Lok Sabha Question No. 3450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Cultural Organisation in Rajasthan
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Harish Chandra Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 3450

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2024

## Cultural Organisation in Rajasthan

## † 3450. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA MEENA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of cultural organisations working under the Government in Rajasthan along with the details of the work being done by each of the said organisations;
- (b) the details of the total amount  of funds sanctioned and released to each of the organisations/NGOs in Rajasthan during the last three years district-wise, scheme-wise and item-wise; and
- (c) the details of the achievements made by each of the said organisations/NGOs so far?

## ANSWER

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

(a): West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Udaipur, an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture is working for preservation, promotion and dissemination of the folk/traditional arts.

(b) to (c): The details of the funds released to organisations/NGOs in Rajasthan under various schemes of the Ministry during the last three years are given at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE

Annexure referred in part (b) to (c) of Lok  Sabha Unstarred  Question No. 3450 due for answer on 16.12.2024 regarding 'Cultural Organisation in Rajasthan'.

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S. N.                                              | District                                           | Name of Organization                                    | 2021-22                                            | 2022-23                                            | 2023-24                                            |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Museum Grant Scheme                                | Museum Grant Scheme                                | Museum Grant Scheme                                     | Museum Grant Scheme                                | Museum Grant Scheme                                | Museum Grant Scheme                                |
| 1                                                  | Udaipur                                            | Veer Shiromani Maharana Pratap Samiti, Udaipur          | 112.50                                             | -                                                  | -                                                  |
| 2                                                  | Jaipur                                             | Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, City Palace, Jaipur | -                                                  | -                                                  | 200.00                                             |
| Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) | Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) | Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS)      | Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) | Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) | Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) |
| 3                                                  | Ajmer                                              | Science Centre                                          | -                                                  | -                                                  | 150                                                |
| 4                                                  | Bikaner                                            | Science Centre                                          | -                                                  | 100                                                | -                                                  |
| 5                                                  | Kota                                               | Science Centre                                          | -                                                  | -                                                  | 150                                                |
| 6                                                  |                                                    | Digital Planetarium                                     | -                                                  | -                                                  | 60                                                 |
| 7                                                  | Jaipur                                             | Innovation Hubs                                         | -                                                  | -                                                  | 35.73                                              |
| 8                                                  | Jodhpur                                            | Innovation Hubs                                         | 13.99                                              | 29.05                                              | 12.58                                              |
| 9                                                  | Udaipur                                            | Innovation Hubs                                         | 39.92                                              | 28.39                                              | 1.93                                               |
| National Mission on Libraries (NML)                | National Mission on Libraries (NML)                | National Mission on Libraries (NML)                     | National Mission on Libraries (NML)                | National Mission on Libraries (NML)                | National Mission on Libraries (NML)                |
| 10                                                 | Kota                                               | Rajakiya Sarvajanik Mandal Pustakalaya                  | 4.34                                               | -                                                  | -                                                  |
| Cultural Function and Production Grant (CFPG)      | Cultural Function and Production Grant (CFPG)      | Cultural Function and Production Grant (CFPG)           | Cultural Function and Production Grant (CFPG)      | Cultural Function and Production Grant (CFPG)      | Cultural Function and Production Grant (CFPG)      |
| 11                                                 | Alwar                                              | -                                                       | 6.00                                               | 4.12                                               | 7.00                                               |
| 12                                                 | Banswara                                           | -                                                       | -                                                  | 1.12                                               | 0.37                                               |
| 13                                                 | Barmer                                             | -                                                       | 3.00                                               | 9.72                                               | 4.62                                               |
| 14                                                 | Bharatpur                                          | -                                                       | 6.94                                               | 5.67                                               | 1.25                                               |
| 15                                                 | Bikaner                                            | -                                                       | 2.25                                               | 1.50                                               | 4.09                                               |
| 16                                                 | Ganganagar                                         | -                                                       | 7.00                                               | 0.75                                               | -                                                  |
| 17                                                 | Jaipur                                             | -                                                       | 35.25                                              | 51.91                                              | 57.86                                              |
| 18                                                 | Jhunjhunu                                          | -                                                       | -                                                  | -                                                  | 0.84                                               |
| 19                                                 | Jodhpur                                            | -                                                       | 3.37                                               | 6.37                                               | 6.25                                               |

Financial Assistance under the schemes of Promotion of Guru Shishya Parampara (Repertory Grant),  Cultural  Organizations  with  National  Presence,  Building  Grants  including  Studio Theatres and Construction of Tagore Cultural Complexes (TCC)in Rajasthan.

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Scheme                            | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Guru Shishya Parampara (Repertory Grant)      | 57.12     | 95.2      | 123.52    |
|         2 | Cultural Organizations with National Presence | 5.00      | 37.5      | 26.25     |
|         3 | Building Grants including Studio Theatres     | -         | 7.50      | -         |
|         4 | Tagore Cultural Complexes (TCC)               | 94.50     | -         | 54.91     |

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