Lok Sabha Question No. 2461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Funds Allocated to Jharkhand
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2461 #

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## FUNDS ALLOCATED TO JHARKHAND

## 2461.   SHRI JAYANT SINHA

## Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  key  objectives  of  the  Scheme  of  Financial  Assistance  for  Promotion of Art and Culture;
- (b) the funds allocated and utilised under the scheme's various components, State-wise; and
- (c)  the  funds  allocated  and  utilised  under  the  scheme's  various  components  in Jharkhand, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) The Scheme of Financial Assistance for Promotion of Art and Culture consists of five  scheme  components  viz.  (i)  Repertory  Grant,  (ii)  Financial  Assistance  to Cultural Organizations with National Presence, (iii) Cultural Function & Production Grant, (iv) Financial Assistance for Preservation and Development of Cultural Heritage of the Himalayas and (v) Financial Assistance for Development of Buddhist/Tibetan Arts and Culture.

The  objectives  of  all  the  above  said  five  scheme  components  are  given  at Annexure-I .

- (b) & (c) Under the aforesaid scheme components, the funds are not allocated on Scheme components-wise and State-wise basis, but allocation of fund is done for  the  main  Scheme of Financial Assistance for Promotion of Art & Culture in respect  of  the  whole  country.  The  details  of  funds  allocated  for  the  last  three

years for the Scheme of Financial Assistance for Promotion of Art & Culture as under:

|   Sl. No. | Financial Years   |   Amount Allocated (Rs. in cr.) |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | 2018-2019         |                           98.5  |
|         2 | 2019-2020         |                           72.27 |
|         3 | 2020-2021         |                           85.11 |

The details of funds utilised (released) on State-wise basis for the aforesaid five scheme components are given at Annexure-II.

The funds have been released to the beneficiaries of Jharkhand in two of the five aforesaid scheme components viz. (i) Repertory Grant and; (ii) Cultural Function Production  Grant.  Details  of  funds  released  in  the  state  of  Jharkhand  (districtwise) under the said two scheme components are at Annexure-III.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2461 FOR 13.12.2021

## 1. SCHEME OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROMOTION OF ART AND CULTURE: The  scheme  consists  of  five  components.  The  objective  of  05  scheme component are as given below: -

## (i) Repertory Grant

The objective of Repertory Grant Scheme Component is to provide financial support for  all  genres  of  performing  arts  activities  like  dramatic  groups,  theatre  groups,  music ensembles, children theatre etc. and imparting training of artists by their respective Guru on regular basis in line with Guru-Shishya Parampara. As per the scheme, support is provided to 1 Guru and maximum 18 Shishyas (in case of Theatre) and 01 Guru and 10 Shishyas (in case of Music and Dance categories).

Amount of Assistance - Guru Rs.10000/- p.m., Shishya - Rs.1000-6000/-p.m.

## (ii) Financial Assistance to Cultural organizations with National Presence

The objective of this scheme component is to provide support for cultural activities at Large scale National / International level. The Quantum of assistance under this scheme is up to Rs. 5 Cr.

## (iii) Cultural Function & Production Grant (CFPG)

The  objective  of  this  scheme  component  is  to  provide  financial  support  to  NGOs/ Societies/ Trusts/ Universities etc. for Seminars, Conference, Research, Workshops, Festivals,  Exhibitions,  Symposia,  Production  of  Dance,  Drama-Theatre,  Music  etc.    The maximum  grants  provided  under  CFPG  is  Rs.5  Lakh  (Rs.  20  Lakh  under  exceptional circumstances)

## (iv) Financial Assistance for the Preservation & Development of Cultural Heritage of the Himalayas

The  objective  of  this  scheme  component  is  to  promote  and  preserve  the  cultural heritage of the Himalayas through research, training and dissemination through audio visual programmes. The financial support is provided to the organizations in the States falling under the Himalayan Region i.e. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.  The quantum of funding is Rs. 10.00 lakhs per year for an organization which can be increased to Rs. 30.00 lakhs in exceptional cases.

## (v) Financial  Assistance  for  the  Preservation  &  Development  of  Buddhist/Tibetan Organization

Under  this  scheme  component  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  voluntary Buddhist/Tibetan  organizations  including  Monasteries  engaged  in  the  propagation  and scientific  development  of  Buddhist/Tibetan  Cultural  and  tradition  and  research  in  related fields. The quantum of funding under scheme component is Rs. 30.00 lakhs per year for an organization which can be increased to 1.00 crore in exceptional cases.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2461 FOR 13.12.2021

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

(Rs.in Lakhs)

