Port Blair, Aug. 1: The Department of Art & Culture, A&N Administration invites applications from the cultural organizations of A&N Islands seeking financial assistance in the form of GIA for the year 2023-24. As per the GIA Notification, Grant-in-Aid @ Rs.25,000/- each will be released to Cultural Organizations having registered office in Andaman & Nicobar Islands with the objective of propagation of Art & Culture, National Integration and Communal Harmony and which are active in the field for a period not less than one year.

The Cultural organizations shall submit their application form with details in the prescribed format enclosing i) Utilization Certificate in GFR-12A for the details of GIA released in the previous year (ii) Audited statement of the last financial year comprising of receipt & payment statement, income & expenditure statement, balance sheet (iii) annual report of month-wise activities of the Organization for the year 2022-23 with supporting documents, (iv) PFMS registration details. All Cultural Organizations should also be registered on PFMS portal and NGO-PS Portal (NGO DARPAN): www.ngo.india.gov.in.

The     prescribed     format     may     be     downloaded     from     the     url. https://www.andaman.gov.in/admin-pannel/whatsnew/ l-2Q84-GIAPressRelcase.pdf of website www.andaman.gov.in.   The duly filled in applications should reach the   Directorate   of   Art   &   Culture,   Cellular   Jail   Complex   on   or   before 20.09.2023.