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Cultural Mapping of Villages
Context:
Under the National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM), the government has taken an initiative to provide a comprehensive overview of the cultural heritage of 6.5 lakh villages across India.
Cultural mapping :
- It records a region’s cultural uniqueness—local stories, rituals, arts, languages, built heritage, cuisines, and history—to define local culture.
- It documents both tangible and intangible assets to develop cultural resource mapping, starting with a culturally sensitive approach to capture the ‘sense of place’ and distinctive elements.
National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM).
- It is a scheme launched in 2017 by the Ministry of Culture (MoC)
- The aims and objectives of the project include:
- Raising awareness about cultural heritage and its role in development and cultural identity.
- Mapping 6.5 lakh villages, including their geographical, demographic profiles, and creative capitals.
- Creating National Registers of Artists and Art practices.
- Developing a web portal and mobile app to serve as a National Cultural WorkPlace (NCWP).
- The project targets all inhabited villages in India listed in the 2011 Census, including those in Bihar.
- Vision & Mission
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- To preserve India’s rich art and cultural heritage and convert its vast cultural landscape into objective cultural mapping.
- To Design a mechanism to fulfil the aspirations of the whole artist community of the nation
- To Preserve the rich cultural heritage of this country for future generations
- To create a strong “Cultural Vibrancy” throughout the nation
- It will identify, collect and record cultural assets and resources.
- CSC (Common Service Centres) e-Governance Services India Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) under Ministry of Electronics & IT (Meity), will carryout National Mission on Cultural Mapping.
- It is executed under the guidance of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA).
Other Schemes/Programs Related to Art and Culture
- Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
- Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana
- Scheme for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage
- National Mission on Libraries
- Museum Grant Scheme
- Indian Conservation Fellowship Program (ICFP)
