Lok Sabha Question No. 123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Measures to Support Young Artists
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.123 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025

## MEASURES TO SUPPORT YOUNG ARTISTS

## 123.    SHRI MUKESHKUMAR CHANDRAKAANT DALAL:

Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any measures to support young artist financially, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries of such schemes;
- (c) the amount of budget allocated and utilized under the scheme;
- (d) whether the Government has undertaken any measures to study India's Indigenous Culture and if so, the details of the studies undertaken by the Government; and
- (e) the amount of budget allocated and utilized under the scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a)  Yes  sir,  the  Ministry  of  Culture  is  implementing  a  financial  grant  Scheme  by  the  name  of 'Scholarships  to  Young  Artists  in  Different  Cultural  Fields  (SYA)'  to  support  young  artists specialising in various cultural fields such as classical dance forms, indigenous artwork and other traditional art-forms for undergoing advanced training in their respective fields. Under this scheme component, a Scholarship of Rs. 5,000/- per month is provided upto a maximum of 400 Scholars for a period of 02 years in four equal six monthly installments. The selected scholars should be in the age group of 18 years to 25 years and have been undergoing training under any Guru or Institution for a minimum of 5 years. The Scholars are selected on the basis of their performance in a personal interview / interaction before an Expert Committee constituted by the Ministry.
- (b)  The number of beneficiaries awarded scholarship in the aforesaid scheme during last 03 batch years is given below:-

|   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       400 |       400 |       400 |

In  addition  to  above,  the  following  number  of  artists  (including  young  artists)  have  also  been benefited under the scheme of Guru Shishya Parampara (Repertory Grant) during last 3 financial year:-

|   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|      9326 |     10140 |     10497 |

- (c)  Ministry of Culture is administering, inter-alia, a Central Sector Scheme by the name of 'Scheme of Scholarship and Fellowship for Promotion of Art and Culture' of which 'Scholarships to Young Artists  in  different    Cultural  Fields'  is  one  of  the  component.  Funds  are  allocated  for  the  said 'Scheme  of  Scholarship  and  Fellowship  for  Promotion  of  Art  and  Culture'  having  no  separate further  component  wise  allocation  of  funds.  Details  of  budget  allocated  and  utilised  under  the Scheme  of  Scholarship  and  Fellowship  for  Promotion  of  Art  and  Culture  (including  scheme component of Scholarships to Young Artists in different  Cultural Fields) during the last three and current financial years are given as under:-
- (d)  Yes  sir,  the  Ministry  of  Culture  is  promoting  study  on  different  aspects  of  Indian  Culture  for undertaking  research  on  Indian  Culture,  including  the  indigenous  culture,  in  different  fields  viz. Indology,  Epigraphy,  Sociology  of  Culture,  Cultural  Economics,  Structural  and  Engineering Aspects  of Monuments, Numismatics etc. through its two scheme components namely (i) Award of Senior/Junior  Fellowship  to  Outstanding  Persons  in  the  Field  of  Culture  (ii)  Tagore  National Fellowship for Cultural Research.
- (e)  Ministry of Culture is administering, inter-alia, a Central Sector Scheme by the name of 'Scheme of Scholarship  and  Fellowship  for  Promotion  of  Art  and  Culture'  having  following  three  scheme components:-
- (i)   Scholarships to Young Artists in different Cultural Fields.
- (ii)  Award of Senior/Junior Fellowship to Outstanding Persons in the Field of Culture and
- (iii)  Tagore National Fellowship for Cultural Research

|   Sl. No. | Financial Year             |   Budget Allocated (Rs. in crores) |   Budget Utilised (Rs. in crores) |
|-----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|         1 | 2021-22                    |                              21.25 |                             20.24 |
|         2 | 2022-23                    |                              23.68 |                             14.8  |
|         3 | 2023-24                    |                              16.22 |                             15.71 |
|         4 | 2024-25 (as on 28.01.2025) |                              16.46 |                             12.56 |

Funds are allocated for the said 'Scheme of Scholarship and Fellowship for Promotion of Art and Culture' having no separate further component wise allocation of funds. Details of budget allocated and utilised under the said scheme (including all its scheme components) during the last three and current financial years is mentioned above at Sl. No. (c).

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