Lok Sabha Question No. 1226 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Cultural Institutions
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1226 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019

## CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

## 1226. SHRI  P. NAGARAJAN:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- a) the total number of cultural institutions functioning under the Ministry of Culture State/UT-wise;
2. b)
3. the details of the works/functions being carried out by each institution;
- c) the total budget earmarked and released to each institution during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise; and
- d) the achievement made by each institution so far, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)  Ministry  of  Culture  has  2  Attached,  6  Subordinate  and  35  Autonomous
- institutions.
- (b)  The primary mandate of Ministry of Culture is preservation and conservation  of  ancient  cultural  heritage  and  promotion  of  tangible  and intangible art and culture through its attached, subordinate and autonomous organisations. Its activities and programmes are accomplished  under  several  broad  cultural  heads  viz.  Preservation  and conservation  of  Archaeological  sites,  Museums  and  its  artifacts,  Public Libraries, Promotion and dissemination of Performing Arts, Buddhist and Tibetan studies, International Cultural Relation and construction of cultural complexes by these institutions.
- (c) The details of budget allocation to Organisations/Schemes of the Ministry during the last three years are at Annexure.
- (d)  Ministry  of  Culture  implements  various  mandated  activities  through  its schemes.  However, none the scheme is State/UT specific.

## Annexure given in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1226 for 11.2.2019

## Organization/ Scheme Wise Allocation Status of B.E. 2015-16 to 2017-18

(Rs. in lakh)

| Organizations                                                   | BE 2015- 16   | BE 2016- 17   | BE 2017- 18   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| 2                                                               | 3             | 4             | 6             |
| Secretariat- Social Services                                    | 3319.00       | 2819.00       | 3194.00       |
| Central Secretariat                                             | 485.00        | 355.00        | 353.00        |
| TV Programming/ Media Cell                                      | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| Total- Secret.(MoC+CSL)                                         | 3804.00       | 3174.00       | 3547.00       |
| Archaeological Survey                                           | 68277.50      | 68063.00      | 92437.00      |
| Total- ASI                                                      | 68277.50      | 68063.00      | 92437.00      |
| Libraries and Archives                                          |               |               |               |
| National Archives of India                                      | 4186.00       | 3799.50       | 3853.50       |
| National Library                                                | 4500.00       | 4100.00       | 5363.65       |
| Central Reference Library                                       | 407.10        | 397.00        | 446.85        |
| Total- Lib.& Arch.                                              | 9093.10       | 8296.50       | 9664.00       |
| Museums                                                         |               |               |               |
| National Museum                                                 | 4150.75       | 3550.00       | 3842.00       |
| National Gallery of Modern Art                                  | 5258.05       | 3558.00       | 2320.00       |
| National Research Laboratory Conservation                       | 939.00        | 809.00        | 881.00        |
| National Monument Authority                                     | 466.00        | 511.00        | 557.00        |
| Competent Authority                                             | 84.00         | 89.00         | 93.00         |
| Total- Museums                                                  | 10897.80      | 8517.00       | 7693.00       |
| Anthropological Survey of India                                 | 4460.00       | 3780.00       | 4232.00       |
| Total- Anthropological Survey of India                          | 4460.00       | 3780.00       | 4232.00       |
| Total- Establishment                                            | 96532.40      | 91830.50      | 117573.00     |
| Centenaries and Anniversaries Scheme                            | 3900.00       | 34250.00      | 24301.00      |
| Total- Cent. and Annivers. Scheme                               | 3900.00       | 34250.00      | 24301.00      |
| Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana                                     |               |               |               |
| Scheme of Financial Assistance for Promotion of Art and Culture | 4420.00       | 5642.00       | 7173.00       |
| Maintenance Of national memorial                                | 150.00        | 100.00        | 100.00        |
| Cultural mapping                                                | 0.00          | 1400.00       | 2000.00       |
| Scholarship and Fellowship scheme                               | 1200.00       | 1250.00       | 1314.00       |
| Pension and medical aid to artists                              | 1775.00       | 1800.00       | 1800.00       |

