Ministry of Culture through its autonomous bodies has made efforts to promote art, literature and craft in the country.

New Delhi, Aug 07, 2023, PIB

Ministry of Culture through its autonomous bodies has made efforts to promote art, literature and
craft in the country. Sahitya Akademi under Ministry of Culture has published over 7000 books
in 24 languages. Every year Akademi holds a number of seminars at regional, national and
international levels; Akademi has a series of programs called Cultural Exchange and given travel
grants to young writers and conducts International Literary Festival-UNMESHA.
Lalit Kala Akademi under Ministry of Culture organizes art camps, workshops, exhibitions, art
festivals like National Painting workshops and Mega Exhibition. Sangeet Natak Akademi
organizes festivals all over the country, provides grants-in-aid for research, documentation, and
publishing in the performing arts; organizes and subsidizes seminars and conferences of subject
specialists. Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) has designed various training
programmes which include various thematic workshops focusing on creating awareness
regarding promotion and preservation of Indian Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage,
Literary Heritage, Folk/Tribal Art & Culture and Craft traditions.
Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, conducts workshops in Wood Block-printing, Kalamkari
Painting and Natural dyeing. Craft Education and Research Centre the CERC , Kalakshetra
Foundation under Ministry of Culture has trained women from low-income groups in the art of
Kalamkari. Ministry through its akademies present awards and scholarships to the artists and also
invites artists from different genres of performing arts, folk art, tribal art for performance.
Ministry of Culture through its autonomous bodies conducts festivals, fairs and events at
regional, national and international levels. These events showcase traditional art forms, music,
dance, crafts and other cultural expressions, drawing attention to the richness and diversity of
traditional culture. The Akademies also maintain a repository of archives and regularly engaged
in documenting our cultural heritage. Ministry also conducts training and workshops, cultural
outreach programs and social media platforms to create awareness among the people of the
country to adopt traditional culture.
This reply was given by Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern
Region Shri G. Kishan Reddy in Lok Sabha today.