Lok Sabha Question No. 3798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-16
Subject: NMCM and MGMD in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No 3798

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026

## NMCM AND MGMD IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 3798. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:-

- (a) the  present  status  and  progress  of  the  National  Mission  on  Cultural  Mapping (NMCM) being implemented by the Government;
- (b) the  details  of  the  number  of  villages  mapped  so  far  under  its  Mera  Gaon  Meri Dharohar (MGMD) component, particularly in the Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposals  to  promote  a  creator  economy  or establish  dedicated  e-commerce platforms to connect the unique handicrafts  and cultural  products  identified  through  such  mapping  with  national  and  global markets; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Under Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar (MGMD) Programme, a key component of the  National  Mission  on  Cultural  Mapping  (NMCM),  6.23  lakh  villages  have been  culturally  mapped  so  far.  This  data  is  available  on  MGMD  Portal (https://mgmd.gov.in/).
- (b) The  State/UT-wise  details  of  villages  covered  are  placed  at  Annexure-I.  In Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, 2542 villages have been covered.
- (c) NMCM primarily undertakes documentation of cultural assets and traditions at the village level and does not have any provision for establishing e-commerce integration for traditional artists and cultural practitioners.
- (d) There is no such provision under NMCM.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3798 asked on 16 th March, 2026, regarding 'NMCM And MGMD In Uttar Pradesh'

State/UT-wise Distribution of Number of Villages Uploaded on MGMD

| State/UT                                     |   Number of Uploaded Villages |
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                  |                           176 |
| Andhra Pradesh                               |                         17142 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                            |                          4613 |
| Assam                                        |                         26074 |
| Bihar                                        |                         39563 |
| Chandigarh                                   |                            12 |
| Chhattisgarh                                 |                         19571 |
| Delhi                                        |                           252 |
| Goa                                          |                           431 |
| Gujarat                                      |                         19271 |
| Haryana                                      |                          7579 |
| Himachal Pradesh                             |                         18735 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                               |                          6926 |
| Jharkhand                                    |                         29908 |
| Karnataka                                    |                         29569 |
| Kerala                                       |                          1275 |
| Ladakh                                       |                           238 |
| Lakshadweep Islands                          |                            13 |
| Madhya Pradesh                               |                         56429 |
| Maharashtra                                  |                         40042 |
| Manipur                                      |                           306 |
| Meghalaya                                    |                          7012 |
| Mizoram                                      |                          1026 |
| Nagaland                                     |                          1498 |
| Odisha                                       |                         47209 |
| Puducherry                                   |                           127 |
| Punjab                                       |                         12084 |
| Rajasthan                                    |                         46696 |
| Sikkim                                       |                           464 |
| Tamil Nadu                                   |                         19219 |
| Telangana                                    |                          9824 |
| The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                           107 |
| Tripura                                      |                           899 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                |                        103003 |
| Uttarakhand                                  |                         15727 |
| West Bengal                                  |                         40429 |

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