Lok Sabha Question No. 199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Setting up of New Museums under Museum Grant Scheme
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 199

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th  NOVEMBER, 2015

## 'SETTING UP OF NEW MUSEUMS UNDER MUSEUM GRANT SCHEME '

## 199.   SHRI OM BIRLA:

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

- (a) the details of number of new museums built by State Governments and other bodies in the country under the Museum Grant Scheme in the last three years, State-wise; and
- (b) the details of institutions that received Museum Grant Scheme for maintaining existing museums ?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) CULTURE & TOURIS AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR CIVIL AVIATION (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) The details are at Annexure - A
- (b) The details are at Annexure - B

## ANNEXURE-A

## DETAILS OF NUMBER OF NEW MUSEUMS BUILT BY STATE GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER BODIES IN THE COUNTRY UNDER THE MUSEUM GRANT SCHEME IN THE LAST THREE YEARS

| S.No.   | State           | Details of Proposals                                                       | Funds Released (In lakhs)   | Funds Released (In lakhs)   | Funds Released (In lakhs)   |
|---------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         |                 |                                                                            | 2012-13                     | 2013-14                     | 2014-15                     |
| 1.      | Jammu & Kashmir | SPS Museum, Srinagar (New)                                                 | -                           | 300.00                      | 150.00                      |
| 1.      | Jammu & Kashmir | Regional Museum, Leh, (J & K)                                              | -                           | 5.00                        | -                           |
| 2.      | Madhya Pradesh  | Local Archaeological Museum, Sironj                                        | -                           | 40.84                       | -                           |
| 3.      | Telengana       | Regional Museum of Buddhist Heritage, Nagarjuasagar, Nalkonda Distt. (NEW) | -                           | 5.00                        | 325.08                      |
| 4.      | Uttrakhand      | Himalayan Museum, Rishikesh (New                                           | -                           | -                           | 458.38                      |

| S. No.            | Name of Organization                                                      |         | Funds Released (In lakhs)   | Funds Released (In lakhs)   | Funds Released (In lakhs)   |
|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                   |                                                                           | 2012-13 | 2013-14                     | 2014-2015                   | 2015-2016                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         |         |                             |                             |                             |
| 1.                | Arunodaya Welfare Society, Tawang                                         | -       | 88.61                       | 59.075                      | 29.537                      |
| 2.                | Bright Future Society, Mumpa                                              | 75.98   | 40.49                       | 40.49                       | 53.985                      |
| 3.                | RIWATCH, Dibang Valley, Roing                                             | -       | -                           | -                           | 34.375                      |
| Haryana           | Haryana                                                                   |         |                             |                             |                             |
| 4.                | Heritage Transport Museum, Gurgaon                                        | -       | -                           | 47.65                       | 2.35                        |
| 5.                | Virtual Museum of Sound and Images, Centre for Art & Archaeology, Gurgaon | 19.17   | 166.33                      | -                           | 74.617                      |
| Kerala            | Kerala                                                                    |         |                             |                             |                             |
| 6.                | Guru Gopinath Natanagramam Society, Thiruvananthapuram                    | -       | 90.00                       | 90.00                       | 120.00                      |
| 7.                | Society for Development of Rural Literature, Jagatsinghpur                | 45.00   | 75.00                       | -                           | 40.00                       |
| 8.                | JD Centre for Art, Bhubaneswar                                            | -       | 186.48                      | -                           | -                           |
| Rajasthan         | Rajasthan                                                                 |         |                             |                             |                             |
| 9.                | Ramakrishan Mission Vivekanand Smriti Mandir, Khetri                      | -       | -                           | -                           | 57.45                       |
| 10.               | Ramgopal Viayvargiya Memorial Trust, Jaipur                               | -       | 108.00                      | -                           | -                           |
| 11.               | La Martiniere Girls College, Lucknow                                      | -       | 23.30                       | 53.12                       | -                           |
| 12.               | Siddhapeeth Kabirchaura Math Moolgadi Trust, Varanasi                     | -       | -                           | -                           | 5.00                        |
| West Bengal       | West Bengal                                                               |         |                             |                             |                             |
| 13.               | Sir Jadunath Sirkar Resource Centre for Historical Reserarch              | -       | 45.605                      | 45.605                      | 60.805                      |
| 14.               | Arts Acre Foundation, Kolkata                                             | 135.00  | 30.00                       | 75.00                       | 30.00                       |
| 15.               | Sri Chaitanaya Mahaprabhu Museum, Gaudiya Mission , Kolkata               | -       | 150.00                      | -                           | 75.00                       |

