No district-wise data on tribal culture projects in Madhya Pradesh, answer states
The question asked the Ministry of Culture to detail government initiatives, achievements, and specific projects for preserving indigenous and tribal culture from 2014 to 2025, with a specific focus on Madhya Pradesh and the Vindhya region.
Asked by Shri Ganesh Singh; Answered by the Ministry of Culture (Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat).
- Seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) were established to organize cultural activities.
- From 2014-15 to 2025-26, ZCCs organized 14,230 cultural programmes/festivals.
- A total of 757,581 artists benefited from ZCC activities during the specified period.
- Expenditure on artists by ZCCs totaled Rs. 49,669.93 lakh from 2014-15 to 2025-26.
- 203 art forms were documented by ZCCs during the period.
- 14 Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsavs (RSMs) and 4 Zonal Level RSMs were organized since 2015.
- Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) runs schemes for 'Training and Preservation of Traditional, Folk & Tribal Performing Arts' and 'Survey, Research, Documentation, Dissemination & Publication'.
- SNA presented over 2,500 folk and tribal artists at the Republic Day Parade 2025.
- 50 Gond Tribe artists from Gadchiroli-Chimur were engaged for the Republic Day Parade 2026.
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Document details
| Official title | Preservation and Promotion of Indigenous and Tribal Culture |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred) |
| Reference number | LS Q204 (Session 8) |
| Status | closed (question) |
| Year | 03.0 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |