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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3078
ANSWERED ON 19.03.2026
PROMOTION OF ARTISTS UNDER KSVY
3078 #. Shri Mithlesh Kumar:
Shri Ryaga Krishnaiah:
Shri Tejveer Singh:
Shri Ashokrao Shankarrao Chavan:
Shri Ujjwal Deorao Nikam:
Shri Ghanshyam Tiwari:
Shri Deepak Prakash:
Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state:
(a) the number of folk artists and cultural organisations supported under the Kala Sanskriti Vikas
Yojna (KSVY) during the last three years including Jharkhand, component -wise;
(b) the financial allocation and utilization under Production Grants, Recurring Grants to repertory
groups, Scholarships to Young Artists, Senior and Junior Fellowships and GuruShishya mentorship
support, year-wise;
(c) the criteria adopted for selection of beneficiaries and the steps taken to ensure regional and
gender balance; and
(d) whether the Ministry proposes to enhance funding or expand coverage under these components
to strengthen artist livelihoods and promote diverse art forms and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)
(a) and (b) The details regarding support provided to artists/organizations engaged in performing
arts, including music, dance and traditional arts by providing financial assistance and fellowship
across the country including the State of Jharkhand during the last three years under the components
of Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojna are given at Annexure.
(c) Eligible beneficiaries, i.e., cultural organisations and individual artists, are required to submit
their applications/ proposals along with all mandatory supporting documents. Applications/
proposals that are complete in all respects are examined by the Expert/ Evaluation Committee
constituted by the Ministry for the purpose. The Committee makes its recommendations on the
merit of each proposal/application after due consideration of the provisions of the scheme
guidelines, the cultural performances/activities undertaken and other relevant factors.(d) The Ministry of Culture has been making continuous efforts to expand the coverage of its
schemes aimed at supporting artists and promoting diverse art forms through advertisements in
newspapers, the website and social media platforms. Further, the Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs)
and the Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) regularly organize cultural programmes across the country,
engaging folk, tribal, and traditional artists and providing them platforms to showcase their talent.
However, at present there is no specific proposal under consideration to enhance the funding under
these components.Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) and (b) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3078 #
answered on 19.03.2026
Component-wise number of beneficiaries and amount disbursed across the country under
KSVY during last three years
Sl. Name of the Scheme 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
No No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount
. Beneficiar (Rs. In Benefici (Rs. In Beneficiar (Rs. In
ies lakh) aries lakh) ies lakh)
1. Financial Assistance 1214 7824.7 1882 10147.60 1041 7704.7
for Promotion of Guru 0 0
Shishya Parampara
(Repertory Grant)
2. Financial Assistance 15 1160.4 22 1216.50 28 1182.9
to Cultural 0 8
Organizations with
National Presence
3. Cultural Function and 2135 3275.2 2242 2455.51 1710 3225.9
Production Grant 1 8
4. Financial Assistance 225 468.73 199 372.55 48 85.75
for the Preservation
and Development of
Cultural Heritage of
the Himalayas
5. Financial Assistance 401 2601.0 330 1557.36 385 2223.8
for the Development 0 7
of Buddhist/ Tibetan
Culture & Art
6. Financial Assistance 20 119.47 15 108.43 23 150.09
for Building Grants
including Studio
Theatres
7. Financial assistance 1 500.00 4 1556.00 1 300.00
for construction of
Tagore cultural
Complexes (TCC)
8. Financial assistance 0 0 0 0 2 120.00
for allied cultural
activities
9. Scheme For the 980 1362.6 1141 1119.00 928 1189.8
Award of Fellowship 0 0
to Outstanding
Persons in The Field
of Culture
10. Scheme for 396 118.80 1507 452.40 1077 325.50
Scholarships to Young
Artistes in Different
Cultural Fields
11. Tagore National 0 0 6 35.10 19 105.51Fellowship for
Cultural Research
(TNFCR)
12. Seva Bhoj Yojna 3 143.00 2 146.00 3 145.55
13. Financial Assistance 3651 1859.1 3811 2896.57 4636 2609.7
for Veteran Artists 8 8Component-wise number of beneficiaries and amount disbursed in the state of
Jharkhand
Sl. Name of the 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
No Scheme No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount
. Benefici (Rs. In Benefi (Rs. In Benefi (Rs. In
aries lakh) ciaries lakh) ciaries lakh)
1. Financial Assistance 13 69.18 18 100.64 13 47.65
for Promotion of
Guru Shishya
Parampara
(Repertory Grant)
2. Financial Assistance 0 0 0 0 1 15.00
to Cultural
Organizations with
National Presence
3. Cultural Function 11 14.26 7 8.00 10 12.75
and Production Grant
4. Scheme For the 15 17.40 24 30.60 15 24.00
Award of Fellowship
to Outstanding
Persons in The Field
of Culture
5. Scheme for 8 2.40 24 7.20 17 5.10
Scholarships to
Young Artistes in
Different Cultural
Fields
6. Financial Assistance 7 3.59 4 3.88 3 2.76
for Veteran Artists
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