Lok Sabha Question No. 1325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Preservation and Promotion of Indian Art, Literature and Culture
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1325 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## Preservation and Promotion of Indian Art, Literature and Culture

## 1325. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to preserve and promote Indian art, literature and culture in the country during the last five years;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any new programmes to preserve ancient and medieval literature of Indian languages and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  earmarked  any  funds  to  preserve  promote  and  create awareness about ancient and medieval Indian literature, art and culture during the said period; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the details of the funds released to various agencies and NGOs for this purpose?

## MINISTER FOR CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## (SHRI G.KISHAN REDDY)

## ANSWER

(a)  Ministry  of  Culture  through  its  autonomous  organizations  viz.  Sangeet  Natak  Akademi, Sahitya Akademi, National School of Drama, Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, Lalit Kala Akademi, Kalakshetra Foundation, Indira Gandhi National  Centre for the Arts preserves and  promotes  Indian  Art,  Literature  and  Culture.  Steps  taken  in  this  regard  during  last  five years are elaborated below;

The Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) organizes Festivals all over the country. The akademi gives grants-in-aid for research, documentation, and publishing in the performing arts. Under gurusisya parampara, SNA offers financial support to cultural institutions across the country. The Akademi's archives carefully preserve recordings of the eminent and upcoming artists.

Sahitya  Akademi  (SA)  is  the  National  Academy  of  Letters,  working  for  the  promotion  and preservation of Indian literature in 24 languages recognized by it, and also the oral and tribal literature of India. By promoting varied literature of the country, Sahitya Akademi strives to unite  diverse  cultural,  linguistic  and  literary  communities  and  traditions  of  India.  For  this purpose, Sahitya Akademi annually organizes more than 500 literary programmes, publishes around  500  literary  books  and  organizes/participates  in  nearly  150-200  book  fairs  and exhibitions.  During  the  last  five  years,  the  Sahitya  Akademi  has  been  intensely  promoting Indian  literature  in  all  24  languages  through  conferment  of  Awards  (96  per  annum), programmes  (  about  500  per  annum),  publications  (about  500  per  annum)  and  by participating in the book fairs and exhibitions across the country.

National School of Drama (NSD) had conducted various Theatre activities during last 5 years, i.e.  Rashtriya  Poorvottar  Samaroh,  Bharat  Rang  Mahotsav,  Poorvottar  Natya  Samaroh, Poorvottar  Rashtriya  Samaroh,  Classical  Theatre  Festival,  National  Tribal  Festival  of  Theatre, Music  &  Art  and  organized  3  days  theatre  festival  under  'Azadi  ka  Amrit  Mahotsav'  on  the occasion of 75th Anniversary of Independence.

Centre for  Cultural  Resources  and Training (CCRT) organizes in service  Orientation Courses and Thematic Workshops for Government and Government aided school teachers and teacher educators  throughout  the  year,  for  preservation  and  promotion  of  Indian  art,  literature  and culture at the national level.

Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA) is working for the development of visual arts in India.

In  the  last  five  years, the  Kalakshetra Foundation conducted various Arts festivals such as Kathakali,  Annual  Art  Festival,  Trinity  Festivals,  Remembering  Rukamani  Devi  Festival, Kalasibiram, KalaSambrakshana, Dhrupad Festival.

Ministry    of    Culture    is    also  implementing    Kala    Sanskriti    Vikas  Yojana  (KSVY)    scheme through which cultural  organizations are given financial assistance for the promotion  of art and  culture.

(b) For  preserving  ancient,  medieval  literature  of  Indian  languages  Sahitya  Akademi    an autonomous organization under the aegis of Ministry of Culture had instituted Bhasha Samman in  1996  to  be  given  to  writers,  scholars  ,  editors,  collectors,  performers  and  translators  for promoting  unrecognized  languages  of  India.  So  far  the  Akademi  has  presented  102  Bhasha Sammans in Classical  and  Medieval    Literature  as  well  as  in  the  unrecognized  languages  of India. The Sahitya Akademi has a prestigious series - Makers of Indian Literature for  Indian writers who have made a significant contribution to the development of literature in the Indian Languages.

