National Mission on Cultural Mapping
- September 27, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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National Mission on Cultural Mapping
Subject – Art and Culture
Context – Cultural mapping of 75 villages soon
Concept –
- National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) has been set up by the Ministry of Culture in 2017.
- Mission will compile data of artists, art forms & geo location with inputs from Central Ministries, State Governments & art/culture bodies.
- The Culture Ministry had approved the mission in 2017 with a ₹469 crore budget from 2017-18 to 2019-20, according to the administrative approval for the project.
- National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) has now been handed over to the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), which is gearing up for a trial run in 75 villages in October.