Lok Sabha Question No. 53 (STARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Tribal Freedom Fighters Museums
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramapati Ram Tripathi, P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO- *53

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 24/07/2023

## TRIBAL FREEDOM FIGHTERS MUSEUMS

- *53. DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the proposed 10 Freedom Fighters Museums along with the details of those which have been completed and the status of the remaining;

- (b) the details of the funds allocated by the Government to set up these 10 Tribal Freedom Fighters Museums;

- (c) whether the Government is planning to set up such museums in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Odisha; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*53 for answer on 24.07.2023

(a)  to  (b) :  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  (MoTA)  provides  financial  assistance  under  the  Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Support to Tribal Research Institutes' to States/UTs for setting up Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum to acknowledge the heroic and patriotic deeds of tribal people who struggled against the colonial rule and dedicated their life to the nation.

Under the scheme, the Ministry provides grants to the state. The state is required to provide land, prepare detailed project report and implements the project through construction and curation agency. As of now, Ministry has approved 10 projects for the construction of museums for tribal freedom fighters  in  10  States;  these  are  in  different  stages  of  construction.  The  particulars  of  museums sanctioned, location of museum, fund released are as follows.

(₹. In Crore)

|   S.No. | State          | Location   |   Project Cost (Rs. in Crore) |   Approved grant (Rs. in Crore) |   Fund Released (Rs. in Crore) |
|---------|----------------|------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|       1 | Jharkhand      | Ranchi     |                         34.22 |                              25 |                          25    |
|       2 | Gujarat        | Rajpipla   |                        137.01 |                              50 |                          50    |
|       3 | Andhra Pradesh | Lambasingi |                         35    |                              15 |                           8.75 |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh   | Raipur     |                         25.66 |                              15 |                           4.65 |
|       5 | Kerala         | Wayanad    |                         16.16 |                              15 |                           7.5  |
|       6 | Madhya Pradesh | Chhindwara |                         38.26 |                              15 |                          11.77 |
|       7 | Telangana      | Hyderabad  |                         18    |                              15 |                           1    |
|       8 | Manipur        | Tamenglong |                         51.38 |                              15 |                           1    |
|       9 | Mizoram        | Kelsih     |                         15    |                              15 |                          10.52 |
|      10 | Goa            | Ponda      |                         30    |                              15 |                           0.1  |

Other than these 10 museums, museum at Jabalpur dedicated to Raja Shankar Shah and Raghunath Shah has been sanctioned funds under grants to state and an amount of Rs 8.66 cr has been approved.

Bhagwan Birsa Munda Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum at Ranchi Jharkhand was dedicated to the nation by Hon'ble PM on November 15, 2021. The civil and curation work at museums in Gujarat, Andhra  Pradesh,  Mizoram,  Chhattisgarh  and  Madhya  Pradesh  are  under  progress.  For  Manipur, Telangana, Kerela and Goa land has been identified and construction is to start.

- (c) to (d): Ministry has received a request from Government of Uttar Pradesh for setting up tribal museum in Mirzapur district which is under examination.

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