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The scheme aims to provide a lumpsum grant (maximum ₹20,000/-) to the dependent family in case of death of the artist. The one-time financial assistance amount is disbursed to the eligible applicant in the form of Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) mode. The applications are accepted offline.
₹20.0K · one-time
The deceased artist must have been Goan, i.e., born and brought up in Goa.
The deceased artist must have been recognized by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa.
The deceased artist must not have been less than 50 years in age. (The Government may relax the age criteria for deserving cases under special circumstances.)
The applicant must be the dependent family member of the deceased artist.
The wife/husband of the late artist shall be considered first for the grant.
In the event of the wife/husband predeceasing the late artist, the benefit shall be passed on to the unmarried/unemployed sons/daughters of the deceased artist as the case may be in equal ratio.
The annual income of the family of the deceased artist (from all the sources) must be less than ₹25,000/- per annum.
✦ Required ◦ Optional
Step 1: Visit the office of the Directorate of Art & Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa, and collect the prescribed application form for the scheme.
Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step 3: Submit the completed application form along with all required documents directly to the Directorate of Art & Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa.
Post-Application ProcessesStep 1: The Directorate shall forward the application to the sub-committee for scrutinizing the application thoroughly. The Director shall give its recommendations to the sub-committee.
Step 2: The sub-committee shall consider the received applications and recommend the applicants which are considered fit by the sub-committee to avail the benefits under this scheme. The committee shall decide the quantum of assistance to be released to the needy artist.
Step 3: After the committee decides on the quantum of assistance, the approval from the Government shall be obtained for disbursement of the financial assistance.
Step 4: After obtaining Government approval, the Director shall disburse the one-time financial assistance amount to the applicant in the form of Electronic Clearing System mode to the bank account.