{"id":109132,"date":"2021-05-28T10:26:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T04:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=109132"},"modified":"2021-05-28T11:54:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T06:24:06","slug":"need-to-revive-the-cultural-mapping-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/need-to-revive-the-cultural-mapping-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Need to revive the Cultural Mapping project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><b>Synopsis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The situation of cultural ministry in the country is in bad shape. It is facing an acute shortage of funds and resources. A little relief can be given to the artists if the proposed Cultural Mapping project is completed in due time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>Background<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The culture ministry has received a marginal budget in the last decade. Further, the budget has been declining for the last 5 years and currently stands at 0.07% of the total budget.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For 2021-22, it is just 2,688 crores that equal the amount of just 1.5 Rafael jets. The government slashed the budget by 21% since last year while other major countries like the UK, China, Singapore enhanced their cultural budgets.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further, the government\u2019s cultural institutions are plagued by vacancies (ranging from 30% to 70%) and a lack of trained manpower. This has enhanced the troubles for artists and cultural institutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experts believe that the timely completion of the 2017 cultural mapping project can provide significant relief to the artists.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b>About National Mission on Cultural Mapping<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mission was proposed in 2015 but was officially approved in 2017.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seeks to envision and address the necessity of <strong>preserving the threads of rich Indian Art and Cultural Heritage.<\/strong> It also aims to convert the vast and widespread cultural canvass of India into an objective cultural mapping.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under this Mission, there are three important objectives as follows:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To undertake the cultural mapping (i.e. database of cultural assets and resources) via running a nationwide cultural awareness programme called Hamari Sanskriti Hamari Pahchan Abhiyan (National Cultural Awareness Abhiyan).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To run a Nationwide Artist Talent Hunt\/Scouting Programme called Sanskritik Pratibha Khoj Abhiyan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, to establish a National Cultural Working Place (NCWP) portal. It would be a Centralised Transactional Web Portal with a database and demography of cultural assets and resources including all art forms and artists.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b>Benefits of Cultural Mapping:<\/b><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, it would create an open database that could be used as a resource by the media, researchers, and funders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondly, it would help locate a derelict cinema and renovate it as an auditorium in a town where there are none.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, it would help create transport and tourism infrastructure around a declining crafts village.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, the European Capitals of Culture program picked <\/span><b>Glasgow <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for a cultural revival. Earlier, the city was surrounded by poverty and crime, but the program converted it into a cultural marvel.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b>Issues with Cultural Mapping Project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>First<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the mission hasn\u2019t received sufficient funds for implementation. Out of the promised 3,000 crore, it has received only 42.78 crores till 2019-20.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Second<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there exists a problem of under utilisation of funds. Out of 42.78 crores, only 1.17 crores have been utilised so far.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Third<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there is no IT infrastructure that can enable the proper identification of artists at the block level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Fourth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, some of the mission\u2019s objectives deviate from the core theme of cultural mapping. For instance,<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It calls for roping artists into the Swachh Bharat and Namami Gange schemes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It creates a grading process for artists in which officials decide which artist is \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cnot so good.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, It focuses on imparting digital literacy to artists and running talent hunt competitions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Fifth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the mission proposes a Unique Identification Code for every artist\/ institution, apparently to facilitate schemes. However, this may enhance surveillance and control over the artists.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b>Way Forward<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There should be a deeper survey and understanding of the diversity of the cultural base, without caste, communal and regional hierarchies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government should allocate sufficient resources to the Ministry of Culture in order to realise the true potential of the mission.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/Home\/ShareArticle?OrgId=G638K63N7.1&amp;imageview=0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TheHindu.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis: The situation of cultural ministry in the country is in bad shape. It is facing an acute shortage of funds and resources. A little relief can be given to the artists if the proposed Cultural Mapping project is completed in due time. 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