## ANNEXURE-B

## DETAILS OF INSTITUTIONS/MUSEUMS THAT RECEIVED MUSEUM GRANT SCHEME FOR MAINTAINING EXISTING MUSEUMS

| S. No.                              | Name of Organization                                                                                 | Funds Released (In lakhs)   | Funds Released (In lakhs)   | Funds Released (In lakhs)   | Funds Released (In lakhs)   |
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                                     |                                                                                                      | 2012-13                     | 2013-14                     | 2014-2015                   | 2015-2016                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                       |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 1.                                  | Damrela Rama Rao Memorial Govt Art Gallery, Rajamundhry                                              | -                           | 24.67                       | -                           | -                           |
| Assam                               | Assam                                                                                                |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 2.                                  | Dibrugarh University, Assam                                                                          | -                           | 2.40                        | -                           | -                           |
| 3.                                  | Uncle Robin's Natural History Museum, Golaghat                                                       | -                           | -                           | 39.46                       | -                           |
| Gujarat                             | Gujarat                                                                                              |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 4.                                  | Shree Laxminathji Trust, Ahmedabad                                                                   | 6.71                        | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 5.                                  | Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Bharatiya Sanskriti Vidya Mandir , Navrang Pura, Ahmedabad                        | -                           | 19.72                       | -                           | -                           |
| 6.                                  | Gujarat Museum Society, N.C. Mehta Gallery, Ahmedabad                                                | 5.72                        | 2.10                        | -                           | 2.10                        |
| Haryana                             | Haryana                                                                                              |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 7.                                  | Dharohar Haryana Museum, Kurukshetra University                                                      | 14.50                       | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                     |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 8.                                  | Bhuri Singh Museum, Chamba                                                                           | -                           | 18.80                       | -                           | -                           |
| 9.                                  | Museum of Kangra Art, Dharamshala                                                                    | -                           | 32.00                       | -                           | -                           |
| 10.                                 | Himachal State Museum, Shimla                                                                        | -                           | -                           | 5.00                        | -                           |
| Jammu and Kashmir                   | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                    |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 11.                                 | Amar Mahal Museum, Jammu                                                                             | -                           | 4.80                        | -                           | -                           |
| 12.                                 | Othsang Cultural and Social Welfare Society                                                          | -                           | 3.45                        | -                           | -                           |
| Karnataka                           | Karnataka                                                                                            |                             |                             |                             |                             |
|                                     | Chachadi Museum, Belgaum                                                                             | -                           | 13.76                       | -                           | -                           |
| Kerala                              | Kerala                                                                                               |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 13.                                 | Madhavan Nayar Foundation, Kochi                                                                     | -                           | 6.56                        | -                           | -                           |
| 14.                                 | Hill Palace Museum, Thripunithura                                                                    | 200.00                      | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 15.                                 | Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum, Kozhikode                                                       | 109.96                      | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 16.                                 | Koyikkal Palace Archaeological Museum for Folklore, Nedumangad                                       | 115.00                      | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 17.                                 | Bay Island Driftwood Museum, Kerala                                                                  | -                           | 0.46                        | -                           | -                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                       |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 18.                                 | Digambar Jain Museum, Ujjain                                                                         | 15.167                      | -                           | 15.167                      | -                           |
| 19.                                 | H.H. Maharaja Sir Jiwaji Rao Scindia Museum, Gwalior                                                 | 96.00                       | 83.89                       | -                           | -                           |
| 20.                                 | Devi Ahilya Archaeological Museum, Khargone                                                          | 10.00                       | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 21.                                 | Gujari Mahal Museum, Gwalior                                                                         | -                           | 43.00                       | -                           | -                           |
| 22.                                 | State Museum, Bhopal                                                                                 | -                           | 136.60                      | -                           | -                           |
| 23.                                 | Shantinath Museum, Teekamgarh                                                                        | -                           | 5.00                        | 96.45                       | -                           |
| 24.                                 | Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Memorial Trust, Gwalior                                                         | -                           | 5.00                        | -                           | -                           |
| 25.                                 | City Palace Museum, Gwalior                                                                          | -                           | -                           | 121.55102                   | -                           |
| Manipur                             | Manipur                                                                                              |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 26.                                 | Public Museum, Jiribam                                                                               | -                           | 41.09                       | -                           | -                           |
| Maharashtra                         | Maharashtra                                                                                          |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 27.                                 | Symbiosis Society Dr. Babasaheb Ambekdar Museum, Pune                                                | -                           | -                           | 46.92                       | -                           |
| 28.                                 | CSMVS, Mumbai                                                                                        | -                           | 300.00                      | -                           | -                           |
| 29.                                 | Bombay High Court, Mumbai                                                                            | -                           | -                           | -                           | 31.605                      |
| 30.                                 | The Secretary, Indian Numismatic, Historical and Cultural Research Foundation, Nariman Point, Mumbai | -                           | -                           | -                           | 200.00                      |
| Nagaland                            | Nagaland                                                                                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 31. Ellen Welfare Society, Nagaland | 31. Ellen Welfare Society, Nagaland                                                                  | 6.06                        | -                           | -                           | -                           |