(c)&(d) Ministry of Culture gives monthly grant to its autonomous organizations under Grant-inAid  for  the  purpose.  The  Ministry    of    Culture    implements      Kala    Sanskriti    Vikas  Yojana (KSVY) scheme which consists of a number  of  sub-schemes like Repertory Grant, Financial Assistance  to  Cultural  organizations  with  National  Presence,  Financial  Assistance  for  the Preservation & Development of Cultural Heritage of the Himalayas, Financial Assistance for the Preservation  &  Development  of  Buddhist/Tibetan  Organization  and  financial  assistance  for veteran  artists  to  provide    financial    assistance    to  cultural  organizations/NGOs/individuals. Details of funds released are at Annexure.

ANNEXURE

## Financial Assistance for Promotion of Guru-Shishya Parampara (Repertory Grant) (Amount in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2017-2018    | 2017-2018   | 2018-2019    | 2018-2019   | 2019-2020    | 2019-2020   | 2020-2021    | 2020-2021   | 2021-2022    | 2021-2022   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|           |                   | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      |
|           | Andaman & Nicobar | -            | -           | -            | -           | -            | -           | -            | -           | -            | -           |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | -            | -           | 3            | 9.48        | -            | -           | 2            | 4.18        | 2            | 5.52        |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | -            | -           | 1            | 8.40        | -            | -           | 1            | 4.80        | -            | -           |
| 3.        | Assam             | 6            | 53.28       | 18           | 182.16      | 11           | 108.90      | 7            | 53.4        | 24           | 227.10      |
| 4.        | Bihar             | 17           | 85.44       | 21           | 137.82      | 23           | 151.74      | 33           | 181.60      | 30           | 190.80      |
| 5.        | Chandigarh        | 3            | 28.8        | 7            | 55.20       | -            | -           | 1            | 14.16       | 1            | 14.16       |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh      | -            | -           | -            | -           | -            | -           | -            | -           | -            | -           |
| 7.        | Delhi             | 76           | 781.92      | 68           | 409.68      | 43           | 348.66      | 54           | 439.60      | 63           | 535.16      |
| 8.        | Gujarat           | 4            | 22.80       | 5            | 37.20       | 4            | 13.20       | 8            | 44.96       | 5            | 29.16       |
| 9.        | Haryana           | 7            | 36.48       | 1            | 1.32        | 11           | 49.68       | 4            | 21.94       | 4            | 30.84       |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 3            | 37.44       | -            | -           | 5            | 52.32       | 1            | 9.84        | 4            | 48.06       |
| 11.       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 15           | 93.24       | 6            | 40.56       | 7            | 23.28       | 9            | 59.58       | 7            | 51.48       |
| 12.       | Jharkhand         | 3            | 10.68       | 5            | 37.20       | 2            | 13.02       | 1            | 2.64        | 2            | 21.54       |
| 13.       | Karnataka         | 55           | 468.48      | 53           | 272.49      | 76           | 624.30      | 47           | 291.94      | 60           | 470.04      |
| 14.       | Kerala            | 14           | 116.16      | 14           | 107.70      | 15           | 115.20      | 9            | 90.6        | 9            | 81.12       |
| 15.       | Ladakh            | -            | -           | -            | -           | -            | -           | -            | -           | -            | -           |
| 16.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 25           | 204.00      | 21           | 149.04      | 33           | 231.33      | 42           | 294.12      | 34           | 236.58      |
| 17.       | Maharashtra       | 20           | 185.04      | 26           | 167.10      | 26           | 197.76      | 23           | 156.04      | 33           | 237.36      |
| 18.       | Manipur           | 68           | 526.92      | 64           | 404.94      | 49           | 382.38      | 62           | 420.52      | 96           | 669.78      |
| 19.       | Mizoram           | 3            | 19.44       | 2            | 9.60        | 1            | 5.52        | -            | -           | -            | -           |
| 20.       | Nagaland          | 2            | 9.72        | -            | -           | -            | -           | -            | -           | 1            | 5.52        |
| 21.       | Odisha            | 16           | 86.88       | 29           | 142.68      | 18           | 91.62       | 22           | 107.08      | 27           | 152.16      |
| 22.       | Pondicherry       | 1            | 12.00       | 2            | 9.60        | 2            | 11.28       | 2            | 12.72       | -            | -           |
| 23.       | Punjab            | 7            | 61.68       | 3            | 14.64       | 4            | 17.40       | 3            | 24.48       | 5            | 37.44       |
| 24.       | Rajasthan         | 4            | 32.88       | 5            | 20.40       | 5            | 31.80       | 2            | 16.32       | 9            | 57.12       |
| 25.       | Tamil Nadu        | 11           | 59.76       | 5            | 14.40       | 5            | 26.59       | 10           | 49.54       | 4            | 17.28       |
| 26.       | Telangana         | 5            | 47.28       | 13           | 93.24       | 10           | 62.14       | 7            | 75.00       | 9            | 82.56       |
| 27.       | Tripura           | 2            | 11.04       | -            | -           | 4            | 24.96       | 1            | 6.36        | 1            | 7.68        |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand       | 5            | 18.48       | 5            | 24.12       | 6            | 9.72        | 6            | 20.86       | 5            | 23.04       |
| 29.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 26           | 178.44      | 27           | 146.52      | 39           | 242.84      | 33           | 161.57      | 26           | 195.32      |
| 30.       | West Bengal       | 166          | 1000.80     | 141          | 851.88      | 175          | 1160.10     | 139          | 916.30      | 112          | 821.76      |
|           | Total             | 564          | 4189.08     | 545          | 3347.37     | 574          | 3995.75     | 529          | 3480.15     | 573          | 4248.58     |

