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File No. SS-OD-SWE-003 · Odisha State Scheme · Odia Language, Literature & Culture Department

Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana (Odisha Artists' Assistance)

A monthly pension of ₹1,200 for indigent elderly artists in Odisha who have enriched the state's arts and culture, for annual income up to ₹50,000 (rural) or ₹60,000 (urban), selected by a District Level Committee headed by the Collector.

What this scheme offers

The Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana, started on 17 January 2018 under rules framed that year, gives monthly financial assistance to indigent elderly artists who have devoted their lives to enriching and preserving Odisha's arts and culture. The assistance is ₹1,200 a month, 'or as determined by the Government', remitted each month to the artist's savings bank account. The scheme looks at age, income, the artist's contribution and the condition of the artist's family, and an artist who gets similar help from another government scheme is not eligible. A District Level Selection Committee chaired by the Collector selects artists, and the approved list goes to the Director of Odia Bhasa, Sahitya O Sanskruti. The 2026 budget carried about ₹51 crore for the scheme within a ₹135 crore Odia language and culture allocation, and applications open in windows announced by the department.

Who is eligible

  • An artist of Odisha who has made a note-worthy contribution to its arts, literature or culture and is in indigent circumstances.
  • Age: the recent rules list at least 50 for men and 40 for women; earlier rules set 60 and 50.
  • Annual income up to ₹50,000 for rural artists and ₹60,000 for urban artists.
  • Not eligible if already receiving similar assistance under another government scheme.

Documents required

  • Application form, available online and in Odia
  • Age proof and Aadhaar card
  • Income certificate
  • Proof or certificate of the artist's contribution, such as from a cultural body or recognised institution
  • Savings bank account details

How to apply

  1. Watch for the department's announcement of the application window and visit the MKSY portal.
  2. Fill in the application online, or in the prescribed form, and attach the documents.
  3. The District Level Selection Committee, chaired by the Collector and District Magistrate, scrutinises the applications.
  4. The approved list goes to the Director, Odia Bhasa, Sahitya O Sanskruti, who releases the assistance.
  5. The ₹1,200 is paid monthly into your savings bank account.

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