance  provided  to  these  Artists under  such  schemes  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  yearwise; and
- (c)  the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for the revival of conventional theatres in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Ministry of Culture administers various Schemes for providing financial assistance to artists of different cultural fields including inter-alia the artists related to theatrics, given as under
- i) Repertory grant.
- ii) Scheme for pension and Medical Aid to   Artistes.
- iii)  Cultural Function Production Grant Scheme.
- iv)  Scholarship & Fellowship.

All  Schemes are Central Sector Schemes and no financial assistance is routed through  States/UTs.  However,  the  details  of  financial  assistance  provided  to artists under the aforesaid Schemes during the last three years are Annexed.

- (c)  National School of Drama (NSD), an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture organizes various theatre festival for revival of theatre in the country (i)

International Theatre Festival of India (Bharat  Rang  Mahotsav)  in which opportunity is provided to theatre groups to participate. Theatre groups participating  in  these  festivals  include  various  forms  such  as  contemporary, classical,  folk  based,  modern  etc.  Besides  other  allied  activities  like  director meet, ambience performance, seminars, theatre forums, master classes, living legends,  etc,  (ii)  National  Theatre  Festival  for  Children  (Jashnebachpan  &  Bal Sangam), a mela of children practicing traditional performing arts from tribal/rural areas of country, (iii) Indian Classical Theatre Festivals where theatre in Indian classical  forms are invited to participate in the festival by NSD. So far NSD has organized  Classical  Theatre  Festival  in  Varanasi,  Udaipur,  Aurangabad,  Goa, Indore,  Ujjain  &  Sangli  in  which  classical  theatre  performances  from  different parts of the country were invited to perform in each of the festival venue and (iv) Adirang Mahotsav is a National Tribal Festival of Theatre, Dance, Music, Crafts &  Seminars  on  tribal  theme  organized  by  NSD.  About  30  such  festivals  at Shantiniketan,  Raipur,  Khairagarh,  Port  Blair,  Surat,  Nasik,  Goa,  Kendujhar, Chaibasa, Tinsukiya, Mumbai & Daman with more than 17000 tribal artists/craftsmen have already been organized.

Annexure - I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part(a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2292 for 2.12.2019

1.     Repertory Grant

|   Sl. No. | Financial Year                        | Assistance provided (in crores)   |   Number of Artists/Organizations covered |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2016-2017                             | Rs.40.13                          |                                       564 |
|         2 | 2017-2018                             | Rs.41.89                          |                                       564 |
|         3 | 2018-2019                             | Rs.33.47                          |                                       545 |
|         4 | 2019-2020 (as on 26th November, 2019) | Rs22.95                           |                                       350 |

Scheme for Pension & Medical Aid to Artistes Expenditure in last 3 years(in Crores)

| FY      |   Budget | Expenditure                 |   Number of Beneficiaries Benefited |
|---------|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |     18   | 13.17                       |                                3376 |
| 2017-18 |     18   | 15.3                        |                                3376 |
| 2018-19 |     25   | 19.73                       |                                4120 |
| 2019-20 |     25.5 | 17.00 (Upto 31st Oct. 2019) |                                3070 |

## Cultural Function & Production Grant (CFPG)

| State             | 2016-17 (Amount in lakhs)   | 2017-18 (Amount in lakhs)   | 2018-19 (Amount in lakhs)   | 2019-20 (till date) (Amount in lakhs)   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 32.75                       | 39.25                       | 19.00                       | 8.37                                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 27.50                       | 16.00                       | 6.50                        | 0.25                                    |
| Assam             | 97.50                       | 184.75                      | 42.50                       | 8.51                                    |
| Bihar             | 101.75                      | 347.00                      | 91.00                       | 18.62                                   |
| Chandigarh        | 20.50                       | 10.50                       | 3.00                        | ---                                     |
| Chhattishgarh     | 9.00                        | 10.00                       | --                          | ---                                     |
| Delhi             | 654.15                      | 497.35                      | 263.00                      | 40.61                                   |
| Gujarat           | 11.00                       | 29.00                       | 15.50                       | 8.50                                    |
| Goa               | --                          | 24.30                       | 1.50                        | 0.37                                    |
| Haryana           | 44.50                       | 149.85                      | 32.50                       | 9.52                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 14.50                       | 26.00                       | 4.50                        | 0.46                                    |
| Jammu& Kashmir    | 57.25                       | 72.35                       | 41.50                       | 4.85                                    |
| Jharkhand         | 10.50                       | 52.80                       | 11.50                       | 2.50                                    |
| Karnataka         | 255.00                      | 671.60                      | 221.50                      | 61.30                                   |
| Kerala            | 107.00                      | 95.50                       | 58.25                       | 6.75                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 118.00                      | 265.50                      | 100.50                      | 22.98                                   |
| Maharashtra       | 133.00                      | 96.35                       | 100.50                      | 26.12                                   |
| Manipur           | 185.25                      | 272.30                      | 169.50                      | 28.85                                   |
| Meghalaya         | ---                         | --                          | ---                         | ---                                     |
| Nagaland          | ---                         | 3.10                        | ---                         | ---                                     |
| Odisha            | 171.75                      | 168.30                      | 158.25                      | 21.91                                   |
| Pudducherry       | 5.50                        | 5.00                        | 3.00                        | 0.87                                    |
| Punjab            | 24.50                       | 16.00                       | 21.00                       | 3.00                                    |
| Rajasthan         | 51.50                       | 208.00                      | 55.50                       | 16.30                                   |
| Sikkim            | 8.50                        | 14.00                       | ---                         | ---                                     |
| Tamilnadu         | 52.50                       | 44.80                       | 37.00                       | 9.32                                    |
| Telengana*        | 6.75                        | 99.30                       | 39.00                       | 4.80                                    |
| Tripura           | 7.50                        | 2.00                        | 12.50                       | 2.68                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 312.50                      | 536.80                      | 239.25                      | 49.81                                   |
| Uttarakhand       | 18.50                       | 40.50                       | 11.50                       | 1.44                                    |
| West Bengal       | 481.00                      | 574.55                      | 276.45                      | 47.58                                   |

