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Chief Ministergi Artistessingi Tengbang - Assistance To The Cultural Group For Training With New Production

"CMAT - Assistance to the Cultural Group for Training with New Production" by the Dept. of Art and Culture, Govt. of Manipur aims at providing financial assistance to registered cultural groups that have been relentlessly working on providing training to the younger generation with new products.

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About This Scheme

Manipur is widely known for its varied traditions and culture belonging to different communities that have been passed on from generation to generation through practice and oral traditions. The scheme "Chief Ministergi Artistessingi Tengbang - Assistance to the Cultural Group for Training with New Production" by the Department of Art and Culture, Govt. of Manipur aims at providing financial assistance to registered cultural groups that have been relentlessly working on providing training to the younger generation with new products to enrich the traditions, art forms, and culture.

Benefits

Category (A) (For Registered Groups above 25 Years with a minimum of 15 productions)
  1. Theatres: Traditional / Modern / Shumang Leela
  2. Dance: Classical / Folk / Tribal Dance
  3. Music: Hindustani / Sankirtana / Folk / Tribal Music
  4. Visual Arts: Painting / Sculpture / Graphic
  5. Literature:
Category (B) (For Registered Groups above 3 years and below 25 Years)
  1. Theatres: Traditional/Modern/Shumang Leela:
  2. Dance: Classical/Folk/Tribal Dance
  3. Music: Hindustani/Sankirtana/Folk/Tribal Music
  4. Visual Arts: Painting / Sculpture / Graphic
  5. Literature:
  6. Research & Book Publication (For individual)
  7. Training on Instrument Making / Costume Making (For individuals)
Mode of Release of Assistance:

The amount of Assistance will be released to the account of the applicant/organization through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

Eligibility

Note: You may be eligible based on the information shown. Please verify the official eligibility requirements before applying.

Required Documents

  • Passport Sized Photograph
  • Aadhaar Card
  • Proof of Identity
  • Proof of Address / Domicile Certificate
  • Detail proposal with an estimated cost
  • List of Artistes
  • Bank Account Detail (for Individual / Registered group)
  • Last 3 years’ Audited Statement of Accounts (for the group)
  • Utilization Certificate of previous grants / financial assistance
  • Detailed Report of the Remarkable Productions with supporting documents that qualify the group to apply for CMAT.
  • Bio Data (for the individual artiste) or Activities Report (for the group) with relevant supporting documents/certificates
  • Registration Certificate for groups

✦ Required ◦ Optional

How to Apply

IIn-person

Step 1: The applicant should take print of the format of the application form provided in the scheme guidelines.

Step 2: The applicant should fill in all the mandatory fields and attach all the (self-attested) required documents.

Step 3: The duly filled-in application form should be submitted to the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Manipur office at Palace Compound, Imphal along with a cover letter addressed to the Director (Art & Culture) latest by a month before the travel schedule.

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