There are many 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.
The Government has initiated 14 point agenda on museum reforms in 2009 in an effort to bring qualitative changes in museums in India to keep pace with the international developments in the field.
State-wise details of fund allocated for maintaining the above museums is given below. The State-wise details of funds sanctioned for various other museums under the Museum Grant Scheme is also given below:-
State wise allocation of Plan funds for maintenance of museums including Archaeological Survey of India’s museums during last three years
(Rupees in lakhs)
| ||||
S. No.
|
Name of State
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
2014-15
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
23.50
|
11.50
|
8.00
|
2.
|
Assam
|
10.00
|
10.00
|
5.00
|
3.
|
Bihar
|
15.23
|
22.31
|
11.00
|
4.
|
Delhi
|
2388.95
|
22350.15
|
3721.00
|
5.
|
Goa
|
27.02
|
14.50
|
8.00
|
6.
|
Gujarat
|
5.50
|
7.11
|
4.00
|
7.
|
Haryana
|
3.10
|
4.41
|
3.00
|
8.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
3.30
|
4.94
|
3.00
|
9.
|
Karnataka
|
45.78
|
23.67
|
15.00
|
10.
|
Kerala
|
1.00
|
14.00
|
7.00
|
11.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
563.29
|
590.95
|
622.76
|
12.
|
Odisha
|
15.00
|
26.60
|
13.00
|
13.
|
Punjab
|
3.50
|
5.00
|
3.00
|
14.
|
Rajasthan
|
5.00
|
9.75
|
3.75
|
15.
|
Tamilnadu
|
45.70
|
20.00
|
8.00
|
16.
|
Telangana
|
913.00
|
851.28
|
1352.00
|
17.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
302.40
|
331.43
|
202.00
|
18.
|
Uttarakhand
|
1.00
|
3.20
|
3.00
|
19.
|
West Bengal
|
1624.14
|
13970.22
|
20097.97
|
State wise details of funds sanctioned for various other museums under the Museum Grant Scheme
(Rupees in lakhs)
| ||||
S. No.
|
Name of State
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
2014-15
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
-
|
24.67
|
-
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
75.98
|
129.10
|
99.565
|
3.
|
Assam
|
-
|
2.40
|
39.46
|
4.
|
Delhi
|
6.75
|
43.55
|
22.00
|
5.
|
Gujarat
|
12.43
|
21.82
|
-
|
6.
|
Haryana
|
33.67
|
166.33
|
47.64
|
7.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
-
|
50.80
|
5.00
|
8.
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
-
|
313.25
|
150.00
|
9.
|
Karnataka
|
-
|
13.76
|
-
|
10.
|
Kerala
|
424.96
|
97.02
|
90.00
|
11.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
121.167
|
314.33
|
218.00
|
12.
|
Manipur
|
-
|
41.09
|
-
|
13.
|
Maharashtra
|
-
|
300.00
|
46.92
|
14.
|
Nagaland
|
77.64
|
9.93
|
36.79
|
15.
|
Odisha
|
50.00
|
261.48
|
-
|
16.
|
Punjab
|
-
|
-
|
22.00
|
17.
|
Rajasthan
|
164.67
|
112.50
|
121.55
|
18.
|
Tamilnadu
|
16.59
|
72.57
|
41.72
|
19.
|
Telangana
|
-
|
10.00
|
325.08
|
20.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
115.00
|
15.00
|
345.19
|
21.
|
Uttarakhand
|
-
|
-
|
458.38
|
22.
|
West Bengal
|
1190.28
|
380.925
|
170.605
|
This information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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