Lok Sabha Question No. 1302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Special Scheme for Beautification of Museums
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Rama Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1302 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## SPECIAL SCHEME FOR BEAUTIFICATION OF MUSEUMS

## †1302. SMT. RAMA DEVI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has any special scheme for the beautification of museums in the country;
- (b)  if so, the State-wise number of museums selected under the said scheme; and
- (c) the  State-wise  amount  of  funds  provided  for  the  beautification  of  museums  including  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## (G. KISHAN REDDY)

- a) Yes  Sir,  Ministry  of  Culture  operates  two  schemes  namely  Museum  Grant  Scheme (MGS)  and  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Culture  of  Science  (SPoCS),  one  of  the components of which is development/modification of existing museums and modernization/upgradation of existing Science Cities/Science Centres/Innovation Hubs, respectively.

These schemes aim to provide financial  assistance to modernize/upgrade and create  a congenial spatial setting for diverse exhibitions, galleries and visitors amenities in the existing Museums and Science Cities/Science Centres/Innovation Hubs.

- b) & c) During  the  last  three  years  (2019-20,  2020-21  and  2021-22),  13  museums  have  been funded  under  Museum  Grant  Scheme  for  development/modernization  of  existing museums.  Similarly,  55  Science  Cities/Science  Centres/Innovation  Hubs  have  been funded through the grant provided to National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) and under Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science for modernization, renovation and improvement of existing facilities.

Details of financial assistance provided by Ministry of Culture for development/modifications of museums under Museum  Grant Scheme and for modernization/upgradation of existing Science Cities/Science Centres/Innovation Hubs through the grant provided to National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) and under Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science during last three years (2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22) are enclosed as Annexure-I & Annexure-II, respectively .

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1302 DUE FOR 25.07.2022 REGARDING SPECIAL SCHEME  FOR BEAUTIFICATION OF MUSEUMS.

The details of the fund released for beatification/development of Museum under the Museum Grant Scheme during the last three years (2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22).

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | State          | Name of Organization                                                                                                                                                 | FY: 2019-20   | FY: 2020-21   | FY: 2021-22   |
|-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh | Archaeological Museum, Eluru, West Godavari Dist. Department of Archaeology &Museums, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh                                                        | 80.00         | 80.00         | -             |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh | Bapu Museum, M G Road, Vijayawada, Krishna Distt., Department of Archaeology & Museums, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh                                                      | 160.00        | 160.00        | -             |
|         3 | Goa            | Museum of Christian Art, Goa, Annex Convent of Santa Monica, Old Goa                                                                                                 | -             | 100.00        | -             |
|         4 | Madhya Pradesh | Gujari Mahal Museum, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh (Govt of MP)                                                                                                            | -             | -             | 78.00         |
|         5 | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh heritage Development Trust, Archaeology, Archives and Museum, MP, Banganga Road Bhopal For setting up of Local Archaeological Museum, Sironj, Vidisha | -             | -             | -             |
|         6 | Maharashtra    | Funds & Properties of the Parsi Punchayet Bombay, Framji Dadabhoy Alpiwalla Museum, Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Fort, Mumbai                                          | -             | -             | 100.00        |
|         7 | Nagaland       | State Museum at Kohima, Nagaland, Directorate of Art & Culture, Kohima, Govt. Of Nagaland                                                                            | 373.51        | -             | -             |
|         8 | Rajasthan      | City Palace, Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation, Udaipur                                                                                                           | 121.998       | -             | -             |
|         9 | Tamil Nadu     | High Court of Madras, George Town, Chennai                                                                                                                           | -             | -             | 19.00         |
|        10 | Tamil Nadu     | Department of Museum, Govt. Of Tamil Nadu for Development of Egmore Museum Egmore (iconic State Museum, Tamil Nadu                                                   | -             | 541.389       | -             |
|        11 | Tamil Nadu     | Department of Archaeology, Tamil Nadu for Development up of Thirumalai Nayak Palace                                                                                  | 330.88        | -             | -             |

| Sl. No.   | State       | Name of Organization                                                                       | FY: 2019-20   | FY: 2020-21   | FY: 2021-22   |
|-----------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|           |             | Site Museum Madurai                                                                        |               |               |               |
| 12.       | Uttarakhand | Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand                                           | 31.793        | -             | 39.66         |
| 13.       | Delhi       | Srinivas Malliah Memorial Theater Crafts Trust, Theatre Crafts Museum, DDU Marg, New Delhi | 22.09         | -             | -             |

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## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  THE  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1302  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.07.2022  REGARDING 'SPECIAL SCHEME BEAUTIFICATION OF MUSEUMS'

Details of fund released by the MoC under the Recurring Grant to NCSM and also the Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) for modernization/upgradation of existing Science Cities during last 3 years (2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22).

