Lok Sabha Question No. 982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: National Mission on Cultural Mapping
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil, Midhun Reddy, T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVT. OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 982 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## NATIONAL MISSION ON CULTURAL MAPPING

| 982.                                                        | SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI; DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI; SHRIADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY; SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY; SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL; SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY; SHRI P.V. RAMESH; DR. MANOJ RAJORIA;   |
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| Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:           | Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:                                                                                                                                                        |
| (a)                                                         | whether the Government had undertaken a cultural mapping and roadmap under the National Mission on Cultural Mapping;                                                                                     |
| (b)                                                         | if so, the details thereof along with the objective of the Project 'Cultural Mapping of India';                                                                                                          |
| (c)                                                         | the total number of artists registered till date along with the list of benefits received by these artists under this project;                                                                           |
| (d)                                                         | whether the process was undertaken in various States of the country including Andhra Pradesh;                                                                                                            |
| (e)                                                         | if so, the details of the cultures or villages that were mapped in the State of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu?                                                                                           |
| ANSWER                                                      | ANSWER                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE &TOURISM | MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE &TOURISM                                                                                                                                              |
| (a)                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| (b)                                                         | Under this Mission, at broad-level, there are three important objectives as follows:                                                                                                                     |
|                                                             | i. National Cultural Awareness Abhiyan : Hamari Sanskriti Hamari Pahchan Abhiyan Or Our Culture Our Identity                                                                                             |
|                                                             | ii. Nationwide Artist Talent Hunt/Scouting Programme: Sanskritik Pratibha Khoj Abhiyan                                                                                                                   |
|                                                             | iii. National Cultural Workplace: Centralised Transactional Web Portal with database and demography of cultural assets and resources including all art forms and artists.                                |
| (c)                                                         | Around 14.53 lakhs artists and artisans data from secondary sources. This data base is only registry of artists, without guaranteed benefits.                                                            |
| (d)                                                         | NMCMblock level programs were conducted in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand and Karnataka.                                                                                                              |
| (e)                                                         | Does not arise                                                                                                                                                                                           |