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Schemes of Directorate of Art and Culture, Table - 2
| Sl. No. | Name of the Schemes | Central/State | Details of the Scheme | Target group | Benefit provided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Improvement of Official Language | State | Various functions like Birth Anniversaries of: • Poet Vanidasan • Poet Tamil Oli • Poet Puduvai Sivam • Thiruvalluvar Vizha • Republic Day Tableau Distribution of Various Awards like: • Malayala Ratna • Telugu Ratna • Tamizh Mamani • Puduvai Kalaimamani • Honorarium for the Awardee’s • Tholkappiar award • Nehru Children literary prize • Kamban Pugazh literary prize Conduct of seminars, training classes, Vizhas, honouring of writers by presenting various awards etc.To strengthen the Directorate of Art& Culture adequately, to cope-up with the increased work load owing to rapid development activities, Besides creation, filling up the posts will be made. |
Scholars/Artistes in the field of Dance, Drama, Music Painting and Sculpture and Folk arts | Financial assistance and cash award |
| 2. | GIA to Pondicherry Institute of Linguistic and Culture/ Bharathiar Palkalaikoodam | State | BPK a multi art complex strives to conserve and enrich the aesthetic, heritage and traditional art and cultural from GIA. To impart Education at graduate and post graduate level in various arts such as dance, music, and fine arts etc. by Bharathiar Palkalaikoodam to which grant-in-aid is being released every year. Release of GIA to Puducherry Institute of Linguistic and Culture for conduct of Research projects in linguistic studies, ethnographic studies, seminars/workshops, in-service training bringing out research publications, establishment of language laboratory and Establishment of cultural museums. |
Students Research Scholars | Grant-in-Aid |
| 3. | Financial Assistance to persons distinguished in letters, arts and performing visual arts | State | Monthly financial assistance to Indigent artistes and for settlement of arrears Monthly Financial Assistance to aged Tamil Scholars Financial assistance of Rs. 1500/- is provided to the indigent Tamil Scholars whose annual income does not exceed Rs.24,000/- per annum and age not less than 58 years. Financial assistance at the rate of Rs. 1000/- per month is given to the artists who are in indigent circumstances. |
Artistes under Indigents in circumstances | Grant–in-Aid |
| 4. | Financial Assistance to INTACH | State | An amount of Rs.5.25 lakhs will be offered as a GIA to M/s. INTACH thereby protecting the old Heritage building.To preserve the remnants of the unique Architectural Heritage of Puducherry the International Trust for Art & Culture Heritage (INTACH), Puducherry is actively working for the protection of unique Architectural Heritage of Puducherry, Grant-in-aid being given to M/s.INTACH | - | Grant–in-Aid |
| 5. | Expansion & Improvement of Libraries/ Archives in the Union Territory of Puducherry + SCSP | State | Conserving the records and their preservation for posterity. To provide necessary archival guidelines to all the departments/Government undertakings/Local bodies on the need to conserve the records and their preservation for posterity.To improve reading habit of the public by opening new branch libraries, reading rooms and improvements to the existing libraries in all the regions. | Reading Public | - |
| 6. | Contribution to Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation | State | Mutual Grant for the Improvement of Libraries will be given based on the grant of Raja Rammohan Roy Lobrary Foundation . To purchase books, Computers, furniture, typewriters etc to Romain Rolland Library and all other Public and Branch Libraries of this Union Territory, Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata is releasing grant annually on matching grant pattern basis. | - do - | - |
| 7. | Improvement to Museum / Research Centre & Strengthening of Nehru Science Centre | State | Celebration of Birth and Death Anniversaries of: • Bharathidasan • Bharathiar • Subbaiah • Saraswathi Subbaiah To set up new museums and to improve existing museums. Collection and preservation of archaeological items/ Antiques. To undertake the educational activities in the museum. Award of doctoral fellowship in honour of poet Bharathiar and Bharathidasan. |
Scholars and Research students | Remuneration to the Artists/ Fellowship grant to the students. |
| 8. | Esst. And Promotion of Cultural Activities/ GIA to Voluntary Cultural Institutions + SCSP | State | Artist performing Open air old traditional arts which are in dying stage such as “Puppetry, Therukoothu, Karagam, Kaavadiattam, Kalari payatt and Silambamm” will be assisted financially a sum Rs.3,500/- per troupe/programme. To preserve and promote different classical/folk art forms of our country and to create such awareness among the people about the cultural heritage by celebrating various cultural programmes with local artists and artists of other states and by sponsoring artists to other states/countries and to honour eminent artists with award and titles.The objective is to encourage the troupes/artists performing old traditional arts. | Voluntary Cultural Indigents Artistes |
Financial assistance |
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