MinistryMinistry ofof CultureCulture

InitiativesInitiatives inin thethe NorthNorth--EasternEastern StatesStates

1 MinistryMinistry ofof CultureCulture IntroductionIntroduction ™™ TheThe effortsefforts ofof thethe MinistryMinistry ofof CultureCulture havehave beenbeen toto preservepreserve andand promotepromote thethe unique,unique, richrich andand diversediverse artart andand cultureculture ofof thethe NorthNorth EastEast RegionRegion (NER)(NER) throughthrough variousvarious schemesschemes andand programmesprogrammes bestbest suitedsuited toto thesethese areas.areas.

2 ™™ToTo achieveachieve thethe objectivesobjectives MinistryMinistry ofof CultureCulture has:has: ¾¾SetSet upup institutionsinstitutions toto taketake upup suchsuch activities;activities; ¾¾Funded/supportedFunded/supported locallocal institutions;institutions; ¾¾EncouragedEncouraged autonomousautonomous institutionsinstitutions inin intensifyingintensifying theirtheir activities;activities; ¾¾ImplementedImplemented certaincertain schemesschemes directlydirectly

3 InstitutionsInstitutions underunder MinistryMinistry ofof CultureCulture withwith CentresCentres inin NorthNorth EastEast

™™ JawaharlalJawaharlal NehruNehru ManipurManipur DanceDance Akademi,Akademi, ImphalImphal ™™ NorthNorth EastEast ZonalZonal CulturalCultural Centre,Centre, DimapurDimapur ™™ AnthropologicalAnthropological SurveySurvey ofof ,India, RegionalRegional office,office, ShillongShillong ™™ ArchaeologicalArchaeological SurveySurvey ofof India,India, GuwahatiGuwahati CircleCircle ™™ SahityaSahitya Akademi,Akademi, NorthNorth EastEast Centre,Centre, NEHU,NEHU, ShillongShillong ™™ IndiraIndira GandhiGandhi NationalNational CentreCentre forfor Arts,Arts, NENE Centre,Centre, GuwahatiGuwahati

4 PerformancePerformance byby ChildChild ArtistesArtistes atat ManipurManipur DanceDance AcademyAcademy 5 InstitutionsInstitutions inin NENE fundedfunded withwith grantsgrants byby MinistryMinistry ofof CultureCulture

1.1. ShrimantaShrimanta ShankaradevaShankaradeva Kalakshetra,Kalakshetra, :Guwahati: 2.2. TawangTawang Monastery,Monastery, ArunachalArunachal PradeshPradesh 3.3. NamgyalNamgyal ResearchResearch InstituteInstitute ofof Tibetology,Tibetology, ,Gangtok, SikkimSikkim 4.4. BuddhistBuddhist CulturalCultural PreservationPreservation Society,Society, ArunachalArunachal PradeshPradesh

6 TawangTawang Monastery,Monastery, 7 ArunachalArunachal PradeshPradesh AutonomousAutonomous organizationsorganizations headquarteredheadquartered outsideoutside NENE withwith majormajor programmesprogrammes inin thethe NorthNorth EastEast •• SangeetSangeet NatakNatak AkademiAkademi •• SahityaSahitya AkademiAkademi •• LalitLalit KalaKala AkademiAkademi •• CentreCentre forfor CulturalCultural ResourcesResources andand Training,Training, NewNew DelhiDelhi •• IndianIndian MuseumMuseum •• NationalNational CouncilCouncil ofof ScienceScience Museum,Museum, KolkataKolkata •• IndiraIndira GandhiGandhi RashtriyaRashtriya ManavManav SangrahalayaSangrahalaya •• RajaRaja RammohunRammohun RoyRoy LibraryLibrary Foundation,Foundation, KolkataKolkata •• IndiraIndira GandhiGandhi NationalNational CentreCentre forfor Arts,Arts, NewNew DelhiDelhi •• VictoriaVictoria MemorialMemorial Hall,Hall, KolkataKolkata 8 AllocationAllocation andand ActualActual ExpenditureExpenditure forfor thethe activitiesactivities ofof NorthNorth EasternEastern RegionRegion (Amount in crores of Rs)

Plan Allocation Funds utilisation in S.No Year for the Ministry Allocation for N.E. N.E. (Revised Estimates)

1 2002-03 275.00 23.00* 21.21 2 2003-04 250.00 22.50* 25.30 3 2004-05 336.00 33.60 23.22 4 2005-06 400.00 40.00 35.06 5 2006-07 400.00 40.00 29.40 Total X Plan (2002- 1661.00 159.10 134.19 07) 6 2007-08 (BE) 557.00 55.70 ----- *Allocation w.r.t. revenue portion. Capital was shown in the Demands for Grants of Ministry of Urban Development 9 FundFund UtilisationUtilisation inin NorthNorth EastEast duringduring XX PlanPlan (Amount in crores of Rs)

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10 SectorSector--wisewise expenditureexpenditure forfor thethe activitiesactivities ofof NorthNorth EasternEastern RegionRegion duringduring XX PlanPlan (Amount in crore of Rs)

Expenditure S.No. Sector 2002-07

1. Promotion and Dissemination 69.20 2. Archaeology 3.27 3. Archives and Records 0.47 4. Museums 42.33 5. Anthropology and Ethnology 5.14 6. Public Libraries 11.37 7. IGNCA 0.1 8. Institutions of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies 0.4 9. Other Expenditure/Memorials 1.91 Total : 134.19 11 ArchaeologyArchaeology

Conservation

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12 MajorMajor SectoralSectoral activitiesactivities byby MinistryMinistry ofof CultureCulture inin NorthNorth EastEast Archaeology Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) ™ Maintains 76 Centrally Protected Monuments in the NE region under Guwahati Circle. These are temples, rock carvings, tombs, graves, rock inscriptions/ sculpture, palaces and monoliths. ™ The funds to the tune of Rs. 3.27 crore were utilized for conservation/preservation and environmental development of these monuments for the last three years, 2004-05 to 2006-07. ™ In the recent past, site restoration of ruins has been undertaken at (i) Rabdentse, West , (ii) Development of gardens at Devidoi, Shivsagar (), (iiii) Rabdentse & Coronation throne, Yoksum (Sikkim), (iv) Repairs at ruins at Dimapur (), (v) Maintenance of infrastructure of existing office at Guwahati and (vi) Excavation of sites at (a) Suryapuhar, Distt. Golpura, Assam, (b) Shyamsunder Tilak, South Distt., (c) Maidam No.2 Charaidco, Distt. Shiv Sagar (vii) Majuli Island is being referred to the World Heritage Committee for nomination to World Heritage Status. The dossier is 13being prepared for inclusion of the same in the World Heritage list. Folk and Tribal Culture

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