Lok Sabha Question No. 183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: National Cultural Fund
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, Locket Chatterjee, Chandeshwar Prasad, Chandan Singh, Dileshwar Kamait, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†183 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## NATIONAL CULTURE FUND

## †183.   SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

SHRI CHANDAN SINGH:

SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state

- (a) whether the Government has established the National Cultural Fund (NCF) and if so, the details alongwith the composition thereof;
- (b) the directions/critera used for the allocation of funds under NCF;
- (c) the aims and objectives of NCF and the extent to which it has been successful/helpful in protecting, promoting and preserving the cultural heritage of the country; and
- (d) the details of funds allocated/ spent/ lying unused against the different departments/institutions  during  the  last  three  years  alongwith  the  reasons  for  unspent funds, State-wise including Bihar?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region (Shri G.Kishan Reddy)

- (a) Yes  Sir.  Government  has  set  up  National  Culture  Fund  (NCF)  as  a  Trust  on  28 th November,  1996  under  the  Charitable  Endowment  Act,  1890.  NCF  is  managed  by  a (Governing) Council and an Executive Committee. The Council is chaired by the Union Minister of  Culture and  has a  strength  of  21  including  15  non-official  members representing  various  fields  including  corporate  sector,  private  foundations  and  not-forprofit voluntary organizations. The Executive Committee is chaired by Secretary (Culture) and has a strength of 9 including 4 non-official members from the Council.
- (b) A donor/sponsor while making contributions to the NCF may indicate a project along with any specific location/aspect and also an agency for execution of the project. Besides, the interests  accrued  from  the  Primary  and  Secondary  Corpus  is  also  utilized  for  activities associated with the field of culture.
- (c) The aim of National Culture Fund (NCF) is to  establish  and  nurture  partnerships  in  the field of Culture and Heritage with private and public sectors, government, non-government agencies,  private  institutions  and  foundations  and  mobilize  resources  for  the  restoration, conservation, protection and development of India's rich, natural, tangible and intangible heritage.

The following are some of the major objectives of NCF:

- i) to  administer  and  apply  the  Fund  for  conservation,  maintenance,  promotion,  protection, preservation and up gradation of monuments protected or otherwise;
2. ii) for the training and development of a cadre of specialists and cultural administrators
3. iii) for innovations and experiments in arts
4. iv) for  documentation  of  cultural  expressions  and  forms  that  have  lost  their  relevance  in contemporary scenario and are either fading out or facing extinction.

Since inception, NCF has completed 52 projects with various donors.

- (d)      The  state-wise  and  year-wise  details  of  funds  sponsored/allocated  and  spent  under  NCF, including Bihar during the last three years are at Annexure .

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## Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha Q.No.183 for Reply on 18.07.2022 regarding National Culture Fund

State-wise  and  year-wise  details  of  fund  sponsored/allocated  and  spent  under  NCF,  including Bihar, during the last three years

## Table - A  - Donation/Sponsored Projects

## Financial Year 2019-20

|   S. No. | State                                   | Donor                                                  | Name of the Project                                                                           |   Amount spent (Rs. in lakh) | Amount unutilized with interest (Rs. in lakh)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Bihar                                   | Indian Oil Corpn. (through Indian Oil Foundation       | Tourist Infrastructure facilities at The Ashokan Pillar, Kolhua                               |                       287.13 | NIL                                             |
|        2 | Karnataka                               | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation) | Conservation work and tourist facilities at Bhoganandishwara Temple, Bangaluru, Karnataka,    |                         4.69 | NIL                                             |
|        3 | Madhya Pradesh                          | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation) | Tourist infrastructure facilities at Khajuraho Group of Temples, MP                           |                       940.17 | NIL                                             |
|        4 | Maharashtra                             | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation  | Development of tourist infrastructure facilities at Kanheri Caves, Maharashtra                |                       157.89 | NIL                                             |
|        5 | Maharashtra                             | Pune Municipal Corporation                             | To enliven the environs and recreate the splendor of Shaniwarwada Palace, Pune                |                         2.93 | 19.33                                           |
|        6 | Odisha                                  | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation) | Tourist infrastructure facilities at Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha                               |                      1044.36 | NIL                                             |
|        7 | Tamil Nadu                              | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation) | Façade illumination at Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu                            |                         2.58 | NIL                                             |
|        8 | Uttar Pradesh                           | Sony India Pvt. Ltd.                                   | ASI Project on Up gradation of Sarnath Site & Museum, U.P.                                    |                        60.39 | 62.05                                           |
|        9 | Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Odisha Maharashtra | India Infrastructural Finance Company Ltd. (IIFCL)     | Installation and Commissioning of turnstile in the following ASI monuments:  Red Fort, Delhi |                        53.14 | 561.00                                          |

| Gujarat   |  Qutab Minar, Delhi  Humayun Tomb,Delhi  Purana Qila, Delhi  Taj Mahal, Agra  Sun Temple Konark, Odisha  Ellora Caves, Aurangabad ,Maharashtra  Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad, Maharashtra  Shaniwarwada, Pune,Maharashtra  Rani-ki-Vav, Gujarat   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

