(a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme at present for providing scholarship to artists in the field of Traditional Art forms and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether any criteria has been fixed by the Government for providing financial assistance under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) theArt-wise and State-wise details of the amount of scholarship being provided to the States including West Bengal?
MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM
(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)
(a)Yes, Sir. The Government is implementing the scheme component of ‘Scholarships to Young Artistes in Different Cultural Fields (SYA)’ to grant Scholarship to Artistes in different cultural fieldsincluding traditional arts forms for undergoing advanced training in their respective fields.
(b) Yes, Sir. Under the above said scheme component, a Scholarship of Rs. 5,000/- per month is provided to selected Scholars for a period of 02 years in four equal six monthly installments. The selected scholars should be in the age group of 18 years to 25 years and have been undergoing training under any Guru or Institution for a minimum of 5 years. The Scholars are selected on the basis of their performance in personal interview / interaction before an Expert Committee for Scholarship constituted by the Ministry.
(c)The Art-wise and State-wise details of selections made under the Scholarship scheme component including the State of West Bengal for the year 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
Annexure-I
Art-wise details
NUMBER OF SELECTIONS
Sl. No. Fields 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
1. Indian Classical Music 55 90 81
2. Indian Classical Dance/ Dance Music 95 80 80
3. Theatre 47 38 59
4. Visual Arts 71 54 78
5. Light Classical Music 10 22 14
6. Folk, Traditional and Indigenous Arts 34 31 72
Total= 312 315 384
Annexure-II
STATE WISE BREAK-UP OF THE SCHOLARSHIP TO YOUNG ARTISTES IN DIFFERENT CULTURAL FIELDS (SYA*) for the last 03 years.
Sl No State 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
1. Andaman & Nicobar -- -- --
2. Andhra Pradesh 07 02 06
3. Arunachal Pradesh -- 02 04
4. Assam 14 12 19
5. Bihar 11 10 14
6. Chandigarh 01 -- 01
7. Chhattisgarh 08 08 14
8. Delhi 16 14 21
9. Goa 01 01 01
10. Gujarat 04 09 08
11. Haryana 06 07 06
12. Himachal Pradesh 01 01 01
13. Jammu and Kashmir 02 02 06
14. Jharkhand 07 01 05
15. Karnataka 26 25 24
16. Kerala 18 20 23
17. Madhya Pradesh 37 28 35
18. Maharashtra 33 26 42
19. Manipur 03 09 09
20. Meghalaya -- -- --
21. Mizoram 01 -- --
22. Nagaland -- -- --
23. Odisha 20 22 22
24. Puducherry 02 -- --
25. Punjab 02 06 04
26. Rajasthan 03 04 08
27. Sikkim -- -- 01
28. Tamil Nadu 03 10 08
29. Telangana 01 05 02
30. Tripura -- 01 01
31. Uttar Pradesh 38 43 38
32. Uttarakhand 01 07 01
33. West Bengal 46 40 60
Total Awardees 312 315 384
* Under this scheme financial assistance is given to selected young artistes of outstanding promise in the age group of 18-25 years for advanced training within India in the field of Indian Classical Music, Indian Classical Dance, Theatre, Mime, Visual art, Folk, Traditional and Indigenous Arts and Light Classical Music etc. @ Rs. 5,000/- p.m. for 2 years.