KKN-P

The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to aged and needy Goan artists who have lost the source of income due to the pandemic. The scheme provides relief in the form of financial assistance amounting to a min. of ₹5,000/- (lumpsum) up to a max. of ₹10,000/- (lumpsum) to eligible artists.

The scheme "Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi" was launched by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa. The "Pandemics" component of the scheme aims to provide financial assistance to aged and needy Goan artists who have lost the source of income due to the pandemic. The scheme provides relief in the form of financial assistance amounting to a minimum of ₹5,000/- (lumpsum) up to a maximum of ₹10,000/- (lumpsum) to eligible artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The applications for this scheme are accepted Offline at the Directorate of Art & Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa.

• The artist must be a resident of Goa.
• The artist must be above 18 years of age.
• The artist must have lost the source of income due to the pandemic of COVID-19.
• The individual income of the artist (from all the sources) must not exceed ₹1,50,000/- per annum.
• The artist should be working and contributing in the field of art and culture fields, i.e. Music/Dance/Drama/Tiatr/ Folk/Kir tan/Bhajan/Painting/Sculpture/Literature/Cantarists/Sahittik/Poets/Photographers/traditional Handicraft etc.
• Artists should be in need of such financial assistance as contemplated in the scheme.
• The artist should solely be dependent on the art related activities/programmes.
• The artist shall not be a Government employee or an employee of Autonomous bodies, Corporations nor pensioner of any organization.

• One-time financial assistance in the range of ₹5,000/- to ₹10,000/- (lumpsum) per eligible artist, as decided by the committee.
• Released in the Bank Account (Nationalized Bank) of the artist. The disbursement is done in the form of Electronic Clearing Service mode.

• Scheme will not be applicable to the beneficiaries of Kala Samman who get monthly pensions from Department of Art & Culture, Government of Goa and also to those who are receiving any other pension /financial assistance from the Government (Centre/State).
• The applicant working in private agency/company/institution on regular basis (on a regular payroll) are not eligible. However, the employees on contract/daily wages shall be considered provided their individual income from all sources does not exceed Rs.1.50 lakhs per annum.