Financial Assistance for Tagore Cultural Complexes(TCC)

Financial Assistance for Tagore Cultural Complexes(TCC)

   

Background

  1. In the VIIIth Five Year Plan (1992-97), a scheme for grant of financial assistance to State Governments/ State-sponsored bodies for setting up Multi-Purpose Cultural Complexes (MPCCs) was introduced with the objective of improving the quality of life of our young people by making them sensitive to what is aesthetically and morally good in the society and exposing them to the finest forms of creative action. Under the scheme, cultural complexes were set up in the States, for coordinating and fostering activities in various cultural fields, such as music, dance, drama, literature, fine arts, etc. As was provided in the scheme, the requests of State Governments were examined by an Advisory Committee keeping in view the existing facilities in the State or the location, the financial position of the concerned Cultural Departments, their commitment to provide funds for meeting matching grant and recurring expenditure of the MPCCs. This scheme provided for grant of a maximum of Rs. 1.00 crore to the State Government, subject to 50% of the project cost being provided by the State Government as matching grant.
  2. The scheme was reviewed, taking into consideration of the past performance and the parameters laid down in the scheme and was revised in the year 2004. The revised scheme provided for two categories (I & II) of MPCCs. For Category I, project cost was Rs.5.00 crores and for Category II, it was Rs.2.00 crores.
  3. In all, 49 MPCCs were assisted in different States/ UTs before the scheme was discontinued by the Planning Commission at the end of Xth Plan. Subsequently, during the Mid Term Appraisal of XIth Plan, Planning Commission agreed that the scheme may be revived with proper modifications.
  4. In a related development, the National Committee under the Prime Minister and the National Implementation Committee under the Finance Minister, set up to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, felt that there was a need for renovation, upgradation and expansion of the large number of Rabindra ‘Bhawans’, ‘Sadans’, ‘Rangshalas’, ‘Manchas’ and other Cultural Centres created across the country through Central assistance as part of a nation-wide programme that was launched on the occasion of Centenary Celebrations of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in 1961. These Centres were in operation for over 30 years and had served the community well.
  5. As part of the Commemoration of Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary, it was, therefore, decided to restore/renovate/upgrade/modernize/expand the existing Rabindra Bhawans and also create new cultural complexes in the State Capitals and other cities where no such complexes exist, within the framework of a revised MPCC scheme. The erstwhile MPCC scheme was therefore revamped and reintroduced in the name of Tagore, called Tagore Cultural Complexes (TCC) Scheme w.e.f. 07.05.2011 so that besides facilitating the setting up of new cultural complexes of varying scales, it could also support upgradation, modernization and modification of the existing Rabindra Auditoria into state-of-the-art cultural complexes.
  6. The Ministry of Culture also feels that there is a big gap in the art-related infrastructure in the country. This gap has to be bridged through injection of due funding through this Scheme which effort is directly connected with the propagation and promotion of performing arts, in particular and art and culture in general. For this purpose, the Government of India envisages to continue with the above said Tagore Cultural Complexes (TCC) Scheme concerning a vast tapestry of spaces for practically all purposes to promote arts in general have been included. The Scheme aims at creating new spaces of all types as well as upgradation of existing spaces. This will encourage promotion of arts all over the country. Since a lot of this work is being done outside the public domain, Not for Profit organisations and such like bodies have been included as eligible applicants under the Scheme. It is also felt that several projects in the country under the erstwhile MPCC Scheme also are in the need of some funds for infrastructure towards upgradation of existing MPCCs, Rabindra ‘Bhawans’, ‘Sadans’, ‘Rangshalas’ as well as restoration, renovation, extension, alteration, upgradation, modernization etc. of existing physical facilities.
  7. These requirements were accordingly incorporated in the comprehensive, broad-based TCC Scheme. Necessary stake [40%-in case of projects of non-North Eastern Region (NER) and 10% in case of projects of NER] of the grantee State Governments/UT Administrations/Not for Profit Organisations have been built in to ensure their whole-hearted participation and dedication as well as intellectual ownership of the project.

Objective

Eligible Organizations

Eligible Projects

Nature and Extent of Financial Assistance

Application Procedure

Documents to be attached with application

Evaluation Procedure

Sanction of Financial Assistance

Release of Financial Assistance

Closure

Conditions of the Grant