The Ministry looks into the following areas:
Arts:
- Encouraging community participation and engagement in the arts
- Supporting the artistic aspirations of our people, artistic excellence and education
- Developing Singapore's arts industry and infrastructure for cultural vibrancy and a better quality of life
Community Development and Services:
- Fostering harmonious community relations and social cohesion in our multicultural society
- Encouraging a caring and giving culture through volunteerism and philanthropy
- Regulating charities, co-operatives and mutual benefit organisations
- Overseeing Muslim Affairs, including Syariah Court and Registry of Muslim Marriages (NB: Mr Masagos Zulkifli is Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs)
Heritage:
- Nurturing appreciation of our nation's history and multicultural heritage through the national collection, heritage preservation and education
- Encouraging community involvement in our heritage through our national museums, heritage programmes and outreach
Rootedness and Resilience:
- Strengthening national identity, shared values, belonging and commitment to our nation
- Nurturing graciousness and civic pride
Sports:
- Encouraging community participation and engagement in sports
- Supporting the sporting aspirations of our people, sporting excellence and education
- Developing Singapore's sports industry and infrastructure for a vibrant sporting culture and a better quality of life
Youth:
- Supporting our youth to fulfil their aspirations and interests
- Encouraging youth contributions to the community through youth engagement programmes
- Nurturing youth leadership
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