Lok Sabha Question No. 215 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Promotion of Performing Arts
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. *215

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## PROMOTION OF PERFORMING ARTS

## *215. SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- a) the  number  of  public  halls  and  auditoriums  set  up  by  the Government to promote performing arts, Statewise;
- b) the  details  of  grants  released  by  the  Sangeet  Natak  Akademi, Lalit  Kala  Akademi  and  Sahitya  Akademi,  separately,  to  aid research,  documentation  and  publishing  in  the  performing  arts during the last three years, Statewise;
- c) the  steps,  if  any,  being  taken  to  promote  local  and  indigenous fine arts and performing arts, State-wise; and
- d) the funds allocated, sanctioned and disbursed to authors and artists or their survivors in indigent circumstances during the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM and DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (G.KISHAN REDDY) (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *215 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 13.12.2021 REGARDING PROMOTION OF PERFORMING ARTS

- a)  The details of public halls and auditoriums administered by the autonomous bodies under the Ministry of Culture are listed below.
- b)  Out of the three academies mentioned, Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) looks after research, documentation and publication in the field of performing arts. The details of grants released by SNA are appended in Annexure-A .

| Centre for Cultural Resources and Training   | New Delhi (2 Audi, 1 Lecture hall) Telangana (1 Training hall, 1 Amphitheatre)                                                                                        |
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Lalit Kala Akademi                           | New Delhi (1 Audi) Galleries at Regional Centres in ● Chennai, Tamil Nadu ● Kolkata, West Bengal ● Bhubaneshwar, Odisha ● Garhi, New Delhi ● Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
| Sangeet Natak Akademi                        | New Delhi (4 mini theaters, 1 open theater)                                                                                                                           |
| Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts   | New Delhi (1 Auditorium)                                                                                                                                              |
| Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai              | Chennai: 4 Halls, 1 open space                                                                                                                                        |
| National School of Drama                     | New Delhi: 3 Auditoriums                                                                                                                                              |
| Sahitya Akademi                              | New Delhi: 2 Halls                                                                                                                                                    |

Sahitya  Akademi  preserves  and  promotes  literature  in  twenty  four  Indian  Languages recognized  by  it.  Similarly,  Lalit  Kala  Akademi  encourages  and  promotes  study  and research in the fields of creative arts such as painting, sculpture and graphics, and both these akademies do not deal with performing arts. However, details of grants released by these academies are enclosed in Annexure-B & Annexure-C respectively.

- c)  The promotion of local and indigenous fine arts is done through several schemes and  grants  of  the  Ministry  of  Culture.  The  various  activities  undertaken  in  this regard are listed below:
- d)  Government  of  India,  under  Artists  Pension  Scheme  provides  a  pension  of  INR 4,000  per  month  to  old  artists  and  scholars.  In  the  event  of  the  death  of  the beneficiary,  the  financial  assistance  is  transferred  to  his/her  spouse.  The  statewise details of the last four years are furnished below.

| CCRT   | CCRT has designed courses and workshops for promotion and preservation of local & indigenous fine arts, and performing arts. The institute has published a Coffee table book on "Living Traditions:Tribal and Folk Paintings of India'' covering 18 genres i.e ● Pithora from Gujarat, ● Gond from Madhya Pradesh, ● Warli from Maharashtra, ● Saura, Patachitra from Odisha, ● Cherial and Kalamkari from Andhra Pradesh, ● Santhal, Ganjifa, Kalighat and Patua from West Bengal, ● Madhubani from Bihar, ● Mata Ni Pachedi from Gujarat, ● Sanjhi from Haryana, ● Chitrakathi from Karnataka, ● Kaavad, Picchvai and Phad from Rajasthan. An attempt has been made to cover most of the painting traditions of 573 tribes and tribal communities in this book produced by CCRT. These patterns offer tangible evidence of legends that have been passed down orally in each tribe over centuries.   |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| LKA    | Lalit Kala Akademi has organized Janshakti Yuva Kalyan Mahila Evam Bal Vikas Samiti, 10-day Tribal Pithora Painting workshop in 2018-19 .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| SNA    | Sangeet Natak Akademi has implemented programmes for the development of traditional indigenous puppetry, where puppeteers from different parts of India come together and see each other's work. The institute has been regularly organizing the national level puppetry festival 'Putal Yatra'. The details of the festival are listed below. ● Delhi, 2003 ● Mumbai, Maharashtra, 2005 ● Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 2006 ● Chandigarh, Punjab, 2007 ● Jaipur, Rajasthan, 2009 ● Guwahati, Assam, 2011 ● Indore, MP, 2012 ● Delhi, 2016 ● Silchar, Assam, 2018 ● Patna, Bihar, 2018 ● Udaipur, Rajasthan, 2019                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

