indiaculture.nic.in Performing Arts Grants Scheme : Ministry of Culture
Organization : Ministry of Culture
Scheme Name : Performing Arts Grants Scheme
Country: India
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Performing Arts Grants Scheme :
Preamble :
** The scheme will be titled “Performing Arts Grants Scheme”.
** Under this scheme financial assistance will be provided to dramatic groups, theatre groups, music ensembles, children theatre, solo artists and for all genres of performing arts activities.
Related : Ministry of Culture Artists Pension Scheme & Welfare Fund : www.statusin.in/21442.html
The scheme will have the following major components :
** Production Grant.
** Repertory Grant.
Eligibility and Criteria for grant :
Production Grant :
1. Grants or subsidies to be given for production under this scheme will be on the basis of approved projects or programmes and will be ad-hoc in character. The projects selected for financial assistance under this scheme shall normally be of the duration not exceeding one year. The amount of
Grant will be sufficient to cover all items of expenditure included in the approved projects/programmes selected for assistance in a particular year. Amongst the items which may be treated as approved items for purpose of grant will be salary remuneration to artists including casual artists at prevalent rates, cost of productions/performance, rental for halls of rehearsals, cost of costumes, transport contingencies, research expenditure etc.
2. The application for seeking Production Grant must contain detailed cost estimates with proper justification so that the Expert Committee could consider recommendation of grant based on actual requirement.
3. In selecting individual projects for assistance, care will be taken to ensure that all different art forms and styles from all parts of the country are represented, giving due preference to rare and traditional forms.Preference would be given to new Play/Acts/Production.
4.1 Special consideration will be given to projects which are aimed at encouraging experimental and innovative methodologies emerging out of original writing, original direction, theatre-research, theatre training programme or training of audience and those who foster cultural activities at the rural level.
4.2 Production Grant will be disbursed in two installment 75% and 25% respectively in following manner:
(i) 75% of approved amount approved by Expert Committee after approval of Minutes and IFD.
(ii) 25% of balance amount after receiving application to release the 2nd installment alongwith all requisite documents as communicated vide sanction letter of 1st installment provided that the Organizations should mandatorily organize at least 02 activities (function, lecture, seminar, workshop, exhibition etc.) in any of the schools in their vicinity. A certificate to this effect from the Principal of school would be a mandatory requirement for release of 2nd installment”.
5. The grantees who are sanctioned Production Grant must provide their programme details to the Ministry of Culture so that the same can be uploaded in the websites of the Ministry of Culture.
6. Organizations/Individuals seeking Production Grant are eligible to obtain only one grant in a financial year.
b.Repertory Grant :
** The Group ensembles to be assisted for Repertory Grant will be expected to have a repertoire of adequate number and quality and should have given performances on an all India basis.
** Those grantees who are getting Repertory Grant, would be recommended for renewal of Salary Grant only when they stage at least two productions during the financial year. Out of this at least one production must be a new production i.e. which has not been staged earlier.
** The Repertory Grant will be reviewed annually by the Expert Committee set up for the purpose.
** In case of Salary Grant, physical verification would be compulsory for continuation of grants after 4th year
Advertisement seeking applications under the Scheme :
** While an advertisement will be placed, annually, both on the website of the Ministry as well as in the print media, applications may be made (as per prescribed procedure contained in the advertisement) at anytime during the financial year by applicants, which will be evaluated periodically by the Expert Committee set up for the purpose.
** The application should be duly recommended by concerned State Governments /U.T. Administrations or any of the State Akademies or National Akademies including National School of Drama (NSD), Kalakshetra Foundation, Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), Zonal Cultural Centers (ZCCs) and bodies of similar stature
** The application must be accompanied by documents as specified in Para-F below. Any application submitted without these documents is liable to be rejected.
Mode of Selection :
** Production Grant/Repertory Grant will be sanctioned by the Expert Committee constituted for the purpose. The constitution of the Expert Committee will be for two years and will be approved by the Ministry.The Expert Committee will give justification on case to case basis for its recommendations.
** The scrutiny of applications by the Expert Committee will be done periodically subject to the availability of funds and applications for the grant.
** Recommending body in respect of Applications/Proposals received under Performing Arts Grants Scheme would be different from that of the Expert Committee for this Scheme.
** While Production Grant will be disbursed in two installments of 75% and 25% respectively, the Repertory Grant to organization/institutions will be released annually.
Documents to be submitted with the Application :
** Photocopy of the Registration Certificate & Memorandum of Association.
** Income Tax Assessment order.
** Last three year’s receipts and payment account and balance sheet with auditor’s certificate.
** Photocopy of Utilization Certificate for previous year’s grant.
** Complete details of artiste’s name, guru/director’s name, cost of rehearsals, cost of costumes, cost of transportation, cost of research, cost of scripting, cost of staging, etc.
** Press reviews, press advertisements, souvenir’s copies of tickets etc. of the production of the previous years.
** The application should be duly recommended by concerned State Governments /U.T. Administrations or any of the State Akademies or National Akademies including National School of Drama (NSD), Kalakshetra Foundation, Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), Zonal Cultural Centers (ZCCs) and bodies of similar stature.
Note :
Exemption would be given to the Padma awardees from getting the recommendation from concerned State Governments/UT Administrations or any of the State Akademies or National Akademies including National School of Drama, Kalakshetra Foundation, Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Zonal Cultural Centres and bodies of similar nature.
Evaluation and Monitoring of the Scheme :
The Ministry of Culture will evaluate the grantees through periodical inspections, field visits etc. as may be felt necessary, particularly for Repertory grantees on a periodical basis.
As regards the fresh cases of Repertory Grant, the approved grant in each case shall be released only after a physical verification of the Organisations as decided by the Ministry. Further, a minimum 5-10% of new recommended proposals / cases would be physically inspected / verified by the Under Secretary/Section Officer level Officers concerned in Ministry of Culture.