Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Scholarship to Young Artistes in Cultural Fields






Scholarship to Young Artistes in Cultural Fields


The Minister of Culture Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch has said that Ministry of Culture administers a Scheme titled ‘Scholarships to Young Artistes in Different Cultural Fields’ under which Scholarships are awarded to young artistes in different cultural fields.

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on March 6, 2013 she said, in a year, upto 400 candidates are awarded scholarships @ Rs.5,000/- per month for a period of two years, in various fields of Culture such as Hindustani (vocal), Hindustani (Instrumental) folk and traditional art forms, etc. Financial assistance is provided on a six monthly basis for covering the expenses on travelling, books, art material or other equipment, tuition or training charges, if any. The details of financial assistance provided in the last three years are as below:



Year                  Funds released (Rs.in lakhs)



2009-10                     449.01



2010-11                      734.88



2011-12                      648.99



2012-13                     819.33 (upto Feb 2013)

3 comments:

Shikha Kaushik said...

GOOD INITIATIVE .HAS MINISTRY STARTED ANY SCHOLARSHIP FOR NEW HINDI WRITERS TO ENCOURAGE THEM ?

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