## Financial Assistance to Cultural Organizations with National Presence

(Amount in lakhs)

| Sl No.   | State/ UT        | 2017-18       | 2017-18   | 2018-19      | 2018-19   | 2019-20      | 2019-20   | 2020-21      | 2020-21   | 2021-22       | 2021-22   |
|----------|------------------|---------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
| Sl No.   | State/ UT        | No. of Orgs . | Amount    | No. of Orgs. | Amount    | No. of Orgs. | Amount    | No. of Orgs. | Amount    | No. of Org s. | Amount    |
| 1        | Delhi            | 6             | 262.50    | 9            | 397.50    | 4            | 67.28     | 3            | 141.25    | 1             | 5.99      |
| 2        | Haryana          | 1             | 65.69     | 0            | 0.00      | 0            | 0.00      | 0            | 0.00      | 0             | 0.00      |
| 3        | Karnataka        | 1             | 22.50     | 2            | 30.00     | 1            | 7.44      | 0            | 0.00      | 0             | 0.00      |
| 4        | Maharashtra      | 0             | 0.00      | 2            | 45.00     | 1            | 5.81      | 0            | 0.00      | 0             | 0.00      |
| 5        | Madhya Pradesh   | 1             | 41.25     | 0            | 0.00      | 0            | 0.00      | 0            | 0.00      | 0             | 0.00      |
| 6        | Odisha           | 0             | 0.00      | 1            | 26.25     | 0            | 0.00      | 0            | 0.00      | 0             | 0.00      |
| 7        | Puducherry       | 1             | 11.25     | 0            | 0.00      | 0            | 0.00      | 0            | 0.00      | 0             | 0.00      |
| 8        | Rajasthan        | 0             | 0.00      | 1            | 18.75     | 0            | 0.00      | 1            | 21.25     | 1             | 5.00      |
| 9        | Uttar Pradesh    | 1             | 37.50     | 1            | 22.50     | 1            | 12.50     | 1            | 45.00     | 1             | 12.50     |
| 10       | West Bengal (NP) | 2             | 20.25     | 0            | 0.00      | 0            | 0.00      | 0            | 0.00      | 2             | 6.75      |
|          | RK Mission       | 1             | 538.62    | 1            | 572.00    | 1            | 608.00    | 1            | 722.96    | 1             | 728.00    |
|          | Total            | 14            | 999.56    | 17           | 1112.00   | 8            | 701.03    | 6            | 930.46    | 6             | 758.24    |

