Parliament Question: Promotion of Artists under the KSVY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3708 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026 PROMOTION OF ARTISTS UNDER THE KSVY 3708. Shri Dineshbhai Makwana: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab: Shri Alok Sharma: Shri Ananta Nayak: Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya: Shri P P Chaudhary: Smt. Mahima Kumari Mewar: Smt. Smita Uday Wagh: Dr. Rajesh Mishra: Smt. Kamlesh Jangde: Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri: Smt. Sanjna Jatav: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato: Shri Avimanyu Sethi: Shri Naba Charan Majhi: Shri Mahesh Kashyap: Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao: Shri Haribhai Patel: Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai: Shri Dilip Saikia: Shri Manoj Tiwari: Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state (a) the details of the number of beneficiaries including artists and cultural organisations supported under the Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana (KSVY) during the last three years across the country, component-wise and State/UT-wise, particularly Keonjhar, Pali and Bharatpur Lok Sabha Constituencies and Bastar region of Chhattisgarh;(b) the details of the financial allocation and utilisation under Production Grants, Recurring Grants to repertory groups, Scholarships to Young Artists, Senior and Junior Fellowships and Guru– Shishya mentorship support during the said period, year and district-wise in Rajasthan and Keonjhar Lok Sabha Constituency; (c) the criteria adopted for selection of beneficiaries and the steps taken to ensure regional and gender balance in the country particularly in the Scheduled Tribe dominated Bastar region along with the steps taken by the Government to ensure regional representation, particularly from aspirational and tribal districts such as Keonjhar; (d) whether the Government proposes to enhance funding or expand coverage or introduce new livelihood and market linkage mechanism for artists under these components to strengthen artist livelihoods and promote diverse and indigenous art forms including traditional and tribal art forms in the country, particularly in Bastar and Keonjhar under the said components and if so, the details thereof; and (e) whether any incentive has been provided to the artists of Sidhi Lok Sabha Constituency and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT) (a) and (b) The details of the number of beneficiaries including artists and cultural organisations supported under various components of Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana (KSVY) during the last three years across the country, component-wise and State/UT-wise are given in the Annexure. Further, KSVY being a Central Sector Scheme, there is no provision for allocation of funds Constituency-wise / region-wise. (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) and (e) Government reviews the policy time to time, however at present there is no specific provision for allocation of funds Constituency-wise, as KSVY being a Central Sector Scheme.Annexure Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3708 for 16.03.2026 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROMOTION OF GURU-SHISHYA PARAMPARA (REPERTORY GRANT) (Rs. in lakhs) Sl. State/UT 2022-2023 2023-24* 2024-25* No. Nos. of Amount Nos. of Amount Nos. of Orgs Amount Orgs Orgs authorized authorized 1 Andhra Pradesh 6 16.42 16 40.38 12 35.07 2 Assam 37 214.5 54 277.54 23 263.25 3 Bihar 64 363.8 158 697.37 50 347.56 4 