Lok Sabha Question No. 4289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Promotion and Development of Culture in Rajasthan
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO †4289

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021

## PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE IN RAJASTHAN

## †4289.     SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  efforts  or  prepared  any  scheme  for  the promotion/development of culture in Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  amount  of  funds  provided  for  the  promotion/development  of  culture  in  Rajasthan during the last three years, year-wise; and
- (d) the details of the works of promotion/development carried out in Rajasthan through the said amount?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir.  Ministry of Culture deals with the Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage of India. This heritage encompasses several strands including monuments and archaeology,  museums,  folk  and  tribal  art  (which  includes  puppetry  also),  literature, archives,  library,  performing  arts including  music  dance  and  drama,  visual  arts  in  the form  of  paintings,  sculptures  and  graphics.  The  activities,  projects  and  programmes  of this  Ministry are organized under various schemes of Archeology, Museums, Archives, Anthropology,  Performing  Arts,  Public  Libraries,  Buddhists  and  Tibetan  Institutes, Centenaries  &  Anniversary,  International   Cultural  Relations,  Gandhi  Heritage  Mission etc.   The  activities/programmes of  the  Ministry  relating  to  promotion,  preservation  and conservation of the Cultural Heritage of the Country are administered through a network of  02  Attached  Offices,  06  Subordinated  Offices  and  34  Autonomous  Bodies  under  its control  and  number  of  schemes  directly  operated  by  the  Ministry  for  promotion  and dissemination of Art & Culture.
- (c) & (d): Sir, The details are given at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN PART (c) & (d) OF RSUSQ NO. †4289 FOR 22.03.2021 REGARDING 'PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE IN RAJASTHAN'

## 1. Cultural Function & Production Grant (CFPG)

The details of Fund released to the State of Rajasthan under scheme component of Cultural Function & Production Grant (CFPG) during the last 03 years are as under:-

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | Financial Year    |   Amount released |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|
| (i)      | 2017-18           |            1.12   |
| (ii)     | 2018-19           |            1.02   |
| (iii)    | 2019-20           |            0.407  |
| (iv)     | 2020-21 till date |            0.2831 |

2. Award of Scholarships to Young Artists in  different  cultural  fields  (SYA)  of the State of Rajasthan during the last 3 years
3. Award of Senior/Junior Fellowships to Outstanding Persons in the Fields of Culture of the State of Rajasthan during the last 3 years-
4.          Erstwhile  Science  City  Scheme  and  Scheme  for  Promotion of  Culture of Science (SPoCS).

| Financial Year      | Beneficiaries   | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17             | 03              | Under this scheme financial assistance is given to selected young artistes of outstanding promise in the age group of 18-25 years for advanced training within India in the field of Indian Classical Music, Indian Classical Dance, Theatre, Mime, Visual art, Folk, Traditional and Indigenous Arts and Light Classical Music etc. @Rs. 5,000/- p.m. for 2 years. |
| 2017-18             | 04              | Under this scheme financial assistance is given to selected young artistes of outstanding promise in the age group of 18-25 years for advanced training within India in the field of Indian Classical Music, Indian Classical Dance, Theatre, Mime, Visual art, Folk, Traditional and Indigenous Arts and Light Classical Music etc. @Rs. 5,000/- p.m. for 2 years. |
| 2018-19             | 08              | Under this scheme financial assistance is given to selected young artistes of outstanding promise in the age group of 18-25 years for advanced training within India in the field of Indian Classical Music, Indian Classical Dance, Theatre, Mime, Visual art, Folk, Traditional and Indigenous Arts and Light Classical Music etc. @Rs. 5,000/- p.m. for 2 years. |
| 2019-20             | -               | Under this scheme financial assistance is given to selected young artistes of outstanding promise in the age group of 18-25 years for advanced training within India in the field of Indian Classical Music, Indian Classical Dance, Theatre, Mime, Visual art, Folk, Traditional and Indigenous Arts and Light Classical Music etc. @Rs. 5,000/- p.m. for 2 years. |
| Total Beneficiaries | 15              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

| Financial Year      | Beneficiaries   | Beneficiaries    | Remarks                                                                                                |
|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year      | Junior Fellows* | Senior Fellows** | *Junior Fellowships are awarded to outstanding persons in the age group of 25 to 40 years in different |
| 2016-17             | 04              | 07               | fields @ of                                                                                            |
| 2017-18             | 05              | 07               | research. Fellowships are                                                                              |
| 2018-19             | 04              | 05               | above 40 years                                                                                         |
| Total Beneficiaries | 13              | 19               | period of                                                                                              |

(Rs. in lakh)

| Schemes under SPoCS                                          | 2017-2018   | 2018-2019   |   2019-20 |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
| Setting up of Sub Regional Science Centre Udaipur, Rajasthan | -           | -           |       150 |

5.        Scheme for Tagore Cultural Complexes (TCC).

| TCC                                                                                                                                                            |   2017-2018 | 2018-2019   | 2019-20   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
| Construction of Tagore Cultural Complex at Khetri, Jhunjhunu distt., Rajasthan, a project of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Smriti Mandir, Khetri, Rajasthan. |        94.5 | -           | -         |

(Rs. in lakh)

6.  Scheme   for  setting  up  of  museum/development  of  museum  under  Museum Grant Scheme in the State of Rajasthan;

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   S. No. | Name of Organization                                                                                                       | FY: 2017-18   | FY: 2018-19   | FY: 2019-20   | FY: 2020-21   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|        1 | The City Palace Museum Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation, Udaipur                                                    | -             | -             | 121.998       | -             |
|        2 | Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya Memorial Trust, 2564, Vijayvargiya Building, Choura Rasta, Jaipur                                   | -             | -             | 71.093        | -             |
|        3 | Vivekananda Museum, Ramakrishna Mission, Vivekananda Smriti Mandir, Khetri                                                 | -             | -             | 12.45         | -             |
|        4 | Veer Shiromani Maharana Pratap Samiti, Udaipur                                                                             | -             | -             | 113.78        | -             |
|        5 | Shri Girdhar Smarak Dharmarth Nyas Trust, (Shri Girdhar Smarak Trust) Kings Palace Jaisalmer Fort Palace Museum, Jaisalmer | -             | -             | -             | 250.00        |

7.  The details of funds for Conservation of protected monuments by Archaeological  Survey  of  India  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan  during  the  last  3 years are as under:-

(Rs. in lakh)

|   Sl.No. | Year    |   Fund Allocated |   Expenditure incurred |
|----------|---------|------------------|------------------------|
|        1 | 2019-20 |             1030 |                   1028 |
|        2 | 2018-19 |              705 |                    705 |
|        3 | 2017-18 |              625 |                    625 |

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