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Lok Sabha Question No. 2727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Recruitment in IOCL
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2727 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH   MARCH, 2016

## RECRUITMENT IN IOCL

2727. DR. KULAMANI  SAMAL :

## isVªksfy;e vkSj izkd`frd xSl ea=h

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry is aware about the advertisement dated November 23, 2015 inviting  applications  for  proposed  recruitment  in  various  posts  including  the  Junior Office Assistance etc. in Indian Oil Corporation of India (IOCL) in Paradip, Odisha;
- (b) if so, whether the quota for adhoc employees, those who were recruited on the basis of their displacement due to IOCL establishment in Paradip, Odisha has been mentioned in the said advertisement;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons  therefor along with the plan of  the  Government  to accommodate  the  employees  working  for  IOCL  for  last  eight  and  nine  years  on adhoc basis and fulfilling all the criteria except age?

## ANSWER

## isVªzksfy;e vkSj izkd`frd xSl ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h -Lora= izHkkj ¼Jh /kesZUnz iz/kku½

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  -  The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has informed that the advertisement inviting applications for the post of Junior Officers including Junior Office Assistant has been issued on 23 rd November, 2015. The recruitment to various permanent/regular  posts  at  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  is  done  through  all India  advertisement  and  local  &  District  employment  exchanges  are  notified  by OMCs as per the instructions of Department of Public Enterprises.
- (b) & (c) -  Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has informed that  no such mention has been made in the advertisement.
- (d)  -  IOC has informed that ongoing recruitment exercise in various Technical and Non-Technical  positions  including  the  post  of  Junior  Office  Assistant  is  being undertaken as per the prescribed guidelines. The candidature of applicants including those from amongst persons currently working with contractors at Paradip Refinery Project,  will  be  considered  subject  to  fulfilling  the  prescribed  eligibility  criteria  laid down in the notification.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: MSME Development Institutes
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2725 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## MSME DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES

## 2725. Shri A.T. NANA PATIL:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  Jalgaon  region  is  the  big  producer  of  Banana, Mango and citrus fruit and there are no training centres to provide training to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to process these produces;
- (b) if so, whether the Government proposes to set up an Industrial training centre in Jalgaon district  in  order  to  help  small  Enterprises  to  set  up  their  own  food  processing  industries  in  the region;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the other steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a): Yes,  the Government in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is aware that Jalgaon region is the big producers of Banana, Mango and Citrus fruit. There is no training centre  especially  to  provide  training  to  micro,  small  and  medium  enterprises  to  process  these produces  in  Jalgaon  region.  However,  Departmental  Training  Centre  of  KVIC  i.e.  Dr.  B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Rural Technology and Management situated at Nasik having full-fledged infrastructure  with  modern  machinery  and  equipments  is  providing  training  in  food  and  fruit processing.
- (b): There is no proposal pending or received by the Ministry for setting up industrial training centre  in  Jalgaon  in  order  to  help  small  entrepreneurs  to  set  up  their  own  food  processing industries in the region.

(c)&(d): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Promotion of Cultural Development Programmes
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: CHINTAMANI MALVIYA, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, ALOK SANJAR, RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2724 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2016

## PROMOTION OF CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

## † 2724. PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA: DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE: SHRI ALOK SANJAR: SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  for  promotion  of  cultural development  programmes  in  various  parts  of  the  country  including  Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme protection and promotion  of  famous  folk/traditional  and  other  artists  of  the  State  as  some artists are opting out their respective art field;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  details  of  funds  allocated  in  this  regard  to various State Governments including Madhya Pradesh, to provide facilities to cultural artists; and
- (e) whether the Government's has formulated any scheme to promote talent of these artists at international level and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  Yes,  Madam.  To  preserve,  promote  and  disseminate  art  and  traditional  culture throughout the country including Madhya Pradesh, 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.

(c) & (d)   Yes, Madam. The Ministry conducts a number of programmes and schemes like Award to  Young  Talented  Artistes,  Guru  Shishya  Parampara  Scheme,  Theatre  Rejuvenation  Scheme, Research & Documentation Scheme, Shilpgram Scheme, Octave and J&K Festivals and National Cultural Exchange Programme (NCEP) for promotion of folk/traditional art forms and artists. No State/ UT wise fund is sanctioned by the Government for this purpose. However, grant-in-aid is provided by the Government to several organizations of Ministry of Culture who in turn operate a number of programmes/ schemes for development of folk and traditional culture throughout the country.

