Lok Sabha Question No. 3246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Promotion of Indian Art and Culture
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: D.K. Suresh, Sumalatha Ambareesh, Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3246 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## PROMOTION OF INDIAN ART AND CULTURE

3246. SHRI D.K.SURESH:

SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE संˋ ृ ित मंũी 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 three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any new programmes to preserve ancient, medieval literature of Indian languages and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) 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
- (e) 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)&(b) 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 three 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 three financial years (2017-18, 2018-19 & 2019-2020), the Sahitya  Akademi  had organized  1786  programmes  in  different  parts  of  the  country,  published  1514  books, presented  284  Awards  and  presented  its  Bhasha  Samman  to  16  writers/scholars  for  their contribution in Classical and Medieval Literature.

National School of Drama (NSD) had conducted various Theatre activities during last 3 years, i.e.  Rashtriya  Poorvottar  Samaroh,  Bharat  Rang  Mahotsav,  Poorvotar  Pragjyotish  Natya Samaroh,  Poorvottar  Rashtriya  Samaroh,  Spring  Theatre  Festival,  National  Tribal  Festival  of Theatre, Music & Art and Bharat Rang Mahotsav.

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

Ministry of Culture  is administering two scheme components namely i) Repertory Grant and ii) Financial  Assistance to  Cultural  Organizations  with  National  Presence  for  promotion  of  art  & culture under which financial assistance is provided to the NGOs/VOs/Trusts etc.

- (c) No  Sir.  However  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.
- (d)&(e) Ministry of Culture gives monthly grant to its autonomous organizations under Grant-in-Aid for the purpose. The Ministry of Culture gives repertory grant for promotion and dissemination of art and culture of the country by way of imparting training to artists.

Under  this,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  organizations  of  dramatic  groups,  theatre groups, music ensembles, children theatre etc. having a repertoire of adequate number and quality and having given performances on all India basis.

Details of funds released are at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE

## Statement  of  State-wise  details  of  beneficiaries  under  the  Scheme  Component  of Repertory Grant during the last three years:-

(Amount in Rs. Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2018-2019    | 2018-2019   | 2019-2020    | 2019-2020   | 2020-2021    | 2020-2021   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|           |                   | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs | Amount      |
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar | -            | -           | -            | -           | -            | -           |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 3            | 9.48        | -            | -           | 2            | 4.18        |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 1            | 8.40        | -            | -           | 1            | 4.80        |
| 4.        | Assam             | 18           | 182.16      | 11           | 108.90      | 7            | 53.4        |
| 5.        | Bihar             | 21           | 137.82      | 23           | 151.74      | 33           | 181.60      |
| 6.        | Chandigarh        | 7            | 55.20       | -            | -           | 1            | 14.16       |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh      | -            | -           | -            | -           | -            | -           |
| 8.        | Delhi             | 68           | 409.68      | 43           | 348.66      | 54           | 439.60      |
| 9.        | Gujarat           | 5            | 37.20       | 4            | 13.20       | 8            | 44.96       |
| 10.       | Haryana           | 1            | 1.32        | 11           | 49.68       | 4            | 21.94       |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh  | -            | -           | 5            | 52.32       | 1            | 9.84        |
| 12.       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 6            | 40.56       | 7            | 23.28       | 9            | 59.58       |
| 13.       | Jharkhand         | 5            | 37.20       | 2            | 13.02       | 1            | 2.64        |
| 14.       | Karnataka         | 53           | 272.49      | 76           | 624.30      | 47           | 291.94      |
| 15.       | Kerala            | 14           | 107.70      | 15           | 115.20      | 9            | 90.6        |
| 16.       | Ladakh            | -            | -           | -            | -           | -            | -           |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 21           | 149.04      | 33           | 231.33      | 42           | 294.12      |
| 18.       | Maharashtra       | 26           | 167.10      | 26           | 197.76      | 23           | 156.04      |
| 19.       | Manipur           | 64           | 404.94      | 49           | 382.38      | 62           | 420.52      |
| 20.       | Mizoram           | 2            | 9.60        | 1            | 5.52        | -            | -           |
| 21.       | Nagaland          | -            | -           | -            | -           | -            | -           |
| 22.       | Odisha            | 29           | 142.68      | 18           | 91.62       | 22           | 107.08      |
| 23.       | Pondicherry       | 2            | 9.60        | 2            | 11.28       | 2            | 12.72       |
| 24.       | Punjab            | 3            | 14.64       | 4            | 17.40       | 3            | 24.48       |
| 25.       | Rajasthan         | 5            | 20.40       | 5            | 31.80       | 2            | 16.32       |
| 26.       | Tamil Nadu        | 5            | 14.40       | 5            | 26.59       | 10           | 49.54       |
| 27.       | Telangana         | 13           | 93.24       | 10           | 62.14       | 7            | 75.00       |
| 28.       | Tripura           | -            | -           | 4            | 24.96       | 1            | 6.36        |
| 29.       | Uttarakhand       | 5            | 24.12       | 6            | 9.72        | 6            | 20.86       |
| 30.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 27           | 146.52      | 39           | 242.84      | 33           | 161.57      |
| 31.       | West Bengal       | 141          | 851.88      | 175          | 1160.10     | 139          | 916.30      |
|           | Total             | 545          | 3347.37     | 574          | 3995.74     | 529          | 3480.15     |

