Cultural affairs minister P C Vishnunadh said govt will provide all support to Kerala Kalamandalam
The Centre has recently introduced a provision allowing public sector companies to allocate a portion of their CSR funds to cultural activities.
The minister said govt would explore ways to facilitate the flow of funds from the CSR allocations of public sector companies to Kalamandalam. The state govt would support Kalamandalam’s efforts to access these funds, Vishnunadh said. Vishnunadh said govt would explore the possibility of upgrading Kalamandalam into a cultural university.
He was speaking after inaugurating the concluding conference of the institution’s 96th anniversary celebrations. He also lauded Kalamandalam’s ‘Day with the Masters’ programme, which serves as a source of internal revenue generation for the institution. However, the minister made no reference to complaints regarding delays in nominating members to Kalamandalam’s executive council.
Thrissur : Cultural affairs minister P C Vishnunadh on Monday assured that the state govt would extend all possible support to Kerala Kalamandalam to help the institution overcome the various challenges it is facing.