Scholarship and Fellowship Scheme to protect folk song artists: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 3 April 2023

Scholarship and Fellowship Scheme to protect folk song artists

✅The Ministry of Culture is implementing a Scheme by the name of ‘Scheme of Scholarship and Fellowship for Promotion of Art and Culture’ to protect all genres of artists including folk song artists.

 The scheme has three components:

✅Award of Scholarships to Young Artists (SYA) (a Scholarship of Rs.5000/- per month)

✅Award of Senior/Junior Fellowships for cultural research

✅Award of Tagore National Fellowship for cultural research.