SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPORT YOUNG ARTISTS
SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPORT YOUNG ARTISTS
The Ministry of Culture is implementing a financial grant Scheme by the name of ‘Scholarships to Young Artists in Different Cultural Fields (SYA)’ to support young artists specialising in various cultural fields such as classical dance forms, indigenous artwork and other traditional art-forms for undergoing advanced training in their respective fields. Under this scheme component, a Scholarship of Rs. 5,000/- per month is provided upto a maximum of 400 Scholars for a period of 02 years in four equal six monthly instalments. The selected scholars should be in the age group of 18 years to 25 years and have been undergoing training under any Guru or Institution for a minimum of 5 years. The Scholars are selected on the basis of their performance in a personal interview / interaction before an Expert Committee constituted by the Ministry.
The State-wise details regarding the total number of beneficiaries selected across the country, including the State of Andhra Pradesh, under the ‘Scheme of Scholarship to Young Artists in Different Cultural Fields’ during the last five years are given at Annexure-I.
Ministry of Culture is administering, inter-alia, a Central Sector Scheme by the name of ‘Scheme of Scholarship and Fellowship for Promotion of Art and Culture’ of which ‘Scholarships to Young Artists in different Cultural Fields’ is one of the component. Funds are allocated for the said ‘Scheme of Scholarship and Fellowship for Promotion of Art and Culture’ having no separate state/component wise allocation of funds. Details of funds allocated under the said scheme during the last five years are given as under:-
Sl. No.
Financial Year
Funds Allocated (Rs. in crores)
2019-20
12.30
2020-21
15.83
2021-22
21.25
2022-23
23.68
2023-24
16.22
The State-wise details of funds utilised across the country, including the State of Andhra Pradesh, under the ‘Scheme of Scholarship to Young Artists in different Cultural Fields’ during the last five years are given at Annexure-II.
As per the guidelines of the ‘Scheme of Scholarship to Young Artists in different Cultural Fields’, the following are the recognised cultural activities/subjects/fields in which scholarship can be awarded:-
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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BY/SKT
Annexure-I
(Rs. in lakhs)
S.No.
State/UTs
No. of Scholarships
Batch Year
2017-18
Batch Year
2018-19
Batch Year
2019-20
Batch Year
2020-21
Batch Year
2021-22
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
00
00
00
01
00
Andhra Pradesh
02
06
03
02
03
Arunachal Pradesh
02
04
01
00
02
Assam
12
19
27
15
19
Bihar
10
14
15
22
12
Chhattisgarh
08
14
11
23
10
Chandigarh
00
01
03
06
00
Delhi
14
21
23
12
21
Goa
01
01
02
02
00
Gujarat
09
08
07
08
06
Haryana
07
06
05
12
02
Himachal Pradesh
01
01
00
02
02
Jammu & Kashmir
02
06
01
06
01
Jharkhand
01
05
08
04
08
Karnataka
25
24
28
18
26
Kerala
20
23
20
15
17
Madhya Pradesh
28
35
26
46
39
Maharashtra
26
42
41
28
28
Manipur
09
09
08
07
17
Meghalaya
00
00
00
00
00
Mizoram
01
00
00
00
00
Nagaland
00
00
00
00
00
Odisha
22
22
25
26
36
Puducherry
01
00
00
00
00
Punjab
06
04
04
02
01
Rajasthan
04
08
10
09
08
Sikkim
00
01
01
01
00
Tamil Nadu
10
08
18
10
09
Telangana
05
02
04
02
03
Tripura
01
01
02
01
04
Uttar Pradesh
43
38
36
33
42
Uttarakhand
07
01
04
04
05
West Bengal
40
60
67
83
79
Total
317
384
400
400
400
Annexure-II
(Rs. in lakhs)
Sl. No.
State/UT
FY 2019-20
FY 2020-21
FY 2021-22
FY 2022-23
FY 2023-24
Andaman & Nicobar
–
–
–
–
0.90
Andhra Pradesh
6.00
6.30
6.00
0.90
2.70
Arunachal Pradesh
1.80
2.40
2.40
0.30
1.50
Assam
18.60
17.70
16.80
8.40
26.70
Bihar
10.80
13.50
12.90
4.80
18.90
Chandigarh
0.90
0.60
0.90
0.90
2.70
Chhattisgarh
8.70
10.50
10.50
3.00
15.00
NCT of Delhi
18.00
17.40
24.00
6.30
21.90
Goa
0.60
1.20
1.20
0.60
1.80
Gujarat
5.10
7.50
7.80
1.50
6.90
Haryana
7.50
9.00
6.60
1.50
7.50
Himachal Pradesh
1.20
2.40
1.20
–
1.20
UT of Jammu & Kashmir
3.90
6.00
4.80
0.30
2.70
UT of Ladakh
–
–
–
–
–
Jharkhand
5.10
3.90
5.10
2.40
7.20
Karnataka
18.90
31.50
24.00
9.00
29.10
Kerala
15.60
27.30
22.20
6.00
21.30
Madhya Pradesh
31.50
36.00
38.40
8.10
39.30
Maharashtra
33.30
39.00
39.60
12.00
38.10
Manipur
9.30
9.00
9.00
2.40
11.70
Meghalaya
–
–
–
–
–
Mizoram
0.30
0.30
0.30
–
–
Nagaland
–
–
–
–
–
Odisha
18.30
21.60
22.50
7.50
29.10
Pondicherry
0.90
0.60
0.60
–
–
Punjab
3.00
4.80
4.20
1.20
3.30
Rajasthan
6.30
6.00
6.30
3.00
11.10
Sikkim
–
0.30
0.60
0.30
0.90
Tamil Nadu
6.30
7.80
11.10
5.40
15.30
Telangana
1.20
3.90
3.60
0.90
3.90
Tripura
1.20
0.90
0.90
0.60
3.00
Uttarakhand
2.70
3.60
2.40
0.90
4.80
Uttar Pradesh
39.60
40.20
45.90
10.50
40.20
West Bengal
49.20
48.30
58.50
20.10
83.70
Total
325.80
379.50
390.30
118.80