Lok Sabha Question No. 71 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Preservation of Cultural Traditions
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 71 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.4.2016 ****

## PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL TRADITIONS

71.     SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  promoting  the  preservation  of  cultural  traditions  in Himalayan and North-East Indian States;
- (b) if  so,  the details thereof, including schemes introduced and achievements made so far during the last three years, State and district-wise; and
- (c)   if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) & (b)   Yes Madam. The Ministry of Culture is promoting the preservation of cultural traditions  in  Himalayan and North-East Indian States through its scheme i.e. 'Preservation and development of Cultural Heritage of the Himalayas'. The objective of the scheme is to promote, protect and preserve the cultural heritage of the Himalayas for which financial assistance is provided to Institutions & Voluntary Organizations. This scheme is implemented in the states  falling  under  the  Himalayan  region  viz.  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Jammu  & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand and Sikkim. The Details of achievements made   so far during the last three years, State and district-wise are Annexed.
- (c) Does not arise.

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Annexure State and District-wise achievements during the last three years

| State/Distt                                              | Year                                                                                                                                                                  | Year                                                                                                                                     | Year                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/Distt                                              | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                               | 2014-15                                                                                                                                  | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Achievements Achievements Achievements Arunachal Pradesh | Achievements Achievements Achievements Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                              | Achievements Achievements Achievements Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                 | Achievements Achievements Achievements Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                          |
| East Siang                                               | Preservation of old manuscripts. Cultural events and training.                                                                                                        | Training in Traditional Art.                                                                                                             | Training in Traditional and Folk Art                                                                                                                                                              |
| Bomdila                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                     | Archiving Buddhist Sites in Mon-Tawang in Audio-Video Format                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| West Siang                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                     | Cultural show on folk dances Cultural Events & training                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Papumpare                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                     | Study on Himalayan culture                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| East Kameng                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                        | Preservation of Old Manuscripts, Literature, Art & Crafts and Documentation of Cultural Activities/Events like Music, Dance etc. Training in Traditional and Folk Art                             |
| Assam                                                    | Assam                                                                                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Guwhati                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                        | A Research on: Relation of Northeast India to the era of Ramayana and Mahabharata in Eastern Himalayas)                                                                                           |
| Chandigarh                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                        | The Cultural impact of nature on the people of the Himalayan Region: a study of Himachal Pradesh.                                                                                                 |
| Himachal Pradesh                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Shimla                                                   | Documentation and research on Himalayan rock art.                                                                                                                     | Study on Himalayan Cultural. Documentation on Architecture & Culture in Chuhara Ghati. Five days folk theater festival & exhibition etc. | Documentation of cultural activities Role of Himalayan lakes in conserving the religious and cultural ethics of Himachal. Documentation on the oral traditional and oral lore of Himachal Pradesh |
| Kullu                                                    | Cultural Study of Lahaul Spiti, Himachal                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Sirmour                                                  | Training, Documentation Audio Visual Cultural Programme of Traditional 'Natti and Lahyen' of Sirmour. Research, Training, Presentation of rear and dying Folk Theater | Documentation and training on winter seasonal traditional folk dances. Research and training on Bharalatoo Swang.                        | Research. Training and Presentation of Swang. Research, Training, production and presentation of rare and dying Dance' Sinhtoo'.                                                                  |
| Kangra                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                     | Digital Documentation on Thanka painting, Catalogue on kangra painting .                                                                 | Training in Traditional and Folk Art. Documentation and study of Jal Sanskriti in Kangra Region. Digital Documentation on Thanka painting, Catalogue on kangra painting .                         |
| Lahaul & Spiti                                           | -                                                                                                                                                                     | Research on Spiti Wedding , Vedio documentation on spiti valleys lay religious theatre. Training of Folk                                 | Training in Traditional and Folk Art                                                                                                                                                              |

| Kinnaur           | -                                                                                                                                                                     | Dance, Folk Songs of spiti. Training in Traditional and folk art.                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Chamba            | -                                                                                                                                                                     | Study on Himalayan Culture                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Mandi             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                     | Training in Pahari Painting: A Step towards the preservation of Himalayan Culture.                                                                                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Sagar             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                     | Himalaya Kshetra ki Sanskritik Dharoher-Himachal Pradesh ki Paramparik Kala-Sanchay per Shodh evam photographic video graphic documentation.                                            |
| Delhi             | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| South Delhi       | -                                                                                                                                                                     | To revive and promote the vanishing and rare heritage of Kani Jamawar Shawls.                         | - -                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| East Delhi        | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                     | Video documentation and monographs -Research monographs with full text and audio-visual documentation of Jagar of Jagat Mall.                                                           |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                     | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                     | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Leh, Ladakh       | Preparation of monographs in seven volumes on ancient monasteries of Leh Ladakh                                                                                       | -                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Reasi             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | Audio visual programme on Himalayan Heritage.                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Udhampur          | -                                                                                                                                                                     | Training on Dugger.                                                                                   | Training in Traditional and folk Art in Duggar.                                                                                                                                         |
| Jammu             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | Preservation of Cultural heritage in Duggar land. workshop of one selected Traditional 'Bhand Pather  |                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Kargil            | -                                                                                                                                                                     | Training in traditional and folk art.                                                                 | Training in Traditional folk Art. Audio Visual programme on Himalayan Culture                                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Lucknow           | Study on Himalayan Culture                                                                                                                                            | Training and folk art on Kumaon Mandal . Study on Himalayan Culture.                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Uttrakhand        | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                                            | Uttrakhand                                                                                            | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Pithoragarh       | Workshop on Hiljatra' (Mukhota Nritya), Nritya Natika Ki Prastuti.                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Dehradun          | Study on Himalayan Culture. Collection of objects of art & craft and Documentation of Cultural Artifacts including Folk Music, Dance and Literature of Garhwal Region | Preservation of Old age traditional culture on 'jagar'. Research and Dissemination of folk Tale .     | Preservation of Central Himalayan cultural artifacts, Research, documentation and visual dissemination of folk tales                                                                    |
| Bageshwar         | -                                                                                                                                                                     | Study and research on cultural heritage of metal craft and ornaments.                                 | A Cultural study of Vernacular Architecture in Kumaon alongwith study, research monographs and audio visual documentation : a window on changing lifestyles and threatened livelihoods. |
| U.S.Nagar         | -                                                                                                                                                                     | Study and research on folk art of Kumaon region Training and documentation on Aipan and Jhumko Art of | -                                                                                                                                                                                       |

|                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Uttrakhand.                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                         |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Almora                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Training in traditional and folk art                                                                                    | Study, Research and documentation of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Chachri, Rumaul and Nyoli in Uttrakhand.                                                           |
| Chamoli               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Development of Nandadevi Rajjat Culture Programme of Uttarakhand Himalayas through Dissemination of Audio-Visual Media' | -                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Nanitaal              | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Traditional & Folk Art Training'                                                                                        | Preservation of old manuscripts, literature, art & crafts and documentation of cultural activities/events like music, dance, etc. Training in traditional and folk art. |
| Champawat             | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                       | Training Publicity and Demonstration of Hudikiya Baul                                                                                                                   |
| West Bengal           | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                             |
| Kolkata               | Melody of Nature - Arunachal Pradesh - Promotion and preservation of the decaying age old traditional Culture of Nyishis Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. Audio visual documentation on philosophy and Symbolism of Chaam of Sikkim Monasteries'. | -                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Kankinara, 24 Pargana | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Cultural events in Sikkim.                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                       |

An  amount  of  Rs.2.00  crore  (two  crore)  during  the  last  three  years  has  been  released  for  the  above mentioned activities.