Sarkari Yojana
Financial Assistance For Promotion Of Guru-Shishya Parampara (Repertory Grant)
About Financial Assistance For Promotion Of Guru-Shishya Parampara (Repertory Grant)
The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, runs “Financial Assistance for Promotion of Guru-Shishya Parampara (Repertory Grant),” which funds dramatic groups, theatre groups, music ensembles, children’s theatre, and other performing-arts genres.
The Ministry evaluates grantees through periodic inspections, field visits, and similar means as needed. For fresh cases under this scheme, the approved grant is released only after the Ministry has physically verified the organization. In addition, at least 5–10% of newly recommended proposals/cases are physically inspected/verified by the concerned Ministry of Culture officers.
Scheme Overview
Central Government
Ministry Of Culture
Ministry Of Culture, Government Of India
Institution
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Financial Assistance For Promotion Of Guru-Shishya Parampara (Repertory Grant), applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Performing-arts organizations running dramatic groups, theatre groups, music…
Performing-arts organizations running dramatic groups, theatre groups, music ensembles, or children's theatre may apply under the scheme.
Group ensembles seeking assistance must have an adequately…
Group ensembles seeking assistance must have an adequately sized, quality repertoire and must have performed at the all-India level.
An organization may receive only one grant per…
An organization may receive only one grant per financial year.
Note 01: An Expert Committee set up for this purpose reviews the scheme annually.
Note 02: Physical verification is mandatory for continuing the grant every 4th year.
Note 03: Grantees are recommended for renewal only if they stage at least two productions during the financial year, at least one of which must be new (not staged before).
Note 04: The grant is disbursed in a single installment once the following conditions are met at the time of the renewal proposal:
Grantee organizations must hold at least two cultural activities (function, lecture, seminar, workshop, exhibition, etc.) at schools in their vicinity; a certificate to this effect from the school Principal is mandatory for renewal and release of the grant.
Grantee organizations must upload videos of their productions/functions/seminars to YouTube and share the link on the Ministry of Culture's YouTube/Facebook/Twitter page — a prerequisite for renewal — and public comments on these uploads will also factor into the renewal decision.
Benefits Provided
Financial Assistance For Promotion Of Guru-Shishya Parampara (Repertory Grant) provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Under the scheme, each Guru/Director receives ₹15,000/- per…
Under the scheme, each Guru/Director receives ₹15,000/- per month.
Each Shishya/Artist receives assistance as follows
Each Shishya/Artist receives assistance as follows: Sl. No. Categories of Shishya/Artist Age Group Amount of Assistance/Honorarium Per Month 1 Adult Shishya/Artist (18 years and above) ₹10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only) 2 Category A child Shishya/Artist (12 years and above but below 18) ₹7,500/- (Rupees seven thousand five hundred only) 3 Category B child Shishya/Artist (6 years and above but below 12) ₹3,500/- (Rupees three thousand five hundred only) 4 Category C child Shishya/Artist (3 years and above but below 6) ₹2,000/- (Rupees two thousand only) Note 01: Expenditure under the scheme must stay within its allocated outlay. Note 02: Payments to applicant organizations are invariably made through electronic mode/RTGS, per prevailing practice.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
A brief introduction of the applicant organization, with…
A brief introduction of the applicant organization, with press reviews, press advertisements, souvenir ticket copies, etc., covering the previous year's activities.
Photocopy of the Registration Certificate and Memorandum of…
Photocopy of the Registration Certificate and Memorandum of Association/Deed, Bye-laws.
A copy of the organization's Unique ID number…
A copy of the organization's Unique ID number from the NGO-PS (NGO-DARPAN) Portal.
A copy of the Permanent Account Number (PAN)…
A copy of the Permanent Account Number (PAN) from the Income Tax Department.
A duly filled-in Resolution in the prescribed format…
A duly filled-in Resolution in the prescribed format (original).
A duly filled-in indemnity Bond in the prescribed…
A duly filled-in indemnity Bond in the prescribed format (original), signed on every page by the authorized signatory with the organization's stamp, and by two witnesses with their names and full addresses.
Full details of the Guru/Director and Shishya/Artists enrolled…
Full details of the Guru/Director and Shishya/Artists enrolled with the organization for whom assistance is sought, with their bank account details; any change (resignation/joining) must be intimated to the Ministry immediately in the prescribed format, along with revised bank details.
Justification for seeking the grant — whether Fresh,…
Justification for seeking the grant — whether Fresh, Renewal, or Enhancement of Financial Assistance for Promotion of Guru-Shishya Parampara (Repertory Grant).
Audited statements of accounts for the last three…
Audited statements of accounts for the last three years, with sources and patterns of receipts & payments and income & expenditure covering all organizational activities.
Income Tax Assessment orders for the last three…
Income Tax Assessment orders for the last three years.
Balance sheets with auditor's certificates for the last…
Balance sheets with auditor's certificates for the last three years.
