The scheme āFinancial Assistance for Development of Buddhist/Tibetan Arts and Cultureā was launched by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India to provide financial assistance...
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Financial assistance is given for all or any of the items listed below up to a maximum of ā¹30.00 lakhs per year for any single organization: **Sl. No.****Items****Maximum amount per annum**1Maintenance (Salary of staff, Off. Exp/Misc. exp)ā¹5,00,000/-2Research Project on the Promotion of Buddhist/Tibetan Art and Cultureā¹2,00,000/-3Purchase of books, documentation, and cataloging relating to Buddhismā¹5,00,000/-4Award of scholarships to monk/nunnery studentsā¹5,00,000/-5Holding special courses on the promotion of Buddhist/Tibetan Art and Cultureā¹2,00,000/-6Audio- Visual Recording/ Documentation/ Archiving of the traditional materials for the preservation and dissemination of Buddhist Art & Cultureā¹5,00,000/-7IT upgradation and IT-enabled Teaching/ Training aids for monastic/nunnery schoolsā¹5,00,000/-8Transport facilities for monastic/nunnery schools and monasteries located in remote areasā¹5,00,000/-9Salary of teachers where the organization is running a school imparting monastic/ nunnery educationā¹5,00,000/-10Repairs, restoration, and renovation of ancient monasteries and Heritage Buildings associated with Buddhismā¹30,00,000/-11Construction/Repairs/Extension with toilet...
1. The voluntary Institutions/Organizations and Societies should be registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act (XXI of 1860) or similar Acts. 1. Only those organizations which are mainly devoted to Buddhist/Tibetan studies and have been functioning at least for the last three years will qualify for applying for a grant. 1. The organization should be of the regional or all-India character. 1. Grants from this scheme will be given only to those organizations which are not in receipt of grants from any other source for similar purposes. 1. Financial assistance may also be given for the construction of hostel buildings, classrooms, school buildings, and training centers. **Note 01:** The grants will be ad-hoc and of a non-recurring nature. **Note 02:** Organizations that are doing good work in the field and have resources for meeting matching funds will be given preference.
**Offline** **Step 01:** The organization shall submit a complete application along with all the necessary documents/ information through the concerned State Government/UTs. The [application form](https://indiaculture.gov.in/sites/default/files/Schemes/FormBuddhist.pdf) may be downloaded from the Ministry of Culture website [www.indiaculture.nic.in](www.indiaculture.nic.in). **Step 02:** The organization located in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Leh and Kargil districts of the Union Territory of Ladakh are exempted to submit their applications direct to the Ministry of Culture only with the recommendation of the concerned District Collector/Dy. Commissioner. **Step 03:** The application in the prescribed format complete in all respect, duly spiral bound and continuously page numbered, along with a check-list duly recommended by the State Government will be sent to the Section Officer, BTI Section, Ministry of Culture, 'D' Block, 2nd Floor, Puratatav Bhawan, INA, New Delhi-110023. **Note 01:** The Organization against which the previous grant/ Utilization Certificate under this scheme is pending will not be considered for a fresh grant. **Note 02:** The organization s...