IGNCA Signs MoU With Sansad TV

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The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and Sansad TV have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

An Overview of the News

• The agreement aims to enhance accessibility to Indian art and culture through collaborative efforts.

• IGNCA will produce programs that will be telecast on Sansad TV as part of this initiative.

• Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary of IGNCA, and Rajat Punhani, CEO of Sansad TV, signed the MoU.

• Dr. Joshi expressed satisfaction at the collaboration, highlighting the potential for joint programs.

• Mr. Punhani emphasized the benefits of the agreement, including the use of IGNCA’s archival content on Sansad TV.

About Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA):

• Establishment: Founded on 19 November 1985 by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

• Purpose: Aims to study and promote various forms of arts, including literature (written and oral), visual arts (architecture, sculpture, painting, graphics), material culture (photography, film), and performing arts (music, dance, theatre).

• Autonomy: Operates as an autonomous institute under the Union Ministry of Culture.

• Activities: Hosts cultural performances and events like the 'Kathakar: International Storytellers Festival'.

• Trust: Governed by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Trust, registered in New Delhi on 24 March 1987.

• President:- Ram Bahadur Rai

About Sansad TV 

• It is an Indian government television channel established in March 2021.

• It was created by merging two existing house channels: Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV.

• The channel broadcasts the proceedings of the two Houses of Indian Parliament (Bharatiya Sansad).

• Separate satellite channels are maintained for each House to broadcast their respective proceedings.

• Sansad TV also features programming focused on public affairs in addition to parliamentary sessions.

• CEO:- Rajit Punhani

• Headquarters - 23, Mahadev Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Language(s) - Hindi, English