Lok Sabha Question No. 814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Cultural Exchange Between States
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 814

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN STATES

## 814. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  and  details  of  the  schemes  that  are  under  implementation  in  the Ministry;
- (b) the amount disbursed under various schemes, scheme-wise, State-wise, during the last three years; and
- (c) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  promoting  cultural  exchange between various States and communities of the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) & (b):  The details of the schemes administered by Ministry of Culture and the scheme-wise details of  amount released  during the last three years are as under:-

Rs. In lakhs

| S. No.                                                                    | Scheme                                                                    | 2018-19                                                                   | 2019-20                                                                   | 2020-21                                                                   |
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| 1                                                                         | Centenary and Anniversary celebrations                                    | 15647.87                                                                  | 10270.18                                                                  | 7942.56                                                                   |
| 2                                                                         | Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana                                               | 20154.75                                                                  | 16413.05                                                                  | 12240.26                                                                  |
| 3                                                                         | Development of Museums                                                    | 6891.45                                                                   | 12040.54                                                                  | 13302.79                                                                  |
| 4                                                                         | Development of Libraries and Archives                                     | 2736.60                                                                   | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      |
| 5                                                                         | Global Engagement and International Cooperation                           | 2011.50                                                                   | 1140.20                                                                   | 612.12                                                                    |
| 6                                                                         | National Mission for preservation of Manuscripts                          | 887.40                                                                    | 333.33                                                                    | 368.60                                                                    |
|                                                                           | Total                                                                     | 48329.57                                                                  | 40197.30                                                                  | 34466.33                                                                  |
| Ministry of Culture do not disburse amount directly to State Governments. | Ministry of Culture do not disburse amount directly to State Governments. | Ministry of Culture do not disburse amount directly to State Governments. | Ministry of Culture do not disburse amount directly to State Governments. | Ministry of Culture do not disburse amount directly to State Governments. |

- (c)    All  the  seven  Zonal  Cultural  Centres  (ZCCs)  implement the following  scheme for promoting cultural exchange between various States and UTs of the country:-
1.  National  Cultural  Exchange  Programme:  Under  this  scheme,  various  festivals  of performing  arts,  exhibitions,  yatras  etc  are  organized  in  member States  where  artists from other zones/ States are invited to participate.
2.  Rashtriya  Sanskriti  Mahotsavs  (RSMs)  are  conducted  through  the  ZCCs  where  a large number of artists from all over lndia are engaged to showcase their talents. From November, 2015 onwards, eleven (11) RSMs at 20 places in various States across the country have been organized by Ministry of Culture.
3.  The  NE  Festival  'Octave'  is  organized  by  all  the  Zonal  Cultural  Centres  in  various States  of  lndia  where  artists  from  NE  States  showcase  the  rich  cultural  heritage  of North-Eastern region.
4.  Under  Ek  Bharat  Shreshtha  Bharat  Engagement  Matrix  between  States  and  UTs, artists from paired State are invited to perform in the cultural programmes organized in the member State of a particular ZCC.