Chandigarh 5 49.2 10 69.96 7 91.65 5 Chhattisgarh 0 0 9 33.52 2 13.12 6 Delhi 98 793.3 161 1065.1 87 823.77 7 Gujarat 4 27.84 13 71.42 11 48.28 8 Haryana 24 93.06 23 124.2 15 138.16 9 Himachal Pradesh 4 51.12 5 55.28 6 90.95 10 Jammu & Kashmir 15 120.8 37 118.2 27 215.66 11 Jharkhand 13 69.18 18 100.64 13 47.65 12 Karnataka 113 807.4 201 1009.9 96 738.67 13 Kerala 37 264.4 38 318.06 19 169.71 14 Madhya Pradesh 73 525.4 106 687.19 69 654.78 15 Maharashtra 41 307.6 97 639.72 59 333.05 16 Manipur 147 900.7 173 973.68 119 816.68 17 Mizoram 4 26.64 2 10.9 2 10.88 18 Nagaland 2 8.88 1 6.96 4 12.93 19 Odisha 55 289.2 115 515.29 67 343.87 20 Pondicherry 5 50.04 3 32.52 5 65.76 21 Punjab 6 43.56 10 66.68 8 56.06 22 Rajasthan 17 95.2 32 123.52 16 140.66 23 Sikkim 1 2.64 3 7.02 0 0 24 Tamil Nadu 19 108.6 22 143.02 14 90.15 25 Telangana 17 153.0 19 109.52 17 131.72 26 Tripura 1 6.24 14 57.12 3 14.46 27 Uttarakhand 16 80.86 17 65.96 12 76.03 28 Uttar Pradesh 57 293.9 107 438.32 70 502.02 29 West Bengal 333 2060.8 418 2288.4 208 1432.2 Total 1214 7824.7 1882 10147.6 1041 7704.7 * In pursuant of the instructions issued by Department of Expenditure regarding Revised procedure for flow of funds under Central Sector Schemes and implementation of Central Nodal Agency (CNA)Module, the financial assistance under this scheme was released through Central Nodal Agency Module of payment to the selected grantee organizations.Financial Assistance to Cultural Organizations with National Presence including RK Mission (Rs.in lakhs) Sl. State/UT 2022-2023 2023-24* 2024-25* No. Nos. Amount Nos. of Amount Nos. of Orgs Amount of Orgs authorized Orgs authorized 1 Andhra Pradesh 1 22.50 1 7.50 0 0.00 2 Assam 0 0.00 1 22.50 2 22.50 3 Chandigarh 0 0.00 1 15.00 1 22.50 4 Delhi 7 241.25 11 276.25 8 103.75 5 Haryana 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 26.25 6 Jharkhand 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 7 Karnataka 1 22.50 0 0.00 1 4.73 8 Kerala 0 0.00 1 18.75 2 32.50 9 Maharashtra 0 0.00 1 15.00 1 18.75 10 Madhya Pradesh 1 0.59 0 0.00 0 0.00 11 Manipur 0 0 0 0 1 11.25 12 Odisha 0 0.00 1 8.75 2 37.50 13 Puducherry 1 3.75 0 0.00 0 0.00 14 Rajasthan 1 37.50 1 26.25 2 27.50 15 Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 16 Uttar Pradesh 2 93.75 1 22.50 1 7.50 17 West Bengal (NP) 0 0.00 2 37.50 3 31.25 18 RK Mission, West 1 738.56 1 766.50 1 807.00 Bengal Total 15 1160.4 22 1216.5 28 1182.98 * In pursuant of the instructions issued by Department of Expenditure regarding Revised procedure for flow of funds under Central Sector Schemes and implementation of Central Nodal Agency (CNA) Module, the financial assistance under this scheme was released through Central Nodal Agency Module of payment to the selected grantee organizations.Cultural Function & Production Grant (Rs. in lakhs) Sl. State/UT 2022-2023 2023-24* 2024-25* No. Nos. of Amount Nos. of Amount Nos. of Amount Orgs Orgs Orgs authorized authorized 1 Andra Pradesh 65 62.85 83 80.7 49 75.79 2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Assam 48 96.21 68 114.11 27 36.59 4 Bihar 123 203.2 126 161 73 122.21 5 Chandigarh 1 0.5 3 21.69 1 10 6 Chhattisgarh 3 5.5 4 7.5 3 6.42 7 Delhi 167 408.06 204 370.03 106 262.97 8 Goa 1 0.625 1 1.5 2 2.12 9 Gujarat 17 23.4 16 12.34 3 3.59 10 Haryana 28 62.59 36 74.72 29 89.98 11 Himachal Pradesh 8 11 15 25.75 11 12.92 12 Jammu And Kashmir 52 50.33 49 33.76 30 36.37 13 Jharkhand 11 14.26 7 8 10 12.75 14 Karnataka 218 349.4 221 208.22 235 494.09 15 Kerala 30 48.38 30 40.27 21 65.13 16 Madhya Pradesh 141 264.9 161 155.17 100 202.89 17 Maharashtra 56 104.1 34 