Ministry of Art & Culture

Artists are the most important resource of any state because they spread the culture and art of the state to the world. Artists are a part of the cultural wealth any state possess. They are also responsible for keeping the art alive and teaching to the same to the coming ...

Popularisation of Indian culture by promoting quality books is the major objective of this Scheme component. Another purpose is to create a climate in which a vast number of people would buy and read books. Target/ Benefits: Financial Assistance is proposed for organizing Regional/ National Book Fairs, Exhibitions of rare ...

The scheme component is for Financial Assistance to Foreign Artists and Cultural Professionals desiring to study and/or learn Indian Culture in any form like dance, music, drama, traditional painting, any other art forms, etc. It will support foreign artists to learn under independent gurus or schools/ institutions of repute, Indian ...

The scheme component is for supporting the travel expenditure of artists to go abroad for seminars, research, workshops, festivals and exhibitions, etc. organized on different aspects of Indian Culture for performance/participation in countries abroad to showcase its rich and diverse culture that would help in further promotion of Indian culture ...

Eligibility: The applicant Organization should, in order to qualify for grant, have a properly constituted managing body or governing body or governing council with its powers, duties and responsibilities clearly defined and laid down in the form of written constitution. It should have facilities, resources, personnel and experience to take ...

Objective: India has a vast basket of living and diverse cultural traditions, traditional expressions, intangible cultural heritage comprising masterpieces which need institutional support and encouragement with a view to addressing areas critical for the survival and propagation of these forms of cultural heritage. Though, such preservation efforts are being carried ...

As a part of the 14-point museum reform agenda undertaken by the Ministry of Culture special focus has to be given to the area of digitized documentation of the antiquities in the museums in various parts of the country. With a view to modernizing the collections management system of museums ...

Objective: The Scheme has been introduced in order to invigorate and revitalise the various institutions under the Ministry of Culture (MoC) and other identified cultural institutions in the country, by encouraging scholars/ academicians to affiliate themselves with these institutions to work on projects of mutual interest. With a view to ...

The Scheme covers all ‘not-for-profit’ organizations, NGOs, Societies, Trusts, Universities and individual for supporting the Seminars, Conference, Research, Workshops, Festivals, Exhibitions, Symposia, Production of Dance, Drama-Theatre, Music etc. and small research projects on different aspects of Indian Culture. The scheme will, however, not be applicable to such organizations or institutions ...

A science centre provides an experiment based learning ambience to inculcate a spirit of inquiry, foster creative talent and create scientific temper in the community as a whole. It is characterised by its two-pronged channel of communication – exhibits and activities. While the exhibits, both indoor and outdoor, are mostly ...