Lok Sabha Question No. 1223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Status of Museum Grant Scheme
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1223 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## 'STATUS OF MUSEUM GRANT SCHEME'

## 1223. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of the Museum Grant Scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of proposals for new museums approved so far, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the details of the funds disbursed for the scheme and the amount utilized   there from, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGES

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) to (c)  Museum Grant Scheme has been approved for continuation till 31.03.2020. A total of 37 proposals for new museums approved since 2014-15. The State/UT - wise number of these new museums and details of the funds disbursed to these museums are at Annexure.  Under the Museum Grant Scheme, grants are released in installments.  After release of first installment, subsequent installments are released after utilization of previous installments.

## REFERRED  IN  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1223 DUE FOR 11.02.2019 REGARDING STATUS OF MUSEUM GRANT SCHEME

| Sl. No.           | Name of the state/UT                | Number of the Museum   | Amount released (in Rs.)   |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh                      | 02                     | 5,77,85,723                |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 04                     | 5,47,58,500                |
| 3                 | Jammu and Kashmir                   | 01                     | 1,50,00,000                |
| 4                 | Karnataka                           | 02                     | 4,05,00,000                |
| 5                 | Kerala                              | 02                     | 3,70,00,000                |
| 6                 | Nagaland                            | 09                     | 24,05,54,621               |
| 7                 | Punjab                              | 01                     | 4,02,80,000                |
| 8                 | Odisha                              | 01                     | 2,17,56,000                |
| 9                 | Rajasthan                           | 04                     | 4,60,45,000                |
| 10                | Uttar Pradesh                       | 03                     | 3,66,25,665                |
| 11                | Uttrakhand                          | 01                     | 4,58,38,000                |
| 12                | West Bengal                         | 05                     | 9,99,67,844                |
| Total             | Total                               | 35                     | 73,61,11,353               |
| Union Territories | Union Territories                   | Union Territories      | Union Territories          |
| 13                | National Capital territory of Delhi | 02                     | 2,19,20,000                |
| Grand total       | Grand total                         | 37                     | 75,80,31,353               |