Lok Sabha Question No. 88 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-02
Subject: Repertory Grant to Theatre Groups
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. *88 ANSWERED ON 02.12.2024

## REPERTORY GRANT TO THEATRE GROUPS

## *88. SHRI Bhartruhari Mahtab:

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

- (a) the details of Repertory Grant sanctioned to the States/UTs during the last one year;
- (b) whether the Government has denied Repertory Grant to theatre groups during the last one year, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details regarding criteria for granting and denying Repertory Grant by the Government?

## ANSWER

## Minister of Culture and Tourism

(Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred in Reply to parts (a) to (c) Of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*88answered on 02.12.2024

(a): Ministry  of  Culture  implements  a  Central  Sector  scheme  by  the  name  of  'Financial Assistance  for  Promotion  of  Guru-Shishya  Parampara  (Repertory  Grant)'.  Under  this  scheme, financial assistance is provided directly to the eligible cultural organizations engaged in performing arts activities like music, dance, theatre, folk art, etc. and imparting training to artists/shishyas by their  respective  Guru  on  regular  basis  in  line  with  Guru-Shishya  Parampara  across  the  country. Being  a  Central  Sector  Scheme,  there  is  no  provision  for  sanctioning  financial  Assistance  to  the States/UTs.  Instead,  financial  assistance  is  sanctioned  to  the  eligible  organization  directly  by  the Ministry.The details of States/UTswise applications received and recommended/nonrecommended under all categories (Theatre, Dance, Music, etc.) during the last financial year 20232024 is placed at Annexure

(b)  and  (c):  As  per  the  scheme's  guidelines  of  Guru-Shishya  Parampara  (Repertory  Grant),  the organizations seeking grants are required to submit their applications/proposals every year, for its renewal as well as fresh selection. The applications / proposals, complete in all respect, received from  organizations  are  reviewed  by  the  Expert  Committee  constituted  by  the  Ministry  for  the purpose.  The  Expert  Committee  gives  its  recommendations  on  case-to-case  basis  taking  the provisions of scheme guidelines, cultural performances / activities / resources of the organizations, justification  for  financial  support,  interview  with  the Guru/representative of the organization, etc. into consideration. For grant year 2023-2024, out of 1261 proposals received under theatre category, 1006 proposals were recommended for financial assistance under Repertory Grant.

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## Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*88 for 02.12.2024

State  /  UTs  wise  list  of  organizations  recommended  /  not-recommended  for  financial assistance for the year 2023-24 under Guru-Shishya Parampara (Repertory Grant)

| Sl. No.   | State / UT        |   Total No. of Applications received |   No. of organizations Recommended |   No. of organizations not- Recommended / incomplete |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                   37 |                                 20 |                                                   17 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                    1 |                                  1 |                                                    0 |
| 3         | Assam             |                                   47 |                                 44 |                                                    3 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                                  130 |                                116 |                                                   14 |
| 5         | Chandigarh        |                                   10 |                                 10 |                                                    0 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh      |                                    6 |                                  5 |                                                    1 |
| 7         | Delhi             |                                  140 |                                125 |                                                   15 |
| 8         | Gujarat           |                                   13 |                                 13 |                                                    0 |
| 9         | Haryana           |                                   24 |                                 20 |                                                    4 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                    6 |                                  6 |                                                    0 |
| 11        | Jammu and Kashmir |                                   52 |                                 44 |                                                    8 |
| 12        | Jharkhand         |                                   16 |                                 14 |                                                    2 |
| 13        | Karnataka         |                                  254 |                                215 |                                                   39 |
| 14        | Kerala            |                                   29 |                                 27 |                                                    2 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                  126 |                                109 |                                                   17 |
| 16        | Maharashtra       |                                  121 |                                 97 |                                                   24 |
| 17        | Manipur           |                                  248 |                                202 |                                                   46 |
| 18        | Mizoram           |                                    2 |                                  2 |                                                    0 |
| 19        | Nagaland          |                                    7 |                                  6 |                                                    1 |
| 20        | Orissa            |                                  156 |                                119 |                                                   37 |
| 21        | Pondicherry       |                                    4 |                                  3 |                                                    1 |
| 22        | Punjab            |                                   10 |                                 10 |                                                    0 |
| 23        | Rajasthan         |                                   29 |                                 26 |                                                    3 |
| 24        | Sikkim            |                                    1 |                                  1 |                                                    0 |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        |                                   16 |                                 13 |                                                    3 |
| 26        | Telangana         |                                   24 |                                 21 |                                                    3 |
| 27        | Tripura           |                                   10 |                                  9 |                                                    1 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh     |                                  128 |                                 95 |                                                   33 |
| 29        | Uttarakhand       |                                   20 |                                 18 |                                                    2 |
| 30        | West Bengal       |                                  468 |                                332 |                                                  136 |
|           | Total             |                                 2135 |                               1723 |                                                  412 |