|    | Building Grant scheme                                | 200.00   | 150.00   | 300.00   |
|----|------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
|    | TV Programming/ Media Cell                           | 500.00   | 650.00   | 650.00   |
|    | International Cultural Heritage Scheme               | 350.00   | 350.00   | 350.00   |
|    | Buddhist Tibetan Institutions Scheme                 | 700.00   | 725.00   | 1000.00  |
|    | Domestic Festival and Fairs                          | 0.00     | 2600.00  | 2500.00  |
|    | DTH Channel                                          | 0.00     | 1000.00  | 1000.00  |
|    | National Gandhi Heritage Site Mission                | 4642.00  | 5000.00  | 5000.00  |
|    | FA for Creation of Cultural Infras. (TCC)            | 2550.00  | 3000.00  | 2500.00  |
|    | National Culture Performing Art                      | 100.00   | 950.00   | 5000.00  |
|    | Tagore Award for cultural harmony                    | 150.00   | 150.00   | 150.00   |
|    | Gandhi Peace prize                                   | 155.00   | 155.00   | 155.00   |
|    | literary activities                                  | 10.00    | 5.00     | 5.00     |
|    | Jaliawala bagh memorial trust                        | 1.00     | 1.00     | 1.00     |
|    | Bodh Darshan Tabo                                    | 50.00    | 49.00    | 50.00    |
|    | Sewa Bhoj Yojana                                     | 0.00     | 0.00     |          |
|    | Total- Kala Sans. Vikas Yojana                       | 16953.00 | 24977.00 | 31048.00 |
| 8  | Development of Museum                                |          |          |          |
|    | Museum Grant Scheme                                  | 5022.00  | 2500.00  | 3500.00  |
|    | Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS)   | 3800.00  | 3900.00  | 3900.00  |
|    | Digitization Scheme                                  | 200.00   | 103.00   | 100.00   |
|    | Capaicty Building                                    | 100.00   | 100.00   | 100.00   |
|    | Fin. Ass. for Est. of a Central Cultural Uni.        | 1.00     |          |          |
|    | Fin. Ass. for the Proposed National Museum Authority | 1.00     |          |          |
|    | Fin. Ass. for National Heritage Sites Commission     | 1.00     |          |          |
|    | Virtual Experiential Museum                          | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00     |
|    | Museum of PMs of India                               | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00     |
|    | Maritime Museum                                      | 0.00     | 500.00   |          |
|    | Total- Development of Museum                         | 9125.00  | 7103.00  | 7600.00  |
| 9  | Development of Libraries                             |          |          |          |
|    | National Mission on Libraries                        | 7200.00  | 3750.00  | 5200.00  |
|    | Publishing Scheme                                    | 50.00    | 1.00     | 1.00     |
|    | Total- Development of Lib.                           | 7250.00  | 3751.00  | 5201.00  |
| 10 | Global Engagement                                    |          |          |          |
|    | Indo-friendship Society                              | 400.00   | 1000.00  | 1250.00  |
|    | Travel grant for promotion of Indian Culture         | 950.00   | 2300.00  | 50.00    |
|    | International Cultural Relations                     | 50.00    | 50.00    | 2453.00  |
|    | Delegetation Under CEP                               | 50.00    | 50.00    | 25.00    |
|    | IFACA                                                | 5.00     | 5.00     | 5.00     |
|    | ICROM                                                | 20.00    | 20.00    | 30.00    |
|    | Contribution to UNESCO                               | 25.00    | 25.00    | 25.00    |
|    | Contribution to World Heritage Fund                  | 8.00     | 8.00     | 10.00    |

