Lok Sabha Question No. 944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Rabindranath Cultural Centre
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 944 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2018

## RABINDRANATH CULTURAL CENTRE

## 944. SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

## SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY

## Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  build  cultural  centres  at  various  parts  of  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof State/UTwise ;
- (c) whether the Government has taken steps to start Rabindranath Cultural Centre; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  time  by  which  the  work  on  it  is  likely  to  be started?

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

## ANSWER

- (a) Yes  Madam.  This  Ministry  administers  Central  Sector  Scheme  (CSS)  component namely 'Financial Assistance for Tagore Cultural Complexes (TCC)' under 'Scheme of Financial Assistance for creation of Cultural infrastructure' .
- (b)        Details of Cultural Complexes awarded by Govt. of India till date are at Annexure-I.
- (c) This  Ministry  provides  Central  Financial  Assistance  to  State  Govt./UTs,  Central/State Govt.  agencies/bodies,  Universities,  Municipal  Corporations,  reputed  not-  for-profit organizations etc. for construction of Tagore Cultural Complexes in various parts of the country under the scheme referred in reply of (a).
- (d) As per the existing guidelines of the scheme, under normal circumstances a project is required to be completed within a period of three years from the date of award of the project.

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  944  for 17.12.2018

## Details of Tagore Cultural Complexes at various parts of the country

| Sl.No.   | Name of State/UT   | Name of the Tagore Cultural Complex                                                                                     |
|----------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Arunachal Pradesh  | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex, Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh.                                               |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh  | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex, Raga, Arunachal Pradesh.                                                   |
| 3.       | Jammu &            | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at Jammu.                                                                   |
| 4.       | Kashmir            | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at Srinagar.                                                                |
| 5.       | Karnataka          | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex, Bangalore, Karnataka.                                                      |
| 6.       | Kerala             | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at Kottayam, Kerala.                                                        |
| 7.       | Kerala             | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala                                                |
| 8.       | Maharashtra        | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at SCZCC, Nagpur, Maharashtra.                                              |
| 9.       | Maharashtra        | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at Mahaama Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, Maharashtra. |
| 10. 11.  | Madhya Pradesh     | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.                                                  |
| 10. 11.  | Madhya Pradesh     | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh.                                                 |
| 12.      | Madhya Pradesh     | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh.                                                 |
| 13.      | Nagaland           | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at Aboi, Mon distt., Nagaland.                                              |
| 14.      | Nagaland           | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at Chedema, Nagaland.                                                       |
| 15.      | Nagaland           | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at Chumukedima, Dimapur distt., Nagaland.                                   |
| 16.      | Puducherry         | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at Puducherry.                                                              |
| 17.      | Rajasthan          | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at Khetri, Jhunjunu, Rajasthan.                                             |
| 18.      | Rajasthan          | Construction of Rabindra Rangmanch at Bikaner, Rajasthan.                                                               |
| 19.      | Rajasthan          | Renovation, Activation and modernisation of Ravindra Manch, Jaipur, Rajasthan.                                          |
| 20.      | Uttar Pradesh      | Construction of Rashtriya Kathak Sansthan at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.                                                    |
| 21.      | West Bengal        | Construction of new Tagore Cultural Complex at Jadavpur University, Kolkata.                                            |

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