Lok Sabha Question No. 5752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Allocation of Funds for Indian Museum
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ms. Mahua Moitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5752 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR INDIAN MUSEUM

## 5752.   MS. MAHUA MOITRA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds allocated and utilised by the Indian Museum, since 2014, year-wise;
- (b) the details of sanctioned strength, filled positions and current vacancies at the Indian Museum; and;
- (c) the details of visitors footfall along with revenue generated by the Indian Museum, since 2014, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CULTURE & TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a): The  details  of  funds  allocated  and  utilised  by  the  Indian  Museum,  since  2014,  year-wise  is attached at Annexure-I.
- (b): The details of sanctioned strength, filled positions and current vacancies at the Indian Museum are as below:
- (c): The details of visitors footfall along with revenue generated by the Indian Museum, since 2014, year-wise is attached at Annexure-II.

|   Sanctioned Strength |   Total filled posts |   Total vacant posts |
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|                   138 |                   58 |                   80 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5752 FOR 30.03.2026

The details of funds allocated and utilised by Indian Museum since 2014

| Financial Year 2014 - 2015   | Financial Year 2014 - 2015   | Financial Year 2014 - 2015   | Financial Year 2014 - 2015   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                      | GIA-Head                     | Fund Allocated (in Lakhs)    | Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)     |
| 1                            | Plan                         | 1288.75                      | 1017.82                      |
| 2                            | Non-Plan                     | 813.92                       | 1028.11                      |
|                              | Total                        | 2102.67                      | 2045.93                      |
| Financial Year 2015 - 2016   | Financial Year 2015 - 2016   | Financial Year 2015 - 2016   | Financial Year 2015 - 2016   |
| Sl. No.                      | GIA-Head                     | Fund Allocated (in Lakhs)    | Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)     |
| 1                            | Plan                         | 632.64                       | 477.77                       |
| 2                            | Non-Plan                     | 872.52                       | 1146.53                      |
|                              | Total                        | 1505.16                      | 1624.30                      |
| Financial Year 2016 - 2017   | Financial Year 2016 - 2017   | Financial Year 2016 - 2017   | Financial Year 2016 - 2017   |
| Sl. No.                      | GIA-Head                     | Fund Allocated (in Lakhs)    | Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)     |
| 1                            | Plan                         | 406.62                       | 546.97                       |
| 2                            | Non-Plan                     | 583.86                       | 1183.59                      |
|                              | Total                        | 990.48                       | 1730.56                      |
| Financial Year 2017 - 2018   | Financial Year 2017 - 2018   | Financial Year 2017 - 2018   | Financial Year 2017 - 2018   |
| Sl. No.                      | GIA-Head                     | Fund Allocated (in Lakhs)    | Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)     |
| 1                            | GIA-General                  | 525.00                       | 525.00                       |
| 2                            | GIA-Salary                   | 742.59                       | 742.59                       |
| 3                            | GIA-CCA                      | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 4                            | GIA-SAP                      | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
|                              | Total                        | 1267.59                      | 1267.59                      |
| Financial Year 2018 - 2019   | Financial Year 2018 - 2019   | Financial Year 2018 - 2019   | Financial Year 2018 - 2019   |
| Sl. No.                      | GIA-Head                     | Fund Allocated (in Lakhs)    | Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)     |
| 1                            | GIA-General                  | 700.00                       | 700.00                       |
| 2                            | GIA-Salary                   | 1327.16                      | 1327.16                      |
| 3                            | GIA-CCA                      | 48.76                        | 48.76                        |
| 4                            | GIA-SAP                      | 2.25                         | 2.25                         |
| 5                            | GIA-NER                      | 24.21                        | 24.21                        |

