Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts – IGNCA was established in 1987. It is a centre established for encompassing study and experience of all the arts, each form with its own integrity, yet within the dimension of mutual ..

Sahitya Akademi

Sahitya Akademi (साहित्य अकादमी) has been set up for the development of Indian literature and to set high literary standards to foster and co-ordinate literary activities in all the Indian languages and to promote through them cultural unity of the ..

Lalit Kala Akademi

Lalit Kala Akademi (National Academy of Fine Arts) is a national organization established in 1954, to foster and coordinate activities in the sphere of Indian fine art culture. It has headquarters at New Delhi and regional centers at Bhubaneswar, Chennai, ..

Sangeet Natak Akademi

The Sangeet Natak Akademi (संगीत नाटक अकादेमी) was set up in 1953 for the promotion of performing arts. Setting up of Sangeet Natak Akademi is one of the main recommendations of the National conference on Dance, Drama, and Music, held ..

Zonal Cultural Centres

Zonal Cultural Centres have been conceptualized with the aim of projecting cultural kinships, which transcend territorial boundaries. The idea is to arouse and deepen awareness of the local cultures and to show how these merge into Zonal identities and eventually ..

National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities

On 15th August, 2003, Prime Minister of India made an announcement for setting up of a National Mission on India’s Tangible Heritage. Accordingly the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities was launched on 19th March 2007. In a country like India, ..

Price Stabilization Fund Scheme

The Rs. 900 crore fund under ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution tries to contain the prices of essential commodities especially of pulses. This fund was earlier under agriculture ministry but was transferred to Consumer Affairs Ministry in ..

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is a major rural roads program launched by the Indian government in 2000. Led by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, PMGSY aims to provide all-weather road connectivity to unconnected villages across India. ..

Mid-day Meal Scheme

The Mid-day Meal Scheme involves provision of lunch free of cost to school-children on all working days. Its key objectives include: Protecting children from classroom hunger; Increasing school enrolment and attendance; Improved socialisation among children belonging to all castes and ..

National Social Assistance Programme

The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a welfare programme being administered by the Ministry of Rural Development. This programme is being implemented in rural areas as well as urban areas. NSAP represents a significant step towards the fulfilment of ..