Sarkari Yojana
Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Pandemics
About Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Pandemics
The “Pandemics” component of the “Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi” scheme, set up by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa, supports elderly and needy Goan artists whose income dried up because of the pandemic. Eligible artists hit by the COVID-19 pandemic receive relief of at least ₹5,000/- (lumpsum) and at most ₹10,000/- (lumpsum). Applications are accepted Offline at the Directorate of Art & Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Pandemics, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Only artists living in Goa can apply
Only artists living in Goa can apply.
The artist has to be older than 18…
The artist has to be older than 18 years.
The COVID-19 pandemic must have cost the artist…
The COVID-19 pandemic must have cost the artist their source of income.
The artist's own income from all sources must…
The artist's own income from all sources must not be above ₹1,50,000/- per annum.
The artist should be active in an art…
The artist should be active in an art and culture field such as Music/Dance/Drama/Tiatr/ Folk/Kir tan/Bhajan/Painting/Sculpture/Literature/Cantarists/Sahittik/Poets/Photographers/traditional Handicraft etc.
The artist must genuinely need the kind of…
The artist must genuinely need the kind of financial help the scheme offers.
Art-related activities/programmes must be the artist's only means…
Art-related activities/programmes must be the artist's only means of support.
Government employees, employees of Autonomous bodies or Corporations,…
Government employees, employees of Autonomous bodies or Corporations, and pensioners of any organisation cannot apply.
Benefits Provided
Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Pandemics provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Each eligible artist gets one-time assistance of between…
Each eligible artist gets one-time assistance of between ₹5,000/- and ₹10,000/- (lumpsum), as the committee decides.
The money goes into the artist's Bank Account…
The money goes into the artist's Bank Account (Nationalized Bank) by Electronic Clearing Service mode.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
Certificate of domicile
Certificate of domicile
Document proving age
Document proving age
Certificate of income
Certificate of income
Evidence of recent work in Art and Culture
Evidence of recent work in Art and Culture
A self-signed Affidavit/Declaration on ₹50/- Stamp Paper about…
A self-signed Affidavit/Declaration on ₹50/- Stamp Paper about individual income from all sources. *The applicant may have to give either proof or a self-signed Affidavit/Declaration covering the points below -
That the COVID-19 pandemic caused the loss of…
That the COVID-19 pandemic caused the loss of income.
That the applicant depends only on art related…
That the applicant depends only on art related activities/programmes.
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Pandemics through the offline application process outlined below.
The prescribed application form can be collected at…
The prescribed application form can be collected at the Directorate of Art & Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa.
All mandatory fields must be completed, with copies…
All mandatory fields must be completed, with copies of the mandatory documents attached (self-attest, if required).
Lodge the completed form and the required documents…
Lodge the completed form and the required documents directly with the Directorate of Art & Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa. Post-Application Processes
After receipt, the Directorate forwards the application to…
After receipt, the Directorate forwards the application to the sub-committee to be scrutinised carefully, and the Director adds its recommendations.
Applications are then considered by the sub-committee, which…
Applications are then considered by the sub-committee, which recommends suitable applicants for the benefit and settles the amount to be released to each needy artist.
Release of the assistance requires Government approval, obtained…
Release of the assistance requires Government approval, obtained after the committee settles the amount.
On approval by the Government, the Director sends…
On approval by the Government, the Director sends the one-time assistance to the applicant's bank account in Electronic Clearing System mode.
Exclusions / Who Is Not Eligible
- Scheme will not be applicable to the beneficiaries of Kala Samman who get monthly pensions from Department of Art & Culture, Government of Goa and also to those who are receiving any other pension /financial assistance from the Government (Centre/State).
- The applicant working in private agency/company/institution on regular basis (on a regular payroll) are not eligible. However, the employees on contract/daily wages shall be considered provided their individual income from all sources does not exceed Rs.1.50 lakhs per annum.
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.