Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana

• An umbrella scheme for the promotion of art and culture in the country

Components

• Scheme of Financial Assistance for Promotion of Art and Culture
  • Repertory Grant: To provide financial support for all genres of performing arts and imparting training of artists by their respective Guru on regular basis in line with Guru–Shishya Parampara. 
    • Financial assistance for each Guru/teacher is provided @ Rs.15,000/- per month and for each Shishya/Artist @ Rs.2,000 to 10,000/- per month depending upon the age of artists.  
  • Financial Assistance To Cultural Organizations With National Presence: Assistance up to Rs. 5 Cr. 
  • Cultural Function & Production Grant (CFPG): to provide financial support to NGOs/ Societies/ Trusts/ Universities etc. for Seminars, Conference, Research, Drama-Theatre, Music etc. 
    • Amount of assistance: Upto Rs.5 Lakh (Rs. 20 Lakh under exceptional circumstances).
  • Financial Assistance For The Preservation & Development Of Cultural Heritage Of The Himalayas: The quantum of funding is Rs. 10.00 lakhs per year for an organization which can be increased to Rs. 30.00 lakhs in exceptional cases.
  • Financial Assistance For The Preservation & Development Of Buddhist/Tibetan Organization: The quantum of funding under scheme component is Rs. 30.00 lakhs per year for an organization which can be increased to 1.00 crore in exceptional cases.
• Scheme of Financial Assistance for Creation of Cultural Infrastructure: It has 3 components:
  • Financial Assistance For Building Grants Including Studio Theatres
  • Financial Assistance For Allied Cultural Activities
  • Financial Assistance For Tagore Cultural Complexes (TCC)
• Scheme Of Scholarship And Fellowship For Promotion Of Art And Culture: Consists of three components: 
  • Scheme For The Award Of Fellowship To Outstanding Persons In The Field Of Culture
  • Scheme For Scholarships To Young Artistes In Different Cultural Fields
  • Tagore National Fellowship for Cultural Research
• Artists Pension Scheme: To provide a pension of Rs.4.000/- p.m. to the old artistes and scholars (not less than the age of 60 years and annual income not exceeding Rs.48,000/- p.a.) who have contributed significantly in their specialized fields of arts, letters etc. but are now living in penury condition
• Seva Bhoj Yojana: Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) and Central Government's share of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) paid on purchase of specific raw food items by Charitable/Religious Institutions for distributing free food to public shall be reimbursed as Financial Assistance by the Government of India.
• Scheme for Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage: For reinvigorating and revitalizing various institutions, groups, NGOs, etc. so that they may engage in activities/projects for strengthening, protecting, preserving and promoting the rich intangible cultural heritage of India.