Lok Sabha Question No. 3583 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Objectives of Regional Cultural Centres
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

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## SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study to ascertain the functioning of Regional Cultural Centres;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Regional  Cultural  Centres  have  failed  to  achieve  their objective of conservation, innovation, projection and promotion of folk and tribal arts;
- (d)   if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  details  of the activities of the said centres in the country during the last five years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR CIVIL AVIATION

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Yes, Madam.

(b) A Committee was constituted in August 2010 under the Chairmanship of Shri Mani  Shankar  Aiyar,  Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament  (Rajya  Sabha)  to  review  the functioning of all seven Zonal Cultural  Centres (ZCCs).

(c) No, Madam.

(d) Does not arise.

(e) The details of the major activities of all  the  seven  ZCCs  during  the  last  five years and the current year are enclosed at Annexure-A .

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3583 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST DECEMBER, 2015

## OBJECTIVES OF REGIONAL CULTURAL CENTRES

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. † 3583 for 21.12.2015

## Major activities of all the seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) for the past five years and the current year

-  Total 1711 programmes organized under National Cultural Exchange Programme.
-  Documentation of 223 Folk, Tribal and other Art Forms.
-  Under Guru Shishya Parampara  Scheme, 411 Gurus benefitted.
-  Total 263 Artistes benefitted under Young Talent Scheme.
-  Organized  2705  Shilpa Gram Festivals and other events apart from conducting 693 Plays,  Theatre Shows etc.
-  Organized 617 Lok Tarang Folk Dance Festival.
-  Organized Opening Ceremony of Silver Jubilee Celebrations on 13 th April, 2012.
-  Implementation  of  seven  schemes  i.e.  Award  to  Young  Talented  Artistes,  Guru Shishya Parampara Scheme, Theater Rejuvenation Scheme, Research & Documentation  Scheme,  Shilpgram  Scheme,  Octave  and  J&K  Festivals,  National Cultural  Exchange Programme (NCEP).
-  Preparation of National Compendium of Folk and Tribal Dance Art Forms.
-  Preparation  of  Coffee  Table  Book  containing  200  photographs  of  all  ZCC  and revived/ documented art forms.
-  Organized Closing Ceremony  of  Silver  Jubilee  Celebrations  from  14 th to  16 th November, 2013.
-  Enhancement of Honorarium of Folk & Tribal Artists.
-  'Maati-Ke-Rang'  festival  organized  by  North  East  Zone  Cultural  Centre  (NEZCC), Dimapur from 13 th to 17 th January,  2015 at Dimapur.
-  Formulated a template for uniform Recruitment and Service Rules, 2015 for all ZCCs.
-  Formulated a common Human Resource Development (HRD) Policy for all ZCCs.
-  Organized  a  national  cultural  festival  namely  'Rashtriya  Sanskriti  Mahotsav'  from 1 st to 8 th November, 2015 at Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), Janpath, New Delhi, which will be institutionalized as an annual feature. It showcased unique element  of  Indian  culture  i.e.  unity  in  diversity  and  received  huge  response  from masses.  About  1400  artists  participated  from  almost  every  corner  of  India. Many VIPs graced  the  occasion  with  their  august  presence.  The  festival  was  grand success.