Question : Centre for Cultural Resources and Training Scheme

(a) the salient features of the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training Scheme with its objectives;

(b) the details of the target fixed under this scheme and the number of students, category-wise, who have been offered scholarship under this scheme during the last three years, State/UT-wise along with the amount awarded;

(c) the details of the funds allotted, released and utilised during the last three years, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether the Government is planning/proposing to offer scholarship to Scheduled Caste students under this scheme; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be started?

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)


(a)&(b) Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) is an autonomous organization of Ministry of Culture and implementing the Cultural Talent Search Scholarship (CTSS) Scheme. The scheme is aimed at providing facilities to outstanding talented children selected in the age group of 10 to 14 years studying either in recognized schools or belonging to families practicing traditional performing arts for getting specialized training in various cultural fields such as traditional forms of music, dance, drama as well as painting, sculpture, crafts and literary activities.
The scholarship is initially awarded for two years and is renewable up to age of 20 years, subject to the awardee maintaining good progress. The value of scholarship is Rs.3600/- per year for the scholarship holder, in addition to reimbursement of the actual tuition fee paid to the Guru/Teacher, up to ceiling of Rs. 9000/- per year.

650 new scholarships are awarded every year, of which 100 are reserved for Tribal Culture (ST candidates), 125 for the children of families practicing traditional arts, 20 for Divyaang (Differently Abled) children and (from 2016) 30 for the students applying in the field of Creative Writing/literary Arts.

State-wise break-up of recipients of the scholarship during the last three years is given at Annexure.

(c) There is no separate State/UT wise grant, being sanctioned to CCRT.

(d) No, Madam.

(e) Does not arise.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the
Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 715 for answer on 21.11.2016

State wise break-up of the Scholarships awarded under Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme for the year 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17

S.No. STATE/UTs YEAR
2014-2015 YEAR 2015-16 YEAR 2016-17
1. Andhra Pradesh 35 16 10
2. Arunachal Pradesh 02 - -
3. Assam 84 86 74
4. Bihar 08 11 08
5. Chhattisgarh 09 11 02
6. Goa 05 - 32
7. Gujarat 10 10 -
8. Haryana 05 05 09
9. Himachal Pradesh 01 01 06
10. Jammu & Kashmir 10 04 -
11. Jharkhand 09 11 -
12. Karnataka 36 47 05
13. Kerala 31 44 26
14. Madhya Pradesh 21 17 47
15. Maharashtra 46 46 18
16. Manipur 14 20 33
17. Meghalaya 08 01 13
18. Mizoram 00 00 -
19. Nagaland 13 00 -
20. Odisha 64 53 -
21. Punjab 06 06 50
22. Rajasthan 07 09 11
23. Sikkim 02 00 05
24. Tamil Nadu 36 19 16
25. Telangana -- 26 -
26. Tripura 37 41 22
27. Uttarakhand 03 01 28
28. Uttar Pradesh 14 20 45
29. West Bengal 47 56 15
30. A & N Islands 03 02 02
31. Chandigarh 01 01 47
32. Delhi 33 48 -
33. Dadar & Nagar Haveli 00 00 02
34. Daman & Diu 00 00 -
35. Lakshadweep 13 00 -
36. Puducherry 07 08 -
TOTAL 620 620 526