South-Central Zone Cultural Centre

The South-Central Zone Cultural, Nagpur or SCZCC (ISO: Dakṣiṇa-Madhya Kṣētra Sāṁskr̥tika Kēṁdra) is one of the seven Zonal Cultural Centres in India established in 1986 with its headquarters at Nagpur.  It comprises the linguistically different states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Goa and Maharashtra.  Each of these States has rich traditions of folk, tribal, fine arts and crafts.  The Centre strives through its various activities to enrich, promote and strengthen these traditions. The centre is working under the control of Ministry of  Culture, Government of India. The Governor of Maharashtra is the chairman of this centre.^[1]

South-Central Zone Cultural Centre

Dakṣiṇa-Madhya Kṣētra Sāṁskr̥tika Kēṁdra
Abbreviation	SCZCC
Formation	1986-7
Founder	Rajiv Gandhi
Founded at	Nagpur
Type	Zonal Cultural Centre
Purpose	Education, preservation and promotion of arts and culture
Location	Nagpur, India
Official language	Hindi, English, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Konkani
Chairman	Ramesh Bais
Website	www.sczcc.gov.in

Other Regional Cultural Centres of India

• East Zone Cultural Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal
• North-East Zone Culture Centre, Chümoukedima, Nagaland
• West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur, Rajasthan
• South Zone Culture Centre, Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu
• North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
• North Zone Culture Centre, Patiala, Punjab

The Cultural Zones of India are seven overlapping zones defined by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of India to promote and preserve the cultural heritage of various regions of India.^[2]