|                   | Total- Global Engagement                       | 1508.00   | 3458.00   | 3848.00   |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 11                | National Mission on Manuscripts                | 1105.00   | 1200.00   | 1200.00   |
|                   | Total- Natioal Mission on Manuscript           | 1105.00   | 1200.00   | 1200.00   |
|                   | Total- Central Sector Sch.                     | 39841.00  | 74739.00  | 73198.00  |
| Autonomous Bodies | Autonomous Bodies                              |           |           |           |
| 12                | Support to Akademies                           |           |           |           |
|                   | Sangeet Natak Akademi                          | 3302.00   | 5982.00   | 6132.00   |
|                   | Sahitya Akademi                                | 2601.00   | 3243.00   | 3243.00   |
|                   | Lalit Kala Akademi                             | 2192.90   | 2898.00   | 2898.00   |
|                   | National School of Drama                       | 4845.00   | 8336.00   | 8572.00   |
|                   | Centre for Cultural Resources and Trainging    | 4838.00   | 2527.00   | 2527.00   |
|                   | Indira Gandhi National Culture for the Arts    | 4950.00   | 3550.00   | 3550.00   |
|                   | Kalakshetra Foundation                         | 1310.00   | 1448.00   | 1448.00   |
|                   | Zonal Cultural Centers                         | 7500.00   | 7290.00   | 7290.00   |
|                   | Total- Support to Akademies                    | 31538.90  | 35274.00  | 35660.00  |
| 13                | Support to Museum                              |           |           |           |
|                   | Victoria Memorial Hall                         | 4445.00   | 4234.00   | 3964.00   |
|                   | National Council of Science Museum             | 8850.00   | 9632.00   | 9757.00   |
|                   | Allahabad Museum                               | 870.00    | 933.00    | 953.00    |
|                   | Natinoal Museum Institute                      | 3384.50   | 1559.50   | 1363.00   |
|                   | Salarjung Museum                               | 2480.00   | 2670.00   | 2740.00   |
|                   | Indian Museum                                  | 2582.00   | 2452.00   | 2270.00   |
|                   | Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sanghralaya      | 1640.00   | 3193.00   | 1741.00   |
|                   | Nehru Memorial Museum and Library              | 1730.00   | 541.00    | 1993.00   |
|                   | Total- Support to Museum                       | 25981.50  | 25214.50  | 24781.00  |
| 14                | Support to Libraries                           |           |           |           |
|                   | Raja Rammohum Roy Library Foundatin            | 4820.00   | 4988.00   | 4822.00   |
|                   | Delhi Public Library                           | 2778.00   | 2632.00   | 2886.00   |
|                   | Asiatic Society Library                        | 2745.00   | 2800.00   | 2800.00   |
|                   | Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library            | 753.70    | 706.00    | 606.00    |
|                   | Rampur Raza Library                            | 898.00    | 800.00    | 701.00    |
|                   | Total- Support to Libraries                    | 11994.70  | 11926.00  | 11815.00  |
| 15                | BTI and Memorials                              |           |           |           |
|                   | Gandhi Smriti Darshan Samiti                   | 1385.00   | 1519.00   | 1519.00   |
|                   | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian     | 910.00    | 704.00    | 704.00    |
|                   | Nava Nalanda Mahavihara                        | 2145.00   | 2096.00   | 2031.00   |
|                   | Central Institute of Buddhist Studies          | 1701.00   | 1834.00   | 1834.00   |
|                   | Cenral University of Tibetan Studies           | 2990.00   | 3045.00   | 2915.00   |
|                   | Central Institute of Himlayan Cultural Studies | 466.50    | 494.00    | 493.00    |
|                   | Total- BTI and Memorials                       | 9597.50   | 9692.00   | 9496.00   |
|                   | Total- Autonomous Bodies                       | 79112.60  | 82106.50  | 81752.00  |
| 16.               | Grantee Bodies                                 |           |           |           |
|                   | Grantee Bodies- Lib.                           |           |           |           |

| Asiatic Society Mumbai               | 150.00    | 100.00    | 100.00    |
|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| TMSSML                               | 50.00     | 50.00     | 50.00     |
| Central library                      | 31.00     | 11.00     | 11.00     |
| Connemara public library             | 94.00     | 44.00     | 44.00     |
| Total- Grantee- Lib.                 | 325.00    | 205.00    | 205.00    |
| Grantee Bodies- BTI                  |           |           |           |
| Tibet house                          | 100.00    | 100.00    | 150.00    |
| Tawang monastery                     | 221.00    | 251.00    | 251.00    |
| Namgyal Institute of Tibetology      | 273.00    | 273.00    | 300.00    |
| Library of Tibetan Works and Library | 155.00    | 155.00    | 180.00    |
| GRL monasitc Bomdila                 | 90.00     | 90.00     | 118.00    |
| Internatioal Buddhist Confedration   | 150.00    | 150.00    | 20.00     |
| Total- Grantee Bodies- BTI           | 989.00    | 1019.00   | 1019.00   |
| Grantee Bodies- Museum               |           |           |           |
| Vrindavan Rsearch Institute          | 100.00    | 100.00    | 100.00    |
| Total- Grantee Bodies                | 1414.00   | 1324.00   | 1324.00   |
| Grand Total                          | 216900.00 | 250000.00 | 273847.00 |