Ministry of Culture Launches ‘Financial Assistance for Veteran Artists’ Scheme to Support Senior Artists

Ministry of Culture administers a Scheme by the name of ‘Financial Assistance for Veteran Artists’ to provide financial assistance to veteran artists aged 60 years and above having annual income not exceeding Rs. 72,000/-. The selected artist is provided maximum financial assistance of Rs. 6000/- per month. The scheme is meant to provide financial assistance for improving the financial and socio-economic status of the old artistes and scholars who have contributed significantly in their active age or are still contributing in the field of arts, letters etc. but due to old age are unable to generate a steady income.

State-wise details of funds distributed to the veteran artists under the scheme during the last five years are as under:

						(Rs. In Lakh)
Sl. No.	States	FY-2019-20	FY-2020-21	FY-2021-22	FY-2022-23	FY – 2023-24
		Amount Disbursed	Amount Disbursed	Amount Disbursed	Amount Disbursed	Amount Disbursed
1	Andhra Pradesh	22.16	5.10	72.29	84.66	153.30
2	Assam	1.92	0.96	0.48	1.57	2.41
3	Bihar	–	–	–	–	15.47
4	Delhi	–	–	–	–	5.87
5	Haryana	0.04	–	0.93	0.56	3.69
7	Jharkhand	1.11	2.28	3.00	3.59	3.88
8	Karnataka	30.29	29.97	59.55	64.32	341.98
9	Kerala	13.34	8.18	24.49	25.30	64.21
10	Madhya Pradesh	5.41	2.44	5.04	3.86	6.95
11	Maharashtra	85.86	106.61	190.49	273.49	795.97
12	Manipur	3.08	3.36	7.84	0.60	14.70
13	Nagaland	0.04	0.48	0.92	0.12	3.28
14	Odisha	84.04	119.46	276.95	306.77	1063.40
16	Rajasthan	0.87	0.07	1.23	0.71	1.36
17	Tamil Nadu	9.92	0.87	15.49	14.60	46.96
18	Telangana	86.18	53.20	217.29	268.16	274.94
19	Tripura	0.06	0.24	0.92	0.12	–
20	Uttar Pradesh	3.20	5.12	13.08	15.46	67.24
21	Uttarakhand	–	–	–	–	2.43
22	West Bengal	8.26	5.09	12.31	11.71	28.53
	Total	355.82	343.46	902.30	1075.60	2896.57
	LIC*	1461.78	527.85	639.87	783.58	–
	G. Total	1817.60	871.31	1542.17	1859.18	2896.57

Ministry of Culture