India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Government has taken several policy and programme initiatives to make culture a source of livelihood, employment and social empowerment, in line with the Panch Pranas.
The Ministry of Culture runs the following Schemes for promotion of both tangible and intangible art and culture to link folk art, tribal traditions, handicrafts, traditional knowledge and Indian languages with education, skill development, tourism and the digital economy, thereby ensuring income and livelihoods for artists and communities:
All these schemes are implemented through a network of 43 field organizations of Ministry.
The Ministry has established seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) headquartered in Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur which organise various cultural festivals and programmes on regular basis which engages local folk artists thereby generating income and livelihoods for artists and communities.
The Ministry of Culture further empowers the community through:
Ministry of Culture also administers 08 Museums, 52 archaeological site museums of ASI and various science museums established by National Council of Science Musuems (NCSM) nationwide, which helps in creating local employment.
To encourage Community Participation (Jan Bhagidari), the Ministry has launched the Adopt a Heritage 2.0 programme, facilitating structured partnerships with public and private entities. To date, 30 MoUs have been executed for non-conservation activities aimed at enhancing visitor experience and local livelihoods.
Furthermore, the ASI conducts people-centric initiatives during events like World Heritage Day to foster national heritage awareness and local participation.
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
