Lok Sabha Question No. 184 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: National Mission on Cultural Mapping
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *184 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018

## NATIONAL MISSION ON CULTURAL MAPPING

## *184:  SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL: SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  had  launched  the  implementation  of  the  National Mission  on  Cultural  Mapping  of  India  under  'Ek  Bharat  Shreshtha  Bharat' keeping in view the converting of the vast and widespread cultural canvas of India into an objective cultural map;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  and  the  salient  features  thereof  along  with  the  achievement made so far under this project;
- (c) whether the Government has plans to promote destinations that are associated with 'warriors';
- (d) if  so, the places identified for the circuit and the criteria adopted for selection thereof, place-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government for speedy creation of the warriors' circuit in the country?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIORNMENT, 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 in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.  *184  for  24.12.2018  regarding  NATIONAL  MISSION  ON  CULTURAL MAPPING

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam. National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) has been set up by the Ministry of Culture in 2017.  Mission will compile data of artist, art  forms  &  geo  location  with  a  view  to  setting  up  national  cultural workplace  (virtual portal) with inputs from  central ministries, state governments & art/culture  bodies.  Specially  designed  data  capture  form with technical collaboration of National E-Governance Division (NEGD)/Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MEITY)  has been formulated for data collection. Data from art & culture Akademies of the  Ministry  of  Culture  has  been  collected  and  entered  into  database through pilot programs.
- (c) to (e): Ministry  of  Culture  has  not  created  any  circuit  related  to  warriors. However as a part of the commemorative activity, permanent infrastructure of public utility in the  form of memorials,  stadiums, auditoriums  etc  are  created  in  the  memory  of  the  personality/event  at places  associated  with  the  personality/event.  Details  are  attached  as Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXTURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION 184 FOR 24-12-18

Ministry of Culture commemorates birth centenary and special birth anniversaries such as 125 th /150 th/ 175 th etc. of eminent personalities and  events of historical importance to the country. As a part of the commemorative activity, permanent infrastructure of public utility in  the  form  of  memorial,  stadium,  auditorium  etc  are  created  in  the  memory  of  the personality/event at places associated with the personality/event. Ministry of Culture has not  created  any  circuit  related  to  the  warriors  under  commemorations.    Some  of  the infrastructure created/being created by the Ministry in the past under various commemorations are given below:

|   Sr. No. | Name of personality/event                                                                                 | Year    | Details of Infrastructure created                                                                                                                                      |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 150 years of First war of Independence, birth centenary and 75 years of martyrdom of Shaheed Bhagat Singh | 2007-09 | A memorial of Shaheed Bhagat Singh has been constructed at his native village (Khatkarkalan) in Punjab.                                                                |
|         2 | Centenary of Komogata Maru incident                                                                       | 2014-15 | A memorial is being built at Budge- Budge in West Bengal in the memory of the incident under its centenary commemoration.                                              |
|         3 | 150 th Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai                                                               | 2015-16 | An auditorium at Moga (Punjab) and laying of astroturf in hockey stadium at birth place of Lala Lajpat Rai has been under taken as part of the commemorative activity. |
|         4 | 475th Birth Anniversary of Maharana Pratap                                                                | 2015-16 | A multi-purpose indoor stadium in the name of Maharana Pratap is being built at Khelgaon, Udaipur, Rajasthan.                                                          |
|         5 | Birth Centenary of Rani Gaidinliu                                                                         | 2015-16 | Rani Gaidinliu Cultural Centre is being built at Peren district in Nagaland.                                                                                           |
|         6 | 200th Birth Anniversary of Tatya Tope                                                                     | 2015-16 | A Memorial in his name is being built at Yeola in Nasik, Maharashtra.                                                                                                  |