Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has announced the launch of ‘Hauslon Ki Udaan’ scheme, an ambitious initiative aimed at discovering, nurturing, and promoting the creative talent of the capital’s youth at national and international levels.
According to an official, the scheme is designed to provide young people with a platform to refine and showcase their artistic abilities, giving them a distinctive identity while bringing recognition to Delhi.
A budget of Rs 5 crore has been allocated for the implementation of the scheme in the current financial year.
During a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the scheme was approved by the ministers in the presence of senior officials.
The CM has stated that the blueprint of the initiative has been carefully designed to ensure the participation of youth across the city, enabling them to gain recognition and enhance the reputation of the national capital.
She further informed that the announcement of the scheme had been made earlier during her Budget speech in the legislative assembly, and with the Cabinet’s approval, it is now being rolled out.
The Department of Art, Culture and Languages will serve as the nodal department for its implementation, CM informed.
Providing more details on the scheme, Minister of Art, Culture and Languages Kapil Mishra described ‘Hauslon Ki Udaan’ as a historic step to bring Delhi’s talent to the global stage.
He highlighted that while the city is rich in creative abilities such as music, dance, poetry, visual and digital art, many young people lack opportunities to present their skills due to limited access to platforms.
Mishra said the scheme would particularly focus on identifying and nurturing talent among youth living in slums, informal settlements and unauthorised colonies.
Under the initiative, talent hunt programmes will be conducted across all the assembly constituencies of the city, followed by zonal and district-level competitions, culminating in a grand state-level finale carrying the CM’s name.
The scheme will focus on six art forms: singing, dance, poetry, sculpture, visual art, digital art and theatre.
According to Mishra, the programme aims to connect nearly 5 million young people across Delhi, and the talent hunt will be organised over a six-month period, with winners receiving cash prizes.
The government will also engage renowned artists from across the country as mentors to guide and prepare the selected participants, enabling them to achieve recognition on international platforms.