- (e)   No, Madam.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2722 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Setting up of Medical College in Ahmedabad
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2722 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## SETTING UP OF MEDICAL COLLEGE IN AHMEDABAD

2722. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)the updated  status of the action taken  by  Employees  State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to start a medical college at Naroda, Ahmedabad;
- (b)whether  ESIC  has  received  necessary  approval  from  the  Medical Council of India; and
- (c)if so, the details thereof along with the funds sactioned/allocated by ESIC in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) to (c): The ESIC has taken a decision at its 165 th  meeting held on 7 th  April, 2015 that 'ESIC will neither set-up any other medical college nor any other Medical Education in future.'

In view of the above, there is no plan at present to set-up any new medical college.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Increase in Fellowship Amount
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2721 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## Increase in Fellowship Amount

2721. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry has taken up the matter with Ministry of Finance to raise Ph.D and M.Tech students fellowship amount announced in December, 2014; (b)  if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  and  whether  the  Ministry  has  taken  up  this  issue  with Ministry of Finance and the response of the Ministry thereon; (c) the proposed hike in the fellowship amount for Ph.D. and M.Tech. students and the number of students likely to be benefited; (d) whether the Ministry's Budget was slashed in the current fiscal, affecting funding to universities, autonomous institutions and fellowships; (e) if so, the details thereof; and (f) whether Ph.D. and M.Tech. students have represented the Ministry to disburse the fellowship  amount  since  December,  2015  and  if  so,  the  steps  being  taken  by  the

- Ministry to clear these scholars dues?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has already enhanced the amount of its fellowships/scholarships  for  humanities,  social  sciences  and  basic  scientific  research with  effect  from  1 st December,  2014  by  55%  of  existing  amounts.  The  revision  was undertaken for maintaining parity with similar increase in the amount of fellowships by the Ministry of Science and Technology. There is no proposal for raising the fellowship amounts announced by the UGC on 1 st December, 2014. (b) & (c): Does not arise in view of the above. (d) & (e): The Plan allocation of the Department of Higher Education for 2015-16 has been  revised  to  Rs.  14428.00  Crore  at  Revised  Estimate  (RE)  Stage  against  the original allocation of 15855.26 Crore. Release of funds to autonomous institutions and higher educational institutions by the Ministry has not been slashed, and is based on assessment of their requirements and the utilization of the funds released. The Plan RE

- of the Department during 2015-16 is actually higher than that of 2014-15.

(f):  The UGC has disbursed the DBT payments, till February, 2016, for 15 fellowship/ scholarship  schemes  and  taken  up  the  matter  of  fund  availability  for  Maulana  Azad National  Fellowship  with  the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs.  All  individual  grievances received  in  the  Ministry  regarding  disbursement  of  the  Ministry  of  Human  Resource Development funded fellowship/  scholarship  amounts  are  promptly  taken  up  with  the concerned autonomous institution for effective resolution.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2718 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Private Coaching Centre System
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VEENA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 2718 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## Private Coaching Centre System † 2718. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether	the	private	coaching	centre	system	is	increasing	its	hold	on	several courses	post-school	and	post-college	education;

(b) if	so,	the	reaction	of	the	Government	thereto;	and

(c) the	estimated	average	annual	business	turnover	of	the	said	coaching	industry in	the	country	at	present?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c): Yes,	Madam.	There	are	many	complaints	of	increasing	presence	of	coaching centres,	 although	 there	 are	 no	 accurate	 estimates	 of	 the	 business	 turnover	 of	 the coaching	institutions.	The	Government	does	not	consider	this	as	a	healthy	trend	and is	 committed	to	strengthen	the	school	education	system.		Efforts	are	being	made	to make	the	education	system	and	the	entrance	examinations	related	more	on	the	class syllabus	so	as	to	reduce	dependence	of	students	on	such	coaching.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Relief Measures for Ex-Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: BISHNU PADA RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2717 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## RELIEF MEASURES FOR EX-WORKERS

## 2717. SHRI BISHNU PADA RAY:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether the Andaman and Nicobar (A & N) administration has taken any decision on the report submitted by the Committee constituted for providing relief to the Ex-workers of ATI Ltd;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the  initiatives  taken  by  the  A  &  N  Administration  on  the  letter submitted by the Public representatives in this regard; and
- (d)the  time  by  which  the  dues  to  the  Ex-ATI  workers  is  likely  to  be paid?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) to (c): No Sir, the recommendation of the Committee could not be implemented  since  the  matter  was  subjudice  before  Hon'ble  Apex Court.  However,  the  matter  has  been  recently  disposed  off  by  the Hon'ble  Supreme  Court.  This  Administration  shall  take  a  decision  in this respect shortly.
- (d): In view of the above, no firm commitment can be made as to the time likely to be taken.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Reserved MSME Products
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2716 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## RESERVED MSME PRODUCTS

2716:  SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state;

