Lok Sabha Question No. 2627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-09
Subject: Organising Cultural Festivals in Badaun
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Aditya Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2627 ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026

## ORGANISING CULTURAL FESTIVALS IN BADAUN

## †2627. SHRI ADITYA YADAV:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  cultural  festivals,  public  awareness campaigns  and  art  workshops  are  not  being  organised  in  Badaun  district  of  Uttar Pradesh, depriving citizens of opportunities to celebrate traditions, encourage local talent and strengthen community identity while national programmes boast of such events in many States;
- (b) if so, the details of the festivals, workshops, public awareness campaigns, funds released and  monitoring  reports  approved  in  the  said  district  along  with  action  taken  by  the Government  against  the  officials  responsible  for  not  including  the  district  despite repeated announcements; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) The  Government  of  India  has  set  up  North  Central  Zone  Cultural  Centre (NCZCC) at Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) to protect, promote and preserve various forms of folk art  and  cultural  of  its  member  States  including  Badaun  district  of  Uttar  Pradesh.  NCZCC organizes various cultural festivals/activities/programmes, public awareness campaigns and art workshops in its member States including the State of Uttar Pradesh on regular basis for which  artists  are  engaged  by  NCZCC.  Honorarium,  TA/DA,  boarding  &  lodging,  local transport etc. are paid to these artists.

NCZCC organizes a number of programmes in various districts of its member States as  approved  by  its  Programme  Committee.  Details  of  major  programmes  organized  by NCZCC in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years are at Annexure .

The  grant-in-aid  released  to  NCZCC  to  organize  various  cultural  programmes  and activities in its member States during the last three years is as under:

| Sl. No.   | Year    |   (Rs. in lakh) Amount released |
|-----------|---------|---------------------------------|
| i.        | 2022-23 |                          301.51 |
| ii.       | 2023-24 |                         3553.24 |
| iii.      | 2024-25 |                         3227.66 |

At  National  level,  Ministry  of  Culture  organizes  Rashtriya  Sanskriti  Mahotsavs (RSMs)  through  its  Zonal  Cultural  Centres  (autonomous  organizations  under  Ministry  of Culture) where a large number of folk & tribal artists throughout the country including Uttar Pradesh are engaged to showcase their talents. Till date, 14 RSMs and 04 Zonal Level RSMs have been organized by the Ministry of Culture across the country.

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2627 for 09.03.2026

Details of major programmes organized by NCZCC in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years

2023-24

| Sl. No.   | Name of the programme                       |   No. of artists participated | Amount paid to the artists (in Rs.)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| i.        | Kaushambi Mahotsav                          |                            47 | 82,800.00                             |
| ii.       | Ganga Mahotsav                              |                            12 | 25,000.00                             |
| iii.      | Kila Aur Kahaniya                           |                            90 | 2,505,000.00                          |
| iv.       | Pandit Chandra Shekhar Azad Jayanti Samaroh |                            35 | 40,000.00                             |
| v.        | Kargil Diwas                                |                            78 | 1,050,000.00                          |
| vi.       | Ganga Sanskriti Yatra                       |                            22 | 1,050,000.00                          |
| vii.      | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti                   |                             6 | 10,000.00                             |
| viii.     | Uttarakhand Mahotsav                        |                            20 | 109,000.00                            |
| ix.       | Antarrashtriya Janjatiya Gaurav Divas       |                            30 | 96,000.00                             |
| x.        | Jashn-e-Qawwali                             |                            30 | 250,000.00                            |
| xi.       | Kashi Tamil Sangamam-2                      |                           676 | 7,296,894.00                          |
| xii.      | Kashi Telugu Sangamam                       |                            88 | 833,444.00                            |

2024-25

| Sl. No.   | Name of the programme              |   No. of artists participated | Amount paid to the artists (in Rs.)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| i.        | Chalo Man Ganga Yamuna Teer        |                           470 | 4,256,554.00                          |
| ii.       | Sanskar Bharti Prayagraj Magh Mela |                            35 | 104,000.00                            |
| iii.      | Markandey Mahotsav                 |                            28 | 4,843,380.00                          |
| iv.       | Sanskritik Sandhya Varshikotsav    |                             6 | 20,000.00                             |
| v.        | Rashtriya Ramayan Mela             |                            22 | 48,416.00                             |
| vi.       | Deshaj Lok Sanskritik Parv         |                            30 | 101,780.00                            |
| vii.      | Ganga Sanskriti Yatra              |                            46 | 18,669.00                             |
| viii.     | Kajri Utsav                        |                            39 | 110,000.00                            |
| ix.       | Dev Deepawali Utsav                |                             6 | 25,000.00                             |
| x.        | Rashtriya Ramayan Mela             |                            10 | 55,000.00                             |
| xi.       | Gangotri Se Ganga Sagar            |                             5 | 25,000.00                             |
| xii.      | Veer Bal Diwas                     |                            41 | 14,500.00                             |
| xiii.     | Kalagram Manch, Mahakumbh          |                          8500 | 295,382,477.00                        |
| xiv.      | Kashi Tamil Sangamam               |                            44 | 16,791,909.00                         |
| xv.       | 52nd Rashtriya Ramayan Mela        |                             7 | 35,000.00                             |

2025-26

| Sl. No.   | Name of the programme               |   No. of artists participated | Amount paid to the artists (in Rs.)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| i.        | Tiranga Yatra for Operation Sindoor |                           250 | 17,966.00                             |
| ii.       | Ganga Sanskriti Yatra               |                           103 | 390,000.00                            |
| iii.      | International Yoga Day              |                           300 | 183,000.00                            |
| iv.       | Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat   |                            33 | 280,500.00                            |
| v.        | Har Ghar Tiranga                    |                           607 | 318,740.00                            |

| vi.   | Sewa Parv Painting Workshop                     |   3350 | 4,820,000.00   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------|
| vii.  | Dev Deepawali                                   |     45 | 62,000.00      |
| viii. | Rashtriya Shilp Mela                            |    432 | 3,123,665.00   |
| ix.   | Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0                        |    601 | 1,262,200.00   |
| x.    | 100 th Anniversary Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh |      6 | 25,000.00      |
| xi.   | Ameer Khushro Janmotsav                         |     10 | 175,000.00     |
| xii.  | Birsa Munda 150 th Jayanti                      |     49 | 627,300.00     |

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