Sarkari Yojana
Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Lumpsum Grant
About Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Lumpsum Grant
One of the components of the “Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi” scheme, launched by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa, is the “Lumpsum Grant”. When an artist dies, it gives the dependent family a lumpsum grant of up to ₹20,000/-. The one-time assistance is paid to the eligible applicant through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) mode, and applications are accepted Offline.
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Lumpsum Grant, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
The late artist must have been a Goan,…
The late artist must have been a Goan, born and raised in Goa.
The artist who died must have held recognition…
The artist who died must have held recognition from the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa.
The deceased artist should have been at least…
The deceased artist should have been at least 50 years old, though the Government may relax the age limit for deserving cases in special circumstances.
The person applying has to be a dependent…
The person applying has to be a dependent family member of the late artist.
First preference for the grant goes to the…
First preference for the grant goes to the late artist's wife/husband.
If the wife/husband died before the artist, the…
If the wife/husband died before the artist, the benefit passes in equal shares to the artist's unmarried/unemployed sons/daughters, as the case may be.
The late artist's family must have an annual…
The late artist's family must have an annual income from all sources below ₹25,000/- per annum.
Benefits Provided
Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Lumpsum Grant provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
A lumpsum grant of no more than ₹20,000/-…
A lumpsum grant of no more than ₹20,000/- is given as financial assistance.
The eligible applicant receives this one-time amount through…
The eligible applicant receives this one-time amount through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) mode. Conditions
The late artist's wife/husband is the first to…
The late artist's wife/husband is the first to be considered for the grant.
Where the wife/husband passed away before the artist,…
Where the wife/husband passed away before the artist, the unmarried/unemployed sons/daughters of the artist share the benefit equally, as the case may be.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
Documents of the Deceased Artist
Certificate of domicile
Certificate of domicile
Certificate of death
Certificate of death
Proof of the artist's recognition by the Directorate…
Proof of the artist's recognition by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa. Documents of the Dependent Family Member
Certificate of income
Certificate of income
Documents showing the family relationship with the artist
Documents showing the family relationship with the artist
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Lumpsum Grant through the offline application process outlined below.
Pick up the scheme's prescribed form from the…
Pick up the scheme's prescribed form from the Directorate of Art & Culture, which is at Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa.
Fill in the mandatory fields and attach copies…
Fill in the mandatory fields and attach copies of all the mandatory documents, self-attested where required.
Take the completed application and every required document…
Take the completed application and every required document directly to the Directorate of Art & Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa. Post-Application Processes
Applications are forwarded by the Directorate to the…
Applications are forwarded by the Directorate to the sub-committee, which scrutinises them in detail; the Director supplies its recommendations.
The sub-committee weighs the applications, recommends those applicants…
The sub-committee weighs the applications, recommends those applicants it considers fit for the benefit, and decides the amount to release to the needy artist.
After the amount is decided, approval from the…
After the amount is decided, approval from the Government is taken so the assistance can be released.
When the Government has approved, the Director pays…
When the Government has approved, the Director pays the one-time assistance into the applicant's bank account using Electronic Clearing System mode.
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.