(a) the annual functions and the centenaries celebration of prominent personalities held during each of the last three years; and
(b) the expenditure incurred on each of these functions by the Government during the above period?
(a) the annual functions and the centenaries celebration of prominent personalities held during each of the last three years; and
(b) the expenditure incurred on each of these functions by the Government during the above period?
MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CULTURE (SHRI ANANTH KUMAR)
(a) & (b): A statement is Annexed.
THE STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4005 FOR 18-8-2000
Sl.No. Name of Centenary Celebration Expenditure incurred (Rupees)
1997-98
1. Birth Centenary Celebrations of Sh. V.K. Krishna Menon 12,92,850
2. Birth Centenary Celebrations of Bhagwan Ramana 1,10,30,218
3. Birth Centenary Celebrations of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose 3,14,29,726
4. Birth Centenary Celebrations of Dr. Zakir Hussain 19,16,796
1998-99
5. Birth Centenary Celebrations of Sant Kabir 6,69,926 6. Birth Centenary Celebrations of Sh. Gulzari Lal Nanda 1,75,00,000
1999-2000
7. Birth Centenary Celebrations of Kazi Nazrul Islam 24,50,134
8. Birth Centenary of two Musicians viz: Ustad Baba Allaudin Khan 1,90,000 and Shri Musiri Subramania Iyer
GRANTS SANCTIONED TO THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS FOR BIRTH CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
1997-98
Sl.No. Name of the Organisation Name of the Centenary Celebrations Amount released
1. Firaq Centenary Celebration Committee, Allahabad Urdu Poet Firaq Gorakhpuri
1.00 lakh
2. Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academi, Kerala Chembai Vaidyanatha 1.00 lakh
3. Sri S.R. Venkataraman birth centenary celebration, Chennai Shri S.R. Venkataraman 20,000/-
4. Aalami Urdu Conference Firaq Gorakhpuri Centenary celebration, New Delhi Firaq Gorakhpuri 1.00 lakh
5. Kinnera Art Theatre, Hyderabad Devykaoakku Vankata Krishna Sastry Centenary 1.00 lakh 6. Shrimat Anirvan Birth Centenary Celebration Committee, Calcutta Shrimat Anirvan 1.00 lakh
7 Bhasha Sangam, Allahabad Novelist Nanak Singh 50,000/-
8. Mehran, New Delhi Prof. Mangharam U. Malkani 37,500/-
9. Nitraj Natya Naritya Sangeet Kala Parishad, Bihar Ratnanath Sarshar 40,000/- 10. Bhartiya Saskriti Kala Seva Sansthan, Bihar Awanindra Nath Thakur 20,000/- 11. Sruti Foundation, Madras E. Krishna Iyer 1.00 lakh 12. Swaralaya, New Delhi Sh. Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavaphara 75,000/- 13. Percussive Arts Centre, Bangalore Mudikondon Venkataraman Iyer 50,000/- 14. Acharya Shivpujan Sahai Smarak Nyas, Patna Acharya Shiv Pujan Sahai 40,000/-
1998-99
15. Natraj Natya Nritya Sangeet Kala Parishad, Bihar Birth Centenary of Bishnu Digambar Pluskar 20,000/- 16. Ma Gangaji Natya Kala Sansthan, Bihar Birth Centenary of Zaverchand Meghani 20,000/- 17. Rakesh Natya Kala Sansthan, Sharasa, Bihar Centenary of Swami Hari Das 30,000/- 18. Rakesh Natya Kala Sansthan, Seharsa, Bihar Centenary of Sardar P.M. Adikesavalu 10,000/- 19. Ma Gangaji Natya Kala Sansthan, Bihar Dr. Amulyadhan Mukherjee 10,000/-
20. Bhartiya Sanskriti Avam Kala Seva Sansthan, Bihar Bankim Mukherjee 10,000/- 21. Bhartiya Sanskriti Avam Kala Seva Sansthan, Bihar Hansa Mehta 10,000/- 22. India International Rural Cultural Centre, New Delhi Shri Krishna Iyer 50,000/- 23 Nahila Nataka Mandali, Bangalore Shri Subba Rao 10,000/- 24. Percussive Arts Centre, Bangalore Shri T.N. Rajarathnam Pillai 37,500/- 25. Dr.Laxmi Narain Dubey International Indian Languages and Culture Foundation, Sagar Bal Krishan Sharma Naveen 50,000/- 26. Ramakrishna Mission Khetri, Rajasthan Swami Vivekananda visit to Khetri 10,000/- 27. Saraswathi Vaggeyakara Trust, Chennai Shri Thiruvadudurai Rajarathnam Pillai 50,000/- 28. Sirjana Sansthan, Varanasi Pt. Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen 20,000/- 29. Rang Yatra, Lucknow Uday Sankar Bhatt 50,000/- 30. Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Sister Nivedita Girls` School, Calcutta Centenary Celebration of Sister Nivedita Arrival in India 1.00 lakh
1999-2000
31. Bharatya Sanskriti Avam Kala Seva Sansthan, Bihar Birth Centenary of Sh. Balwant Ray Mehta 80,000/- 32. Rakesh Natya Kala Sansthan, Bihar Birth Centenary of Ramakrishna Rao 50,000/- 33. Raja Chet Singh Shodh Sansthan, Varanasi Centenary of Amar Saheed Sh. Uddham Singh. 15,000/- 34. Prachyavani Mahavidyalaya, West Bengal Kazi Nazrul Islam, Sh. Kabi Jibananda Das and Tarashankar Bhandhapadhyay 20,000/- 35. Shri Ram Chandra Mission, Shahjahanpur, U.P. Birth Centenary of Mahatma Ram Chandraji Maharaji 50,000/- 36. Mitra Mandli Tarun Samaj Samiti, Bharatpur Birth Centenary of Maharaja Kishan Singh 75,000/- 37. Asia, New Delhi Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao 7,500/- 38. Varanasi Natya Parishad, Varanasi Birth Centenary of Lala Jagat Narayan 15,000/- 39. Rang Yatra, Lucknow Birth Centenary of Shri Bhagwati Prasad Vajpayi 15,000/- 40. Jeebon Roy Memorial Welfare Instt., Shillong Anniversary of U. Babu Jeebon Roy 37,500/- 41. Nabin Sarma Birth Centenary Celebration Committee, Guwahati Centenary Celebration of Sisupran Nabin Sharma 37,500/- 42. Bharatiya Sanskriti Avam Kala Seva Sansthan, Bihar Birth Centenary of Dr. Telode Mascarenhas 56,250/- 43. Bharatiya Sanskriti Avam Kala Seva Sansthan, Bihar Birth Centenary of Lila Roy 37,500/- 44. Raja Chet Singh Shodh Sansthan, Varanasi Birth Centenary of Pt. Balchain Sharma 56,250/- 45. Natraj Natya Nritya Sangeet Kala Parishad, Bihar Birth Centenary of Vijayalaxmi Pandit 37,500/- 46. Rakesh Natya Kala Sansthan, Bihar Birth Centenary of S.K. Patil 37,500/- 47. Lohia Addyan Kendra, Nagpur Birth Centenary of Rambriksh Benipuri 41,250/-