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

## (Rs.in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT      | 2018-2019     | 2018-2019    | 2019-2020     | 2019-2020    | 2020-2021     | 2020-2021    |
|-----------|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|           |               | Nos. of Orgs. | Amount (Rs.) | Nos. of Orgs. | Amount (Rs.) | Nos. of Orgs. | Amount (Rs.) |
| 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        |
| 7.        | West Bengal   | 1             | 572.00       | 1             | 608.00       | 1             | 722.96       |
|           | Total         | 17            | 1112         | 8             | 701.03       | 6             | 930.46       |

## ( Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                           | 2018-2019    | 2018-2019    | 2019-2020    | 2019-2020    | 2020-2021    | 2020-2021    |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT                           | Nos. of Orgs | Amount (Rs.) | Nos. of Orgs | Amount (Rs.) | Nos. of Orgs | Amount (Rs.) |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 20           | 21.29        | 16           | 13.75        | 34           | 23.06        |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 8            | 13.37        | 02           | 1.00         | 1            | 0.375        |
| 3.        | Assam                              | 54           | 66.47        | 20           | 20.13        | 35           | 30.12        |
| 4.        | Bihar                              | 165          | 151.98       | 43           | 52.18        | 51           | 42.94        |
| 5.        | Chandigarh                         | 1            | 2.25         | -            | -            | 7            | 11.75        |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh                       | 6            | 6.21         | -            | -            | 6            | 8.75         |
| 7.        | Delhi                              | 235          | 379.75       | 102          | 195.13       | 144          | 263.21       |
| 8.        | Goa                                | 1            | 1.12         | 1            | 0.375        | 1            | 0.75         |
| 9.        | Gujarat                            | 22           | 29.83        | 7            | 8.50         | 13           | 18.43        |
| 10.       | Haryana                            | 55           | 61.86        | 18           | 24.18        | 28           | 43.26        |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 14           | 14.72        | 5            | 5.96         | 7            | 4.20         |
| 12.       | Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir | 49           | 45.90        | 12           | 16.32        | 32           | 28.31        |
| 13.       | Jharkhand                          | 17           | 16.84        | 2            | 2.50         | 1            | 0.50         |
| 14.       | Karnataka                          | 409          | 465.75       | 146          | 121.78       | 194          | 205.70       |
| 15.       | Kerala                             | 43           | 82.36        | 16           | 28.00        | 23           | 37.03        |
| 16.       | Madhya                             | 167          | 221.93       | 51           | 47.59        | 77           | 79.78        |
| 17.       | Pradesh Maharashtra                | 70           | 115.53       | 21           | 38.97        | 34           | 56.27        |
| 18.       | Manipur                            | 205          | 203.17       | 60           | 63.11        | 112          | 112.69       |
| 19.       | Meghalaya                          | 1            | 1.50         | -            | -            | -            | -            |
| 20.       | Mizoram                            | -            | -            | -            | -            | 2            | 3.00         |
| 21.       | Nagaland                           | -            | -            | 3            | 4.50         | 3            | 1.04         |
| 22.       | Odisha                             | 132          | 167.95       | 55           | 64.79        | 131          | 173.81       |
| 23.       | Pondicherry                        | 2            | 6.00         | 2            | 2.37         | -            | -            |
| 24.       | Punjab                             | 17           | 26.33        | 8            | 14.87        | 5            | 8.60         |
| 25.       | Rajasthan                          | 87           | 102.12       | 34           | 40.70        | 38           | 28.31        |
| 26.       | Sikkim                             | 1            | 3.00         | 1            | 3.37         | -            | -            |
| 27.       | Tamil Nadu                         | 30           | 38.03        | 8            | 14.58        | 27           | 46.15        |
| 28.       | Telangana                          | 58           | 93.24        | 7            | 6.30         | 16           | 19.77        |
| 29.       | Tripura                            | 3            | 4.50         | 7            | 13.19        | 4            | 6.50         |
| 30.       | Uttarakhand                        | 14           | 15.92        | 7            | 7.77         | 14           | 14.36        |
| 31.       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 449          | 480.73       | 131          | 126.78       | 202          | 167.15       |
| 32.       | West Bengal                        | 398          | 442.48       | 190          | 260.66       | 229          | 216.09       |
|           | Total                              | 2733         | 3282.13      | 975          | 1199.35      | 1468         | 1651.90      |

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2018-19     | 2018-19      | 2019-20     | 2019-20      | 2020-21     | 2020-21      |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|           |                   | No. of org. | Amount (Rs.) | No. of org. | Amount (Rs.) | No. of org. | Amount (Rs.) |
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 27          | 69.00        | 19          | 63.12        | 26          | 98.25        |
| 2.        | Sikkim            | 02          | 7.50         | --          | --           | 06          | 26.50        |
| 3.        | Himachal Pradesh  | 19          | 46.58        | 21          | 55.67        | 26          | 69.00        |
| 4.        | Jammu andKashmir  | 25          | 31.25        | 17          | 25.71        | 14          | 21.50        |
| 5.        | Ladakh            | 04          | 7.00         | 05          | 12.00        | 07          | 24.50        |
| 6.        | Uttrakhand        | 40          | 77.25        | 34          | 73.45        | 49          | 96.25        |
|           | Total             | 117         | 238.58       | 96          | 229.95       | 128         | 336.00       |

