Ministry of Culture
Scheme for Financial Assistance to Veteran Artists
Posted On:
09 DEC 2024 5:38PM by PIB Delhi
The funds allocated for ‘Scheme for Financial Assistance to Veteran Artists’ under BE 2024-25 and amount disbursed so far is given below:
(in Cr.)
|
Funds Allocated
|
Amount Disbursed
|
|
26.00
|
14.31
|
The number of veteran artists benefited under the scheme during the last five years is given below:
|
Financial Year
|
Number of Veteran Artists benefited
|
|
2019-20
|
3188
|
|
2020-21
|
2000
|
|
2021-22
|
3029
|
|
2022-23
|
3651
|
|
2023-24
|
3811
|
Release of financial assistance to the selected artists depends on the submission of certain mandatory documents such as, Digital Life Certificate (DLC) once in a year, annual income certificate once in every five years, documents showing receipt of artist pension, if any, from the concerned State Government/UT Administration. Once the requisite mandatory documents are received from them, which is a continuous process throughout the year, all efforts are made to disburse the financial assistance expeditiously.
As per the scheme guidelines, applications found complete in the preliminary scrutiny are placed before the Expert Committee for evaluation and recommendation on its merits. During the last five years, the percentage of applications approved out of the complete applications is given below:
|
Sl. No.
|
Financial Year
|
Numbers of complete applications
|
Applications approved
|
Percentage of application approved
|
|
1.
|
2019-20
|
1208
|
411
|
34
|
|
2.
|
2020-21
|
2603
|
1821
|
70
|
|
3.
|
2021-22
|
2737
|
2251
|
82
|
|
4.
|
2022-23
|
2179
|
1150
|
53
|
|
5.
|
2023-24
|
1868
|
355
|
19
|
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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