To make Indian art and culture more accessible to the people, an important agreement has been signed between the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and Sansad TV (Parliament television).

Under this agreement, not only programmes produced by IGNCA will be telecast on Sansad TV but the latter will also be able to access the art centre’s cultural archives, an official government statement said yesterday.

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by IGNCA Member Secretary, Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi and Sansad TV CEO Rajat Punhani. Director of IGNCA, Dr. Priyanka Mishra, heads of departments of IGNCA and Joint Secretary (Administration) of Sansad TV, Sumant Narayan, were also present, amongst others.

Dr. Joshi expressed his happiness over the agreement, stating, “It is a matter of great happiness that this agreement has been reached between Sansad TV and IGNCA. Through this, we can collaborate on many programmes.

“We all know that any collection, any art, needs widespread dissemination. The way Sansad TV broadcasts and the diverse audience it reaches, we believe that the glorious heritage of IGNCA, the heritage of art and culture, will receive wide publicity through Sansad TV.”

Punhani added that under this agreement, Sansad TV will showcase IGNCA’s programmes and utilize its archive.