(a) whether Cultural Heritage Youth Leadership Programme is being implemented at present;
(b) if so, the medium and coverage of this programme by which the youth been benefited and the State-wise details thereof; and
(c) whether the said programme has been successful in developing respect towards the rich heritage of the country and in creating awareness of culture in the youth?
MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM
(PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)
(a)to(c): This scheme for Cultural Heritage Youth Leadership Programme (CHYLP) envisaged enriching awareness of Indian culture and heritage amongst the youth in order to promote, understand and develop fondness for India’s rich cultural heritage, with a view to develop appropriate leadership qualities amongst youth. The focus of the programme was to be on less privileged children residing in backward areas by interacting with them in vernacular languages for their better understanding. Intermittently programme was given to Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), an autonomous organization working under the purview of Ministry of Culture. CCRT organized workshops for the scheme. However, to accelerate the process, Museum Division of this Ministry arranged visits of children of unprivileged section of society to museums so that these children may get an opportunity to gain the knowledge relating to the Indian History and Culture and Science. Details of children of unprivileged section of society visit to museum during previous Financial Year i.e. 2018-19 is given at Annexure.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 171 FOR 18.11.2019
DATA RELATED TO VISIT OF UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN VISIT TO MUSEUMS
S.No Name of organization Number of Underprivileged Children Visit to Museums during 2018 - 2019
1 National Musuem, Delhi 557
2 Allahabad Museum 2952
3 Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad 5096
4 NGMA-Delhi 385
5 NGMA-Mumbai 412
6 NGMA-Benguluru 50
7 Indian Museum 670
8 Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata 1826
9 National Council of Science Museums (all 25 centres) 91102
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