Lok Sabha Question No. 169 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Tribal Museums
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *169 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016 TRIBAL MUSEUMS

## * 169.  SHRI  RAJENDRA AGRAWAL :

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

- (a) the aims and objectives of setting up of Tribal Museums in the country;
- (b) the location of such Museums in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the funds allocated and utilised to promote the museums during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and State/UT-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government plans to set up more tribal museums in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM

## ANSWER (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) to (d):  A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. * 169 FOR REPLY ON 28.11.2016

- (a) Museums are a repository of a nation's culture as they contain explicit examples of the proof of the development of a country's culture and heritage over a period of time. In  order to promote the preservation and protection of art and culture of the country, including tribal art and culture, financial assistance under Museum Grant Scheme is provided for setting up of museums including tribal museums in the country.
- (b)  &  (c)  The  details  of  Tribal  Museums  (State/UT-wise)  established  with  financial assistance granted under Museum Grant Scheme is given as under:

|   Sl. No. | State    | Name of Organization                                   |   Amount released in Financial Year 2012-13 (in lakhs) |
|-----------|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Nagaland | Tribal Art & Textile Museum Society, Dimapur, Nagaland |                                                  36.79 |

There is also the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture at Bhopal.

Funds allocated and released to Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, during the last three years and current year is given below:

## (Rs.in Crore)

| Year                           |   Budget Allocation |   Amount Released |
|--------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| 2013-14                        |               15.36 |             18.21 |
| 2014-15                        |               16.95 |             18.2  |
| 2015-16                        |               16.4  |             15.31 |
| 2016-17 (till September, 2016) |               17.41 |              7.18 |

Ministry of Tribal Affairs extends financial support to Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), set up  by  the  State  Governments,  through  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  'Support  to  TRIs'  for identified  activities  including  museums.    A  state-wise  list  of  TRIs  with  museums,  is  at Annexure-I.

- (d)    Ministry  of  Culture  does  not  establish  museums  on  its  own.  However,  it  operates Museum Grant Scheme under which financial assistance is provided to State Governments, Voluntary bodies, Societies and Trusts registered under the Indian Societies Act 1860 (XXI) or  a  similar  legislation  of  the  state  governments,  for  setting  up  new  museums  and  for development  of  existing  museums,  including  tribal  museums,  for  which  proposals  are required to be submitted in the prescribed proforma alongwith requisite documents.

## Annexure-I ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) AND (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 169 FOR 28.11.2016 WITH

## STATE-WISE LIST OF TRIBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES (TRIs) MUSEUMS

1. Assam
2. Jharkhand
3. Gujarat
4. Kerala
5. Madhya Pradesh
6. Maharashtra
7. Manipur
8. Odisha
9. Rajasthan
10. Tamil Nadu
11. Telangana
12. Tripura
13. West Bengal