STATE-WISE  AND  YEAR-WISE  DETAILS  OF  JUNIOR  FELLOWS*  UNDER  THE SCHEME OF FELLOWSHIP TO OUTSTANDING PERSONS IN THE FIELD OF CULTURE for the last 3 years

| Sl No   | State              | No. of Junior Fellows   | No. of Junior Fellows   | No. of Junior Fellows   |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|         |                    | 2016-17                 | 2017-18                 | 2018-19                 |
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh     | 1                       | 1                       | 4                       |
| 2.      | Arunacahal Pradesh | --                      | 1                       | --                      |
| 3.      | Assam              | 10                      | 13                      | 13                      |
| 4.      | Bihar              | 7                       | 5                       | 4                       |
| 5.      | Chandigarh         | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 6.      | Chhattisgarh       | 5                       | 8                       | 3                       |
| 7.      | Delhi              | 13                      | 21                      | 20                      |
| 8.      | Gujarat            | 6                       | 1                       | 2                       |
| 9.      | Goa                | 1                       | 1                       | --                      |
| 10.     | Haryana            | 5                       | 3                       | 5                       |
| 11.     | Himachal Pradesh   | 0                       | 0                       | --                      |
| 12.     | Jammu &Kashmir     | 1                       | 4                       | 2                       |
| 13.     | Jharkhand          | 1                       | 5                       | 5                       |
| 14.     | Karnataka          | 10                      | 7                       | 12                      |
| 15.     | Kerala             | 8                       | 11                      | 11                      |
| 16.     | Madhya Pradesh     | 14                      | 9                       | 9                       |
| 17.     | Maharashtra        | 18                      | 22                      | 22                      |
| 18.     | Manipur            | 6                       | 8                       | 10                      |
| 19.     | Meghalya           | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 20.     | Nagaland           | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 21.     | Odisha             | 20                      | 17                      | 16                      |
| 22.     | Pudducherry        | 0                       | 1                       | 1                       |
| 23.     | Punjab             | 4                       | 2                       | 3                       |
| 24.     | Rajasthan          | 4                       | 5                       | 4                       |
| 25.     | Sikkim             | 0                       | 0                       | --                      |
| 26.     | Tamil Nadu         | 1                       | 3                       | 3                       |
| 27.     | Telangana          | 4                       | 3                       | 5                       |
| 28.     | Tripura            | 1                       | 3                       | 2                       |
| 29.     | Uttar Pradesh      | 17                      | 17                      | 25                      |
| 30.     | Uttarakhand        | 4                       | 2                       | 2                       |
| 31.     | West Bengal        | 17                      | 19                      | 14                      |
|         | Total=             | 178                     | 192                     | 200                     |

