Lok Sabha Question No. 450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Funds Utilised for Upkeep of Museums
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 450 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018 FUNDS UTILISED FOR UPKEEP OF MUSEUMS

## 450. SHRIMATI  POONAM MAHAJAN:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  funds  utilised  for  upkeep  of  museums  over  the  last  5  years, State/UT-wise and year-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any initiatives to improve museum administration in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has considered providing specialised training and overseas trips for museum curators to improve the standards of Indian Museums and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to create online repositories of museum collections and if so, the details thereof along with the timeline over which this will be done?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) The Ministry of Culture does not allocate funds to States/UTs for upkeep of museums. It  is  responsible for museums under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture only. The details of the funds allocated over the last five years for their upkeep is at Annexure-A.
- (b) The  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  steps  to  improve  museum  administration which  inter  alia  include  storage  management,  proper  display,  facilities  for  visitors, publicity, capacity building, security etc. This is an ongoing activity.
- (c) Government  has  taken  up  capacity  building  of  museum  professionals  including curators  to  improve  standards  of  Indian  Museums.  During  the  period  2012-2017,  a total of 107 museum professionals have been provided specialised training.
- (d) The Ministry of Culture has taken up a project named as JATAN in collaboration with C-DAC, Pune for creating an online digital repository  of museum collections on the national portal www.museumsofindia.gov.in for the museums under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture. Digitization and uploading on the portal is a continuous process. Till now, 1,08,881 art objects have been digitized and uploaded on the portal.

## ANNEXURE-A

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  450   DUE FOR 5.2.2018 REGARDING FUNDS UTILISED FOR UPKEEP OF MUSEUMS.

| S.No.   | Organisation                                 | Financial Year (Rs. in Crore)   | Financial Year (Rs. in Crore)   | Financial Year (Rs. in Crore)   | Financial Year (Rs. in Crore)   | Financial Year (Rs. in Crore)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         |                                              | 2012-13                         | 2013-14                         | 2014-15                         | 2015-16                         | 2016-17                         |
| 1       | National Museum, New Delhi                   | 17.90                           | 21.08                           | 32.29                           | 40.26                           | 35.50                           |
| 2       | National Gallery Modern Art, New Delhi       | 16.22                           | 17.90                           | 22.35                           | 26.33                           | 35.58                           |
| 3       | Allahabad Museum, Allahabad                  | 5.64                            | 5.51                            | 7.14                            | 8.75                            | 3.94                            |
| 4       | Indian Museum, Kolkata                       | 25.85                           | 11.13                           | 22.41                           | 20.55                           | 9.91                            |
| 5       | Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad                 | 24.15                           | 22.52                           | 24.49                           | 24.00                           | 26.70                           |
| 6       | Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata              | 10.28                           | 10.42                           | 34.09                           | 47.84                           | 8.75                            |
| 7       | National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata | 67.63                           | 67.39                           | 85.71                           | 84.75                           | 77.95                           |