Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India

03/10/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/10/2025 04:04

Financial Grant Scheme for Young Artists

Ministry of Culture

Financial Grant Scheme for Young Artists

Posted On: 10 MAR 2025 3:23PM by PIB Delhi

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 West Bengal, 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 West Bengal, 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:-

  1. Indian Classical Music
  2. Indian Classical Dance/ Dance Music
  3. Theatre
  4. Visual Arts
  5. Folk, Traditional and Indigenous Arts
  6. Light Classical Music

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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Annexure-I

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 lakh)

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

452.40

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Sunil Kumar Tiwari

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