Lok Sabha Question No. 1330 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Poor State of Museums
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1330 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  May, 2016

## 'POOR STATE OF MUSEUMS'

## 1330.  SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH  SHANKARRAO: SHRI DHANANJAY  MAHADIK: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA  SULE: ADV. JOICE GEORGE: DR. HEENA  VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  poor  state  of  museums  in  the  country  and historical artifacts preserved there and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  initiated  agenda  on  museum  reforms  in  an  effort  to  bring qualitative  changes  in  museums  in  India  in  order  to  keep  pace  with  the  international development in the field and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the time by which the condition of the museums is likely to be improved;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  introduced  any  special  programme/scheme/package  in  this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the amount allocated for preservation of museums and artifacts during the last three years, State/UT and Year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There are various  national level museums, namely National Museum (New Delhi), 3 wings of National  Gallery  of  Modern  Art  (Delhi,  Bengaluru,  Mumbai),  Indian  Museum  (Kolkata), Victoria Memorial Hall (Kolkata), Salarjung Museum (Hyderabad), 23 Science Centre under National Council of Science Museum (Kolkata) and Allahabad Museum (Allahabad), which are  directly  under  the  administrative  control  of  the  Ministry  of  Culture.  Besides,  there  are forty  four  site  museums  under  the  control  of  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI).  These museums have a large collection of artefacts, paintings, sculptures, coins etc. Upgradation and modernization of these museums are taken up by the Government from time to time. These museums are in good condition.
- (b) to  (d)  The  Government  has  initiated  14  point  agenda  on  museum  reforms  in  2009  as  a continuous process to bring qualitative changes in museums in India to keep pace with the international developments in the field. The condition of the museums is upgraded/modernized periodically in a time bound manner.
- (e) Details  of  fund  allocated  for  maintaining  the  above  museums  and  the  funds  sanctioned  for various other museums under the Museum Grant Scheme is at Annexure.

Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1330 FOR 02.05.2016 REGARDING POOR STATE OF MUSEUMS

| The Amount Allocated for Preservation of Museums and Artifacts during the Last Three Years, State/UT and Year-wise   | The Amount Allocated for Preservation of Museums and Artifacts during the Last Three Years, State/UT and Year-wise   | The Amount Allocated for Preservation of Museums and Artifacts during the Last Three Years, State/UT and Year-wise   | The Amount Allocated for Preservation of Museums and Artifacts during the Last Three Years, State/UT and Year-wise   | The Amount Allocated for Preservation of Museums and Artifacts during the Last Three Years, State/UT and Year-wise   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                               | State                                                                                                                | 2013-14                                                                                                              | 2014-15                                                                                                              | (Rs. in lakh) 2015-16                                                                                                |
| 1.                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                       | 76.69                                                                                                                | 45.50                                                                                                                | 349.81                                                                                                               |
| 2.                                                                                                                   | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                       | 313.25                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                    | 252.77                                                                                                               |
| 3.                                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                     | 58.14                                                                                                                | 10.25                                                                                                                | 3.20                                                                                                                 |
| 4.                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                       | 365.43                                                                                                               | 307.28                                                                                                               | 84.17                                                                                                                |
| 5.                                                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                    | 50.00                                                                                                                |
| 6.                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                               | 9.00                                                                                                                 | 30.50                                                                                                                | 105.57                                                                                                               |
| 7.                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                            | 147.65                                                                                                               | 65.12                                                                                                                | 249.35                                                                                                               |
| 8.                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                            | 10.00                                                                                                                | 325.08                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                    |
| 9.                                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                                                          | 7.20                                                                                                                 | 466.13                                                                                                               | 6.77                                                                                                                 |
| 10.                                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                    | 129.1                                                                                                                | 99.665                                                                                                               | 469.714                                                                                                              |
| 11.                                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                                              | 173.74                                                                                                               | 55.15                                                                                                                | 85.61                                                                                                                |
| 12.                                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                                               | 295.48                                                                                                               | 103.25                                                                                                               | 148.50                                                                                                               |
| 13.                                                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                                                          | 448.59                                                                                                               | 239.19                                                                                                               | 801.70                                                                                                               |
| 14.                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                                | 16.15                                                                                                                | 47.46                                                                                                                | 32.56                                                                                                                |
| 15.                                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                                              | 38.43                                                                                                                | 33.00                                                                                                                | 31.6                                                                                                                 |
| 16.                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                            | 64.93                                                                                                                | 62.51                                                                                                                | 209.9                                                                                                                |
| 17.                                                                                                                  | Manipur                                                                                                              | 41.09                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                    | 21.79                                                                                                                |
| 18.                                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                                          | 300.00                                                                                                               | 46.92                                                                                                                | 341.085                                                                                                              |
| 19.                                                                                                                  | Nagaland                                                                                                             | 9.93                                                                                                                 | 36.79                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                    |
| 20.                                                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                                               | 119.4                                                                                                                | 38.30                                                                                                                | 116.1                                                                                                                |
| 21.                                                                                                                  | Tamilnadu                                                                                                            | 112.57                                                                                                               | 80.22                                                                                                                | 91.59                                                                                                                |
| 22.                                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                        | 127.65                                                                                                               | 450.77                                                                                                               | 288.55                                                                                                               |
| 23.                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                                | 38.81                                                                                                                | 41.00                                                                                                                | 68.07                                                                                                                |
| 24.                                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                                  | 22.50                                                                                                                | 20.25                                                                                                                | 14.00                                                                                                                |

|   S.No. | UT    |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|---------|-------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Delhi |     125.7 |       107 |    110.75 |