Schemes for Artists

The Ministry of Culture is implementing various schemes to protect all genres of artists including folk song artists.

Scholarship and Fellowship for Promotion of Art and Culture

The Scheme of Scholarship and Fellowship for Promotion of Art and Culture consist of 03 components

Award of Scholarships to Young Artists in Different Cultural Fields (SYA)

• Scholarship of Rs.5000/- per month is provided to selected beneficiaries in the age group of 18 -25 years, in four equal six monthly installments for a period of 2 years.
• The candidates should have undergone training under any Guru or Institution for a minimum period of five years.
• The scholars are selected on the basis of their performance in a personal interview/interaction before an Expert Committee for Scholarship constituted by the Ministry.

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Award of Senior/Junior Fellowships to outstanding persons in different cultural fields

• Under this scheme component, Senior Fellowship is provided to selected Fellows in the age group of 40 years and above in four equal 6 monthly installments @ Rs.20,000/- p.m  for 02 years for cultural research.
• Junior Fellowship is provided to selected Fellows in the age group of 25 to 40 years in four equal 6 monthly installments @ Rs.10,000/- p.m for 02 years.
• Upto 400 Senior & Junior Fellowships are awarded in one batch year.
• The Fellows are selected by an Expert Committee for Sr / Jr Fellowship  constituted by the Ministry.

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Award of Tagore National Fellowship for cultural research (TNFCR)

• The candidates are selected under two categories viz. Tagore National Fellowship and Tagore Research Scholarship to work on cultural research by affiliation under different participating institutions in 4 different groups.
• Selection of Fellows and Scholars are made by National Selection Committee (NSC).
• Selected Fellows are paid financial assistance @Rs.80,000/- p.m. + Contingency Allowance and Scholars are paid @ Rs.50,000/- p.m. + Contingency Allowance for a maximum period of 2 Years.
• The financial assistance is released in four equal six monthly installments.

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Scheme for Financial Assistance for Veteran Artists

The Scheme aims to improve the financial and socio-economic status of the old artistes and scholars who have contributed significantly in their specialized fields of arts, letters etc. in their active age or are still contributing in the field of arts, letters etc. but due to old age they have to lead a miserable life or are in penury condition.

Under the Scheme, the following two types of cases/requests will be covered:-

• Existing beneficiaries getting monthly artistes pension under the 1961 Scheme of ‘Financial Assistance to Persons Distinguished in Letters, Arts and such
• Fresh cases of artistes, writers, etc. who are eligible for a grant/monthly financial assistance under the extant guidelines of the Scheme.

To be eligible for the scheme, the age of the applicant should be 60 years and above and personal income of the applicant (including income of the spouse) must not exceed Rs.4,000/- (Rupees four thousand only) per month or annual income of Rs.48,000/- (Rupees forty eight thousand only.

The selected artists get an amount of Rs.6000/- per month, inclusive of both Central and State Government contribution. 

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