Lok Sabha Question No. 3068 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Shortage of Museums
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Vinod Chavda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3068

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## SHORTAGE OF MUSEUMS

## † 3068. SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a shortage of museums in respect of Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj),  First  War  of  Independene1857,  forgotten  heroes  of  our  freedom  struggle  and  to showcase scientific and cultural progress of ancient India;
- (b) if so, the details of the steps taken by the Government to address the said issue; and
- (c)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c): No,  Sir.    There  are  several  museums  in  our  country  that  are  related  to  Indian National Army, First War of Independence 1857, forgotten heroes of our freedom struggle and scientific  and  cultural  progress  of  ancient  India.  The  details  of  some  of  these  museums  are attached as Annexure.

Besides,  Ministry  of  Culture  operates  a  Museum  Grant  Scheme  under  which  financial assistance  is  provided  for  setting  up  of  new  museums/development  of  existing  museums  by Central/State  Governments  and  Public  Sector  Undertakings,  Societies,  Autonomous  Bodies, Local Bodies and Trusts registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 at the regional, state  and  district  levels.  In  addition,  Government  maintain  and  upgrade  archaeological  site museums to preserve the excavated antiquities recovered during excavation or conservation of monuments.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (a)  to  (c)  of  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3068 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2023 REGARDING 'SHORTAGE OF MUSEUMS'.

|   Sl. No. | Name of Museums                                                                                 |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Indian National Army, Red Fort, Delhi                            |
|         2 | 1857 - India's First War of Independence, Red Fort, Delhi                                       |
|         3 | Yaad-e-Jallian, Red Fort, Delhi                                                                 |
|         4 | Azaadi-ke-Diwane, Red Fort, Delhi                                                               |
|         5 | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel and Vir Vithal Bhai Patel Memorial Museum and Library, Anand, Gujarat |
|         6 | Statue of Unity, Kevadiya, Gujarat                                                              |
|         7 | Museum on Birsa Munda, Ranchi, Jharkhand                                                        |
|         8 | Amar Shahid Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil Museum, Morena, Madhya Pradesh                             |
|         9 | Museum on Mahatma Gandhi at Aaga Khan Palace, Pune, Maharashtra                                 |
|        10 | INA Museum, Imphal, Manipur                                                                     |
|        11 | Netaji Birth Place Museum, Cuttack, Odisha                                                      |
|        12 | Fort St. George Museum, Chennai                                                                 |
|        13 | 1857 Residency Museum, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh                                                   |
|        14 | Pandit G.B. Pant Folk Art Museum, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh                                        |
|        15 | Freedom fighters Museum by Office of Cantonment Board, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh              |
|        16 | Museum by Netaji Research Bureau, Kolkata, West Bengal                                          |