The South Central Zone Cultural, Nagpur one of the seven Zonal Cultural Centres in India was  established  in  1986  with  its  Headquarters  at  Nagpur.  It comprises the linguistically different states of  Andhra Pradesh,  Karnataka,  Madhya Pradesh 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.  His Excellency, the Governor of Maharashtra is the Chairman of this Centre.