| IGNCA                  | IGNCA has conducted following seminars on indegenous art and performances 09 August 2021: Webinar 'World Indigenous People's Day: Cultural Diversity and Inclusive Development of the Tribal Communities of North East India' organised by IGNCA Regional Centre Guwahati on World Indigenous People's Day. 25 Sept 2021: As part of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav', the Regional Centre Thrissur, in association with South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur, conducted a online cultural programme 'Amruthotsav- Festival of Indigenous Art' in which art forms a) 'Mangalam Kali'; b) 'Alamikkali'; c) 'Poorakkali'; d) 'Eruthu Kali' were presented by artists.   |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Schemes                | The Ministry of Culture has provided financial assistance to Performing Artists including Classical & Indigenous arts i.e. Folk & Tribal in form of grants under various schemes such as Repertory Grant, Cultural Function Production Grant , National Presence , Scholarship & Fellowship, Building Grants etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Zonal Cultural Centres | There are seven Zonal Cultural Centres with headquarters at Patiala, Prayagraj, Kolkata , Dimapur , Thanjavur, Nagpur & Udaipur for preservation & promotion of folk & Tribal arts & culture. Several activities are done through regional festivals, Guru Shishya Parampara, Theatre Rejuvenation, National Cultural Exchange programs , Documentation & Research etc, for the promotion and preservation of folk and tribal arts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Kalakshetra Foundation | Kalakshetra Foundation has organized following festivals to promote indigenous fine arts and performing arts, ● Trinity Festival ● Kathakali Festival ● Annual Art Festival                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

| National School of Drama   | The National School of Drama conducts festivals with a view to contribute to the growth and development of theatre across the country. Poorvottar Natya Samaroh- theatre workshops in the North Eastern states- by NSD, is mainly a platform to preserve and showcase their cultural heritage through performing art. Another national level festival, Bal Sangam, by NSD is a unique ensemble of cultural mela with education objectives. It includes indigenous art and craft workshops including Origami, Pottery, Puppet-making, Aadiwasi Shhilp, recycling etc.   |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Amount in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | States                | FY - 2018-19    | FY - 2018-19   | FY-2019-20        | FY-2019-20   | FY - 2020-21      | FY - 2020-21         | FY - 2021-22 (till date)   | FY - 2021-22 (till date)   |
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States                | Amount Disburse | No of Ben.     | Amount Disburse d | No of Ben.   | Amount Disburse d | No of Beneficiari es | Amount Disbursed           | No of Beneficiarie s       |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh        | 6.49            | 41             | 22.16             | 54           | 5.1               | 29                   | 52.07                      | 54                         |
| 2.        | Assam                 | 1.68            | 4              | 1.92              | 5            | 0.96              | 2                    | 0.48                       | 1                          |
| 3.        | Bihar                 | Nil             | --             | Nil               | --           | Nil               | --                   | Nil                        | --                         |
| 4.        | NCT of Delhi          | Nil             | --             | Nil               | --           | Nil               | --                   | Nil                        | --                         |
| 5.        | Goa                   | Nil             | --             | Nil               | --           | Nil               | --                   | Nil                        | --                         |
| 6.        | Gujarat               | Nil             | --             | Nil               | --           | Nil               | --                   | Nil                        | --                         |
| 7.        | Haryana               | 0.44            | 7              | 0.04              | 1            | Nil               | --                   | Nil                        | --                         |
| 8.        | Himachal Pradesh      | Nil             | --             | Nil               | --           | Nil               | --                   | Nil                        | --                         |
| 9.        | UT of Jammu & Kashmir | Nil             | --             | Nil               | --           | Nil               | --                   | Nil                        | --                         |
| 10.       | Jharkhand             | 2.57            | 42             | 1.11              | 8            | 2.28              | 8                    | 1.76                       | 4                          |
| 11.       | Karnataka             | 64.42           | 168            | 30.29             | 102          | 29.97             | 144                  | 30.48                      | 82                         |
| 12.       | Kerala                | 27.57           | 108            | 13.34             | 83           | 8.18              | 24                   | 20.90                      | 47                         |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh        | 2.64            | 45             | 5.41              | 16           | 2.44              | 6                    | 2.56                       | 7                          |
| 14.       | Maha.                 | 72.82           | 234            | 85.86             | 324          | 106.61            | 206                  | 127.13                     | 202                        |
| 15.       | Manipur               | 4.48            | 11             | 3.08              | 13           | 3.36              | 9                    | 5.76                       | 8                          |
| 16.       | Meghalay a            | Nil             | --             | Nil               | --           | Nil               | --                   | Nil                        | --                         |
| 17.       | Mizoram               | Nil             | --             | Nil               | --           | Nil               | --                   | Nil                        | --                         |
| 18.       | Nagaland              | 0.16            | 1              | 0.04              | 1            | 0.48              | 1                    | 0.68                       | 1                          |
| 19.       | Odisha                | 156.28          | 436            | 84.04             | 238          | 119.46            | 355                  | 197.19                     | 532                        |

