Lok Sabha Question No. 83 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Financial Assistance for Digitization of Museum or Cultural Collections
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri K E Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 83

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21/07/2025

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DIGITIZATION OF MUSEUM OR CULTURAL COLLECTIONS

## 83.  SHRI K E PRAKASH:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the projects approved under the Scheme launched for Financial Assistance for Digitization  of  Museum  Collections  across  the  country  since  its  inception,  especially district-wise in Tamil Nadu, along with type of museum (State-run, Local Body, University, NGO, or Trust-run);
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned and released along with the project status (completed/ongoing/proposed);
- (c) whether any proposals have been received or approved under this scheme for museums or cultural  collections  projects  located  in  Tamil  Nadu,  particularly  in  Erode  Lok  Sabha Constituency; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM

## (GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) to  (d):  1.  Ministry  of  Culture  operates  a  Museum  Grant  Scheme  under  which  financial assistance  is  provided  for  setting  up  of  new  museum/development  of  existing  museum, digitization of museum collection and capacity building and training of museum professionals  by  Central/State  Governments  and  Public  Sector  Undertakings,  Societies, Autonomous bodies, Local Bodies and Trust at the regional, state and district levels. In order to  seek  financial  assistance  under  Museum  Grant  Scheme,  a  proposal  is  required  to  be submitted to the Ministry in the prescribed proforma along with all the relevant documents.

2. The details of the projects approved,  funds allocated and disbursed to the States (Staterun,  Local  Body,  University,  NGO,  or  Trust-run)  for Digitization  of  Museums under  the Museum Grant Scheme since its inception in 2013-14 are at Annexure-I.

3. No proposal has so far been received from Tamil Nadu for Digitization of museums or cultural collections .

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 83 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 21.07.2025 REGARDING 'FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DIGITIZATION OF MUSEUM OR CULTURAL COLLECTIONS'.

Year-wise details of the fund released under the Museum Grant Scheme-Digitization of Museum Collection since inception.

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   S. No. | State District                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Name of Organization/ Museum                                | Type of   | Museum   |   Amount sanctioned | FY: 2014- 15   | FY: 2015- 16   | FY: 2016- 17   | FY: 2017- 18   | FY: 2018- 19   | FY: 2019- 20   | FY: 2020- 21   | FY: 2021- 22   | FY: 2022- 23   | FY: 2023- 24   | FY: 2024- 25   | Project status   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|        1 | Rajasthan (i) Udaipur (ii) Jodhpur (iii) Mount Abu (iv) Ajmer (v) Jhalawar (vi) Bikaner (vii) Kota (viii) Bharatpur (ix) Pali (x) Jaisalmer (xi) Alwar (xii) Sikar (xiii) Ahar (xiv)Dungarpur (xv) Chittorgarh (xvi)Albert Hall, Jaipur, | Government of Rajasthan for 16 District museum              | Govt.     | State    |              56     | 28.00          | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | Ongoing          |
|        2 | MaharashtraPune                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Symbiosis Society' Babasaheb Ambedkar Museum Memorial, Pune | Dr. &     | NGO      |               9.188 |                | 4.594          | -              | 4.594          | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | Completed        |

|   S. No. | State     | District   | Name of Organization/ Museum                                                      | Type of Museum   |   Amount sanctioned | FY: 2014- 15   | FY: 2015- 16   | FY: 2016- 17   | FY: 2017- 18   | FY: 2018- 19   | FY: 2019- 20   | FY: 2020- 21   | FY: 2021- 22   | FY: 2022- 23   | FY: 2023- 24   | FY: 2024- 25   | Project status   |
|----------|-----------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|        3 | Haryana   | Gurugram   | Centre for Art & Archaeology, 22, Sector-32, Institutional Area, Gurgaon, Haryana | NGO              |                  25 | -              | -              | 12.50          | -              | 12.50          | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | Completed        |
|        4 | Karnataka | Bangalore  | Basava Samithi, Basava Bhavana, Sri Basaveshwara Road, Bengaluru                  | NGO              |                  25 | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | 12.50          | -              | -              | Ongoing          |