National Mission on Cultural Mapping

Why in news?

• National Mission on Cultural Mapping has now been handed over to the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), which is gearing up for a trial run in 75 villages.

What is National Mission on Cultural Mapping?

• It is a mission mode project of the Ministry of Culture.
• The Ministry had approved the NMCM in 2017 to build a comprehensive database of artists, art forms and other resources from organisations under the Ministry.
• It is aimed at addressing the necessities of preserving the threads of rich Indian Art and Cultural Heritage, converting vast and widespread cultural canvas of India into an objective Cultural Mapping while creating a strong “Cultural Vibrancy” throughout the nation.
• It encompasses data mapping, demography building, formalising the processes and bringing all cultural activities under one umbrella for better results.
• The work on creating a database for folk arts and mapping of heritage of villages would be carried out over five years (From 2017).
• Volunteers from the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, the National Service Scheme and students of sociology and social work would be deputed to collect such data from villages.

Objectives of the Mission:

• Under this Mission, at broad-level, there are three important objectives as follows:
  • National Cultural Awareness Abhiyan
  • Nationwide Artist Talent Hunt/Scouting Programme
  • National Cultural Workplace: Centralised Transactional Web Portal with database and demography of cultural assets and resources including all art forms and artists.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Mission on Cultural Mapping?

1. It is a mission mode project of the Ministry of Tourism

2. It aims in creating a consolidated database or repository of information about cultural assets and resources in India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer