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