Lok Sabha Question No. 1832 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Budgetary Provisions for Academies under Ministry of Culture
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Tapir Gao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1832

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## BUDGETARY PROVISIONS FOR ACADEMIES UNDER MINISTRY OF CULTURE

1832. SHRI TAPIR GAO:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of academies which are working under the Ministry of Culture;
- (b) whether the budgetary provisions are sufficient for each academy;
- (c) the total budgetary provisions of each academy for the last four years;
- (d) the number of sanctioned posts which are vacant in each academy; and
- (e) the manner in which the Ministry will fulfil the backlogs in a time-bound manner?

MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM & DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

(G.KISHAN REDDY)

## ANSWER

- (a) There are Seven Academies working under the Ministry of Culture
- (b) The  activities/  programmes  of  each  Academy  are  planned  as  per  the budgetary grant allocated by Ministry of Finance to Ministry of Culture.
- (c) The information is enclosed at Annexure.
- (d) Number of Sanctioned posts:
- (e) The Ministry actively works to fill all vacancies in its academies. Governing bodies of  all  academies  have  been  reconstituted  and  the  processes  for  filling  up  the vacancies  have  commenced.  Ministry  ensures  that  the  Recruitment  Rules  are followed  through  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU),  in  filling  up  the vacancies.

| List of Organizations   | List of Organizations                      | List of Organizations   |
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sr.No                   | Name of the Academy                        | Vacant Post             |
| 1                       | Centre for Cultural resources and Training | 41                      |
| 2                       | Kalakshetra Foundation                     | 32                      |
| 3                       | Lalit Kala Akademi                         | 100                     |
| 4                       | Sangeet Natak Akademi                      | 66                      |
| 5                       | National School of Drama                   | 83                      |
| 6                       | Indira Gandhi Natinal Centre for the Arts  | 68                      |
| 7                       | Sahitya Akademi                            | 46                      |

The total budgetary provisions of each academy for the last four years:

## ANNEXURE

(Rs. in lakh)

|   Sr.No | Organizations/ Schemes                     |   BE 2019-20 |   BE 2020-21 |   BE 2021-22 |   BE 2022-23 |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|       1 | Sangeet Natak Akademi                      |      6615.95 |      7452.89 |         5925 |         6315 |
|       2 | Sahitya Akademi                            |      3944.32 |      4285.08 |         3910 |         3920 |
|       3 | Lalit Kala Akademi                         |      2952.12 |      3160.35 |         2620 |         2650 |
|       4 | National School of Drama                   |      8387.77 |      8579.8  |         7065 |         6975 |
|       5 | Centre for Cultural resources and Training |      2465.97 |      3062.73 |         2555 |         2495 |
|       6 | Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts |      5160    |      6010    |         5005 |         5505 |
|       7 | Kalakshetra Foundation                     |      1790.14 |      2182.95 |         1767 |         1927 |