29.64 44 97.31 18 Manipur 162 196.1 237 249.25 140 164.8 19 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Nagaland 5 4.62 4 1.35 2 1 21 Odisha 180 296.8 168 269.71 179 482.88 22 Pondicherry 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Punjab 12 23.27 11 22.65 9 22 24 Rajasthan 48 81.16 57 46.28 40 61.55 25 Sikkim 0 0 1 3.75 3 7 26 Tamil Nadu 15 18.87 11 10.73 16 35.35 27 Telangana 16 16.87 16 9.61 25 51.13 28 Tripura 16 16.15 23 24.94 10 7.87 29 Uttarakhand 24 28.11 31 21.91 22 30 30 Uttar Pradesh 278 343.3 268 244.07 218 395.66 31 West Bengal 410 544.4 357 206.86 302 435.61 Total 2135 3275.21 2242 2455.51 1710 3225.98 * In pursuant of the instructions issued by Department of Expenditure regarding Revised procedure for flow of funds under Central Sector Schemes and implementation of Central Nodal Agency (CNA) Module, the financial assistance under this scheme was released through Central Nodal Agency Module of payment to the selected grantee organizations.Financial Assistance for the Preservation and Development of Cultural Heritage of the Himalayas (Rs. In lakhs) Sl. State/UT 2022-2023 2023-24* 2024-25* No. Nos. of Amount Nos. of Amount Nos. of Orgs Amount Orgs Orgs authorized authorized 1 Arunachal 41 117.95 48 93.00 16 33.51 Pradesh 2 Sikkim 4 10.00 4 16.00 1 5.00 3 Himachal 42 98.52 51 126.28 3 8.49 Pradesh 4 Jammu and 69 117.02 29 47.52 10 16.25 Kashmir 5 UT of Ladakh 11 34.00 2 5.50 0 0 6 Uttarakhand 58 91.24 63 81.75 14 18.25 7 Delhi 0 0 0 0 2 3.25 8 Uttar Pradesh 0 0 2 2.50 2 1.00 Total 225 468.73 199 372.55 48 85.75 * In pursuant of the instructions issued by Department of Expenditure regarding Revised procedure for flow of funds under Central Sector Schemes and implementation of Central Nodal Agency (CNA) Module, the financial assistance under this scheme was released through Central Nodal Agency Module of payment to the selected grantee organizations.Financial Assistance for the Development of Buddhist/ Tibetan Culture & Art (Rs. in lakhs) Sl. State/UT 2022-2023 2023-24* 2024-25* No. Nos. of Amount Nos. of Orgs Amount Nos. of Amount Orgs authorized Orgs authorized 1 Arunachal Pradesh 57 518.19 50 392.31 60 416.33 2 Andhra Pradesh 2 8 10 9.18 4 9.00 3 Assam 9 30 15 72.00 6 24.36 4 Bihar 2 8.5 2 8.50 2 10.48 5 Chandigarh (UT) 7 49.5 4 40.00 15 120.16 6 NCT of Delhi 6 44.47 2 9.45 7 44.27 7 Himachal Pradesh 78 550.97 31 167.63 49 317.38 8 UT of J& K 6 23.5 4 20.00 5 33.50 9 UT of Ladakh 45 319.62 44 246.42 6 26.94 10 Karnataka 33 272.8 11 62.78 49 333.82 11 Kerala 1 13.5 0 0 0 0 12 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Madhya Pradesh 5 29 4 30.00 1 5.00 14 Maharashtra 11 38.25 14 41.00 14 57.45 15 Manipur 2 5.5 3 9.50 1 3.00 16 Odissa 1 5 2 12.00 2 11.00 17 Punjab 2 8.5 2 10.00 18 Sikkim 0 0 12 89.93 5 39.99 19 Tripura 7 37.5 7 41.5 17 97.20 20 Tamil Nadu 0 0 2 10.00 0 0 21 Telangana 2 22.5 3 30.00 0 0 22 Uttarakhand 26 252.42 5 35.50 38 354.97 23 Uttar Pradesh 27 195.28 11 44.15 34 236.27 24 West Bengal 72 168.00 92 175.51 70 82.75 Total 401 2601 330 1557.36 385 2223.87 * In pursuant of the instructions issued by Department of Expenditure regarding Revised procedure for flow of funds under Central Sector Schemes and implementation of Central Nodal Agency (CNA) Module, the financial assistance under this scheme was released through Central Nodal Agency Module of payment to the selected grantee organizations.Building Grants including Studio Theatre Scheme (Rs. in lakhs) Sl. No. State/UT 2022-2023 2023-24* 2024-25* Nos. of Amount Nos. of Orgs Amount Nos. of Orgs Amount Orgs authorized authorized 1 