![]() ![]() The chief minister's Office (CMO) said 56,000 folk artists will receive a grant of ₹5,000 each as financial assistance. Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray okayed this package after meeting with the state’s culture minister Amit Deshmukh. On August 5, the Maharashtra government announced a ₹34 crore relief package for folk music artists, producers of folk art, touring talkies and organisations associated with them to help them overcome the impact of the pandemic coupled with the lockdown. ![]() With theatres and performance spaces shutting down due to Covid-19, artists have fallen into particularly hard times. Pagdhare urged chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and PM Modi to help out artists by raising the monthly pension. The singer told reporters that her monthly pension of ₹3,150 is not only insufficient but also never reaches on time, and her financial troubles have been exacerbated by the lack of royalty payments for her cult hit song. Media reports of Pagdhare facing penury have been doing the rounds. Government should look after the artists who have earned respect for the country," the singer said. "Government gives me a pension but it's insufficient. Singer Pushpa Pagdhare, who sang the famous song 'Itni Shakti Hame Dena Daata', told news agency ANI that the government should raise the amount of monthly honorarium given to artists as the pension she receives is insufficient. ![]()
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