Lok Sabha Question No. 177 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Setting up New Museums under Museum Grants Scheme
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi

- (a) Yes.
- (b) The  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  disbursed  to  the  States  for  setting  up  of  New museums/Development  of  Existing  Museums  under  Museum  Grant  Scheme  during  the years 2023-24 and 2024-25 are at Annexure-I.
- (c) No.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 177

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03/02/2025

## SETTING UP NEW MUSEUMS UNDER MUSEUM GRANTS SCHEME

## † 177.  ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government has  allocated  any  funds  to  various  States  for  setting  up  of  New museums under `Museum Grants Scheme';
- (b) if so, the details of the funds allocated and disbursed for the said scheme during the years 2023-24 and 2024-25, State-wise including Maharashtra; and
- (c) whether the Government has taken or proposes to take any steps to set up tribal museum in the country particularly in Nandurbar Lok Sabha Constituency?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM

## (GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.  177  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  03.02.2025  REGARDING  'SETTING  UP  OF  NEW MUSEUMS UNDER MUSEUM GRANT SCHEME'.

Year-wise  details  of  the  fund  released  for  Setting  up  of  new  museums/Development  of Existing Museums under the Museum Grant Scheme during the financial year 2023-24 and 2024-25.

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   S. No. | State             | Name of Organization                                                                                                           | Type of museum                                                                 |   FY: 2023-24 | FY: 2024-25   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Government of Andhra Pradesh for setting up of Padamshree Kalluri Subbarao Memorial District Archaeological Museum Anantpur    | New Museum                                                                     |        286    | -             |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, for Development of District Museum, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh             | New Museum                                                                     |        360    | -             |
|        3 | Gujarat           | Rajkot Rajya Foundation, Rajit Villas Palace, Palace Road, Rajkot, Gujarat                                                     | New Museum                                                                     |        125    | -             |
|        4 | Madhya Pradesh    | Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board, Madhya Pradesh for Modernization/Development of Moti Mahal City Palace,                          | Modernization of Museum                                                        |        750    | -             |
|        5 | Madhya Pradesh    | Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh                                                                          | Setting up of New Museum Building& Development of the Existing Museum building |        250    | -             |
|        6 | Maharashtra       | Funds & Properties of the Parsi Punchayet Bombay, of Framji Dadabhoy Alpiwalla Museum, Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Fort, Mumbai | Existing museum                                                                |         64.48 | -             |
|        7 | Maharashtra       | Symbiosis Society's for Development of Afro Asian Cultural Museum, Pune                                                        | Existing Museum                                                                |          8.9  | -             |
|        8 | Manipur           | State Archaeology, Govt. Of Manipur for setting up of three galleries in Kangla Fort.                                          | New Museum                                                                     |        108.87 | -             |

| S. No.   | State         | Name of Organization                                                                                                            | Type of museum                                               | FY: 2023-24   | FY: 2024-25   |
|----------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
| 9.       |               | Khongjom War Memorial Trust Khongjom Bazar, Opposite Khongjom Police Station, Thoubal District, Manipur                         | New Museum                                                   | 125.00        | -             |
| 10.      |               | Anallon Christian Development Committee (ACDC), Chandel, Manipur for Setting up of a New Museum                                 | New Museum                                                   | 224.58        | -             |
|          | 11.Mizoram    | Director Art & Culture Department, Chanmari, Aizwal for Setting up of District Museum at Lunglei, Mizoram                       | New Museum                                                   | 206.80        | -             |
| 12.      | 11.Mizoram    | Chakma Autonomous District Council, Kamalnagar, Mizoram for setting up of Tribal Museum at Kamalnagar, Lawngtlai Distt. Mizoram | New Museum                                                   | 225.00        | -             |
| 13.      | 11.Mizoram    | Dept. of Art and Culture, Govt. of Mizoram, for setting up regional museum at Siaha                                             | New Museum                                                   | 450.65        | -             |
| 14.      | Odisha        | J. D Centre Of Art, VIP Colony, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar                                                                          | New Museum                                                   | 93.24         | -             |
| 15.      | Rajasthan     | Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, City Palace, Jaipur Rajasthan                                                               | Existing Museum                                              | 200.00        | -             |
| 16.      | Telangana     | Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, Telangana for setting up of VEMon Hyderabad                                                       | VEM                                                          | 33.00         | -             |
| 17.      | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad High Court, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh                                                                                  | Existing museum                                              | 10.48         | -             |
| 18.      | Uttar Pradesh | Directorate of Museum, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh Establishment of Sant Ravidas Museum at Seer Govardhanpur, Varanasi               | New Museum                                                   | 500.00        | -             |
| 19.      | Uttar Pradesh | Vrindavan Research Institute. Raman Reti Marg, Vrindavan, Mathura. U.P.                                                         | Construction of new six Galleries at VRI Braj Culture Museum | -             | 170.52        |
| 20.      | West Bengal   | Directorate General Border Security Force (BSF) (Eastern Command), Kolkata                                                      | New Museum                                                   | 162.17        | -             |