## Repertory Grant:

-  This grant is provided for promotion and dissemination of art and culture of the country by way of imparting training to artists by their respective Guru on regular basis.
-  Under  this,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  organisations  of  dramatic  groups,  theatre groups,  music  ensembles,  children  theatre  etc.  having  a  repertoire  of  adequate  number  and quality  and  should  have  given  performances  on  all  India  basis.    The  organization  should  be registered as a Society under Registration of Societies Act (XXI of 1860) or similar Acts, or a Trust or a Not-for-Profit Company, at least for a period of 3 years.
-  The financial assistance is provided for maximum of 1 Guru and 18 artistes. The existing rate of financial assistance to each Guru/Director is Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) per month whereas the applicable monthly rates in respect of each Shisya/Artiste are as under:-

| Categories of shisya/ artiste       | Age Group                | Amount of assistance/ honorarium per month         |
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| (a) Adult shisya/artiste            | (18 years age and above) | Rs.6,000/-(Rupees six thousand only)               |
| (b) A category child shisya/artiste | (12-<18 years age)       | Rs.4,500/-(Rupees four thousand five hundred only) |
| (c) B category child shisya/artiste | (6-<12 years age)        | Rs.2,000/-(Rupees two thousand only)               |
| (d) C category child shisya/artiste | (3-<6 years age)         | Rs.1,000/-(Rupees one thousand only)               |

## Financial Assistance to Cultural organizations with National Presence:

-  This grant is provided to reputed cultural organizations with national presence with a view  to  disseminate  and  propagate  art  &  culture  by  organizing  various  cultural activities  at  National/International  level  for  promotion  of  art  and  culture  of  the country.
-  This grant is given to such organizations which has a properly constituted managing body, registered in India having an All India Character with National Presence in its operation, adequate working strength and have spent Rs. 1crore or more during 3 of the last 5 years on cultural activities.
-  The  quantum  of  grant  under  this  scheme  is  Rs.  1  crore  to  5  crore.  The  grant  is payable in two installments i.e. 75% and 25% of the approved amount.

## Statement of State-wise details of beneficiaries under the Scheme Component of  'Financial  Assistance  to  Cultural  Organizations  with  National  Presence' during last three years:

## (Amount in Rs. Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT      | 2018-2019     | 2018-2019   | 2019-2020      | 2019-2020   | 2020-2021     | 2020-2021   |
|-----------|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|           |               | Nos. of Orgs. | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs . | Amount      | Nos. of Orgs. | Amount      |
| 1.        | Delhi         | 9             | 397.50      | 4              | 67.28       | 3             | 141.25      |
| 2.        | Karnataka     | 2             | 30.00       | 1              | 7.44        | -             | -           |
| 3.        | Maharashtra   | 2             | 45.00       | 1              | 5.81        | -             | -           |
| 4.        | Odisha        | 1             | 26.25       | -              | -           | -             | -           |
| 5.        | Rajasthan     | 1             | 18.75       | -              | -           | 1             | 21.25       |
| 6.        | Uttar Pradesh | 1             | 22.50       | 1              | 12.5        | 1             | 45.00       |
|           | Total         | 16            | 540.00      | 7              | 93.03       | 5             | 207.00      |