Main objective of the Centre

• To preserve, promote and disseminate lalit kala in general and folk and tribal art in particular in its constituent States
  

•  To identify upcoming talented artists in the field of music and dance, theatre, visual art etc. and to provide them national platform.
  

•  To revive vanishing art forms of the four participating States of the Centre and to carry out audio visual documentation of such forms.
  

•  To provide opportunities by which people from different parts of India get to know more about each others tradition and cultural heritage and thereby help in promoting mutual understanding and national integration by organizing national cultural exchange programmes.