Lok Sabha Question No. 3585 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Funds allocated for Preservation of Ancient Folk Cultures in Jharkhand
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sanjay Seth, Shardaben Anilbhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3585 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH

## MARCH, 2020

## FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR PRESERVATION OF ANCIENT FOLK CULTURES IN JHARKHAND

## 3585.  SHRI SANJAY SETH: SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL:

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

- (a) the details of ancient folk cultures being conserved in Jharkhand and Gujarat along with the details of the schemes being implemented for this purpose;
- (b) the details of the places in the said States to which these folk cultures are related to;
- (c) the  amount  of  funds  sanctioned/allocated  for  this  purpose  during  the  last  three years and the 2020 Budget; and
- (d) the details of measures being taken for conservation of the said folk cultures?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) For  preservation,  promotion  &  conservation  of  various  forms  of  folk  art and  ancient  folk  culture  throughout  the  country  including  Jharkhand  and  Gujarat,  the Government of India has set up seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) with headquarters at Patiala,  Nagpur,  Udaipur,  Prayagraj,  Kolkata,  Dimapur  and  Thanjavur.  Jharkhand  is  the member State of Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), Kolkata and Gujarat is the member State of West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Udaipur. Apart from organization of regular cultural  programmes/activities,  these  ZCCs  also  implement  a  number  of  schemes  viz. Award  to  Young  Talented  Artistes,  Guru  Shishya  Parampara,  Theatre  Rejuvenation, Research & Documentation, Shilpgram, Octave and National Cultural Exchange Programme for conservation of ancient folk culture.

Ancient folk  cultures  being  conserved  in  Jharkhand  are  Singhua  Nritya  (Khunti), Rata  Nritya  (East  Singhbhum,  Dumka),  Rinjha  Dance  (East  Singhbhum,  Dumka),  Kiho Dance (Simdega), Birhor Dance (East Singhbhum, Gumla), Data Nritya (East Singhbhum, Gumla), Korawa (Simdega), Faaguwa (Ranchi, Gumla) and Turi (Ranchi, Kharwari).

Ancient  folk  cultures  being  conserved  in  Gujarat  are  Daang  tribals  (Daang); Rathwa & Mewasi tribals (Baroda); Vasava tribals (Rajpipla); Siddhi  Dhamal (Bharuch & Surat); Mer Ras (Porbander);  Dhal Thalwar dance (Rajkot);  Beda Ras (Jamnagar);  Kutchi bhajans and dances (Kutch); Kervano Vesh (Ahmedabad) and  Raas Garba all over Gujarat.

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(c) Ministry  of  Culture  provides  annual  grant-in-aid  to  all  the  seven  ZCCs  for  this purpose.  No  State/Art-wise  funds  are  allocated.  The  funds  released  by  the  Ministry  of Culture to Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), Kolkata and West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Udaipur during the last three years and the current year are as under:

(Rs. in lakh)

| Year    |   EZCC |    WZCC |
|---------|--------|---------|
| 2016-17 | 861.32 |  895.26 |
| 2017-18 | 603.6  |  784.12 |
| 2018-19 | 782.5  | 1130    |
| 2019-20 | 825.32 |  923.32 |

Apart from the funds allocated by Ministry of Culture, the EZCC & WZCC use the interest of the Corpus Fund (Rs. 30.75 crore & Rs. 30.00 crore respectively) available with them.

(d) As stated in reply to parts (a) & (b) above.