Financial Assistance to Revive, Preserve and Protect Goan Maand Culture
State: Goa
Ministry: null
Department: Art, Culture and Museums Department
Category: Sports & Culture, Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Individual, Joint Liability Groups (JLGS)

The scheme “Financial Assistance to Revive, Preserve and Protect Goan Maand Culture” by the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Goa has been designed with the objective of encouraging Goan Folk artists to revive, preserve and protect the Goan Maand culture consisting of folk forms.

Benefits:
> **Nature and Quantum of Assistance**

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1. The honorarium to Maand Guru/Trainer shall be ₹ 9,000/- per month. 
1. The honorarium to the Assistant shall be ₹ 6,000/- per month. 
1. The stipend to trainees shall be ₹ 1,500/- per month. (Each Maand group may consist of at least thirty artists/trainees). 
1. Financial assistance of ₹ 50,000/- will be provided to purchase folk instruments (a list of the required musical instruments should be attached). 
1. Financial assistance of ₹ 40,000/- will be provided towards the upkeep of Maand culture (repairs of old musical instruments and Maand place). 
1. Financial assistance upto ₹ 60,000/- to purchase costumes and drapery for the performance. 
1. (The exact quantum will be decided by the committee of experts as per the requirement). 
1. Financial assistance of ₹ 25,000/- will be provided to upkeep and maintain the place of Maand. (daily cleaning and floor maintenance). 

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[**NOTE:** The Financial Assistance provided in point 4,5,6, and 7 above shall be for the duration of the training course.]

Eligibility:
1. The Maand group should have a legacy of practising folk art forms for at least the past thirty years at such a traditional Maand place. 
1. The applicants who desire to join training under this scheme shall not be less than 10 years of age. Whereas any old age folk artist in the course of training could share their experience and guide the new generation with kind co-operation from Maand Guru. 

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> **Relaxation / Preference / Priority**

Preference will be given to those Goan Maand culture which are on the verge of extinction.
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Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: The interested applicant should visit the Directorate Of Art & Culture, Government of Goa, 5th Floor, Shram Shakti Bhavan, Panaji, Patto, Panaji, Goa - 403001
Step 2: Take a print of the proforma of the application form, or request a hard copy from the concerned authority.
Step 3: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest if required).
Step 4: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the ACO-I, Directorate of Art & Culture, Phone: 0832-2404640, Email: aco3-dac.goa@nic.in

Documents Required:
An undertaking whether their village Maand is still in existence or not.
No Objection Certificate from the concerned Devasthan/ Maand is to be obtained by the Maand group while applying under the scheme. 
Copy of Registration Certificate (if registered).
Affidavit. 
Village Maand Details.
If any grant was sanctioned in preceding years, an Original/ Copy of the Utilization Certificate may be submitted. 
Bank details (only Nationalized or scheduled bank details to be submitted). 
List of folk instruments presently in possession. 
List of the artists interested in training under the Maand scheme.