Cost of the Project (Rs. in lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | State   | Renovated Galleries /Facilities                                                       | FY 2019-20   | FY 2020-21   | FY 2021- 22   |
|-----------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|         1 | Assam   | Mobile Science Exhibition Machine in everyday life, Regional Science Centre, Guwahati | 18.05        | --           | --            |
|         2 | Assam   | Exhibit titled 'Granite Ring fountain' Regional Science Centre, Guwahati              | 15.20        | --           | --            |
|         3 | Assam   | Children's gallery at Regional Science Centre, Guwahati.                              | --           | 21.50        | --            |
|         4 | Bihar   | Science Park Exhibit titled 'Giant Magic Tap' at Srikrishna Science Centre, Patna.    | --           | 3.55         | --            |
|         5 | Bihar   | Fun Science Gallery - Additional, Shrikrishna Science Centre, Patna                   | --           | 0.49         | --            |
|         6 | Bihar   | Fun Science Gallery - Additional, Shrikrishna Science Centre, Patna                   | --           | 0.49         | --            |
|         7 | Bihar   | Digital Space Theatre (Major Renovation), Srikrishna Science Centre, Patna            | --           | --           | 1.49          |
|         8 | Goa     | A new facility set-up 'Innovation Hub', Goa Science Centre, Panaji.                   | 124.87       | --           | --            |
|         9 | Goa     | FRP Model of Sir C. V. Raman, Goa Science Centre, Panaji.                             | --           | 0.95         | --            |
|        10 | Goa     | MSE exhibit developed - 20 nos., Goa Science Centre, Panaji.                          | --           | 3.29         | --            |
|        11 | Gujarat | A Sculpture of Sir C.V. Raman in the Science Park at District Science                 | --           | 1.63         | --            |

|    |                | Centre, Dharampur on 10 th November, 2020.                                                                                                           |        |        |        |
|----|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 12 |                | A Sculpture of Sir C. V. Raman, District Science Centre, Dharampur                                                                                   | --     | 1.63   | --     |
| 13 | Karnataka      | 'Science for Kids' Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum (VITM), Bangalore.                                                                 | 48.67  | --     | --     |
| 14 | Karnataka      | ''Biotechnology' at Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum, Bangalore.                                                                       | --     | 143.18 | --     |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh | Mirror gallery, Regional Science Centre, Bhopal                                                                                                      | 35.06  | --     | --     |
| 16 | Maharashtra    | 'Sparkling High Voltage lab', Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai.                                                                                          | 25.50  | --     | --     |
| 17 | Maharashtra    | New MSE Buses (5 nos.), Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai                                                                                                 | 166.40 | --     | --     |
| 18 | Maharashtra    | Mobile Science Exhibition on 'Science in Syllabus', Raman Science Centre, Nagpur                                                                     | 5.12   | --     | --     |
| 19 | Maharashtra    | Science Park exhibit on 'Hollow Face Illusion', Raman Science Centre, Nagpur                                                                         | 0.81   | --     | --     |
| 20 | Maharashtra    | Science Park exhibit 'The Pully Chairs', Raman Science Centre, Nagpur                                                                                | 1.01   | --     | --     |
| 21 | Maharashtra    | Gallery on 'Hall of Aviation & Space', Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai.                                                                                 | --     | --     | 220.00 |
| 22 | Maharashtra    | Linguistic Diversity of India, Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai                                                                                          | --     | --     | 22.75  |
| 23 | Maharashtra    | Science Park exhibit 'Thongophone', Raman Science Centre, Nagpur.                                                                                    | --     | --     | 1.07   |
| 24 | Odisha         | Interactive outdoor Exhibit titled 'Floral Kaleidoscope' at Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar                                                     | --     | 0.43   | --     |
| 25 | Tamil Nadu     | Light and Sound Show on 'Pre- Historic Park' at District Science Centre, Tirunelveli.                                                                | --     | 13.87  | --     |
| 26 | West Bengal    | A pair of Motion Simulators, Science City, Kolkata.                                                                                                  | 554.12 | --     | --     |
| 27 | West Bengal    | Online ticket booking facility A separate website for self-booking has also been created as sciencecitykolkataonline.org.in., Science City, Kolkata. | 266.85 | --     | --     |
| 28 | West Bengal    | Digital Adventure Gallery, Birla Industrial & Technological Museums, Kolkata                                                                         | 79.42  | --     | --     |
| 29 | West Bengal    | Park Exhibit - Energy Drum, District Science Centre, Digha                                                                                           | 0.50   | --     | --     |

