AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO YOUNG ARTISTS IN DIFFERENT CULTURAL FIELDS (SYA)
3.27 Crore disbursed to 1079 Young Artists in Different Cultural Fields under SYA scheme during FY 2025-26 (till 30.10.2025)
A total of 4956 Young Artists received Scholarships from 2021 to 2025 October
The number and details of applications received; scholarships sanctioned is attached at Annexure A. Further, number of Scholars and amount disbursed for the period from financial year 2021-22 to financial year 2025-26 (till 30.10.2025) is attached at Annexure B.
After receipt of the applications from the Scholars, the same are evaluated/scrutinized and after that interaction/interview are also held. Subsequently eligible applications are placed before Expert Committee for further consideration and approval and funds for scholarship is released to the eligible candidates in 04 six-monthly installments. However, release after 1st installment depends upon timely receipt of six-monthly reports from Scholars.
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today
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M Annadurai
Annexure A
|
Sl.No
|
States/UTs
|
BATCH YEAR
2019-20*
|
BATCH YEAR
2020-21*
|
BATCH YEAR
2021-22*
|
BATCH YEAR
2022-23
|
|
Application received
|
Approved Scholars
|
Application received
|
Approved Scholars
|
Application received
|
Approved Scholars
|
Application received
|
Approved Scholars
|
-
|
Andaman &
Nicobar Islands
|
1
|
00
|
1
|
01
|
1
|
00
|
1
|
01
|
-
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
45
|
03
|
18
|
02
|
16
|
03
|
50
|
04
|
-
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
4
|
01
|
01
|
00
|
4
|
02
|
4
|
01
|
-
|
Assam
|
148
|
27
|
110
|
15
|
124
|
19
|
198
|
20
|
-
|
Bihar
|
145
|
15
|
83
|
22
|
144
|
12
|
162
|
12
|
-
|
Chhattisgarh
|
145
|
11
|
70
|
23
|
127
|
10
|
196
|
11
|
-
|
Chandigarh
|
15
|
03
|
28
|
06
|
6
|
00
|
14
|
04
|
-
|
Delhi
|
225
|
23
|
78
|
12
|
181
|
21
|
289
|
29
|
-
|
Goa
|
6
|
02
|
8
|
02
|
8
|
00
|
5
|
01
|
-
|
Gujarat
|
53
|
07
|
19
|
08
|
41
|
06
|
55
|
03
|
-
|
Haryana
|
74
|
05
|
25
|
12
|
35
|
02
|
77
|
08
|
-
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
29
|
00
|
8
|
02
|
23
|
02
|
31
|
01
|
-
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
10
|
01
|
9
|
06
|
13
|
01
|
12
|
05
|
-
|
Jharkhand
|
23
|
08
|
17
|
04
|
34
|
08
|
24
|
05
|
-
|
Karnataka
|
145
|
28
|
37
|
18
|
87
|
26
|
155
|
19
|
-
|
Kerala
|
152
|
20
|
48
|
15
|
99
|
17
|
163
|
27
|
-
|
Ladakh
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
1
|
01
|
-
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
253
|
26
|
194
|
46
|
315
|
39
|
351
|
22
|
-
|
Maharashtra
|
252
|
41
|
99
|
28
|
174
|
28
|
269
|
50
|
-
|
Manipur
|
73
|
08
|
19
|
07
|
62
|
17
|
75
|
10
|
-
|
Meghalaya
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
-
|
Mizoram
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
-
|
Nagaland
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
-
|
Odisha
|
235
|
25
|
119
|
26
|
319
|
36
|
353
|
39
|
-
|
Puducherry
|
2
|
00
|
00
|
00
|
3
|
00
|
3
|
00
|
-
|
Punjab
|
24
|
04
|
5
|
02
|
12
|
01
|
29
|
01
|
-
|
Rajasthan
|
65
|
10
|
28
|
09
|
62
|
08
|
69
|
07
|
-
|
Sikkim
|
3
|
01
|
1
|
01
|
1
|
00
|
4
|
02
|
-
|
Tamil Nadu
|
65
|
18
|
13
|
10
|
31
|
09
|
68
|
08
|
-
|
Telangana
|
79
|
04
|
11
|
02
|
15
|
03
|
76
|
05
|
-
|
Tripura
|
25
|
02
|
8
|
01
|
20
|
04
|
29
|
01
|
-
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
245
|
36
|
107
|
33
|
252
|
42
|
280
|
32
|
-
|
Uttarakhand
|
33
|
04
|
13
|
04
|
34
|
05
|
38
|
01
|
-
|
West Bengal
|
509
|
67
|
264
|
83
|
539
|
79
|
804
|
70
|
|
|
Total
|
3083
|
400
|
1441
|
400
|
2782
|
400
|
3885
|
400
|
*For batch year 2019-20, applications are invited and received during the year 2021.
For batch years 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26, applications are being received.
Annexure B
Amount disbursed under the scheme ‘Award of Scholarship to Young Artists in Different Cultural Fields (SYA)’ during FY 2021 to till 30th October, 2025
(Rs. in lakh)
|
Sl.
