Lok Sabha Question No. 230 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Traditional Culture
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 230

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2016

## TRADITIONAL CULTURE

- *230.  SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA:

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

- (a)   whether the Government has chalked out any plan/scheme to preserve, promote and disseminate art and traditional culture in a Mission mode and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   whether  the  Government  proposes  to  sanction  special  fund for  middle class and  the  poor  for  the  development  of traditional culture and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  names  of  the  States/UTs  where  special  fund  has  been sanctioned  by  the  Government  to  develop  and  promote traditional culture; and
- (d)   the other steps taken by the Government to promote cultural development programmes in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR CIVIL AVIATION (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 230 FOR 14 TH  MARCH, 2016

(a): Yes, Madam. To preserve, promote and disseminate art and traditional culture,  the  Government  of  India  operates  a  number  of  schemes  and conducts various activities through its several organizations including seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) with headquarters at Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Allahabad,  Kolkata,  Dimapur  and  Thanjavur.  List  of  the  schemes  being implemented  by  the  Ministry  for  promotion  of  traditional  culture  is  at Annexure-I.

(b) & (c): No,  Madam. There is no proposal to sanction special fund for middle  and  the  poor  class  for  the  development  of  traditional  culture. However,  grant-in-aid  is  provided  to  several  organizations  of  Ministry  of Culture who in turn operate a number of programmes for the development of  traditional  culture  throughout  the  country  including  beneficiaries  from the  middle  and  poor  classes.  No  State/UT  wise  fund  is  sanctioned  by  the Government for this purpose.

(d): The Ministry conducts a number of cultural activities/programmes to promote  and  develop  traditional  culture.  The  list  of  major  programmes conducted to promote traditional culture is at Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 230 FOR 14 TH  MARCH, 2016

List of schemes being implemented by the Ministry of Culture for Promotion of Traditional Culture

|   Sl. No. | Schemes                                                                                                 |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Award to Young Talented Artistes                                                                        |
|         2 | Guru Shishya Parampara Scheme                                                                           |
|         3 | Theatre Rejuvenation Scheme                                                                             |
|         4 | Research &Documentation Scheme                                                                          |
|         5 | Shilpgram Scheme                                                                                        |
|         6 | Octave and J&K Festivals                                                                                |
|         7 | National Cultural Exchange Programme (NCEP)                                                             |
|         8 | Scheme of Financial Assistance for the Preservation & Development of Buddhist/ Tibetan Organizations    |
|         9 | Performing Arts Grant Scheme                                                                            |
|        10 | Scheme of Financial Assistance for the Preservation & Development of Cultural Heritage of the Himalayas |
|        11 | Cultural Function and Production Grant Schemes (CFPGS)                                                  |
|        12 | Financial Assistance to Cultural Organizations with National Presence                                   |

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 230 FOR 14 TH  MARCH, 2016

Details of major programmes organized by the Ministry to promote and develop traditional culture

|   Sl. No. | Programmes                                        |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Yatras                                            |
|         2 | Folk songs and Dance Festivals                    |
|         3 | Craft Fairs                                       |
|         4 | Exhibitions                                       |
|         5 | Workshops                                         |
|         6 | Seminars                                          |
|         7 | Poets Meets                                       |
|         8 | Octave-Festival of the North East                 |
|         9 | Participation in Republic Day Parade Celebrations |
|        10 | Maati Ke Rang                                     |
|        11 | Dweep Mahotsav                                    |
|        12 | Prakriti Festival                                 |
|        13 | Island Tourism Festival                           |
|        14 | Parampara Festival                                |
|        15 | Hampi Utsav                                       |
|        16 | Mega Event of Trifed                              |
|        17 | Lehar the Wave- National Festival of Coastal Arts |
|        18 | Jashn-E-Kashmir                                   |
|        19 | Kurukshetra Utsav-Geeta Jayanti Samaroh           |
|        20 | National Theatre Festival                         |
|        21 | Festival of India abroad                          |
|        22 | SAARC Folk Lore Festival                          |
|        23 | Lok Rang Festival                                 |
|        24 | Summer Festival                                   |
|        25 | Orange City Craft Mela                            |
|        26 | Lawani Mahotsava                                  |
|        27 | Minjar Mela                                       |
|        28 | Kullu Dussehra Festival etc.                      |
|        29 | J&K Festival                                      |