MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) Yes Madam. The Government has launched a scheme namely ‘National Mission on Cultural Mapping and Roadmap’ on 29th March, 2017 with the main objectives of talent hunt as well as collection of database of artists, artisans and various art forms across the country by organizing various activities envisaged under its components. The total amount of funds allocated for its implementation is Rs. 469.404 Crores spread over a period of three years from 2017-18 to 2019-20. Till date, profiles of about 6000 artistes have been recorded in the database of Cultural Mapping of India Project. State/UT-wise information about the total number of artistes recorded in the said database is given in the Annexure-I.
(b) Yes, Madam. The Government is implementing Scheme of Scholarships to Young Artistes in different cultural fields through Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), Dwarka, New Delhi, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture. Under this Scheme, up to 400 scholarships are given every year to selected young artistes in the age group of 18-25 years for advanced training in the field of Indian Classical Music, Indian Classical Dance, Theatre, Mime, Visual Art, Folk, traditional and indigenous Art and Light Classical Music etc.
(c) Yes, Madam. A total of 212 and 282 Scholars were selected during the year 2014-15 and 2015-16. The selections for the year 2016-17 and 2017-18 are under process. Each selected artiste is given a scholarship of Rs. 5000/- per month for a period of two years. The details of Scholarships given during last 3 years and current year State/UT-wise are given at Annexure-II.
(d) No Madam.
(e) No such proposal is presently under consideration of the Government.
ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE-I TO THE REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1432 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018 ON “SCHOLARSHIP TO ARTISTS”.
Sl. No. Name of States/UTs Total No. Of Artistes recorded in the database of Cultural Mapping of India Project ( as on 01.01.2018)
1. Andhra Pradesh 2743
2. Arunachal Pradesh 1002
3. Assam 2
4. Delhi 4
5. Gujarat 3
6. Haryana 2
7. Jammu & Kashmir 75
8. Karnataka 541
9. Madhya Pradesh 9
10. Maharashtra 169
11. Rajasthan 124
12. Sikkim 2
13. Tamil Nadu 1
14. Telangana 715
15. Uttarakhand 1
16. Uttar Pradesh 200
17. West Bengal 407
TOTAL 6000
ANNEXURE-II
ANNEXURE-II TO THE REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1432 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018 ON “SCHOLARSHIP TO ARTISTS”.
Sl No State 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Current Year 2017-18
1 Andaman & Nicobar Nil Nil Selection of young artistes is under process Selection of young artistes is under process
2 Andhra Pradesh 05 07
3 Arunachal Pradesh Nil Nil
4 Assam 08 13
5 Bihar 07 11
6 Chandigarh 02 01
7 Chhattisgarh 07 07
8 Goa Nil Nil
9 Gujarat Nil 05
10 Haryana 02 06
11 Himachal Pradesh Nil 02
12 Jammu and Kashmir 04 05
13 Jharkhand 03 05
14 Karnataka 04 12
15 Kerala 05 11
16 Madhya Pradesh 20 12
17 Maharashtra 11 36
18 Manipur 12 10
19 Meghalaya Nil Nil
20 Mizoram Nil Nil
21 Nagaland Nil Nil
22 New Delhi 20 22
23 Odisha 20 11
24 Puducherry Nil 01
25 Punjab 02 04
26 Rajasthan Nil 04
27 Sikkim Nil Nil
28 Tamil Nadu 03 05
29 Telangana 02 01
30 Tripura 01 02
31 Uttar Pradesh 37 32
32 Uttarakhand Nil 01
33 West Bengal 37 56
34 Dadra and Nagar Haveli Nil Nil
35 Daman and Diu Nil Nil
36 Lakshadweep Nil Nil
Total Awardees 212 282
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