No.
|
State/UT
|
FY 2021-22
|
FY 2022-23
|
FY 2023-24
|
FY 2024-25
|
FY 2025-26 (till 30.10.2025)
|
|
|
|
No. of Scholars
|
Amount
|
Nos. of Scholars
|
Amount
|
Nos. of Scholars
|
Amount
|
Nos. of Scholars
|
Amount
|
Nos. of Scholars
|
Amount
|
-
|
Andaman & Nicobar
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
03
|
0.90
|
-
|
-
|
01
|
0.30
|
-
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
20
|
6.00
|
03
|
0.90
|
09
|
2.70
|
06
|
1.80
|
07
|
2.10
|
-
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
08
|
2.40
|
01
|
0.30
|
05
|
1.50
|
03
|
0.90
|
03
|
0.90
|
-
|
Assam
|
56
|
16.80
|
28
|
8.40
|
89
|
26.70
|
58
|
17.40
|
49
|
14.70
|
-
|
Bihar
|
43
|
12.90
|
16
|
4.80
|
63
|
18.90
|
43
|
12.90
|
39
|
11.70
|
-
|
Chandigarh
|
03
|
0.90
|
03
|
0.90
|
09
|
2.70
|
07
|
2.10
|
07
|
2.10
|
-
|
Chhattisgarh
|
35
|
10.50
|
10
|
3.00
|
50
|
15.00
|
38
|
11.70
|
35
|
10.50
|
-
|
NCT of Delhi
|
72
|
24.00
|
21
|
6.30
|
73
|
21.90
|
53
|
16.20
|
59
|
18.00
|
-
|
Goa
|
04
|
1.20
|
02
|
0.60
|
06
|
1.80
|
04
|
1.20
|
1
|
0.30
|
-
|
Gujarat
|
26
|
7.80
|
05
|
1.50
|
23
|
6.90
|
19
|
5.70
|
16
|
4.80
|
-
|
Haryana
|
22
|
6.60
|
05
|
1.50
|
25
|
7.50
|
18
|
5.40
|
20
|
6.00
|
-
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
04
|
1.20
|
-
|
-
|
04
|
1.20
|
03
|
0.90
|
04
|
1.20
|
-
|
Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir
|
16
|
4.80
|
01
|
0.30
|
09
|
2.70
|
08
|
2.40
|
12
|
3.60
|
-
|
Union Territory of Ladakh
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Jharkhand
|
17
|
5.10
|
08
|
2.40
|
24
|
7.20
|
17
|
5.10
|
15
|
4.50
|
-
|
Karnataka
|
80
|
24.00
|
30
|
9.00
|
97
|
29.10
|
63
|
18.90
|
56
|
17.10
|
-
|
Kerala
|
74
|
22.20
|
20
|
6.00
|
71
|
21.30
|
48
|
14.40
|
54
|
16.50
|
-
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
128
|
38.40
|
27
|
8.10
|
131
|
39.30
|
104
|
31.80
|
100
|
30.30
|
-
|
Maharashtra
|
132
|
39.60
|
40
|
12.00
|
127
|
38.10
|
81
|
24.30
|
94
|
28.80
|
-
|
Manipur
|
30
|
9.00
|
08
|
2.40
|
39
|
11.70
|
29
|
8.70
|
32
|
9.60
|
-
|
Meghalaya
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Mizoram
|
01
|
0.30
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Nagaland
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Odisha
|
75
|
22.50
|
25
|
7.50
|
97
|
29.10
|
71
|
21.60
|
91
|
27.90
|
-
|
Pondicherry
|
02
|
0.60
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Punjab
|
14
|
4.20
|
04
|
1.20
|
11
|
3.30
|
05
|
1.50
|
03
|
0.90
|
-
|
Rajasthan
|
21
|
6.30
|
10
|
3.00
|
37
|
11.10
|
25
|
7.50
|
19
|
6.00
|
-
|
Sikkim
|
02
|
0.60
|
01
|
0.30
|
03
|
0.90
|
02
|
0.60
|
02
|
0.60
|
-
|
Tamil Nadu
|
37
|
11.10
|
18
|
5.40
|
51
|
15.30
|
32
|
9.90
|
23
|
6.90
|
-
|
Telangana
|
12
|
3.60
|
03
|
0.90
|
13
|
3.90
|
08
|
2.40
|
11
|
3.30
|
-
|
Tripura
|
03
|
0.90
|
02
|
0.60
|
10
|
3.00
|
06
|
1.80
|
04
|
1.20
|
-
|
Uttarakhand
|
08
|
2.40
|
03
|
0.90
|
16
|
4.80
|
10
|
3.00
|
09
|
2.70
|
-
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
153
|
45.90
|
35
|
10.50
|
134
|
40.20
|
97
|
29.70
|
99
|
30.30
|
-
|
West Bengal
|
195
|
58.50
|
67
|
20.10
|
278
|
83.70
|
219
|
65.70
|
214
|
64.20
|
|
|
Total
|
1293
|
390.30
|
396
|
118.80
|
1507
|
452.40
|
1077
|
325.5
|
1079
|
327.00
|
(Release ID :280476)