An original Utilization Certificate in the prescribed format…
An original Utilization Certificate in the prescribed format (FORM GFR 12-A) and an original receipts & payments statement, issued by a Chartered Accountant on letterhead (with CA membership number shown), countersigned and stamped by the grantee organization's authorized signatory, for the last grant received.
Press reviews, press advertisements, souvenir ticket copies, etc.,…
Press reviews, press advertisements, souvenir ticket copies, etc., of previous years' productions.
Proof that the grantee organization electronically transferred last…
Proof that the grantee organization electronically transferred last year's cash grant component into each individual beneficiary's (Guru and Shishya/Artist) bank account (e.g., copies of each beneficiary's bank statement) — mandatory for renewal.
A duly filled-in and signed prescribed Bank Proforma/Authorization…
A duly filled-in and signed prescribed Bank Proforma/Authorization letter, verified and signed by the concerned Bank Manager (original).
A duly filled-in checklist accompanying the application form
A duly filled-in checklist accompanying the application form.
A recommendation from the concerned State Government/UT Administration,…
A recommendation from the concerned State Government/UT Administration, a State Academy, or a National Academy — including the National School of Drama (NSD), Kalakshetra Foundation, Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs), or a similarly stature body — with the original recommendation letter in the prescribed format enclosed.
An annual action plan for the organization (with…
An annual action plan for the organization (with supporting proof), covering–
Details of at least two cultural activities (function, lecture, seminar, workshop, exhibition, etc.) held at schools in the vicinity, with a mandatory certificate from the school Principal for renewal and release of the grant.
Details of the annual plan for at least two productions to be staged (within 150 typed words; at least one must be a new production not staged before), with an item-wise estimated cost — rehearsals, costumes, transportation, research, scripting, staging, etc.; and
Proof of uploading production/function/seminar videos to YouTube and sharing the link on the Ministry of Culture's YouTube/Facebook/Twitter page (a renewal prerequisite), along with hard copies of public comments received (also considered for renewal).
Note: Padma awardees are exempt from needing a recommendation from State Governments/UT Administrations or any State/National Academy, including NSD, Kalakshetra Foundation, CCRT, IGNCA, ZCCs, or similar bodies.
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Financial Assistance For Promotion Of Guru-Shishya Parampara (Repertory Grant) through the offline application process outlined below.
Application Process:
Application Portal: Open Application Portal ↗
An annual advertisement is published on the websites…
An annual advertisement is published on the websites of the National School of Drama, New Delhi, and the Ministry of Culture. The application form and complete scheme details are available on the Ministry of Culture's website.
Organizations may submit applications for the upcoming financial…
Organizations may submit applications for the upcoming financial year before the advertised deadline; the Expert Committee set up for this purpose evaluates these periodically.
A hard copy of the application, with all…
A hard copy of the application, with all enclosures specified in the scheme, application form, and checklist, should be sent to "The Director, National School of Drama, Bahawalpur House, Plot No. 1, Bhagwan Das Road, New Delhi-110001." Note 01: The application must be recommended by the concerned State Government/UT Administration, a State Academy, or a National Academy — including NSD, Kalakshetra Foundation, CCRT, IGNCA, ZCCs, or a similarly stature body. Note 02: Every registered organization applying must first register on the NGO-PS Portal (NGO-DARPAN): https://ngodarpan.gov.in/, obtaining a system-generated Unique ID, and must list 'Art and Culture' among its key working areas. Note 03: Organizations already on the NGODARPAN portal should update their Board members'/Office bearers' Aadhaar & PAN numbers there, if not already done. Note 04: The application must include all relevant documents; applications missing them may be rejected. Note 05: The envelope should be marked "Application for renewal/enhancement/fresh category under the scheme of Financial Assistance for Promotion of Guru-Shishya Parampara (Repertory Grant) for the financial year ........." and submitted by the date specified in NSD's published advertisement. Note 06: The National School of Drama (NSD), under the Ministry of Culture, announces the 'Scheme' annually via NSD's/the Ministry's website: https://nsd.gov.in/delhi/ Note 07: Renewal and Enhancement applications may be submitted separately but must be placed together in a single envelope. Note 08: Applications for enhancing the number of artists are considered only with sufficient justification and supporting documents, and only when submitted together with the renewal application. Mode of Selection: 1. The Expert Committee formed for this purpose considers and recommends financial assistance under the scheme; the Ministry approves the Committee's composition, and the Committee provides case-by-case justification for its recommendations. 2. The Expert Committee reviews applications periodically, depending on fund availability and the volume of grant applications. 3. New organizations may initially receive assistance for one Guru and two Artists, which can be gradually raised to one Guru and eighteen Artists — though the increase should never exceed 100% of the existing strength at any time, and for dance and music it should not exceed one Guru and ten Artists. 4. Given budget constraints, and to make room for new artist groups/organizations, up to 10% of organizations currently receiving assistance may be phased out each year, based on criteria such as past performance, reputation, and the nature of their art form (rare/traditional/experimental/innovative/original/endangered, etc.). 5. Renewal proposals involve a personal interaction/interview.
Official Application & Website
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