National Mission for Cultural Mapping

About National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM):

• It is a scheme administered by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
• It was conceptualized for the purpose of developing a comprehensive data base ofartists, art forms, and other resources gathered from cultural organizations in the Ministry of Culture, other Ministries,and also States on a robust IT-enabled platform.
• The aims and objectives of the Project are as under:
  • To create awareness about the strengths of cultural heritage and its interface with development and cultural identity.
  • Cultural mapping of 6.5 lakh villages along with their geographical, demographic profiles, and creative capitals.
  • Creation of National Registers of Artists and Art practices.
  • Development of a web portal and mobile app to function as a National Cultural Work Place (NCWP).
• The project aims to cover all the inhabited villages of India, which are marked as ‘village’,in the Census List, 2011 published by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
• The databaseof the project is accessible through the Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar Web Portal (https://mgmd.gov.in/).
• It can be used effectively by any government ministry or other government organization to safeguard and promote the cultures, traditions, art forms, and other cultural identities of the identified villages.

Q1: What is the Scheme for Safeguarding the Intangible Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India?

It is a scheme formulated by the Ministry of Culture with the objective of reinvigorating and revitalizing various institutions, groups, individuals, identified non-MOC institutions, non-Government organizations, researchers and scholars so that they may engage in activities/ projects for strengthening, protecting, preserving and promoting the rich Intangible Cultural Heritage of India. Assistance under the scheme is provided in the form of non-recurring grants, honoraria etc. with a view to address areas critical for the survival and propagation of all forms of Intangible Cultural Heritages (ICH).

Source: Cultural Mapping initiative launched in India under National Mission on Cultural Mapping