Lok Sabha Question No. 4259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Foreign Students Learning Indian Classical Dance and Music
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4259

ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## Foreign Students Learning Indian Classical Dance and Music

## 4259.   SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a large number of foreign students are heading to India to learn Indian classical dance and music;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of students enrolled during the last three years and the current year, country-wise;
- (c) whether the  Indian  Council  for  Cultural  Relations  (ICCR)  has  been  sponsoring international students for their enrollment; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a)  to  (b):  As  per  All  India  Survey  on  Higher  Education  (AISHE)  reports,  number  of foreign students in the programme of Dance and Music in India is given below:
- (c) to (d): ICCR offers 100 scholarships slots globally to learn Indian classical dance and music  under  Lata  Mangeshkar  Dance  &  Music  Scholarship  Scheme  every  year.  The details  of  students  enrolled  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  countrywise is enclosed at Annexure-I .

| Programme                                     |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| B.Dance / M.Dance - Bachelor /Master of Dance |         4 |         3 |         1 |         3 |
| B.Mus.-Bachelor of Music                      |         5 |        25 |        14 |        13 |
| M.Mus.-Master of Music                        |        16 |        17 |        13 |         4 |
| Total                                         |        25 |        45 |        28 |        20 |

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ANNEXURE-I

Annexure-I  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  to  (d)  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  4259  dated 27.03.2023 regarding  'Foreign  Students  Learning  Indian  Classical  Dance  and  Music'  asked  by  Shri Thirunavukkarasar SU, Hon'ble Member of Lok Sabha

| Sl. No.   | Beneficiary Countries   | 2019-20         | 2019-20         | 2020-21         | 2020-21        | 2021-22         | 2021-22        | 2022-23         | 2022-23        |
|-----------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| Sl. No.   | Beneficiary Countries   | Slots Allocated | Slots Utilize d | Slots Allocated | Slots Utilized | Slots Allocated | Slots Utilized | Slots Allocated | Slots Utilized |
| 1.        | Azerbaijan              | 100 slots       |                 | 100 slots       |                |                 |                |                 |                |
| 2.        | Bangladesh              |                 | 31              |                 | 4              |                 | 54             |                 | 54             |
| 3.        | Bhutan                  |                 | 4               |                 |                |                 | 1              |                 | 5              |
| 4.        | Bolivia                 |                 |                 |                 |                |                 |                |                 | 2              |
| 5.        | Brazil                  |                 |                 |                 |                |                 |                |                 | 1              |
| 6.        | Cameroon                |                 |                 |                 |                |                 |                |                 | 1              |
| 7.        | Columbia                |                 |                 |                 |                |                 |                |                 | 2              |
| 8.        | Ecuador                 |                 |                 |                 |                |                 | 1              |                 |                |
| 9.        | Egypt                   |                 |                 |                 |                |                 | 1              |                 |                |
| 10.       | Fiji                    |                 |                 |                 |                |                 | 1              |                 |                |
| 11.       | Germany                 |                 |                 |                 |                |                 | 1              |                 |                |
| 12.       | Laos                    |                 |                 |                 |                |                 |                |                 | 4              |
| 13.       | Mauritius               |                 |                 |                 |                |                 |                |                 | 5              |
| 14.       | Mexico                  |                 | 1               |                 |                | 100 slots       |                | 100 slots       |                |
| 15.       | Nepal                   | globally        |                 | globally        |                | globally        |                | globally        | 7              |
| 16.       | Republic of Congo       |                 |                 |                 |                |                 |                |                 | 3              |
| 17.       | Russia                  |                 | 1               |                 |                |                 | 4              |                 | 1              |
| 18.       | South Sudan             |                 |                 |                 |                |                 | 1              |                 |                |
| 19.       | Spain                   |                 |                 |                 |                |                 | 1              |                 |                |
| 20.       | Sri Lanka               |                 |                 |                 | 1              |                 | 1              |                 | 7              |
| 21.       | Tajikistan              |                 |                 |                 |                |                 | 5              |                 | 4              |
| 22.       | Tanzania                |                 |                 |                 |                |                 | 1              |                 |                |
| 23.       | Thailand                |                 |                 |                 |                |                 | 1              |                 |                |
| 24.       | USA                     |                 |                 |                 |                |                 |                |                 | 3              |
| 25.       | Uzbekistan              |                 |                 |                 |                |                 | 1              |                 |                |
| 26.       | Venezuela               |                 | 1               |                 |                |                 | 1              |                 |                |
| 27.       | Zimbabwe Total          | 100             | 38              | 100             | 5              | 100             | 75             | 100             | 1 100          |