Lok Sabha Question No. 2174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: Cultural and Higher Training Institutes
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 2174 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2024

## Cultural and Higher Training Institutes

## † 2174:  SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  cultural  institutes  and  higher  training  institutes  functioning  in different States of the country;
- (b) the details of achievement made by each institute so far, State/Union Territory-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  works/activities  being  undertaken  by  each  institute,    State/Union Territory-wise;
- (d) the details of the total budget earmarked and released for each institute during the last three years;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  any  action  plan  to  improve  the  quality  of innovative and research training being imparted by the said institutes;
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (g) whether the Government has decided to allow Indian and foreign research scholars to undertake projects or research related projects in cultural institutions in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Ministry of Culture has the following cultural and higher training institutes functioning in the country:-

- i. Pt.  Deendayal  Upadhaya  Institute  of  Archaeology  (PDUIA),  Greater  Noida,  Uttar Pradesh.
- ii. National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- iii. Indian Institute of Heritage (IIH), Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
- iv. Kalakshetra Foundation(KF), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- v. Centre for Cultural Resources and Training(CCRT), New Delhi.
- vi. National School of Drama(NSD), New Delhi.
- vii. School of Archival Studies(SAS), New Delhi.

(b) to (c):

- i. PDUIA imparts Post Graduate Diploma in Archeology (PGDA) to the students as well as training to in-service officials.
- ii. NRLC  is  devoted  to  research  in  conservation of cultural property by providing conservation  services  and  imparting  training  in  conservation  to  museums  professionals and freshers.
- iii. IIH imparts training by way of offering regular M.A. and Ph.D. courses in fields of Art, Culture  and  Heritage.  IIH  offers  higher  education  opportunities  in  History  of  Art, Museology, Archaeology, Palaeography, Art Conservation, Epigraphy & Numismatics.
- iv. KF comprises one College, teaching Bharatanatyam Carnatic Music and Visual Arts, one CBSE school, one State Board school, one Weaving and crafts unit.
- v. CCRT trains the teachers in various training programmes.
- vi. NSD  conducts 3 years course viz. Diploma in Dramatic Arts at NSD, New Delhi.
- vii. SAS  trains  specialists  in  the  field  of  Archival  science,  conservation  and  reprography techniques working across India and aboard.
8. (d):      The details of Budget for last three years are as under:-

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Name of Institute   | Year                          | Year                          | Year                          |
|---------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Name of Institute   | 2021-22                       | 2022-23                       | 2023-24                       |
| PDUIA               | 702.85                        | 791.90                        | 889.47                        |
| NRLC                | 919.22                        | 539.00                        | 454.07                        |
| IIH                 | 2051.84                       | 1902.00                       | 1556.75                       |
| KF                  | 1870.00                       | 2175.00                       | 2652.00                       |
| CCRT                | 3112.00                       | 2495.00                       | 2595.00                       |
| NSD                 | 5582.15                       | 6366.42                       | 6499.60                       |
| SAS                 | No separate budget allocated. | No separate budget allocated. | No separate budget allocated. |

## (e) to (f):

- i. The existing two-year PGDA course in PDUIA has been modified into one year course wherein more importance shall be given to practical as well as hands-on-field training.
- ii. IIH  is  setting  up  a  Nomadic  Museum  at  the  Kargyam  village  in  Ladakh.  IIH  is  also conducting  survey  and  archival  study  of  museums  in  India,  to  bring  out  the  historical growth  trend  of  museums  of  India  and  provide  updated  data  on  museums  that  have emerged in recent times.
- iii. NRLC has published more than two hundred research papers in the field of conservation of cultural property and has conserved a number of artefacts across India.
- iv. Action has been taken by KF to arrange for training programes to the faculty of Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts, Kalakshetra Foundation so as to improve their knowledge and keep them abreast of various techniques so that they can impart quality education to the students.
- v. CCRT has undertaken several measures such as Integration of Technology in Training Programs, Collaboration with Experts and Institutions, Curriculum Innovation, Evaluation and Feedback Mechanism, to improve the quality of innovative and researchoriented training.
- vi. NSD  undertakes  Periodical  review.  New  courses  &  new  specializations  have  been planned. New Centres are being planned to be opened outside Delhi and aboard SAS has an advisory body named 'Board of Studies' for the purpose of evaluating and examining  the  course  contents  of  curriculum  taking  into  account  the  latest  modern archival trends and training needs of the archival institution.

(g):

i. PDUIA ii. NRLC iii. IIH Yes. iv. CCRT  . v. NSD vi. SAS

KF: No such decision has been taken to allow Indian and foreign research scholars to undertake projects or research related projects in Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai.

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