STATE-WISE AND YEAR-WISE DETAILS OF SENIOR FELLOWS** UNDER THE SCHEME OF FELLOWSHIP TO OUTSTANDING PERSONS IN THE FIELD OF CULTURE for the last 3 years

| Sl No   | State              | No. of Senior Fellows   | No. of Senior Fellows   | No. of Senior Fellows   |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|         |                    | 2016-17                 | 2017-18                 | 2018-19                 |
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh     | 1                       | 3                       | 2                       |
| 2.      | Arunacahal Pradesh | 1                       | 0                       | --                      |
| 3.      | Assam              | 3                       | 5                       | 10                      |
| 4.      | Bihar              | 1                       | 7                       | 9                       |
| 5.      | Chandigarh         | 0                       | 0                       | --                      |
| 6.      | Chhattisgarh       | 2                       | 1                       | 3                       |
| 7.      | Delhi              | 17                      | 23                      | 30                      |
| 8.      | Gujarat            | 0                       | 3                       | 7                       |
| 9.      | Goa                | 0                       | 1                       | 1                       |
| 10.     | Haryana            | 2                       | 4                       | 6                       |
| 11.     | Himachal Pradesh   | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 12.     | Jammu &Kashmir     | 0                       | 3                       | 1                       |
| 13.     | Jharkhand          | 3                       | 4                       | 4                       |
| 14.     | Karnataka          | 6                       | 8                       | 14                      |
| 15.     | Kerala             | 7                       | 12                      | 10                      |
| 16.     | Madhya Pradesh     | 10                      | 14                      | 15                      |
| 17.     | Maharashtra        | 11                      | 12                      | 11                      |
| 18.     | Manipur            | 7                       | 6                       | 9                       |
| 19.     | Meghalya           | 0                       | 0                       | --                      |
| 20.     | Nagaland           | 0                       | 0                       | --                      |
| 21.     | Odisha             | 13                      | 18                      | 25                      |
| 22.     | Pudducherry        | 0                       | 2                       | 1                       |
| 23.     | Punjab             | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 24.     | Rajasthan          | 7                       | 7                       | 5                       |
| 25.     | Sikkim             | 0                       | 0                       | --                      |
| 26.     | Tamil Nadu         | 2                       | 3                       | 2                       |
| 27.     | Telangana          | 5                       | 2                       | 2                       |
| 28.     | Tripura            | 0                       | 1                       | --                      |
| 29.     | Uttar Pradesh      | 22                      | 13                      | 17                      |
| 30.     | Uttarakhand        | 1                       | 3                       | 2                       |
| 31.     | West Bengal        | 12                      | 21                      | 9                       |
| Total=  | Total=             | 133                     | 176                     | 197                     |

## STATE WISE BREAK-UP OF THE SCHOLARSHIP TO YOUNG ARTISTES IN DIFFERENT CULTURAL FIELDS (SYA*) for the last 03 years.

| Sl No          | State             | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.             | Andaman &Nicobar  | --        | --        | --        |
| 2.             | Andhra Pradesh    | 07        | 02        | 06        |
| 3.             | Arunachal Pradesh | --        | 02        | 04        |
| 4.             | Assam             | 14        | 12        | 19        |
| 5.             | Bihar             | 11        | 10        | 14        |
| 6.             | Chandigarh        | 01        | --        | 01        |
| 7.             | Chhattisgarh      | 08        | 08        | 14        |
| 8.             | Delhi             | 16        | 14        | 21        |
| 9.             | Goa               | 01        | 01        | 01        |
| 10.            | Gujarat           | 04        | 09        | 08        |
| 11.            | Haryana           | 06        | 07        | 06        |
| 12.            | Himachal Pradesh  | 01        | 01        | 01        |
| 13.            | Jammu and Kashmir | 02        | 02        | 06        |
| 14.            | Jharkhand         | 07        | 01        | 05        |
| 15.            | Karnataka         | 26        | 25        | 24        |
| 16.            | Kerala            | 18        | 20        | 23        |
| 17.            | Madhya Pradesh    | 37        | 28        | 35        |
| 18.            | Maharashtra       | 33        | 26        | 42        |
| 19.            | Manipur           | 03        | 09        | 09        |
| 20.            | Meghalaya         | --        | --        | --        |
| 21.            | Mizoram           | 01        | --        | --        |
| 22.            | Nagaland          | --        | --        | --        |
| 23.            | Odisha            | 20        | 22        | 22        |
| 24.            | Puducherry        | 02        | --        | --        |
| 25.            | Punjab            | 02        | 06        | 04        |
| 26.            | Rajasthan         | 03        | 04        | 08        |
| 27.            | Sikkim            | --        | --        | 01        |
| 28.            | Tamil Nadu        | 03        | 10        | 08        |
| 29.            | Telangana         | 01        | 05        | 02        |
| 30.            | Tripura           | --        | 01        | 01        |
| 31.            | Uttar Pradesh     | 38        | 43        | 38        |
| 32.            | Uttarakhand       | 01        | 07        | 01        |
| 33.            | West Bengal       | 46        | 40        | 60        |
| Total Awardees | Total Awardees    | 312       | 315       | 384       |

Visual art, Folk, Traditional and Indigenous Arts and Light Classical Music etc. @ Rs. 5,000/- p.m. for 2 years.The selection for batch year 2019-20 is under process.