Lok Sabha Question No. 2786 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Vacancy in National School of Drama
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon, Dhanush M Kumar, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Manjulata Mandal, C.N. Annadurai, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Ganesan Selvam, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2786

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## VACANCY IN NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA

2786.   SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON, SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR, SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE, SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA, SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL, SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI, DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S., SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR, SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE, SHRI SELVAM G., DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

Will the Minister of CULTURE संˋ ृ ित मंũी

be pleased to state:

- the actual strength of professors and teachers in the National School of Drama
- a) (NSD);
- b) the details of number of vacant posts of professor and teachers in NSD and the steps taken by the Government to fill up in a time-bound manner;
- c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  upgrade  the  status  of  NSD  from  the present status and if so, the details thereof;
- d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  admission/seat  capacity  of NSD and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- e) whether the Government has received any request/proposal/letter from the State of  Tamil  Nadu  and  Maharashtra  to  open  a  branch  of  NSD  in  their  respective States  and if  so,  the    details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government thereon; and
- f) the  steps  taken  by  Government  to  strengthen  NSD  so  as  to  establish  high
- standards of Theatre Education in India

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM & DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (G KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) Professors -

|     | Associate Professors -   |   08 |
|-----|--------------------------|------|
|     | Assistant Professors -   |   07 |
| (b) | Professors -             |   01 |
|     | Associate Professors -   |   07 |
|     | Assistant Professors -   |   02 |

Action  for  filling  up  the  post  has  already  been  taken  by  publishing  advertisement  in various  newspapers  for  03  vacant  posts  of  Associate  Professors  and  02  Assistant Professors.

- (c)   NSD  was  conferred  the  status  of  Deemed  University  in  2005  by  Ministry  of Education on the recommendation of University Grant Commission. However, the status  of  Deemed  university  was  not  agreeable  to  the  students  and  other  NSD community. Subsequently, on the request of NSD Society the status of  Deemed University was de-notified in 2011 by Government of India.
- (d)   At  present  there  is  no  such  proposal  to  increase  the  admission/seat  capacity  of NSD. However, NSD regularly conducts theatre workshops in various parts of the country to impart theatre training to larger number of participants.
- (e)   No  request/proposal/letter  from  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  and  Maharashtra  has been  received  during  the  last  3  years  for  opening  a  branch  of  NSD  in  their respective states. A request has come from Andhra Pradesh State Government to open NSD Centre in Rajahmundry.
- (f) The National School of Drama is one of the foremost theatre training institutions in the world and the only one of its kind in India. NSD as an Institution of Theatre has already established high standards of Theatre Education in India. The School under the aegis of Ministry of Culture has taken a number of steps for imparting Theatre Education in India through its following programs:

Bharat Rang Mahotsav , Theatre Olympics, Jashnebachpan & Bal Sangam, National Tribal  Festival  of  Theatre,  Dance  &  Music,  Crafts  and  Seminars,  Indian  Classical Drama Festivals, Poorvottar Natya Samaroh, Festival of Five Plays in cities of NER, National  Theatre  Festival,  Children  Theatre  Festival  in  NER,  Pragjyotish  Festival etc.

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