|   30. | MSE Vehicle Exhibit (Augmentation), District Science Centre, Digha                                                                 | 38.29   | --    | --   |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|------|
|    31 | MSE Vehicle Exhibit (Augmentation), District Science Centre, Purulia                                                               | 55.44   | --    | --   |
|    32 | Taramondal Dome, Science Centre, Burdwan                                                                                           | 3.73    | --    | --   |
|    33 | MSE Vehicle Exhibit (Augmentation), Science Centre, Burdwan                                                                        | 32.55   | --    | --   |
|    34 | Exhibit titled 'Giant Magic Tap' having 20-feet height, installed in the lawn of Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, Kolkata. | --      | 5.51  | --   |
|    35 | Science Park Exhibit titled 'Giant Magic Tap' at Science Centre, Bardhaman.                                                        | --      | 3.02  | --   |
|    36 | Exhibit on 'Energy Drum' at North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri.                                                                 | --      | 1.88  | --   |
|    37 | Outdoor Exhibit on 'Magic Water Tap' at North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri.                                                     | --      | 3.07  | --   |
|    38 | MSE Exhibit Augmentation - Additional, Science Centre, Burdwan                                                                     | --      | 2.02  | --   |
|    39 | MSE Exhibit Augmentation - Additional, District Science Centre, Digha                                                              | --      | 4.57  | --   |
|    40 | MSE Exhibit Augmentation - Additional, District Science Centre, Purulia                                                            | --      | 2.02  | ---  |
|    41 | Part Exhibit of Digital Adventure Gallery, Birla Industrial & Technological Museums, Kolkata                                       | --      | 1.44  | --   |
|    42 | Complete Taramondal Set, Birla Industrial & Technological Museums, Kolkata                                                         | --      | 2.34  | --   |
|    43 | Renovation of Make-up rooms & toilets of Main Auditorium, Science City, Kolkata.                                                   | --      | 99.11 | --   |
|    44 | Upgradation of Basement area at Main Auditorium (including Toilets), Science City, Kolkata.                                        | --      | 45.69 | --   |
|    45 | Development of Temporary Exhibition area in the lower ground floor of Main Auditorium, Science City, Kolkata.                      | --      | 37.77 | --   |
|    46 | Science Park exhibit on 'Giant Magic Water Tap', District Science Centre, Purulia.                                                 | --      | --    | 3.55 |
|    47 | HPF-32 Dipak Aircraft, North                                                                                                       | --      | --    | 0.36 |

|    | Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri                                                            |    |    |      |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|----|------|
| 48 | Lorenz Water Wheel (Chotic Water Wheel), Birla Industrial & Technological Museums, Kolkata | -- | -- | 3.23 |
| 49 | MSE Exhibit Augmentation - Additional, District Science Centre, Purulia                    | -- | -- | 6.72 |
| 50 | MSE Exhibit Augmentation - Additional, Science Centre Burdwan                              |    |    | 3.3  |
| 51 | Digital Space Theatre (Major Renovation), District Science Centre, Digha                   |    |    | 5.8  |
| 52 | MSE Exhibit Augmentation - Additional, District Science Centre, Digha                      |    |    | 3.36 |
| 53 | Magic Water Tap, Science City, Kolkata                                                     |    |    | 3.95 |

## Under Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS)

|   Sl. No. | Renovated Galleries /Facilities                                                                       | FY 2019- 20   | FY 2020- 21   | FY 22   | 2021-   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------|---------|
|         1 | New Computerized Ticketing System, Science City, Kolkata                                              | 266.85        | --            | --      |         |
|         2 | None                                                                                                  | --            | NIL           | --      |         |
|         3 | All works related to the Upgradation of HVAC system in Main and Mini Auditoria, Science City, Kolkata | --            | --            |         | 604.70  |