Monday, 21 November 2016

Scholarships Awarded by centre for Cultural Resources and Training Scheme Under M/O Culture

Scholarships Awarded by centre for Cultural Resources and Training Scheme Under M/O Culture .Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) is an autonomous organization of Ministry of Culture and implementing the Cultural Talent Search Scholarship (CTSS) Scheme. The scheme is aimed at providing facilities to outstanding talented children selected in the age group of 10 to 14 years
studying either in recognized schools or belonging to families practicing traditional performing arts for getting specialized training in various cultural fields such as traditional forms of music, dance, drama as well as painting, sculpture, crafts and literary activities.

The scholarship is initially awarded for two years and is renewable up to age of 20 years, subject to the awardee maintaining good progress. The value of scholarship is Rs.3600/- per year for the scholarship holder, in addition to reimbursement of the actual tuition fee paid to the Guru/Teacher, up to ceiling of Rs. 9000/- per year.

650 new scholarships are awarded every year, of which 100 are reserved for Tribal Culture (ST candidates), 125 for the children of families practicing traditional arts, 20 for Divyaang (Differently Abled) children and (from 2016) 30 for the students applying in the field of Creative Writing/literary Arts. .

State wise break-up of the Scholarships awarded under Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme for the year 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17

S.No.
STATE/UTs
YEAR
2014-2015
YEAR 2015-16
YEAR 2016-17
1.
Andhra Pradesh
35
16
10
2.
Arunachal Pradesh
02
-
-
3.
Assam
84
86
74
4.
Bihar
08
11
08
5.
Chhattisgarh
09
11
02
6.
Goa
05
-
32
7.
Gujarat
10
10
-
8.
Haryana
05
05
09
9.
Himachal Pradesh
01
01
06
10.
Jammu & Kashmir
10
04
-
11.
Jharkhand
09
11
-
12.
Karnataka
36
47
05
13.
Kerala
31
44
26
14.
Madhya Pradesh
21
17
47
15.
Maharashtra
46
46
18
16.
Manipur
14
20
33
17.
Meghalaya
08
01
13
18.
Mizoram
00
00
-
19.
Nagaland
13
00
-
20.
Odisha
64
53
-
21.
Punjab
06
06
50
22.
Rajasthan
07
09
11
23.
Sikkim
02
00
05
24.
Tamil Nadu
36
19
16
25.
Telangana
--
26
-
26.
Tripura
37
41
22
27.
Uttarakhand
03
01
28
28.
Uttar Pradesh
14
20
45
29.
West Bengal
47
56
15
30.
A & N Islands
03
02
02
31.
Chandigarh
01
01
47
32.
Delhi
33
48
-
33.
Dadar & Nagar Haveli
00
00
02
34.
Daman & Diu
00
00
-
35.
Lakshadweep
13
00
-
36.
Puducherry
07
08
-

TOTAL
620
620
526


This information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

Scholarships Awarded by centre for Cultural Resources and Training Scheme Under M/O Culture 

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