Lok Sabha Question No. 182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Promotion of Odisha Culture in other States of the Country
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.182 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3.2.2025

## PROMOTION OF ODISHA CULTURE IN OTHER STATES OF THE COUNTRY

## 182. SHRI SUKANTA KUMAR PANIGRAHI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the current programmes and initiatives taken by the Government to promote Odisha Culture in other States of the country especially  key  Heritage Sites, Temples, Monuments, Tribal art & Centres etc.;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  organize  an  inter-State  cultural exchange progamme, if so, the details thereof and the methods to be used for these initiatives;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  extend  financial  and  logistics support for promoting  unique Tribal extravaganza under National Culture fund; and
- (d) the  funds  allocated  for  promoting  Odisha  Culture  and  Festivals  in  the  current financial year including proposal for next four years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a)&(b) Government,  under  National  Cultural  Exchange  Programme,  organizes programmes/festivals through Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs), where artists from  other  zones/states  are  invited  to  participate  and  audiences  get  the chance to enjoy and understand art forms of different regions. Further, Archaeological Survey of India organizes cultural  awareness programmes on various occasions like World Heritage Day, World Heritage Week,  International  Museums  Day,  Republic  Day,  Independence  Day, Gandhi Jayanti, etc. through exhibitions, workshops and other programmes involving school and college students and general public to promote culture and  monuments  including  monuments  of  Odisha  in  various  states  of  the country.
- (c)&(d) National  Culture  Fund  (NCF)  set  up  by  Government,  is  mandated  to preserve & promote tangible & intangible culture heritage of India, including tribal cultural heritage. Ministry of Culture is administering two schemes namely 'Cultural Function and Production Grant Scheme' and 'Scheme of Scholarship and Fellowship for Promotion of Art and Culture' wherein financial assistance is provided to the eligible beneficiaries with the broader aim of Promotion and Preservation of Art and Culture. Brief of these  schemes alongwith number of beneficiaries (belonging to the State of Odisha) supported during last three years & current financial year are at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)&(d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.182 FOR 3.2.2025

## BRIEF OF SCHEMES ALONGWITH NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES (BELONGING TO THE STATE OF ODISHA) SUPPORTED DURING LAST THREE YEARS & CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR

## 1. Cultural Function and Production Grant Scheme

Under  the  scheme  of  Cultural  Function  and  Production  Grant  (CFPG), financial  assistance is provided  to  NGOs/  Societies/  Trusts/  Universities  for  organizing  Seminars,  Conference,  Research, Workshops, Festivals, Exhibitions, Symposia, Production of Dance, Drama-Theatre, Music etc.  The details  of  the  number  of  organizations  and financial  assistance  provided during last 03 years  in the State of Odisha under the aforesaid scheme are given below: -

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Financial Year            | Financial Year            |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2021-22          | 2021-22          | 2022-23          | 2022-23          | 2023-24          | 2023-24          | 2024-25 (As on 30-1-2025) | 2024-25 (As on 30-1-2025) |
| No. of Org.      | Fund Released    | No. of Org.      | Fund Released    | No. of Org.      | Fund Released    | No. of Org.               | Fund Released             |
| 108              | 171.40           | 89               | 129.60           | 90               | 93.60            | 33                        | 55.80                     |

2. Scheme of Scholarship and Fellowship  for Promotion  of  Art  and  Culture: The scheme consists of three components. The names and details of the scheme components are as given below:
- A.        Scheme  for  Scholarships  to  Young  Artists  in  Different  Cultural  Fields: Upto 400 Scholarships  are  awarded  in  a  batch  year.  Under  this  scheme  financial  assistance  is given  to  young  artists  of  outstanding  promise  in  the  age  group  of  18-25  years  for advanced  training  within  India  in  the  field  of  Indian  Classical  Music,  Indian  Classical Dance,  Theatre,  Mime,  Visual  art,  Folk,  Traditional  and  Indigenous  Arts  and  Light Classical Music etc. @ Rs. 5,000/- p.m. for 2 years. The Scholarship is released in four equal six monthly installments.
- B. Scheme  For  The  Award  Of  Fellowship  To  Outstanding  Persons  in  The  Field  Of Culture: Upto 400 fellowships (200 Junior and 200 Senior) are awarded in a batch year to outstanding persons in the age group of 25 to 40 years (Jr.) and above 40 years (Sr.) in  different  cultural  fields  @  of  Rs.  10,000/-  p.m.  and  20,000/-p.m.  for  the  period  of  2 years  for  cultural  research.  The  Fellowship  is  released  in  four  equal  six  monthly installments.
- C. Tagore  National  Fellowship  for  Cultural  Research: The  purpose  of  the  Scheme Component is to invigorate and revitalize  the various  institutions  under the  Ministry  of Culture  (MoC)  and  other  identified  cultural  institutions  in  the  country,  by  encouraging scholars/academicians to affiliate themselves with these institutions to work on projects of mutual interest. Upto 15 Fellowships (Rs.80,000/- p.m. + Contingency Allowance) and 25 Scholarships (Rs.50,000/- p.m. + Contingency Allowance) for a maximum period of 2 Years. The Fellowship is released in four equal six monthly installments.

The  details  of  the  number  of  organizations  and  financial  assistance  provided  during  last  03 years in the State of Odisha under the aforesaid scheme are given below: -

(Rs. in lakhs)

| 2021-22           | 2021-22       | 2022-23            | 2022-23       | 2023-2024         | 2023-2024     | 2024-25 (As on 30-1-2025)   | 2024-25 (As on 30-1-2025)   |
|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| No. of Individual | Fund Released | No. of Individual. | Fund Released | No. of Individual | Fund Released | No. of Individual           | Fund Released               |
| 183               | 193.90        | 114                | 137.10        | 187               | 122.70        | 52                          | 61.80                       |

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