NCZCC | |
Full Name: | North Central Zone Cultural Centre |
Native Name: | Uttara Madhya Kṣētra Sāṁskr̥tika Kēṁdra |
Native Name Lang: | iso 15919 |
Type: | Zonal Cultural Centre |
Purpose: | Education, preservation and promotion of art and culture |
Headquarters: | Prayagraj |
Location City: | Prayagraj |
Location Country: | India |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | Anandiben Patel |
North Central Zone Cultural Centre or NCZCC (ISO:) is one of the seven cultural zones of India established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.[1] Formed on 11 March 1986, it was the third cultural zone to be established by the ministry, after North Zone Cultural Centre and East Zone Cultural Centre.[2]
Just like the other six cultural zones, the objective of the NCZCC is to promote arts, crafts, traditions and cultural heritage in the states of Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, and the union territory of Delhi. The broad disciplines that the cultural zone targets are music, drama, painting and literature.[3]