Scheme of Extending Financial Assistance to New Drama Productions

The "Scheme of Extending Financial Assistance to New Drama Productions" was launched by the Art & Culture Department, Government. of Tamil Nadu. The scheme aims to encourage the dance-drama art forms and the artists involved in such arts. The scheme provides grants of ₹20,000/- for the production and staging of new Tamil dance dramas based on Tamil arts, literature and culture.

Financial Assistance of upto ₹20,000/-, based on the quality and sceneries of the social, historical, mythological, dramas selected by the expert committee,

Number of Instalments

The financial assistance is provided in four instalments:

• 30% as the first instalment, given after the selection of the drama by the expert committee.
• 40% as the second instalment, provided three days before the conduct of the drama.
• 20% as the third instalment, released on the day when the drama is staged.
• 10% as the fourth instalment, disbursed after receiving the utilization certificate and certification from the Chartered Accountant.

*The Mandram will bear the expenses towards the rent for the auditorium, sound and light, advertisement and invitation.
*The expenses relating to the rehearsal of drama, remuneration to the actors, scenes and settings, etc., have to be borne by the drama institution receiving financial assistance.

• The dramas should reflect the assistance of Tamil art forms, culture, civilization, tradition, society and history.
• The drama should not be staged in advance.
• The drama should not show caste, religious, or political animosity.
• No additional dialogues or scenes should be added to the drama scripts without prior approval of the Manram.
• The drama scripts should be selected by the Manram.

Offline

The advertisement is published in the newspapers, calling for applications by the Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Mandram.
Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the office Mandram and request a hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form from the concerned staff.
Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka__ Mandram.
Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgement from the concerned authority to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).