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RSS Culture Wing to reach out to artists hit by pandemic, urges Center and States to provide relief

With lockdown affecting millions across India, the culture wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has urged both the Centre and state governments to help care for artists whose livelihoods have been affected by the pandemic, reports Economic Times.

The proposal from RSS if agreed upon will provide financial assistance to over a lakh artists who are facing financial difficulties due to lack of work created by the Wuhan virus pandemic.

Sanskar Bharti National General Secretary Amir Chand was quoted saying in ET, “We are already in talks with leading artists of various art disciplines. Covid-19 has affected the lives and livelihoods of artists like never before. Those who have dedicated their entire lives to arts are now struggling. This is the time they need help,”. 

The RSS has already started an online forum to provide assistance to artists under social responsibility from corporate houses and the Ministry of Culture has also been approached to enhance the efforts to help the artists.

A statement released by the RSS said, “Efforts will be made by Sanskar Bharati to meet the minimum needs of the artists. Along with this, in this difficult time of the pandemic, a memorandum will also be submitted to the central government and various state governments to make them aware of the problems of artists,”.

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