Lok Sabha Question No. 4895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: National Mission on Cultural Mapping and Roadmap
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Mr Pathan Yusuf

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No 4895

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026

## NATIONAL MISSION ON CULTURAL MAPPING AND ROADMAP

## 4895. MR PATHAN YUSUF:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:-

- (a) the reasons for over 93 percent underutilisation of funds in the National Mission on Cultural Mapping and Roadmap (NMCMR) shown in Revised estimate (RE) 2025-26 as compared to Budget Estimate (BE) 2025-26;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated and utilised under the NMCMR since inception of the scheme, year-wise;
- (c) the details of total number of villages targeted for mapping in the country under NMCMR, particularly in West Bengal; and
- (d) the  details  of  total  number  of  villages  mapped  till  date  under  NMCMR, particularly in West Bengal?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar is the key focus under National Mission on Cultural Mapping  and  Roadpmap  and,  in  order  to  further  strengthen  the  coverage  and authenticity of data, a collaboration with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has been initiated during the current financial  year for collection, sanitisation, validation and  integration  of  data  through  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  (PRIs)  via  Gram Sabhas  across  the  country.  This  convergence  with  the  existing  institutional mechanisms of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has reduced the requirement of funds under the Mission, resulting in savings in Government expenditure in the current Financial Year 2025-26.
- (b) The  year-wise  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  utilised  under  the  NMCMR since scheme inception are placed at Annexure I.
- (c) Under  NMCMR,  approximately  6.38  lakh  villages  are  targeted  for  mapping across States/UTs. Of these, 41,116 villages are targeted in West Bengal.
- (d) As  per  available  data  on  the  MGMD  Portal,  approximately  6.23  lakh  villages have been mapped so far. Mapping, data updation and validation under NMCM is  a  continuous  process.  In  West  Bengal,  40,429  villages  out  of  the  targeted 41,116 villages have been mapped.

ANNEXURE-I Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  4895 asked  on  23 th March,  2026,  regarding  'National  Mission  on  Cultural  Mapping  and Roadmap'

| Financial Year   |   Fund Allocated (₹ in lakh) |   Total Expenditure (₹ in lakh) |
|------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2017-18          |                         2000 |                           55.72 |
| 2018-19          |                         3000 |                           17.44 |
| 2019-20          |                         1278 |                          101.56 |
| 2020-21          |                          420 |                          209.06 |
| 2021-22          |                          412 |                           99.28 |
| 2022-23          |                         1913 |                         1894.38 |
| 2023-24          |                         1982 |                         1971.71 |
| 2024-25          |                         1806 |                          738.79 |
| 2025-26          |                         2246 |                          205.5  |

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