The aims and objectives of the
Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) are to preserve,
promote and disseminate the arts, specially folk/tribal
arts of the country. The ZCCs endeavour to develop
and promote the rich diversity and uniqueness of various arts of the Zone and
to upgrade and enrich consciousness of the people about their cultural
heritage.
There are only seven ZCCs in the
country. Though no ZCC has its headquarters in Karnataka, the state of
Karnataka is a member of the South Zone Cultural Centre (SZCC), having its
headquarters at Thanjavur and also of South Central
Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC) having its headquarters at Nagpur.
The details of ZCCs,
location-wise and the schemes/programmes organised/executed by each centre, ZCC-wise are annexed.
Annexure
Government has set up seven Zonal
Cultural Centres (ZCCs) having headquarters in
various part of the country as per the details given below:-
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Sl. No.
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Name of the centre
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Headquarters
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Member States
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1
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North Zone Cultural Centre
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Patiala
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Jammu & Kashmir,
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand,
Rajasthan and Union Territory of Chandigarh
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2.
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West Zone Cultural Centre
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Udaipur
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Rajasthan, Maharashtra,
Gujarat, Goa, Union Territories of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar
Haveli
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3
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South Zone Cultural Centre
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Thanjavur
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Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands,
Lakshadweep, Puducherry.
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4
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South Central Zone
Cultural Centre
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Nagpur
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Andhra Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
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5
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Eastern Zonal Cultural
Centre
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Kolkata
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Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand,
Manipur, Orissa, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal and Union Territory of Andaman
and Nicobar Islands.
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6
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North Central Zone
Cultural Centre
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Allahabad
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Uttar Pradesh, Madhya
Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
and NCT of Delhi.
|
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7
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North East Zone Cultural
Centre
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Dimapur
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Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
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The
ZCCs have been carrying out various activities in accordance with their aims
and objectives:-
I.
National Cultural Exchange Programme: With a view to present art
forms of one region to another and expose the diverse cultural heritage of each
region to the rest of the country, the folk/tribal artistes are sent on
exchange manner to participate in the programmes
organized by the seven Zonal Cultural Centres.
II.
Guru Shishya Parampara Scheme:
The Scheme was introduced in 2003-04 with a view to promote development
of new talents in the field of music and dance, folk and tribal art forms,
under the able guidance of Gurus.
III.
Young Talented Artistes Scheme:
The Scheme was introduced during the year 2004-05 to recognize and
encourage young talents in the various Folk/Tribal arts forms in different
regions in the country.
IV.
Documentation
of Vanishing Art Forms: Under the
Scheme, documentation of various folk and tribal art forms is undertaken,
especially of those which are seen to be vanishing.
V.
Shilpagram Activities:
ZCCs have set up Shilpagrams at Chandigarh, Khajuraho, Udaipur, Guwahati,
Allahabad and Shantiniketan to encourage various
forms of folk/tribal arts and crafts from rural India. These Shilpagrams are attracting a large number of domestic as
well as foreign visitors. Through these Shilpgrams, a
number of artistes and artisans are benefited and a large number of people are
made aware of our rich cultural heritage.
VI.
Loktarang – National Folk Dance Festival and
OCTAVE - Festival of the North East: All the ZCCs participate in these
National level festivals organized every year in New Delhi and/or other places.
A large number of folk/tribal artistes from all corners of the country performs during these festivals to showcase the diverse
folk/tribal arts of our country.
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