Lok Sabha Question No. 1271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Kalakshetras in Assam
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 1271 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## KALAKSHETRAS IN ASSAM

## 1271. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

| Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:   | Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| (a)                                                 | whether any Kalakshetras or centres to highlight cultural heritage have been established in Assam;                                                                                                                                                            | whether any Kalakshetras or centres to highlight cultural heritage have been established in Assam;                                                                                                                                                            |
| (b)                                                 | if so, the details thereof and the timeline of completion of construction, start of operation of such centres, the funds allotted/dispersed for the same, the area allotted and occupied for such centres and the manner in which the area has been used; and | if so, the details thereof and the timeline of completion of construction, start of operation of such centres, the funds allotted/dispersed for the same, the area allotted and occupied for such centres and the manner in which the area has been used; and |
| (c)                                                 | if not, whether the Government plans to showcase the heritage of Assam in any other manner?                                                                                                                                                                   | if not, whether the Government plans to showcase the heritage of Assam in any other manner?                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ANSWER                                              | ANSWER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | ANSWER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| (a) to (c)                                          | (a) to (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | The Regional Centres of Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA), Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) are already functioning in Assam.                                                               |
|                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | The Guwahati Regional Centre of CCRT was started in 2008 to further promote CCRT's mandate of linking education with culture, in the North East Region.                                                                                                       |

Two  Centres  of  Sangeet  Natak  Akademi  are  established  in  Guwahati:  Sattriya Kendra, and a Regional Centre, both started in 2008. Sattriya Kendra promotes and preserves Sattriya art form of Assam, introduced by Sankardeva 500 years ago, while the Regional Centre promotes all the performing arts tradition of North East India. The Regional Centre of IGNCA started in 2017 with a mandate to inter-alia study the different aspects of culture of the various communities and tribes of North East India  particularly  relating  to  their  history,  oral  traditions,  livelihood,  wisdom, traditions, cosmology, world views and customs etc. The details of funds  released  by  the  Ministry  of  Culture to  CCRT,  IGNCA,  and SNA in the last three years may be found in Annexure. The  North  East  Zonal  Cultural  Centre  of  the  Ministry  of  Culture  has  also established  its  Shilpgram  (Crafts  Village),  at  Panjabari,  Guwahati  hosting  crafts melas, exhibitions, and artisan stalls for traditional craftsmen and weavers, as well as to host cultural festivals. A 5 bigha land also has been acquired from the Government of Assam at a cost of 4.01 crore for Regional Hub of Akademies in Assam.

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## Annexure

Funds Released to Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA), Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT)

(Rs. in Lakhs)

|   S. No. | Organisation Name   |   Released 2022-2023 |   Released 2023-2024 |   Released 2024-2025 |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | SNA                 |               6810.5 |                 7105 |                12099 |
|        2 | CCRT                |               2495   |                 2595 |                 2366 |
|        3 | IGNCA               |              22977.8 |                10910 |                 7410 |