Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana (KSVY) – financial assistance for cultural organisations and artists, including tribal/rural performers
Central Sector Scheme for cultural organisations and artists, with explicit support for tribal and rural performers
- The Ministry of Culture implements Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana as a Central Sector Scheme for cultural organisations and artists.
- Seven Zonal Cultural Centres are located at Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur and organise cultural programmes regularly.
- The Ministry of Culture does not maintain district-wise, category-wise or constituency-wise data under Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana.
The Ministry of Culture has set out the design of the Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana (KSVY), a Central Sector Scheme for cultural organisations and individual artists, including tribal and rural performers. The scheme matters for UPSC because it links cultural preservation, artist welfare, and institutional support for performing arts under one policy framework.
What the scheme does
KSVY provides financial assistance to eligible cultural organisations and artists engaged in performing arts across India, including Assam and Himachal Pradesh. The Ministry of Culture states that funds are released from the Consolidated Fund of India through the annual budget allocation for KSVY.
UPSC can ask how the Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana supports cultural preservation, what institutions implement it, and how the scheme combines livelihood support with promotion of intangible cultural heritage. The scheme also offers a basis for questions on Centre-sponsored cultural infrastructure, grant design, and the role of Zonal Cultural Centres in regional cultural outreach.
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