Kala Gaurav Puraskar

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GoaArt Award Culture Financial Assistance Lifetime Achievement
  • Scheme For: Individual
  • Categories: Sports & Culture
  • Tags: Award, Art, Culture, Lifetime Achievement, Financial Assistance

Kala Gaurav Puraskar is presented to artists working in the field of Art and Culture who have given outstanding contributions in their respective fields of art. Such artists need to be felicitated for their substantial contributions.

Kala Gaurav Puraskar - Introduction

The "Kala Gaurav Puraskar" by the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Goa, is presented to artists working in the field of art and culture who have made outstanding contributions in their respective fields. Such artists need to be felicitated and their substantial contributions need to be recognized.

Objectives

  1. To give state recognition to artists who have made substantial contributions in the field of art and culture.
  2. To felicitate artists for their lifetime achievements in the field of art and culture.
  3. To recognize and appreciate the age‑old talent of artists.

Benefits

  • The awardee shall be felicitated with a shawl, shri fal, a certificate of appreciation and a financial purse to the extent of ₹25,000 per individual.
  • Every year, a maximum of 30 cases shall be considered as per the availability of funds.

Eligibility

  • The applicant should be an individual artist.
  • The applicant should be 60 years of age.
  • The applicant should have made a substantial contribution in his/her respective field of art.
  • The applicant should have contributed in his/her respective field of art in Goa for a minimum of 10 years of his/her entire career as a practising artist.

Exclusions

  • The recipient of the State Cultural Award shall not be eligible.
  • No individual shall be eligible for the second time to avail of the benefit under the scheme.

Application Process

  • Step 1: The interested applicant should visit the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa, 5th Floor, Shram Shakti Bhavan, Panaji, Patto, Panaji, Goa - 403001.
  • Step 2: Take a print of the proforma of the application form of the respective scheme, or request a hard copy from the concerned authority.
  • Step 3: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest if required).
  • Step 4: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the ACO-III, Directorate of Art & Culture, Phone: 0832-2404606, E-mail: [email protected].

Within 30 days* from the date of advertisement in the Newspaper.

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