|                            | Total                      | 2102.80                    | 2102.80                    |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Financial Year 2019 - 2020 | Financial Year 2019 - 2020 | Financial Year 2019 - 2020 | Financial Year 2019 - 2020 |
| Sl. No.                    | GIA-Head                   | Fund Allocated (in Lakhs)  | Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)   |
| 1                          | GIA-General                | 1600.00                    | 1600.00                    |
| 2                          | GIA-Salary                 | 1227.15                    | 758.80                     |
| 3                          | GIA-CCA                    | 1100.00                    | 1027.92                    |
| 4                          | GIA-SAP                    | 2.25                       | 0.22                       |
|                            | Total                      | 3929.40                    | 3386.94                    |
| Financial Year 2020 - 2021 | Financial Year 2020 - 2021 | Financial Year 2020 - 2021 | Financial Year 2020 - 2021 |
| Sl. No.                    | GIA-Head                   | Fund Allocated (in Lakhs)  | Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)   |
| 1                          | GIA-General                | 910.55                     | 910.55                     |
| 2                          | GIA-Salary                 | 1014.90                    | 1465.03                    |
| 3                          | GIA-CCA                    | 127.92                     | 188.58                     |
| 4                          | GIA-SAP                    | 0.00                       | 1.66                       |
|                            | Total                      |                            |                            |
|                            |                            | 2053.37                    | 2565.82                    |
| Financial Year 2021 - 2022 | Financial Year 2021 - 2022 | Financial Year 2021 - 2022 | Financial Year 2021 - 2022 |
| Sl. No.                    | GIA-Head                   | Fund Allocated (in Lakhs)  | Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)   |
| 1                          | GIA-General                | 1402.00                    | 1402.00                    |
| 2                          | GIA-Salary                 | 871.78                     | 871.78                     |
| 3                          | GIA-CCA                    | 188.58                     | 180.40                     |
| 4                          | GIA-SAP                    | 1.63                       | 2.00                       |
|                            | Total                      | 2463.99                    | 2456.18                    |
| Financial Year 2022 - 2023 | Financial Year 2022 - 2023 | Financial Year 2022 - 2023 | Financial Year 2022 - 2023 |
| Sl. No.                    | GIA-Head                   | Fund Allocated (in Lakhs)  | Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)   |
| 1                          | GIA-General                | 2100.00                    | 2100.00                    |
| 2                          | GIA-Salaries               | 880.00                     | 810.71                     |
| 3                          | GIA-CCA                    | 300.00                     | 50.33                      |
| 4                          | GIA-SAP                    | 2.00                       | 2.00                       |
|                            | Total                      | 3282.00                    | 2963.04                    |
| Financial Year 2023 - 2024 | Financial Year 2023 - 2024 | Financial Year 2023 - 2024 | Financial Year 2023 - 2024 |
| Sl. No.                    | GIA-Head                   | Fund Allocated (in Lakhs)  | Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)   |
| 1                          | GIA-General                | 2250.00                    | 2250.00                    |
| 2                          | GIA-Salaries               | 900.00                     | 915.30                     |
| 3                          | GIA-CCA                    | 690.00                     | 112.02                     |
| 4                          | GIA-SAP                    | 2.49                       | 2.49                       |
|                            | Total                      | 3842.49                    | 3279.81                    |
| Financial Year 2024 - 2025 | Financial Year 2024 - 2025 | Financial Year 2024 - 2025 | Financial Year 2024 - 2025 |
| Sl. No.                    | GIA-Head                   | Fund Allocated (in Lakhs)  | Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)   |

| 1                                                | GIA-General                                      | 2100.00                                          | 2100.00                                          |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 2                                                | GIA-Salaries                                     | 866.01                                           | 866.01                                           |
| 3                                                | GIA-CCA                                          | 400.00                                           | 398.31                                           |
| 4                                                | GIA-SAP                                          | 2.00                                             | 2.00                                             |
|                                                  | Total                                            | 3368.01                                          | 3366.32                                          |
| Financial Year 2025 - 2026 (Upto March 25, 2026) | Financial Year 2025 - 2026 (Upto March 25, 2026) | Financial Year 2025 - 2026 (Upto March 25, 2026) | Financial Year 2025 - 2026 (Upto March 25, 2026) |
| Sl. No.                                          | GIA-Head                                         | Fund Allocated (in Lakhs)                        | Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)                         |
| 1                                                | GIA-General                                      | 2400.00                                          | 2331.90                                          |
| 2                                                | GIA-Salaries                                     | 875.00                                           | 708.12                                           |
| 3                                                | GIA-CCA                                          | 0.00                                             | 233.31                                           |
| 4                                                | GIA-SAP                                          | 2.00                                             | 2.00                                             |
|                                                  | Total                                            | 3277.00                                          | 3275.33                                          |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5752 FOR 30.03.2026

The annual footfall at the Indian Museum since 2014 along with the information on total revenue generation is furnished below.

| Financial Year                   | Total Visitors   |   Revenue Generated by Indian Museum (in Lakhs) |
|----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2014 - 2015                      | 6,96,148         |                                          140.59 |
| 2015 - 2016                      | 7,20,997         |                                          190.24 |
| 2016 - 2017                      | 7,16,020         |                                          211.7  |
| 2017 - 2018                      | 7,05,065         |                                          210.92 |
| 2018 - 2019                      | 6,87,262         |                                          236.51 |
| 2019 - 2020                      | 5,99,465         |                                          384.56 |
| 2020 - 2021                      | 1,22,962         |                                           79.66 |
| 2021 - 2022                      | 2,39,552         |                                          162.96 |
| 2022 - 2023                      | 6,60,381         |                                          452.6  |
| 2023 - 2024                      | 6,71,287         |                                          641.32 |
| 2024 - 2025                      | 6,30,307         |                                          631.79 |
| 2025 - 2026 (Till February 2026) | 6,29,322         |                                          538.07 |

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