NATIONAL MISSION FOR CULTURAL
MAPPING: ART & CULTURE
Launch: 2017
Initiator: Union Ministry of
Culture
Aim
- Objective: Develop a comprehensive database of art
forms, artists, and cultural resources across India.
Village Documentation and
Categories
- Coverage: Identified and documented features of over
100,000 villages.
- Categories: Villages are categorized based on
mythological, ecological, developmental, and scholastic importance.
Budget
- Approved Amount: ₹469 crores (2017)
- Duration: Intended to be used over three years.
Field Surveys
- Conducted By: Joint teams from the Culture
Ministry and Common Services Centres (CSC), under the Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology.