The emphasis of the Minister of Guidance on the all-round support of the art credit fund to the people of culture and art

According to Fars news agency, Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili, while attending the art credit fund and in a meeting with the managing director, board members and managers of the fund’s subsidiaries, pointed out the role and importance of this fund in providing services to the people of culture, art and media, and said: The most important supporting pillars of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in relation to the culture and art community of the country is the art credit fund. It is necessary for this fund to reach the highest level of modern service to the people of culture, art and media with detailed planning and the Ministry of Culture will provide the necessary support in this regard.

He added: The goal of the people’s government is to minimize the livelihood concerns of people of culture and art. During the outbreak of the Corona virus, unfortunately, activists in the field of culture and art faced many problems. Since the beginning of the People’s Government, the Ministry of Guidance has taken important measures to support this affected group in order to minimize the problems that have arisen during the Corona era. One of the most important measures was the allocation of special credit to the art credit fund, and a significant part of this budget was deposited into the fund members’ art card accounts in three stages.

Referring to the role of the fund in the development of the economy of culture and art, Esmaili added: The topic of the economy of culture and art is a very important and worthy subject. There is a place for the art credit fund to pay attention in this regard, considering its capacities, along with other areas.

At the same time, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance said: “I expect the Art Credit Fund to provide an important part of its required resources through operating income and to support artists by performing activities in the field of art economy and economy.” This fund is one of the most powerful support and financial organizations for people of culture and art, and it should soon be able to provide many of its resource needs with its programs.

Esmaili also emphasized: All the activities carried out in this fund should be planned in such a way that it leads to the dynamism of the economy of culture and art in order to facilitate the lofty goals outlined in the perspective of the performance of the art credit fund in the new era.

Sidemjid Pourahmadi, Managing Director of the Art Credit Fund, while appreciating the presence of the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance in the Art Credit Fund by presenting a report on the activities and measures taken since the beginning of the popular government, said: since the beginning of the work of the popular government, despite the financial limitations caused by the continuity The spread of the corona virus, while continuing and strengthening the services of the past, by reviewing and modifying the structures and processes and using experts in this field, we planned and implemented appropriate plans and measures to support the injured artists, which is the main slogan of this government. During this period, we tried to present the activities of the fund to the members in a transparent, targeted and regulated manner.

He added: In addition, with the support of the Honorable Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance and the government, we were able to grant a support package for people of culture, art and media, pay social security insurance premiums and not increase the price in the paid portion of members’ supplementary insurance premiums, and vaccinate people of culture. and art… to compensate some of the damages caused by the closure of cultural and artistic centers.

Pourahmadi member refinement, two-way interaction with the fund members, creation of vice president of investment and art economy, creation of Namdaran unit, quantitative and qualitative increase in the provision of Qarz al-Hasna (interest-free) facilities, support of the population rejuvenation policy by implementing the Shamim and Jovane plan, among other measures. It has been done since the beginning of the popular government.

The advisor to the minister further stated: Our view is in the direction of empowering people of culture, art and media. It has been tried to adjust all planning and actions based on the policy of promoting the economy of culture and art. In the matter of refining members, planning has been done in such a way that active artists can be identified to play an active role in the fund’s economic projects.

Pourahmadi called honoring the people of culture and art as one of the most important goals of the fund and said: “By forming a distinguished unit, the fund will monitor the status of prominent artists and provide them with special services in accordance with the dignity and position of the famous and great people in the field of culture and art.” slow Also, holding regular meetings with ministry staff managers, heads of associations and cultural and artistic classes, etc., for the implementation of policies and measures is one of the important approaches of the fund in the people’s government.

In the other part of this meeting, Manouchehr Shahsavari, CEO of Khana Cinema, on behalf of the board members, while appreciating the company of Dr. Esmaili, expressed the existing problems and issues.

In this program, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance visited various departments of the Art Credit Fund and was informed about the process of handling the requests of members of this fund as well as applicants for membership.

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