Lok Sabha Question No. 937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Museums Built under Museum Grant Scheme
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 937 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER, 2018 MUSEUMS BUILT UNDER MUSEUM GRANT SCHEME

## 937. DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details along with the number of new museums built by State Governments and other bodies in the country under Museum Grant Scheme during the last four year, State/UT-wise; and
- (b) the details of institutions that received Museum Grant Scheme for maintaining the existing museums during the said period, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE; AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) The details along with the number of new museums approved by the Govt. of India for the State Governments and other bodies in the country under the Museum Grant Scheme during the last four year, State/UT- wise is  at Annexure-I.
- (b) Government  of  India  do  not  provide  grant  for  maintaining  the  existing  museums. However, Government of India provide grant for modernization of existing museums alongwith  setting  up  of  new  museums  under  the  'Museum  Grant  Scheme'.  The details  of  institutions  that  have  been  granted  financial  assistance  under  'Museum Grant  Scheme' for modernization of the  existing museums  during  the said  period, State/UT-wise is at Annexure-II.

## REFERRED IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  937 DUE FOR 17.12.2018 REGARDING MUSEUM BUILT UNDER MUSEUM GRANT SCHEME.

The number of new museum built by State Government and other bodies in the country under the Museum Grant Scheme during the last four year, State/UT wise.

| State Government Museum   | State Government Museum   | State Government Museum                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                    | State                     | Name of organization                                                                                                                    |
| 1.                        | Andhra Pradesh            | Padamasree Kalluri Subba Rao memorial Museum, (Govt. of Andhra Pradesh) Anantpur Town &District, Andhra Pradesh                         |
| 2.                        | J&K                       | SPS Museum, Srinagar, (Archives, Archaeology and Museums, Govt. of J&K)                                                                 |
| 3.                        | Nagaland                  | Directorate of Art and Culture, Kohima, Nagaland for setting up of Chesore Museum in Tuesang Town Nagaland                              |
| 4.                        | Punjab                    | Punjab War Memorial-cum-Museum (PWMCM), Amritsar-Attari Road, Punjab (Govt. of Punjab)                                                  |
| 5.                        | Sikkim                    | Museum in State Capital of Sikkim (Govt. of Sikkim) Sikkim (NER)                                                                        |
| 6.                        | Telangana                 | Regional Museum of Buddhist Heritage, Nagarjunasagar, Telangna (Govt. of Telangna)                                                      |
| 7.                        | Uttar Pradesh             | Office of Cantonment Board Shahjahanpur, UP setup of Shahjahanpur Freedom Fighters Museum                                               |
| 8.                        | Uttarakhand               | Himalayan Museum, Rishikesh (Govt of Uttarakhand)                                                                                       |
| 9.                        | Delhi                     | Shahajhanabad Museum Lahori Gate Chowk Delhi run through the Community Services Dept., North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) , Delhi |

| Others Museum   | Others Museum     | Others Museum                                                                                                               |
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.          | State             | Name of Organization                                                                                                        |
| 1.              | Arunachal Pradesh | Mumpa Museum, Bright Future Society, Ziro,M.G. Road, Hapoli, P.O. Ziro (post box No. 44) lower subansiri District.          |
| 2.              | Arunachal Pradesh | Siynik Museum, Bui Welfare Society, Daporjio Town, P.O. &P.S Daporjio, upper Subansiri Dist.                                |
| 3.              | Karnataka         | Shivappa Nayaka Museum &Research Bureau, Shivamogga                                                                         |
| 4.              | Karnataka         | Indian Music Experience and Trust (IMET) Bangalore.                                                                         |
| 5.              | Kerala            | Guru Gopinath National Dance Museum Natanagramam Society Vattiyoorkavu PO Thiruvanathapuram.                                |
| 6.              | Kerala            | GALAXY, Karaunasai Road, Velland, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala                                                                |
| 7.              | Nagaland          | Kipi Qomi Welfare Society, Thilixu Village, Dimapur, Nagaland (NER)                                                         |
| 8.              | Nagaland          | Ayolta Human Resource Society, Orangkong Village, Longleng District for setting up of Naga Historical District Museum (NER) |
| 9.              | Nagaland          | Tenak Society, Mon District, Nagaland (NER)                                                                                 |
| 10.             | Nagaland          | Vikehie Welfare Society, Viswema Village, Post Jakhama Kohima, Nagaland                                                     |
| 11.             | Nagaland          | Charity Welfare Society-, Khezhakeno, Phek, Nagaland                                                                        |
| 12.             | Nagaland          | Needy People Society, Mokokchung, Nagaland                                                                                  |
| 13.             | Nagaland          | Naga Traditional Museum, Khel, Kohima Village, Kohima, Nagaland                                                             |
| 14.             | Nagaland          | Tesophenyu Light Bearer Youth Club Society , Teosophenyu Village Kohima                                                     |
| 15.             | Odisha            | J.D. Centre for Art, Bhubneswar                                                                                             |
| 16.             | Rajasthan         | Vivekananda Museum Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Smriti Mandir Khetri                                                     |
| 17.             | Rajasthan         | Ramgopal Vijayvergia Memorial Trust, Jaipur, Rajasthan                                                                      |
| 18.             | Rajasthan         | Veer Shiromani Maharaja Pratap Samiti, Tiger Hill, Badgaon Road, Manoharpura, Udaipur                                       |
| 19.             | Uttar Pradesh     | Khurseed manzil museum at La Martiniere Girls College, Lucknow                                                              |
| 20.             | West Bengal       | Artsacer Foundation , BH-167 Lake Sector II Kolkata 700091                                                                  |
| 21.             | West Bengal       | Sir Jadunath Sarkar Resource Historical Research Centre for Studies in socieal science, , Kolkata                           |
| 22.             | West Bengal       | Gaudiya Mission, Kolkatta for Sri Chaitnaya Mahaprabhu Museum, kolkata                                                      |
| 23.             | West Bengal       | Sister Nivedita heritage Museum and Knowledge Centre, Bosepara Lane, Bagh Bazar, Kolkata                                    |

## Annexure-II

## REFERRED IN PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  937 DUE FOR 17.12.2018 REGARDING MUSEUM BUILT UNDER MUSEUM GRANT SCHEME

## The details of institutions the received under the Museum Grant Scheme during the last four year, State/UT wise.

|   S. No. | State         | Name of organization                                                                                                            |
|----------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Gujarat       | Lal Bhai Dalpat Bhai Museum,(A Division of Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Instt. of Indology) Near Gujrat University,Navrangpura, Ahmedabad |
|        2 | Karnataka     | Grama Karnataka Museum,Karnataka Janapada Vishwavidayala, Haveri District, Karnataka                                            |
|        3 | Uttar Pradesh | College of Art &Crafts, Lucknow University, Lucknow                                                                             |
|        4 | Uttar Pradesh | Parshwanath Vidyapeeth, ITI Road, Karaundi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh                                                             |
|        5 | Uttar Pradesh | Tagore Library, Art Gallery& Museum, Lucknow University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh                                                 |
|        6 | Uttar Pradesh | Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh                                                           |
|        7 | Uttarakhand   | Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand                                                                                |
|        8 | West Bengal   | Nehru Musum of Science &Technology, IIT, Kharagapur, West Bengal                                                                |
|        9 | West Bengal   | Rabindra Bharati University , West Bengal                                                                                       |
|       10 | West Bengal   | Rabindra Bhawan, Vishva Bharati, Shantiniketan-731235 West Bengal                                                               |