Cultural Minister of Chhattisgarh
Culture plays a vital role in the development agenda of any state. It represents a set of shared attitudes, values, practices and goals. Creativity and Culture marked themselves in almost all the social, economic and other activities.
The functional spectrum of this Ministry under cultural minister is wide, ranging from generating cultural awareness at grassroots level to promote cultural exchanges at global level.
The mission of the cultural department led by cultural minister is to preserve, promote and disseminate all the art and culture forms. In order to attain this, this department undertakes the following activities: Maintenance and protection of heritage, ancient monuments and historic sites. Promotion of visual, literary and performing arts Administration of libraries
The Department of Art and Culture under the leadership of Cultural Minister popularizes art forms.
There are many schemes under the ministry of culture and cultural minister. They are as follows: Building Grants, Including Studio Theatres Museum Grant Scheme Celebration Of Centenaries Artists Pension Scheme and Welfare Fund Buddhist & Tibetan Culture Art National Memorial Performing Arts Grants Scheme Senior/Junior Fellowship
The Directorate of Art and Culture has different Regional Cultural Centres at different parts of the state.
The cultural minister of Chhattisgarh has initiated a number of schemes for the enrichment of performing arts, extending grants to professional drama troupes for production and staging of folk dramas depicting our ancient culture and heritage, sanctioning of grants for publication of rare books in the field of art and culture.
Ajay Chandrakar, Hon'ble Minister of Tourism and Culture, Govt. of Chhattisgarh said, "Chhattisgarh is a lively state which now looks forward towards creating Tourism as one of its wealthiest resources.
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