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Assam 1 5.4 0 0 0 0 3 Bihar 1 0.6 1 6 0 0 4 Chhattisgarh 1 7.5 0 0 0 0 5 Delhi 0 0 2 11.2 3 23.25 6 Himachal Pradesh 1 12.79 1 6 2 20 7 Jammu and Kashmir 0 0 0 0 2 10 8 Karnataka 3 26.4 1 25 0 0 9 Kerala 1 1.4 0 0 0 0 10 Madhya Pradesh 1 3 0 0 4 16.86 11 Maharashtra 0 0 2 8 2 25 12 Manipur 4 15.98 6 35.23 2 3.88 13 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 1 4.5 14 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Odisha 0 0 0 0 2 21.5 16 Punjab 0 0 1 2 1 0.9 17 Rajasthan 1 7.5 0 0 0 0 18 Telangana 1 4.29 0 0 0 0 19 Uttarakhand 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 West Bengal 5 34.61 1 15 4 24.2 Total 20 119.47 15 108.43 23 150.09 * In pursuant of the instructions issued by Department of Expenditure regarding Revised procedure for flow of funds under Central Sector Schemes and implementation of Central Nodal Agency (CNA) Module, the financial assistance under this scheme was released through Central Nodal Agency Module of payment to the selected grantee organizations.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ALLIED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES Sl. State/UT Financial Year No. 2024-2025 No. of Orgs Amount /State Govt. (Rs in lakhs.) 1. Uttar Pradesh 2 120 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TAGORE CULTURAL COMPLEXES (TCC) (Rs. in lakhs) Sl. State/UT Financial Year No. 2022-2023* 2023-2024* 2024-2025* No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount Orgs Orgs Orgs (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) /State /State /State Govt. Govt. Govt. 1. Delhi 0 0 0 0 1 300 2. Karnataka 0 0 0 0 0 0 3. Madhya Pradesh 0 0 2 1131.52 0 0 4. Meghalaya 1 500 0 0 0 0 5. Rajasthan 0 0 1 54.91 0 0 6. Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 0 0 0 7. Uttar Pradesh 0 0 1 369.57 0 0 Total 1 500.00 4 1556 1 300 * In pursuant of the instructions issued by Department of Expenditure regarding Revised procedure for flow of funds under Central Sector Schemes and implementation of Central Nodal Agency (CNA) Module, the financial assistance under this scheme was released through Central Nodal Agency Module of payment to the selected grantee organizations. During the year 2023-24, an amount of Rs.369.57 lakh was released to concerned CNA. Out of total released amount of Rs.369.57 lakhs, an amount of Rs.337.11 has been authorized to 01 organization.Senior / Junior Fellowships to Outstanding Persons in the Fields of Culture (Rs. in lakhs) Sl. State/UT 2022-2023 2023-24 2024-25 No. No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount Fellows disbursed Fellows disbursed Fellows disbursed 1 Andhra Pradesh 12 17.40 12 11.40 08 14.40 2 Arunachal Pradesh - - 02 1.20 02 1.20 3 Assam 50 58.80 70 69.60 70 84.00 4 Bihar 31 48.00 47 44.40 35 43.80 5 Chandigarh 03 3.60 - - 01 2.40 6 Chhattisgarh 08 11.40 12 12.00 12 12.60 7 Delhi 116 178.20 101 100.80 77 100.20 8 Goa 01 2.40 - - - - 9 Gujarat 18 27.00 23 21.60 14 19.20 10 Haryana 27 40.20 27 30.00 23 33.00 11 Himachal Pradesh 07 7.20 04 3.00 04 5.40 12 Jammu & Kashmir 14 19.80 13 10.20 13 11.40 13 Jharkhand 15 17.40 24 30.60 15 24.00 14 Karnataka 43 61.20 57 64.80 33 48.60 15 Kerala 62 85.20 60 54.00 54 73.80 16 Madhya Pradesh 62 93.00 82 76.20 59 70.20 17 Maharashtra 84 118.80 85 84.00 52 78.60 18 Manipur 33 37.20 62 60.00 64 70.20 19 Meghalaya 2 1.20 - - 01 1.20 20 Nagaland 02 1.80 03 3.00 03 3.60 21 Odisha 89 129.60 90 93.60 83 105.60 22 Pondicherry 04 7.20 02 1.80 02 3.00 23 Punjab 06 7.20 11 10.20 06 9.00 24 Rajasthan 27 39.60 34 33.00 28 33.00 25 Tamil Nadu 19 24.60 15 15.00 