| S. No.    | Name of Organization                                                              | Funds Released (In lakhs)   | Funds Released (In lakhs)   | Funds Released (In lakhs)   | Funds Released (In lakhs)   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|           |                                                                                   | 2012-13                     | 2013-14                     | 2014-2015                   | 2015-2016                   |
| 32.       | Tribal Art &Textile Museum, Dimapur                                               | 71.58                       | -                           | 36.79                       | -                           |
| 33.       | Nourhe Society, Nagaland                                                          | -                           | 9.93                        | -                           | -                           |
| Orissa    |                                                                                   |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 34.       | Palli Sanskriti Kala Parishad, Puri                                               | 5.00                        | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| Punjab    |                                                                                   |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 35.       | Archaeological Museum, Sanghol                                                    | -                           | -                           | 22.00                       | -                           |
| Rajasthan |                                                                                   |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 36.       | The City Palace Museum, Udaipur                                                   | -                           | -                           | 121.55                      | -                           |
| 37.       | Government Museum, Bharatpur                                                      | 112.58                      | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 38.       | Government Museum, Mandore, Jodhpur                                               | 52.09                       | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 39.       | Dr. Ramanath A Podar Haveli Museum                                                | -                           | 4.50                        | -                           | -                           |
| 40.       | Department of Culture, Government of Rajasthan for three proposals (DPR)          | -                           | -                           | -                           | 100.00                      |
| Telengana |                                                                                   |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 41.       | Sundaraya Vignana Kendram, Hyderabad                                              | -                           | 5.00                        | -                           | -                           |
| Tamil     | Nadu                                                                              |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 42.       | Vivekanand Rock Memorial &Vivekanand Kendra, Kanyakumari                          | -                           | 10.00                       | -                           | -                           |
| 43.       | Madras Regiment Museum, Wellington                                                | 16.59                       | -                           | -                           | 16.59                       |
| 44.       | Madras Crafts Foundation, Chennai                                                 | -                           | 62.57                       | 41.72                       | -                           |
| Uttar     | Pradesh                                                                           |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 45.       | Maharaja Banaras Vidyamandir Trust, Varanasi                                      | 115.00                      | -                           | -                           |                             |
| 46.       | GP Museum and BEG Centre, Roorkee                                                 | -                           | 5.00                        | -                           | -                           |
| 47.       | College of Arts &Crafts, Lucknow University                                       | -                           | 5.00                        | 138.00                      | -                           |
| 48.       | Tagore Library Museum &Art Gallery, Lucknow University                            | -                           | 5.00                        | 131.99                      | -                           |
| 49.       | Parshwanath Museum of India Art, Varanasi                                         | -                           | -                           | 75.20                       | -                           |
| West      | Bengal                                                                            |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 50.       | Netaji Research Bureau, Kolkatta                                                  | -                           | -                           | -                           | 59.04                       |
| 51.       | Bagnan Ananda Niketan Kirtishala, Howrah                                          | 99.43                       | -                           | -                           | 52.215                      |
| 52.       | Bhadrakali Socio-Eco-Culture Centre for development of Women and Children, Hoogli | 8.40                        | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 53.       | Rabindra Bharti University                                                        | 42.45                       | -                           | -                           | 26.225                      |
| 54.       | Nehru Children Museum National Cultural Association, Kolkata                      | -                           | 30.32                       | -                           | 15.16                       |
| 55.       | Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata                                                     | 5.00                        | -                           | 50.00                       |                             |
| 56.       | Bengal Natural History Museum, Darjeeling                                         | -                           | 125.00                      | -                           |                             |
| 57.       | Indian Museum, Kolkata (Metro Museum Scheme)                                      | 900.00                      | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 58.       | Natya Shodh Sansthan, EE-8, Sector-II, Bidhannagar, Kolkata                       | -                           | -                           | -                           | 25.45                       |
| 59.       | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS), Kolkata             | -                           | -                           | -                           | 5.00                        |
| Delhi     |                                                                                   |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 60.       | Srinivas Malliah Memorial Theatre Craft Museum, New Delhi                         | -                           | -                           | -                           | 22.08                       |
| 61.       | Academy of fine Arts &Literature, New Delhi                                       | 6.75                        | 39.00                       | 22.00                       | -                           |
| 62.       | Sanskriti Pratisthan, New Delhi                                                   | -                           | 4.55                        | -                           | -                           |
| 63.       | Ghalib Institute, New Delhi                                                       | -                           | -                           | -                           | 5.00                        |