Inter State Exchange of Cultural Troupes in Goa / गोवा राज्य सांस्कृतिक दलों के बिच आपसी सहयोग योजना

गोवा राज्य सांस्कृतिक दलों के बिच आपसी सहयोग योजना

Every year cultural troupes are sent to other states and troupes from other states are received in Goa. Inter-State Exchange of Cultural Troupes is scheme started by Government of Goa (Department of Art and Culture) for cultural exchange between the state. This is actually a cultural exchange programme between the states in which students can get to know more culture of other states.

The main objective is to create opportunity by which people from different parts of the country will get to know about one another’s culture and promote National Integration. The main goal of the schemes is broken through the barriers between cultures and people, the principle of equality among cultures, providing experiences that will encourage intercultural understanding, helping participants to become aware of the issues and problems in the local and national community in order to have a better understanding of other state socio-economic, political issues and problem, encouraging commitment to act on these understandings, both during the exchange experience and beyond etc. In this scheme, any Institution/Group willing to participate in the exchange programme should be preferably a recognized organization by the Directorate

Benefits of Inter-State Exchange of Cultural Troupes:

• Every year cultural troupes are sent to other states and in turn troupes from other states are received in Goa
• It helps to encourage intercultural understanding between the states
• Benefits of encouraging & promoting art and culture

Eligibility for Inter-State Exchange of Cultural Troupes:

1. Any Institution/Group willing to participate in the exchange programme should be recognized organization by the Directorate are eligible for this scheme
2. The items/programmes to be presented by the groups should be based on traditions and cultural heritage of the state
3. The participants in the troupes should be as far as possible folk artists of the area
4. The number of troupe members should not be more than fifteen

Documents required for Inter-State Exchange of Cultural Troupes:

1. Identity proof such as Aadhaar card
2. Domicile certificate

How to apply for Inter-State Exchange of Cultural Troupes:

1. After finalizing visit schedule in the conference of Sangeet Natak Academy the programme of visit is informed to groups and their willingness is invited
2. The Cultural institutions and organizations working in training the artists and promoting the local talent having standing eminence have to submit their willingness for participation in programme to the directorate in stipulated time
3. A committee set up in the department shall hold selection trials and the best performing groups are selected in order of merit and the groups are deputed turn by turn

References & Details:

1. For more details about Inter State Exchange of Cultural Troupes: https://www.goa.gov.in/index.php
2. For more details about Inter State Exchange of Cultural Troupes pdf download: https://www.goa.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/INTER-STATE-EXCHANGE-OF-CULTURAL-TROUPES.pdf