Sarkari Yojana
Financial Assistance to Revive, Preserve and Protect Goan Maand Culture
About Financial Assistance to Revive, Preserve and Protect Goan Maand Culture
The Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Goa, created the “Financial Assistance to Revive, Preserve and Protect Goan Maand Culture” scheme to motivate Goan folk artists to revive, safeguard and protect the Goan Maand tradition. This covers folk forms such as Zagor, Ranmalle, Kallo, Perni Zagor, Talgadi, Tonyamell, Shigmo, Challe, Naman, Jatigayan, Goff and Dhallo-Fugadi, folklore and folk music such as Suvarivadan, Ghumatvadan, Shamelvadan and Dholvadan, and any other folk forms, folklore and folk music chosen by the committee of experts that trace their roots to Goan Maand.
Objectives
1. Reviving, preserving and protecting the Goan Maand culture that gave rise to many folk art forms, folk music and folklore in the State of Goa. 1. Keeping villagers bound by unity, integrity and brotherhood, strengthening cultural ties and handing the tradition down to future generations. 1. Supplying the infrastructure and funds needed for this purpose. 1. Preserving the age-old traditions of Maand culture in their unique original form, keeping it authentic and intact by giving the Maand group every kind of infrastructure within the cultural framework. 1. Backing existing Maand groups that are close to dying out. 1. Encouraging cultural exchange between villages through a village exchange programme. 1. Building a legacy of Maand artists through folk programmes at State, National and International levels.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Financial Assistance to Revive, Preserve and Protect Goan Maand Culture, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
The Maand group must have practised folk art…
The Maand group must have practised folk art forms at the traditional Maand place for no less than the past thirty years.
Those wishing to train under the scheme must…
Those wishing to train under the scheme must be at least 10 years old. Elderly folk artists may, during training, share their experience and guide the younger generation with the support of the Maand Guru. Relaxation / Preference / Priority Goan Maand cultures facing extinction will be given preference.
Benefits Provided
Financial Assistance to Revive, Preserve and Protect Goan Maand Culture provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Nature and Quantum of Assistance
The Maand Guru/Trainer receives an honorarium of ₹…
The Maand Guru/Trainer receives an honorarium of ₹ 9,000/- a month.
The Assistant receives an honorarium of ₹ 6,000/-…
The Assistant receives an honorarium of ₹ 6,000/- a month.
Each trainee receives a stipend of ₹ 1,500/-…
Each trainee receives a stipend of ₹ 1,500/- a month (every Maand group should have at least thirty artists/trainees).
₹ 50,000/- is given for buying folk instruments…
₹ 50,000/- is given for buying folk instruments (attach a list of the instruments needed).
₹ 40,000/- is given for the upkeep of…
₹ 40,000/- is given for the upkeep of Maand culture, i.e. repairing old musical instruments and the Maand place.
Up to ₹ 60,000/- is given for buying…
Up to ₹ 60,000/- is given for buying costumes and drapery for performances.
(The committee of experts will fix the exact…
(The committee of experts will fix the exact amount based on need.)
₹ 25,000/- is given for the upkeep and…
₹ 25,000/- is given for the upkeep and maintenance of the Maand place (daily cleaning and floor maintenance). NOTE: The assistance under points 4,5,6, and 7 above applies for the length of the training course.]
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
An undertaking stating whether the village Maand still…
An undertaking stating whether the village Maand still exists.
A No Objection Certificate from the Devasthan/ Maand…
A No Objection Certificate from the Devasthan/ Maand concerned, to be obtained by the Maand group when applying.
A photocopy of the registration certificate (where registered)
A photocopy of the registration certificate (where registered).
A sworn affidavit
A sworn affidavit.
Particulars of the village Maand
Particulars of the village Maand.
Where a grant was sanctioned in earlier years,…
Where a grant was sanctioned in earlier years, the original or a copy of the Utilization Certificate.
Bank particulars (only of a Nationalized or scheduled…
Bank particulars (only of a Nationalized or scheduled bank).
A list of the folk instruments currently held
A list of the folk instruments currently held.
A list of artists keen to train under…
A list of artists keen to train under the Maand scheme.
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Financial Assistance to Revive, Preserve and Protect Goan Maand Culture through the offline application process outlined below.
Go to the Directorate Of Art & Culture,…
Go to the Directorate Of Art & Culture, Government of Goa, 5th Floor, Shram Shakti Bhavan, Panaji, Patto, Panaji, Goa - 403001
Print the proforma of the application form, or…
Print the proforma of the application form, or ask the concerned authority for a printed copy.
Complete all mandatory fields, paste a passport-size photograph…
Complete all mandatory fields, paste a passport-size photograph (signed across it), and attach copies of the required documents, self-attested where needed.
Submit the completed, signed form and documents to…
Submit the completed, signed form and documents to the ACO-I, Directorate of Art & Culture, Phone: 0832-2404640, Email: aco3-dac.goa@nic.in
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.