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Financial Assistance for Seminars Festivals & Exhibitions on Cultural Subj by not-for Profit orgns

Activities: Others

Scope;The scheme covers all ‘not-for-profit’ organizations, including Societies, Trusts and Universities, for supporting the seminars, research, workshops, festivals and exhibitions, etc. organized by them on different aspects of Indian Culture. They should have been functioning and registered under the Societies Registration Act (XXI of 1860), Trusts Act, Companies Act or any Central or State Act for at least three years. The scheme will, however, not be applicable to such organizations or institutions as are functioning as religious institutions, or as schools/colleges. Grant will be provided for all types of interactive fora such as conferences, seminars, workshops, symposia as also festivals and exhibitions on any subject important to the preservation or promotion of cultural heritage, arts, letters and other creative endeavors.

Eligibility: 

  1. The applicant organization that are voluntary organizations or NGOs, should, in order to qualify for the grant, have a properly constituted managing body with its powers, duties and responsibilities clearly defined and laid down in the form of a written constitution.
  2. It must have tied up or planned the matching resources at least to the extent of 25 % of the project cost.
  3. It should have facilities, resources, personnel and experience to take up the event/ project for which a grant is required.
  4. Past experience of holding such functions, as applied for, would be given preference

Qunatum of Assistance

Grant for specific projects under Para 4 above shall be restricted to 75% of the expenditure, subject to a maximum of Rs.5.00 lakhs per project as recommended by the Expert Committee. The Ministry may in exceptional circumstances, increase the assistance to any project of outstanding merit and relevance, subject to appropriate approval.

Accounting Procedures

Separate accounts shall be maintained in regard to the grants released by the Central Government

  1. The Accounts of the grantee organization shall be open to audit at any time by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India or his nominee at his discretion.
  2. The grantee organization shall submit to the Government of India, a Statement of Accounts audited by a Chartered Accountant, stating out the expenditure incurred on the approved project and indicating the utilization of the Government grant in the preceding years. If the utilization certificate is not submitted within the prescribed period, the grantee shall arrange to refund immediately the whole amount of the grant received together with interest thereon at the prevailing borrowing rate of the Government of India unless specially exempted by the Government.
  3. the grantee organization will be open to a review by the Government of India, Ministry of Culture by appointing a committee or in any other manner decided by the Government as and when deemed necessary by the Government.
  4. The grantee organization shall not invite foreign delegation without obtaining permission from the Ministry of External Affairs, application for which shall invariably be routed through Ministry of Culture.
  5. It will be subjected to such other conditions as may be imposed by the Government from time to time.
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