## Financial Assistance for the Preservation and Development of Cultural Heritage of the Himalayas

(Amount in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                | 2017-2018    | 2017-2018   | 2018-2019    | 2018-2019   | 2019-2020    | 2019-2020   | 2020-2021    | 2020-2021   | 2021-2022    | 2021-2022   |
|-----------|-------------------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT                | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      |
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh       | 17           | 48.00       | 27           | 69.00       | 19           | 63.12       | 26           | 98.25       | 32           | 103.50      |
| 2.        | Sikkim                  | 3            | 16.50       | 02           | 7.50        | --           | --          | 06           | 26.50       | 6            | 16.50       |
| 3.        | Himachal Pradesh        | 26           | 69.16       | 19           | 46.58       | 21           | 55.67       | 26           | 69.00       | 37           | 90.25       |
| 4.        | UT of Jammu and Kashmir | 20           | 23.87       | 25           | 31.24       | 17           | 25.71       | 14           | 21.50       | 43           | 73.25       |
| 5.        | UT of Ladakh            | 2            | 7.50        | 04           | 7.00        | 05           | 12.00       | 07           | 24.50       | 6            | 18.00       |
| 6.        | Uttarakhand             | 33           | 94.45       | 40           | 77.25       | 34           | 73.45       | 49           | 96.25       | 79           | 171.97      |
|           | Total                   | 101          | 259.48      | 117          | 238.58      | 96           | 229.95      | 128          | 336.00      | 203          | 473.97      |

## Financial Assistance for the Development of Buddhist & Tibetan Culture & Art (Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT              | 2017-2018    | 2017-2018   | 2018-2019    | 2018-2019   | 2019-2020    | 2019-2020   | 2020-2021    | 2020-2021   | 2021-2022    | 2021-2022   |
|-----------|-----------------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT              | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs | Amoun t     | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      |
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh     | 36           | 322.0       | 40           | 313.90      | 29           | 239.27      | 31           | 271.82      | 46           | 394.06      |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh        | 0            | 7 0         | --           | --          | --           | --          | 3            | 10.50       | 7            | 5.45        |
| 3.        | Assam                 | 6            | 24.57       | 7            | 13.00       | --           | --          | 6            | 20.53       | 7            | 22.49       |
| 4.        | Bihar                 | 0            | 0           | --           | -           | 1            | 4.50        | 1            | 3.00        | 2            | 7.50        |
| 5.        | Chandigarh            | 0            | 0           | --           | -           | --           |             | 4            | 23.50       | 10           | 69.50       |
| 6.        | Delhi                 | 1            | 10.00       | 1            | 10.00       | 1            | 10.00       | 3            | 30.00       | 4            | 31.76       |
| 7.        | Himachal Pradesh      | 56           | 198.2 5     | 54           | 278.30      | 35           | 142.24      | 63           | 335.65      | 81           | 375.52      |
| 8.        | UT of Jammu & Kashmir | 78           | 238.7       | 68           | 259.73      | --           | --          | 1            | 7.50        | 1            | 7.50        |
| 9.        | UT of Ladakh          | 0            | 0           | --           | --          | 24           | 97.80       | 57           | 271.57      | 89           | 523.06      |
| 10.       | Karnataka             | 22           | 84.18       | 29           | 157.41      | 7            | 23.50       | 27           | 204.02      | 38           | 212.59      |
| 11.       | Kerala                | 1            | 1.75        | --           | --          | --           | -           | 0            | 0           | --           | --          |
| 12.       | Mizoram               | 0            | 0           | 1            | 7.50        | --           | --          | 1            | 7.50        | --           | --          |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh        | 0            | 0           |              |             |              |             |              |             | -            | -           |
| 14.       | Maharashtra           | 1            | 5           | --           | --          | --           | --          | 4            | 20.00       | 3            | 15.00       |
| 15.       | Manipur               | 0            | 0           | --           | --          | --           | --          | 8            | 15.95       | --           | --          |
| 16.       | Punjab                | 0            | 0           |              |             |              |             |              |             | -            | -           |
| 17.       | Sikkim                | 4            | 35.00       | 4            | 29.50       | 2            | 15.25       | 1            | 9.04        | 2            | 37.50       |
| 18.       | Tripura               | 8            | 63.48       | 7            | 55.29       | 2            | 12.50       | 5            | 39.50       | 10           | 82.91       |
| 19.       | Tamil Nadu            | 0            | 0           | --           | --          | --           | --          | 1            | 5.00        | 1            | 5.00        |
| 20.       | Telangana             | 1            | 12.50       | --           | --          | --           |             | 1            | 15.00       | --           | --          |
| 21.       | Uttarakhand           | 26           | 85.28       | 22           | 112.93      | 21           | 128.99      | 18           | 168.13      | 34           | 310.80      |
| 22.       | Uttar Pradesh         | 3            | 7.50        | 4            | 17.10       | 3            | 6.90        | 12           | 50.53       | 19           | 110.31      |
| 23.       | West Bengal           | 15           | 35.75       | 88           | 115.33      | 17           | 24.02       | 29           | 99.25       | 12           | 40.22       |
|           | Total                 | 258          | 1124.03     | 325          | 1369.99     | 142          | 704.97      | 276          | 1607.99     | 366          | 2251.17     |

