The Government of Goa vide its notification dated 16th December 2021 has notified a scheme called Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi which shall remain in force upto 31st March, 2022.
The scheme envisages sanction of Financial Assistance to aged and needy Goan Artists and their dependent family in indigent circumstances and Pandemic affected Goan Artists who have lost the source of income subject to the fulfilment of eligible criteria and conditions as laid down under the scheme.
Financial Assistance shall be provided to the needy Goan Artist or his/her family for Self Employment venture subject to the following:
- Financial Assistance not exceeding Rs. 50,000/- or the actual cost whichever is less shall be provided for setting up self employment venture.
- Certificate to the effect that the applicant is not employed or is not self employed from any Gazetted Officer shall be enclosed to the application.
- Estimate indicating the cost of the self employment venture from competent authority shall be submitted.
- Those applicants who have not availed the self employment benefits earlier under any Government scheme, Autonomous bodies, Corporations etc. shall only be eligible for the financial assistance under above incentive.
The following shall be the eligibility conditions under Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi.
a. Any Goan aged Needy Artist, born and brought up in the state of Goa and recognized by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa or his/her family.
b. The Annual family income from all the sources should not exceed Rs. 2,00,000/- per annum except under lumpsum grant where in the annual family income limit shall be Rs. 25,000/- and in the case of pandemic the individual income shall not exceed Rs. 1.50 lakhs per annum.
c. The age limit for grant of the benefits shall be not less than 50 years in case of the eligible artist; however, the Government may relax the age criteria for deserving cases under special circumstances.
f. All the relevant documentations like birth certificate, marriage certificate, dependency certificates, income certificates, medical certificates etc. issued by the competent authorities as may be required under various objectives of the scheme shall have to be enclosed failing which the applications shall be summarily rejected.
Financial assistance amounting to minimum of Rs. 5,000/- ( lumpsum) and maximum of Rs. 10,000/- (lumpsum) per eligible artist will be released in the Bank Account (Nationalized Bank) of the artist. Further the committee will decide the quantum of assistance to be sanctioned as per above limit.
