The National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM), through the Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar (MGMD) initiative, undertakes village-level cultural mapping across the country. Cultural information relating to artists, artisans and other cultural practitioners, wherever available, is documented as part of village cultural profiles. However, NMCM does not provide for registration of artists or cultural practitioners. The data on the MGMD Portal is maintained village-wise and not category-wise. Accordingly, State-wise data on registered artists, artisans and cultural practitioners is not maintained. An illustrative list of artists, artisans and cultural practitioners documented under MGMD is placed at Annexure-I.

Documentation under MGMD is undertaken at the village level and records cultural information in village profiles. Separate data on cultural clusters is not maintained under the Mission. However, an illustrative list of cultural institutions and folk-art groups documented under MGMD is placed at Annexure-II.

NMCM undertakes documentation of cultural assets, including artists and cultural practitioners. The Mission does not provide for registration of artists. Accordingly, no financial assistance, insurance or social security support is provided under NMCM.

The primary objective of MGMD is documentation of village-level cultural heritage. At present, there is no provision under the Mission for integration of the cultural mapping database with tourism, education or skill development initiatives.

This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today

 

ANNEXURE-I

Some Artists, Artisans and Cultural Practitioners Mapped under MGMD

 

ANNEXURE – II

 

Some Cultural Institutions and Folk Art Groups Mapped under MGMD

 

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