| 20.   | Puducherr y (UT)   | Nil     | --   | Nil     | --   | Nil    | --   | Nil    | --   |
|-------|--------------------|---------|------|---------|------|--------|------|--------|------|
| 21.   | Punjab             | 0       | --   | 0       | --   | 0      | --   | Nil    | --   |
| 22.   | Rajasthan          | 1.27    | 10   | 0.87    | 5    | 0.07   | 2    | 1.23   | 2    |
| 23.   | Tamil Nadu         | 19.58   | 45   | 9.92    | 36   | 0.87   | 6    | 14.00  | 19   |
| 24.   | Telangana          | 72.2    | 181  | 86.18   | 163  | 53.20  | 86   | 147.23 | 177  |
| 25.   | Tripura            | 0.78    | 2    | 0.06    | 2    | 0.24   | 1    | 0.68   | 1    |
| 26.   | Uttar Pradesh      | 1.8     | 21   | 3.2     | 8    | 5.12   | 9    | 4.56   | 11   |
| 27.   | Uttarakh.          | Nil     | --   | Nil     | --   | Nil    | --   | Nil    | --   |
| 28.   | West Bengal        | 10.71   | 46   | 8.26    | 25   | 5.09   | 37   | 11.83  | 28   |
|       | Total              | 445.93  | 1356 | 355.82  | 1084 | 343.46 | 925  | 618.54 | 1176 |
|       | LIC                | 1527.66 | 2764 | 1461.78 | 2104 | 527.85 | 1075 | 322.60 | 462  |
|       | G. Total           | 1973.59 | 4120 | 1817.60 | 3188 | 871.31 | 2000 | 941.00 | 1638 |

## Annexure-A

The details of the grants released by the Sangeet Natak Akademi for research, documentation and publishing in the last three years are as under:

## Financial Year 2017-18

|   Sl. No. | Subject of the grant                                                                                                                                                                  | State             | Grant in Rs.    |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Grant released to Shri Vasant Nirgune for Research in Traditional Folk Theatre (Maach, Gammat and Swang ) of Madhya Pradesh                                                           | Madhya Pradesh    | Rs. 75,000/-    |
|         2 | Grant was released to Smt. Asha Upreti for workshop and documentation of Apen (Traditional Painting), Shagun Akhar (Ritual Songs) of Uttarakhand                                      | Uttarakhand       | Rs. 2,00,000/-  |
|         3 | Grant released to the Arth Society for the Welfare of Mankind for workshop and documentation of traditional and folk songs of Uttarakhand                                             | Uttarakhand       | Rs. 1,00,000/-  |
|         4 | Grant released to the Karpung Karduk, Centre for Folk Performing Arts & Research Training, Arunachal Pradesh for workshop and documentation of folk songs of Arunachal Pradesh- Baari | Arunachal Pradesh | Rs. 3, 89,000/- |
|         5 | Grant released to the Shuruat Samiti, Karnal for playwriting workshop in Azamgarh                                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh     | Rs. 75, 000/-   |