State-wise financial Assistance under the Scheme of Financial Assistance for the Development of Buddhist/ Tibetan Culture & Art during the last three years

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT              | 2018-19     | 2018-19      | 2019-20     | 2019-20      | 2020-21     | 2020-21      |
|-----------|-----------------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT              | No. of org. | Amount (Rs.) | No. of org. | Amount (Rs.) | No. of org. | Amount (Rs.) |
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh     | 40          | 313.90       | 29          | 239.27       | 31          | 271.82       |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh        | --          | --           | --          | --           | 3           | 10.50        |
| 3.        | Assam                 | 7           | 13.00        | --          | --           | 6           | 20.53        |
| 4.        | Bihar                 | --          | --           | 1           | 4.50         | 1           | 3.00         |
| 5.        | Chandigarh            | --          | --           | --          | --           | 4           | 23.50        |
| 6.        | Delhi                 | 1           | 10.00        | 1           | 10.00        | 3           | 30.00        |
| 7.        | Himachal Pradesh      | 54          | 278.30       | 35          | 142.24       | 63          | 335.65       |
| 8.        | UT of Jammu & Kashmir | 68          | 259.73       | --          |              | 1           | 7.50         |
| 9.        | UT of Ladakh          | --          | --           | 24          | 97.80        | 57          | 271.57       |
| 10.       | Karnataka             | 29          | 157.41       | 7           | 23.50        | 27          | 204.02       |
| 11.       | Mizoram               | 1           | 7.50         | --          | -            | 1           | 7.50         |
| 12.       | Maharashtra           | --          | --           | --          | --           | 4           | 20.00        |
| 13.       | Manipur               | --          | --           | --          | --           | 8           | 15.95        |
| 14.       | Sikkim                | 4           | 29.50        | 2           | 15.25        | 1           | 9.04         |
| 15.       | Tripura               | 7           | 55.29        | 2           | 12.50        | 5           | 39.50        |
| 16.       | Tamil Nadu            | --          | --           | --          | --           | 1           | 5.00         |
| 17.       | Telangana             | --          | --           | --          | --           | 1           | 15.00        |
| 18.       | Uttarakhand           | 22          | 112.93       | 21          | 128.99       | 18          | 168.13       |
| 19.       | Uttar Pradesh         | 4           | 17.10        | 3           | 6.90         | 12          | 50.53        |
| 20.       | West Bengal           | 88          | 115.33       | 17          | 24.02        | 29          | 99.25        |
|           | Total                 | 325         | 1369.99      | 142         | 704.97       | 276         | 1607.99      |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2461 FOR 13.12.2021

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

## (Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | District   | 2018-2019    | 2018-2019    | 2019-2020    | 2019-2020    | 2020-2021    | 2020-2021    |
|-----------|------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|           |            | Nos. of Orgs | Amount (Rs.) | Nos. of Orgs | Amount (Rs.) | Nos. of Orgs | Amount (Rs.) |
| 1.        | Ranchi     | 4            | 28.80        | 1            | 4.62         | 1            | 2.64         |
| 2.        | Bokaro     | 1            | 8.40         | 1            | 8.40         | -            | -            |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL      | 5            | 37.20        | 2            | 13.02        | 1            | 2.64         |

Statement of District-wise details of beneficiaries of Jharkhand under the Scheme Component of Cultural Function & Production Grant during the last three years:-

## (Rs.in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | District   | 2018-2019    | 2018-2019    | 2019-2020    | 2019-2020    | 2020-2021    | 2020-2021    |
|-----------|------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|           |            | Nos. of Orgs | Amount (Rs.) | Nos. of Orgs | Amount (Rs.) | Nos. of Orgs | Amount (Rs.) |
| 1.        | Ranchi     | 10           | 12.53        | 1            | 2.25         | 1            | 0.50         |
| 2.        | Bokaro     | 3            | 1.25         | -            | -            | -            | -            |
| 3.        | Jamshedpur | 2            | 1.0          | -            | -            | -            | -            |
| 4.        | Dhanbad    | 1            | 0.56         | -            | -            | -            | -            |
| 5.        | Gumla      | 1            | 1.50         | 1            | 0.25         | -            | -            |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL      | 17           | 16.84        | 2            | 2.50         | 1            | 0.50         |