Lok Sabha Question No. 1208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Scholarship to Artists
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1208 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## SCHOLARSHIP TO ARTISTS

1208.  SHRIMATI  POONAMBEN MAADAM: Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state:
2. (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  scheme  to  provide  scholarship  to young artists in different cultural fields;
3. (b) if so, the salient features of the scheme;
4. (c) the  number  of  application(s)  received  for  the  students  during  the  last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
5. (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  wider  publicity  of  scholarship scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Yes, Madam. The Government is implementing Scheme of Scholarships to Young Artistes in Different Cultural Fields.
- (b)      Under the Scheme up to 400 scholarships are given every year to young artistes in the age group of 18-25 year for advanced training in the field of Indian Classical Music, Indian Classical Dance, Theatre, Mime, Visual Art, Folk,  traditional  and  indigenous  Art  and  Light  Classical  Music.  Each selected artiste is given scholarship of Rs. 5000/- per month for a period of two years.
- (c) The number of applications received during the last three years, State/UTwise is at Annexure-I.  The Scheme for the current year i.e. 2016-17 has not been advertised.
- (d) For wider publicity the scheme is advertised in all the leading newspapers throughout India including  Employment  News.  The Scheme  is also advertised on the website of the Ministry.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 1208 FOR 25.07.2016

|   Sl No | State                  | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|---------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Andaman & Nicobar      | 6         | Nil       | 08        |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh *       | 88        | 08        | 26        |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh      | Nil       | Nil       | 01        |
|       4 | Assam                  | 175       | 30        | 117       |
|       5 | Bihar                  | 177       | 08        | 81        |
|       6 | Chandigarh             | 21        | 05        | 08        |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh           | 127       | 52        | 56        |
|       8 | Goa                    | 9         | Nil       | 08        |
|       9 | Gujarat                | 84        | 08        | 32        |
|      10 | Haryana                | 50        | 03        | 27        |
|      11 | Himachal Pradesh       | 18        | Nil       | 05        |
|      12 | Jammu and Kashmir      | 30        | 06        | 10        |
|      13 | Jharkhand              | 76        | 01        | 29        |
|      14 | Karnataka              | 386       | 36        | 140       |
|      15 | Kerala                 | 202       | 13        | 64        |
|      16 | Madhya Pradesh         | 318       | 114       | 178       |
|      17 | Maharashtra            | 370       | 30        | 176       |
|      18 | Manipur                | 156       | 16        | 51        |
|      19 | Meghalaya              | 5         | Nil       | 01        |
|      20 | Mizoram                | 1         | Nil       | Nil       |
|      21 | Nagaland               | 6         | Nil       | Nil       |
|      22 | New Delhi              | 130       | 52        | 105       |
|      23 | Odisha                 | 301       | 59        | 152       |
|      24 | Puducherry             | 6         | Nil       | 07        |
|      25 | Punjab                 | 50        | 01        | 19        |
|      26 | Rajasthan              | 72        | 08        | 68        |
|      27 | Sikkim                 | 9         | Nil       | Nil       |
|      28 | Tamil Nadu             | 46        | 05        | 36        |
|      29 | Telangana *            | -         | 02        | 27        |
|      30 | Tripura                | 45        | 02        | 14        |
|      31 | Uttar Pradesh          | 423       | 148       | 238       |
|      32 | Uttarakhand            | 44        | Nil       | 19        |
|      33 | West Bengal            | 721       | 251       | 467       |
|      34 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       |
|      35 | Daman and Diu          | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       |
|      36 | Lakshadweep            | 1         | Nil       | Nil       |