## Financial Year 2018-19

|   Sl. No. | Subject of the grant                                                                                                                                                                                   | State        | Grant in Rs.   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------|
|         1 | Grant released to Padmapriya Mahila Sanskritik Gosthi, Assam for workshop and documentation of Holi-Geet, a rich performing art form of Assam                                                          | Assam        | Rs. 2,00,000/- |
|         2 | Grant released to Aadim-Sanskriti, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi for study project work on Munda Tribe                                                                                                        | New Delhi    | Rs. 1,00,000/- |
|         3 | Grant released to Shri Jahar Lal Sutradhar, Agartala for research work titled 'Religious tradition and Social Practices in Tribes of Tripura'                                                          | Tripura      | Rs. 2,00,000/- |
|         4 | Grant released to Shri Kashiram Sahoo for Documentation and conducting of a Workshop on Nacha Gammat of Chhattisgarh.                                                                                  | Chhatisga rh | Rs. 2,50,000/- |
|         5 | Grant released to Lok Kala Mandal, Udaipur for Documentation and Seminar                                                                                                                               | Rajasthan    | Rs. 2,00,000/- |
|         6 | Grant released to Shri Ganesh Chandan Shive for research work on folk and tribal membranophones instruments of Maharashtra                                                                             | Maharasht ra | Rs. 1,50,000/- |
|         7 | Grant released to the Bhav Raag Taal Natya Academy, Pithouragarh for Seminar and documentation on folk performing art forms of Uttarakhand                                                             | Uttarakha nd | Rs. 1,50,000/- |
|         8 | Grant released to Shri Himangshu Sharma, Borgaon, Assam for Research and Data Collection with Documentary movie creation regarding Assam's Local cultural involvement in respect of Ojapali folk dance | Assam        | Rs. 1,50,000/- |
|         9 | Grant was released to Smt. Bijulee Devi for documentation of Khullang Eshei of Manipur                                                                                                                 | Manipur      | Rs. 75,000/-   |
|        10 | Grant was released to Smt. Shailesh Shrivastav for research work on Lullabies and folk songs of Bihar                                                                                                  | Bihar        | Rs. 3,00,000/- |

## Financial Year 2019-20

|   Sl. No. | Subject of the grant                                                                            | State       | Grant in Rs.   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|----------------|
|         1 | Grant released to Shri Manoj Lila Bhat for monograph of Jagran (Ritual art form of Uttarakhand) | Uttarakhand | Rs. 1,50,000/- |

|   2 | Grant released to the Uttranchal Lok Kala Evam Sahitya Sanrakshan Samiti, Chitai for Seminar on traditional and folk songs and dance of Uttarakhand   | Uttarakhand   | Rs. 1,00,000/-   |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|------------------|
|   3 | Grant released to Shri Prakash Khandge, Mumbai for research work on folk performing art forms of Maharashtra                                          | Maharashtra   | Rs 2,00,000/-    |
|   4 | Grant released to Shri Kailash Kumar, Uttarakhand for documentation of folk instruments making of Kumoun region of Uttarakhand                        | Uttarakhand   | Rs. 1,50,000/-   |
|   5 | Grant was released to Rupayan Sansthan, Jodhpur for documentation and workshop of Instrument Making at Arna Jharna: the Thar Desert Museum, Jodhpur.  | Rajasthan     | Rs. 2,50,000/-   |
|   6 | Grant released to Shri Rabiratan Sahu for Documentation, Research and a Short Documentary on the Making of Folk Musical Instruments of Odisha         | Odisha        | Rs 2,00,000/-    |