- (a) whether  the product known to be reserved for Small Scale Industries(SSI) are being manufactured by other big and multinational Companies in the country;
- (b) if so , the details thereof and if not, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (c) the corrective  steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a): On the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on reservation, constituted  under  the  provisions  of  the  Industries  (Development  &  Regulation)  Act,  1951, Government of India, vide notification no. SO 998(E) dated 10.04.2015, has de-reserved the remaining  20  items  from  the  erstwhile  list  of  items  reserved  for  exclusive  manufacture  in Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  (MSE)  sector.  As  on  date,  there  is  no  item  reserved  for exclusive manufacture in Small Scale Industry (now  MSE) sector.
- (b) & (c):    Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Buttermilk in Mid Day Meal
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2715 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## Buttermilk in Mid Day Meal

## 2715. SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a suggestion has been made to provide buttermilk to all school students under  the  Mid  Day  Meal  scheme  to  cure  Amoebiasis  and  improve  iron deficiency in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has failed to take action on this suggestion; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  to  (d):    The  idea  of  distributing  butter  milk  to  all  schools  under  Mid  Day  Meal Scheme was examined in the Ministry,  but  was  not  found  feasible  as  it  was  felt  that provision of  butter  milk  uniformly  to  all  schools  across  the  country  presented  several challenges in terms of logistics, food safety and the additional funds required. However, States are free to add additional items to the MDM menu from their own resources.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2714 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Dispute between ONGC and RIL
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2714 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 th  March, 2016

## Dispute between ONGC and RIL

2714: SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

## Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  the  report  of  consultant  on  the  dispute  between ONGC and RIL over migration of Natural Gas in KG D6; (b) whether the report has found that ONGC has suffered loss due to this gas migration; and (c) if so, whether the Government has taken any steps or propose to take time bound steps to

- recover the loss?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( स्विंत्र प्रभार ) ( धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE  MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN):

- (a)

Yes, Madam.

The Report has confirmed the continuity of reservoirs and has also quantified the amount of gas migrated from Godawari PML and D1 discovery area of ONGC's KG-DWN-98/2 to RIL's Block of KG-DWN-98/3 since 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2015 and also quantified the amount of gas

- (b) likely to further migrate from 01.04.2015 to 31.03.2019.
- (c) Government  has  constituted  a  single-member  Committee  under  the  chairmanship  of Justice (Retd) A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi to look into the issue and recommend further course of action
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Lok Sabha Question No. 2713 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Rice Fortification Programme in Odisha Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2713 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## Rice Fortification Programme in Odisha Schools

## 2713.   DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the programme of rice fortification being implemented to improve the  nutritional  deficiency  among  the  school  children  under  Mid  Day  Meal Scheme in Gajapati District of Odisha;
- (b) whether the Government is considering to take forward the said programme to the other parts of the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  time  by  which  the  final  decision  is  likely  to  be  taken  in  this  regard  and programme is likely to be introduced?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): Government of Odisha in collaboration with World Food Programme (WFP) implemented a pilot project on fortification of rice with iron for Mid Day Meal (MDM) scheme in  Gajapati  district  of  Odisha  from  2012-13.  The  project  covered  97790  children  in  the  age group of 6-14 years. The State Government has intimated that the rice fortification project in Gajapati district has been beneficial from the nutrition and anemia point of view. Based on the impact  evaluation  of  the  project,  Government  of  Odisha  has  sustained  the  rice  fortification project  in  Gajapati  out  of  State  budget  and  cooperated  with  WFP  for  upscaling  multi  micro nutrient fortification in Dhenkanal district and central kitchen of Cuttack.

(b) & (c):  At present, there is no proposal for introduction of fortification under Mid Day Meal Scheme in the Ministry. However, the MDM Guidelines provide for serving a wholesome and nutritious meal which should have 450 calories and 12 gram of protein for children of primary schools and 700 calories and 20 gram of protein for upper primary schools. Further, the States have been advised to use double fortified salt (i.e. containing iodine and iron) in preparing mid day meal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2712 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Conservation of Folk Art and Tradition
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: YOGI ADITYANATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2712 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2016

## CONSERVATION OF FOLK ART AND TRADITION

## † 2712.  SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  considers  that  conservation  of  ancient folk  tradition  and  folk  literature  is  necessary  for  conservation  of culture;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for conservation of different folk traditions and folk literatures of India?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Madam.

(b) & (c) 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 for conservation of different folk traditions and folk literatures of India. The Ministry conducts a number of programmes/schemes like Award to Young Talented Artistes, Guru Shishya Parampara Scheme, Theatre Rejuvenation  Scheme,  Research  &  Documentation  Scheme,  Shilpgram  Scheme, Octave and J&K Festivals and National Cultural Exchange Programme (NCEP) for this purpose.