15 23.40 26 Telangana 22 27.00 28 28.80 21 24.60 27 Tripura 03 3.60 06 7.80 05 6.60 28 Uttarakhand 13 21.00 13 12.60 10 13.20 29 Uttar Pradesh 120 154.80 158 146.40 116 157.20 30 West Bengal 87 118.20 100 93.00 102 116.40 Total 980 1362.6 1141 1119.00 928 1189.8Scholarship to Young Artists in Different Cultural Fields (SYA) (Rs. in lakhs) Sl. State/UT 2022-2023 2023-24 2024-25 No. No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount Scholars (Rs.) Scholars (Rs.) Scholars (Rs.) 1 Andaman & Nicobar - - 03 0.90 - - 2 Andhra Pradesh 03 0.90 09 2.70 06 1.80 3 Arunachal Pradesh 01 0.30 05 1.50 03 0.90 4 Assam 28 8.40 89 26.70 58 17.40 5 Bihar 16 4.80 63 18.90 43 12.90 6 Chandigarh 03 0.90 09 2.70 07 2.10 7 Chhattisgarh 10 3.00 50 15.00 38 11.70 8 NCT of Delhi 21 6.30 73 21.90 53 16.20 9 Goa 02 0.60 06 1.80 04 1.20 10 Gujarat 05 1.50 23 6.90 19 5.70 11 Haryana 05 1.50 25 7.50 18 5.40 12 Himachal Pradesh - - 04 1.20 03 0.90 13 Jammu & Kashmir 01 0.30 09 2.70 08 2.40 14 Jharkhand 08 2.40 24 7.20 17 5.10 15 Karnataka 30 9.00 97 29.10 63 18.90 16 Kerala 20 6.00 71 21.30 48 14.40 17 Madhya Pradesh 27 8.10 131 39.30 104 31.80 18 Maharashtra 40 12.00 127 38.10 81 24.30 19 Manipur 08 2.40 39 11.70 29 8.70 20 Mizoram - - - - - - 21 Odisha 25 7.50 97 29.10 71 21.60 22 Pondicherry - - - - - - 23 Punjab 04 1.20 11 3.30 05 1.50 24 Rajasthan 10 3.00 37 11.10 25 7.50 25 Sikkim 01 0.30 03 0.90 02 0.60 26 Tamil Nadu 18 5.40 51 15.30 32 9.90 27 Telangana 03 0.90 13 3.90 08 2.40 28 Tripura 02 0.60 10 3.00 06 1.80 29 Uttarakhand 03 0.90 16 4.80 10 3.00 30 Uttar Pradesh 35 10.50 134 40.20 97 29.70 31 West Bengal 67 20.10 278 83.70 219 65.70 Total 396 118.80 1507 452.40 1077 325.5Tagore National Fellowship for Cultural Research (TNFCR) (Rs. in lakhs) Sl. State/UT 2023-24 2024-25 No. No. of Amount No. of Amount Scholars (Rs.) Scholars (Rs.) 1 Andhra Pradesh 02 13.50 01 3.00 2 Chandigarh - - 01 3.00 3 Delhi - - 03 12.60 4 Maharashtra 01 3.60 10 67.11 5 Tamil Nadu - - 01 3.00 6 Telangana 03 18.00 03 16.80 Total 06 35.10 19 105.51 Seva Bhoj Yojna (Rs. in lakh) Sl. State 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 No. / UT Nos. of Amount Nos. of Amount Nos. of Amount Orgs. Orgs. Orgs. 1. Punjab 03 143 02 146 03 145.55Financial Assistance for Veteran Artists (Rs. in lakhs) Sl. State/UT 2022-2023 2023-24* 2024-25* No. No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount Beneficia (Rs.) Beneficia (Rs.) Beneficia (Rs.) ries ries ries 1 Andhra Pradesh 148 84.66 191 153.30 177 115.9 2 Assam 1 1.57 3 2.41 2 0.9 3 Bihar - - 14 15.47 7 4.62 4 NCT of Delhi - - 8 5.87 10 4.92 5 Haryana 2 0.56 4 3.69 4 1.94 6 Goa - - - - 41 7.12 7 Himachal Pradesh - - - - 1 0.3 8 Jharkhand 7 3.59 4 3.88 3 2.76 9 Karnataka 130 64.32 344 341.98 397 354.67 10 Kerala 51 25.3 67 64.21 80 85.82 11 Madhya Pradesh 6 3.86 7 6.95 13 14.95 12 Maharashtra 740 273.49 1239 795.97 1392 541.19 13 Manipur 5 0.6 13 14.7 14 14.94 14 Nagaland 1 0.12 2 3.28 2 1.08 15 Odisha 966 306.77 1460 1063.4 1995 1106.51 16 Punjab - - - - 1 0.30 17 Rajasthan 2 0.71 2 1.36 2 2.52 18 Tamil Nadu 21 14.6 41 46.96 34 36.61 19 Telangana 489 268.16 293 274.94 309 207.07 20 Tripura 1 0.12 - - 0 0 21 Uttar Pradesh 58 15.46 82 67.24 109 80.46 22 Uttarakhand - - 2 2.43 4 4.83 23 West Bengal 27 11.71 35 28.53 39 20.37 Total 2655 1075.6 3811 2896.57 4636 2609.78 LIC 996 783.58 Grand Total 3651 1859.18 3811 2896.57 * From 2023-24 onwards, disbursal of financial assistance through LIC has been discontinued and the same is directly being released by the Ministry of Culture through Canara Bank (Disbursing agency for the scheme) *****