Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the interests of the artists, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday hiked the amount of assistance for artists under the “Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana”.
according to an official release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the beneficiaries of this scheme will now get Rs. 2000 per month instead of Rs. 1200 per month. Artists above 80 years old will get Rs.2500 per month. About, 80,000 artists of the state will benefit from the decision of the Chief Minister.
During the visit of 5T & Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian to districts, the artists requested an increase in the assistance amount and their organizations presented their demands.
Apart from this, during the interaction with the 5T Chairman at the Convention Center of Lokseva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar, the artists also requested increased assistance.
Earlier, 50,000 artists of this scheme were given monthly assistance of Rs 1200. But now the target of this scheme has been increased to 80,000 so that 30,000 more artists of the state can benefit from the Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana.
