(a) whether the Government have prescribed any guidelines for sanctioning financial assistance to State Governments for organizing fairs and festivals;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether any of the State Governments has been denied financial assistance during the last three years for not observing those norms; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CULTURE (SHRI JAGMOHAN)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): As per the existing guidelines, financial assistance upto Rs.10.00 lakhs is
provided to the State Governments/Union Territories for a maximum of two festivals
in a year. Assistance is provided for creation of permanent/semi permanent structure,
production of posters, pamphlets, advertisements, production of film, remuneration
to artists, lighting, sound, seating arrangements etc.
(c) and (d): A list of States where fairs and festivals were not sanctioned during the last
three years is annexed. The main reasons for not sanctioning fairs and festivals in these
States during the last three years are non-receipt of proposals from the State
Governments, receipt of incomplete proposals, non-furnishing of utilisation certificates
for funds sanctioned during the previous years etc.
ANNEXURE IN RESPECT OF PART (c) AND (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6031 ANSWERED ON
05.05.2003 REGARDING ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR FAIRS
AND FESTIVALS
LIST OF STATES WHERE FAIRS AND FESTIVALS WERE NOT SANCTIONED DURING 2000-01, 2001-02 AND 2002-03
YEAR STATE
2000-01 Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu Uttaranchal and West Bengal.
2001-02 Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Manipur, Sikkim, and Uttaranchal.
2002-03 Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Orissa, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.