## Financial Year 2020-2021

|   S. No | State          | Donor                                                  | Name of the Project                                                                          |   Amount spent (Rs. in lakh) | Amount unutilized with interest (Rs. in lakh)   |
|---------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Bihar          | Indian Oil Corpn. (through Indian Oil Foundation       | Tourist Infrastructure facilities at The Ashokan Pillar, Kolhua                              |                         1.48 | NIL                                             |
|       2 | Bihar          | National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC)         | Conservation and development of the excavated remains at Vikramshila, Bihar                  |                        14.51 | 9.09                                            |
|       3 | Goa            | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation) | Tourist infrastructure facilities at Se Cathedral and other monuments in ASI Goa Circle      |                         1    | NIL                                             |
|       4 | Gujarat        | Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)                | Crafts and sustainable skill development in Gujarat (Self employed women's association-SEWA) |                         2.41 | 0.79                                            |
|       5 | Karnataka      | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation) | Conservation work and tourist facilities at Bhoganandishwara Temple, Bangaluru, Karnataka,   |                        55.31 | NIL                                             |
|       6 | Madhya Pradesh | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation) | Tourist infrastructure facilities at Khajuraho Group of Temples, MP                          |                      1063.95 | NIL                                             |
|       7 | Maharashtra    | Pune Municipal Corporation                             | To enliven the environs and recreate the splendor of Shaniwarwada Palace, Pune               |                         1.01 | 18.83                                           |
|       8 | Odisha         | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation) | Tourist infrastructure facilities at Sun Temple, Konark Odisha                               |                       386.88 | NIL                                             |

|   9. | Rajasthan                                       | ASI-World Monuments Fund                               | Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   17.29 | 544.27   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------|
|   10 | Tamil Nadu                                      | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation) | Façade illumination at Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  260.85 | NIL      |
|   11 | Uttar Pradesh                                   | Sony India Pvt. Ltd.                                   | ASI Project on Up gradation of Sarnath Site & Museum, U.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   43.41 | 21.68    |
|   12 | Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Odisha Maharashtra Gujarat | India Infrastructural Finance Company Ltd. (IIFCL)     | Installation and Commissioning of turnstile in the following ASI monuments:  Red Fort, Delhi  Qutab Minar, Delhi  Humayun Tomb,Delhi  Purana Qila, Delhi  Taj Mahal, Agra  Sun Temple Konark, Odisha  Ellora Caves, Aurangabad Maharashtra  Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad Maharashtra  Shaniwarwada, Pune  Rani-ki-Vav, Gujarat |   23.76 | 560.00   |

## Financial Year 2021-2022

|   S. No | State          | Donor                                          | Name of the Project                                                                                  | Amount spent (Rs. in lakh)   | Amount unutilized with interest (Rs. in lakh)   |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Bihar          | National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) | Conservation and development of the excavated remains at Vikramshila, Bihar                          | -                            | 9.08                                            |
|       2 | Gujarat        | Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)        | Crafts and sustainable skill development in Gujarat (Self employed women's association-SEWA)         | -                            | 0.78                                            |
|       3 | Madhya Pradesh | Infosys Foundation                             | Conservation and restoration of Baodi and Math at Group of Temples, Bateshwar, District Morena, M.P. | 100.00                       | NIL                                             |
|       4 | Maharashtra    | Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum                      | Conservation of new museum                                                                           | 6.64                         | 0.05                                            |

|   5. | Maharashtra                                     | Uttaradevi Charitable & Research Foundation        | Conservation , restoration, maintenance and provision of visitor amenities at Shri Bhuleshwar Temple                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 20.00   |    NIL |
|------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|
|    6 | Maharashtra                                     | Pune Municipal Corporation                         | To enliven the environs and recreate the splendor of Shaniwarwada Palace, Pune                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5.1     |  19.34 |
|    7 | Rajasthan                                       | ASI-World Monuments Fund                           | Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -       | 545.24 |
|    8 | Uttar Pradesh                                   | Sony India Pvt. Ltd                                | Up gradation of Sarnath Site & Museum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 13.19   |   8.74 |
|    9 | Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Odisha Maharashtra Gujarat | India Infrastructural Finance Company Ltd. (IIFCL) | Maintenance of turnstile in the following ASI monuments:  Red Fort, Delhi  Qutab Minar, Delhi  Humayun Tomb,Delhi  Purana Qila, Delhi  Taj Mahal, Agra  Sun Temple Konark, Odisha  Ellora Caves, Aurangabad Maharashtra  Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad Maharashtra  Shaniwarwada, Pune  Rani-ki-Vav, Gujarat | 74.21   | 486.8  |

## Table - B : Allocation of funds by NCF

## Financial Year 2019-20

|   S. No. | State   | Donor      | Name of the Project                               |   Amount spent (Rs. in lakh) | Amount unutilized (Rs. in lakh)   |
|----------|---------|------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|        1 | Bihar   | Astro Link | Preparation of DPR for Nalanda Site Museum, Bihar |                        15.19 | NIL                               |

Financial Year 2020-21       -             NIL

Financial Year 2021-22       -             NIL