Lok Sabha Question No. 3250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Funds Allocated under Cultural Functions Grant Scheme
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3250 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER CULTURAL FUNCTIONS GRANT SCHEME

## 3250:   SHRIDHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number of schemes that are under implementation in the Ministry  and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the amount disbursed under various schemes, scheme-wise during the last three years;
- (c) the amount disbursed to various cultural organisations under Cultural Functions Grant Scheme during the last three years; and
- (d) the reason for rejecting the request of many cultural organisations for grants?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE ANDTOURISM (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a)  to  (c)  The  names/number  of  schemes,  actual  expenditure  incurred  during  the  last  three years,  including  amount  disbursed  to  various  cultural  organisations  under  Cultural Functions Grant Scheme (CFGS), are given in the Annexure.
- (d) All complete proposals fulfilling the laid down criteria received from various cultural organizations  for  funding  under  CFPGS,  are  placed  before  an  Expert  Committee constituted by the Ministry for the purpose of recommendation of grants and grants are being released as per the recommendation of the Expert Committee.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 3250 for 09.12.2019 regarding Funds Allocated under Cultural Functions Grant Scheme.

In Crores

|   S. No. | Name of the Scheme                                                    |   Actual Expenditure 2016-17 |   Actual Expenditure 2017-18 | Actual Expenditure 2018-19   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | 2                                                                     |                         3    |                         4    | 5                            |
|        1 | Repertory Grant                                                       |                        40.13 |                        41.89 | 33.47                        |
|        2 | Financial Assistance to Cultural organizations with National Presence |                         3.37 |                         4.6  | 5.40                         |
|        3 | Culture Function Production Grant                                     |                        30.19 |                        38.81 | 32.00                        |
|        4 | Preservation and Development of Cultural Heritage of the Himalayas    |                         1.1  |                         2.59 | 2.39                         |
|        5 | Preservation and Development of Buddhist / Tibetan Organizations      |                        10.54 |                        11.24 | 13.93                        |
|        6 | Financial Assistance for Building Grant including Studio Theatres     |                         0.77 |                         2.21 | 3.15                         |
|        7 | Financial Assistance for allied Cultural Activities                   |                         0    |                         0    | 10.60                        |
|        8 | Financial Assistance for Tagore Cultural Complexes                    |                        15.25 |                        18.16 | 3.61                         |
|        9 | Scheme of Scholarship and Fellowship for Promotion of Art and Culture |                        11.75 |                        10.7  | 13.46                        |
|       10 | Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artists                         |                        13.17 |                        15.3  | 19.73                        |
|       11 | Scheme of Financial Assistance under SevaBhojYojana                   |                         0    |                         0    | 0.05                         |
|       12 | Museum Grant Scheme                                                   |                        49    |                        32.46 | 31.93                        |
|       13 | Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS)                    |                        44.54 |                        13.25 | 24.78                        |
|       14 | Intangible Cultural Heritage Scheme                                   |                         0    |                         0    | 0                            |
|       15 | Festival of India                                                     |                        16.42 |                        23.24 | *21.34                       |
|       16 | Grant in Aid Indo Foreign Friendship Cultural Society                 |                        11.56 |                        12.21 |                              |

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