(a) the details of amount spent on the activities of Zonal Cultural Centres during 2004-05, Centre-wise;
(b) whether these Zonal Cultural Centres have failed to achieve their targets; and
(c) if so, the names of such States and the details of their cultural relations?
MINISTER FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE (SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY)
(a) A statement of details of amount spent on the each of seven Zonal Cultural Centres during 2004-05 is laid on the Table of the House.
(b) No target is fixed for Zonal Cultural Centres. However, they are implementing all the programmes as approved by their respective Programme Committees.
(c) Does not arise.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO PART (a) TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.216 FOR 24.11.2005 REGARDING ZONAL CULTURAL CENTRES
Name of Zonal Cultural Centres Amount in Rupees spent on activities during 2004-05
Eastern Zonal CulturalCentre, Kolkata 1,43,65,000/- North East Zonal CulturalCentre, Dimapu 1,23,00,247/- West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur 1,78,92,714/- North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala 2,30,78,000/- North Central Zonal Cultural Centre, Allahabad 1,27,70,851/- South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur 1,11,49,000/- South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur 62,00,195/-
Total 9,77,56,007/-