SCHEME FOR PENSION AND MEDICAL AID TO ARTISTS
SCHEME FOR PENSION AND MEDICAL AID TO ARTISTS
The Ministry of Culture administers a Scheme by the name of “Scheme for Financial Assistance for Veteran Artists” (earlier known as Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artists) under which financial assistance is provided to senior artists, aged 60 years & above, having annual income not more than 72,000/-, who have contributed significantly in their specialized fields of performing arts and culture, but are facing financial difficulties due to old age. Under the scheme, financial assistance upto Rs. 6000/- per month is given to the selected artists. The applicant artist should either be a recipient of artists pension of at least Rs. 500/- per month from the concerned State Government/UT Administration, or the artistic credentials of the applicant should be verified and recommended by the concerned Zonal Cultural Centre (ZCC), Ministry of Culture.
The number of artists benefitted under the scheme during the last four years, State- wise is enclosed at Annexure.
(Rs. In Lakhs)
Sl. No.
States
FY-2019-20
FY – 2020-21
FY – 2021-22
FY – 2022-23
No of artist supported
Quantum of financial assistance released
No of artist supported
Quantum of financial assistance released
No of artist supported
Quantum of financial assistance released
No of artist supported
Quantum of financial assistance released
1
Andhra Pradesh
54
22.16
29
5.1
89
72.29
148
84.66
2
Assam
5
1.92
2
0.96
1
0.48
1
1.57
3
Bihar
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
NCT of Delhi
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
Goa
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
Gujarat
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
Haryana
1
0.04
–
–
1
0.93
2
0.56
8
Himachal Pradesh
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9
UT of Jammu & Kashmir
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
Jharkhand
8
1.11
8
2.28
5
3.00
7
3.59
11
Karnataka
102
30.29
144
29.97
146
59.55
130
64.32
12
Kerala
83
13.34
24
8.18
57
24.49
51
25.3
13
Madhya Pradesh
16
5.41
6
2.44
12
5.04
6
3.86
14
Maharashtra
324
85.86
206
106.61
448
190.49
740
273.49
15
Manipur
13
3.08
9
3.36
16
7.84
5
0.6
16
Meghalaya
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17
Mizoram
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18
Nagaland
1
0.04
1
0.48
2
0.92
1
0.12
19
Odisha
238
84.04
355
119.46
828
276.95
966
306.77
20
Puducherry
(UT)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21
Punjab
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22
Rajasthan
5
0.87
2
0.07
2
1.23
2
0.71
23
Tamil Nadu
36
9.92
6
0.87
22
15.49
21
14.6
24
Telangana
163
86.18
86
53.2
342
217.29
489
268.16
25
Tripura
2
0.06
1
0.24
2
0.92
1
0.12
26
Uttar Pradesh
8
3.2
9
5.12
46
13.08
58
15.46
27
Uttarakhand
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
28
West Bengal
25
8.26
37
5.09
32
12.31
27
11.71
Total
1084
355.82
925
343.46
2051
902.30
2655
1075.6
LIC
2104
1461.78
1075
527.85
978
639.87
996
783.58
G. Total
3188
1817.6
2000
871.31
3029
1542.17
3651
1859.18
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture, Tourism And Development of North Eastern Region Shri G.Kishan Reddy in Rajya Sabha today.