National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM)

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  • Recently, the National Mission on Cultural Mapping has now been handed over to the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), which is gearing up for a trial run in 75 villages in October 2021.

National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) 

  • It is a mission mode project of the Ministry of Culture. It was enacted in 2015.
  • Aim: To address the necessity of preserving the threads of rich Indian Art and Cultural Heritage, convert vast and widespread cultural canvas of India into an objective Cultural Mapping while creating a strong “Cultural Vibrancy” throughout the nation.
  • It encompasses data mapping, demography building, formalising the processes and bringing all cultural activities under one umbrella for better results.
  • The work on creating a database for folk arts and mapping of heritage of villages would be carried out over five years 
  • Significance 
    • Fostering Cultural Awareness
    • Cultural Preservation
    • Sustainable Employment to creative industries
    • Optimal Resource Allocation and Utilization:
    • Creation of objective Database for inclusive growth of cultural heritage

Source: TH

 

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