Lok Sabha Question No. 1452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: Enhancement of Cultural Participation in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1452

## ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026

## ENHANCEMENT OF CULTURAL PARTICIPATION IN AMROHA, UTTAR PRADESH

## †1452. SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any initiative to organize regular cultural festivals, heritage awareness programmes, inter-school/inter-college competitions and community cultural  activities  to  enhance  cultural  participation  of  students  and  youth  especially  in Amroha  district  including  Gajraula,  Hasanpur,  Dhanaura  and  Joya  areas  of  Uttar Pradesh to provide a platform to local talents and promote cultural unity;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  financial  assistance,  institutional  participation,  publicity  plan proposed by the Government for such events in the said areas and strategy adopted to involve schools/colleges and local cultural groups; 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 Amroha, Gajraula, Hasanpur, Dhanaura and Joya of Uttar Pradesh. NCZCC organizes cultural festivals, heritage awareness programmes and community cultural activities to enhance cultural participation of students and youth in its member States including the State of Uttar Pradesh on regular basis. All the ZCCs under Ministry of Culture are actively engaging youth by organising a wide range of programmes aimed at bringing India's artistic and cultural heritage closer to younger generations. These include Guru Shishya Parampara Scheme which facilitates structured mentorship by master artists in traditional art forms to young learners, thereby enhancing enrolment and sustained training in indigenous arts.

NCZCC also organizes number of workshops & training camps in schools & colleges to  encourage  younger  generation  to  learn  various  traditional  crafts  like  sculpture,  pottery, mask making, drum making etc.

The  grant-in-aid  released  to  NCZCC  to  organize  various  cultural  programmes  and activities in their 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 |

To  promote  the  traditional  fair  festivals  of  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh, Ministry  of  Culture  runs  a  scheme  viz.  Cultural  Function  and  Production  Grant  Scheme (CFPG)  under  which  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  organizations  for  organizing Seminars, Conferences, Research, Workshops, Festivals, Exhibitions, Symposia, Production of Dance, Drama-Theatre, Music etc. The grant released to the organizations located in Uttar Pradesh under this scheme during the last three years is as under:

| Sl. No.   | Year    |   No. of organizations |   (Rs. in lakh) Amount |
|-----------|---------|------------------------|------------------------|
| i.        | 2022-23 |                    278 |                 343.33 |
| ii.       | 2023-24 |                    268 |                 244.07 |
| iii.      | 2024-25 |                    218 |                 395.66 |

Besides, Ministry of Culture also organizes Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsavs (RSMs) at national  level  through  these  ZCCs  where  a  large  number  of  folk  &  tribal  artists  including local  artists/  groups  from  all  over  India  are  engaged  to  showcase  their  talents  in  order  to spread  awareness  about  rich  culture  amongst  the  masses/  youth  of  the  country.  In  these programmes, school and college students are engaged as volunteers for proper management of  the  event.  Till  date,  14  RSMs  and  04  Zonal  Level  RSMs  have  been  organized  by  the Ministry of Culture across the country.

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