## Financial Assistance for Veteran Artists

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No .   | State/UT       | 2017-2018               | 2017-2018   | 2018-2019               | 2018-2019   | 2019-2020                | 2019-2020   | 2020-2021         | 2020-2021   | 2021-2022              | 2021-2022   |
|------------|----------------|-------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------|
| Sl. No .   | State/UT       | Nos. of Bene ficiar ies | Amount      | Nos. of Benefi ciarie s | Amount      | Nos. of Ben efici arie s | AmountNos.  | of Benefi ciaries | Amount      | Nos. of Benefic iaries | Amount      |
| 1.         | Andhra Pradesh | -                       | -           | 41                      | 6.49        | 54                       | 22.16       | 29                | 5.1         | 89                     | 72.29       |
| 2.         | Assam          | -                       | -           | 4                       | 1.68        | 5                        | 1.92        | 2                 | 0.96        | 1                      | 0.48        |
| 3.         | Haryana        | -                       | -           | 7                       | 0.44        | 1                        | 0.04        | --                | --          | 1                      | 93          |
| 4.         | Jharkhand      | -                       | -           | 42                      | 2.57        | 8                        | 1.11        | 8                 | 2.28        | 5                      | 3.00        |
| 5.         | Karnataka      | -                       | -           | 168                     | 64.42       | 102                      | 30.29       | 144               | 29.97       | 146                    | 59.55       |
| 6.         | Kerala         | -                       | -           | 108                     | 27.57       | 83                       | 13.34       | 24                | 8.18        | 57                     | 24.49       |
| 7.         | Madhya Pradesh | -                       | -           | 45                      | 2.64        | 16                       | 5.41        | 6                 | 2.44        | 12                     | 5.04        |
| 8.         | Maharashtra    | -                       | -           | 234                     | 72.82       | 324                      | 85.86       | 206               | 106.61      | 448                    | 190.49      |
| 9.         | Manipur        | -                       | -           | 11                      | 4.48        | 13                       | 3.08        | 9                 | 3.36        | 16                     | 7.84        |
| 10.        | Nagaland       | -                       | -           | 1                       | 0.16        | 1                        | 0.04        | 1                 | 0.48        | 2                      | 0.92        |
| 11.        | Odisha         | -                       | -           | 436                     | 156.28      | 238                      | 84.04       | 355               | 119.46      | 828                    | 276.95      |
| 12.        | Rajasthan      | -                       | -           | 10                      | 1.27        | 5                        | 0.87        | 2                 | 0.07        | 2                      | 1.23        |
| 13.        | Tamil Nadu     | -                       | -           | 45                      | 19.58       | 36                       | 9.92        | 6                 | 0.87        | 22                     | 15.49       |
| 14.        | Telangana      | -                       | -           | 181                     | 72.2        | 163                      | 86.18       | 86                | 53.20       | 342                    | 217.29      |
| 15.        | Tripura        | -                       | -           | 2                       | 0.78        | 2                        | 0.06        | 1                 | 0.24        | 2                      | 0.92        |
| 16.        | Uttar Pradesh  | -                       | -           | 21                      | 1.8         | 8                        | 3.2         | 9                 | 5.12        | 46                     | 13.08       |
| 17.        | West Bengal    | -                       | -           | 46                      | 10.71       | 25                       | 8.26        | 37                | 5.09        | 32                     | 12.31       |
| 18.        | Total          | -                       | -           | 1356                    | 445.93      | 1084                     | 355.82      | 925               | 343.46      | 2051                   | 902.30      |