Gyeonggi Province Raises Subsidies for Intangible Cultural Heritage Transmitters by 100,000 Won Each

by Lee YeongKyu

Published 04 Feb.2026 07:16(KST)

Gyeonggi Province will increase the support subsidy for holders of provincially designated intangible cultural heritage by 100,000 won each, in order to preserve such heritage, which is now at risk of transmission being cut off due to the outflow of younger generations.

Accordingly, intangible cultural heritage holders will receive 1.5 million won per month, transmission instructors will receive 700,000 won per month, and training scholarship students will receive 350,000 won per month. The increased amounts will be paid starting this month.

Currently, the average age of intangible cultural heritage holders in the province is 72, and there are a growing number of cases in which young people give up participating in transmission activities due to financial burdens.

Intangible cultural heritage is cultural heritage that is passed down through people without a physical form, and once the chain of transmission personnel is broken, it is very difficult to restore.

In response, Gyeonggi Province has decided to expand transmission subsidies and create more stable working conditions for transmitters in accordance with the "Ordinance on the Preservation and Promotion of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Gyeonggi Province".

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province has allocated a total of 1,777.2 million won for this increase.

The support will be provided to 165 transmission personnel involved in provincially designated intangible cultural heritage. This includes holders, transmission instructors, honorary holders, and training scholarship students.

Gyeonggi Province expects that this increase in subsidies will help ease the livelihood burden of transmitters and provide a foundation for young transmission personnel to remain active over the long term.

Park Sunghwan, head of the Cultural Heritage Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "Along with the increase in subsidies, we plan to enhance the substance of training programs, support regular performances of Gyeonggi Province's intangible cultural heritage, and expand projects that utilize cultural heritage so that residents of the province have more opportunities to experience intangible cultural heritage directly," adding, "We will continue to provide policy support to preserve intangible cultural heritage and improve the environment for its transmission."