...National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts…
-state-sponsored national cultural centre
-established through an act of Parliament in 1974 as a statutory organization under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (amended in 1989)
-headed by a Director General
-overall direction by an Executive Council (Shilpakala Academy Parishad) headed by the Minister of Cultural Affairs
-duties & responsibilities include:
i) promotion of the arts and national culture;
ii) creation of necessary facilities;
iii) organizing workshops, seminars, discussion meetings, short-term specialised trainings;
iv) providing scholarships & financial grants for talented artists;
v) organising cultural competitions
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Extension:
-The academy has set up branches in most districts.
-arrange district-level festivals, programs & trainings in various cultural fields
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