Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday decided to include 30,000 more artists in the ‘Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana’.
According to an official press release, it is a prime scheme of the Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department.
Artists and their organisations had given proposals to the 5T Chairman during his district visits to include more artists under the scheme.
Later, the Chief Minister decided to include more beneficiaries under the scheme.
Under this scheme, 50,000 artists are getting a monthly assistance of Rs 1,200 each.
Now the number of beneficiaries under the scheme has been increased to 80,000 from the existing 50,000. This will benefit an additional 30,000 artists in the state.
Our folk arts are the pride of our race and artists are the promoters and messengers of language, literature and culture.
With the inclusion of more artists under this scheme, many artists from different parts of Odisha will be encouraged and benefited.
This will preserve, develop, and promote our art and at the same time enrich the art and culture of Odisha.