## Annexure B

The details of total expenditure (head-wise) for the last three years towards development and promotional for the 24 languages recognized by Sahitya Akademi

|   S.No. | Particulars                                    | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Literary Function & Programmes                 | 485.82    | 347.47    | 36.56     |
|       2 | Publications Schemes                           | 291.76    | 620.83    | 305.04    |
|       3 | Services to writers                            | 230.50    | 216.15    | 47.15     |
|       4 | Translation Scheme                             | 104.33    | 104.44    | 79.65     |
|       5 | Tagore Fellowship                              | 0.21      | 6.11      | 6.00      |
|       6 | Fellowship                                     | 5.33      | 5.38      | 1.13      |
|       7 | Development of Languages                       | 45.44     | 40.58     | 9.27      |
|       8 | Bal Sahitya Puraskar                           | 44.75     | 48.67     | 13.30     |
|       9 | Yuva Puraskar                                  | 49.26     | 57.49     | 21.64     |
|      10 | Celebration of Rajbhasha                       | 5.25      | 3.32      | -         |
|      11 | Promotion of Sales                             | 141.46    | 91.94     | 55.56     |
|      12 | Regional Literary Study Project                | 10.46     | 7.35      | 1.02      |
|      13 | Yoga                                           | 1.59      | 0.25      | 0.02      |
|      14 | Encyclopedia of Indian Poetic                  | 0.58      | -         | -         |
|      15 | Translating India                              | 5.73      | 10.21     | -         |
|      16 | 150 th Centenary Celebration of Mahatma Gandhi | 16.18     | 19.80     | 1.14      |
|      17 | SCO                                            | -         | -         | 86.87     |
|      18 | Swaach Action Plan                             | 16.52     | 12.37     | 7.85      |
|      19 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose                    | -         | -         | 7.51      |
|      20 | Assistance to State Akademis                   | 4.67      | 8.47      | 0.92      |
|      21 | Festival of India in Nepal                     | 2.48      | 1.24      | -         |
|      22 | Festival of India in Spain                     | 1.11      | -         | -         |
|      23 | Festival of India in Thailand                  | 0.73      | -         | -         |

| 24.   | 1000 th Birth Anniversary of Sri Ramanujacharya   |   13.33 |    0.09 |      - |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|--------|
|       | Total                                             | 1477.49 | 1602.16 | 680.63 |

## Annexure C

(2018-19)

|   Sr. No. | Name of the organization                                        | Purpose                                                                                                             | Amount        |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|         1 | Yogi Vimana University, Andhra Pradesh                          | National Art Camp on Emerging Trends in Contemporary Indian Painting                                                | Rs 3.00,000/- |
|         2 | Su Samannya, Kolkata                                            | 7 days seminar cum exhibition on Fine Arts on the occasion of 123 Birth Anniversary of great painter Sri Jamini Roy | Rs 2,00,000/- |
|         3 | Shri Sai Educational and Welfare Association (Regd.), Ghaziabad | 6 days workshop on paper mache                                                                                      | Rs 1,50,000/- |
|         4 | People for Animals (NGO), Delhi                                 | Exhibition on Mica Painting                                                                                         | Rs 4,00,000/- |
|         5 | ALPANA, Assam                                                   | Workshop on Pottery & Terracotta                                                                                    | Rs 4,00,000/- |
|         6 | Sanskar Bharati, UP                                             | International Painting Workshop and Seminar on 'Dakshin Asia mein Bodh Darshan'                                     | Rs 4,00,000/- |
|         7 | Janshakti Yuva Kalyan Mahila Evam Bal Vikas Samiti              | 10 days Tribal ' Pithora Painting' Workshop and Exhibition Programme 2018-2019                                      | Rs 4,50,000/- |
|         8 | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra                             | Sculpture Camp                                                                                                      | Rs 5,00,000/- |

(2019-20)

|   S. No | Name of the Organization                       | Purpose                                         | Amount       |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|       1 | Bombay Art Society, Maharashtra                | Annual Art Exhibition, 3-day Portrait Symposium | Rs 1,05,000  |
|       2 | Sri Academy of Music & Arts, Bangalore         | Award Money during Annual Painting COmpetition  | Rs 1,00,000  |
|       3 | M/s. Jerusalem Biennale M/s Arts India Atelier | 150th Anniversary Mahatma Gandhi                | Rs 9,50,000  |
|       4 | Alumni Association of Faculty of Fine Arts     | National Printmaking Workshop                   | Rs 10,00,000 |

## Details of grants released by Lalit Kala Akademi

(2020-21)

|   S.no | Name of the Organization    | Purpose                                              | Amount      |
|--------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|      1 | Varekar Natya Sangh Balgaum | Kalamaharshi KB Kulkarni Birth Centenary Celebration | Rs 1,05,000 |