Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Compensation Towards Natural Calamities

The scheme "Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi" was launched by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa. The "Compensation Towards Natural Calamities" component of the scheme aims to financially assist the Goan artists to meet expenses towards repair or construction of their houses damaged due to natural calamities. The maximum financial assistance provided under this component is ₹25,000/- or the valuation done by the concerned Taluka Mamlatdar, whichever is less. The scheme is implemented by the Directorate of Art & Culture. The applications for this scheme are accepted Offline.

• Financial assistance shall be provided to meet expenses towards the repair or construction of a house damaged due to natural calamities.
• The quantum of financial assistance shall be a maximum of ₹25,000/- or as per the valuation done by the concerned Taluka Mamlatdar, whichever is less.

• The applicant must be a Goan, i.e., born and brought up in Goa.
• The applicant must be recognized as an artist by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa.
• The income of the family of the applicant (from all sources) must not exceed ₹2,00,000/- per annum.
• The artist must not be less than 50 years in age. (The Government may relax the age criteria for deserving cases under special circumstances.)
• The applicant must be in need of funds to meet expenses towards repair or construction of their house damaged due to natural calamities.

The applicant already claiming the benefit from any other sources for the same purpose is not eligible.

Offline

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 Processes

Step 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 names of the artists 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 eligible applicant in the form of Electronic Clearing System mode to the bank account.