Museum Grants Scheme

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Government of India
Ministry of Culture
28 JUL 2025 3:23PM by PIB Delhi

The role of the Museum Grant scheme is as under:

Setting up of new Museums by Central Government, State Governments, Societies, Autonomous bodies, Public Sector Undertakings, Local Bodies and Trusts registered under the Societies Act at the regional, state and district level.
Strengthening & modernization of the existing museums by Central Government, State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings, Societies, Autonomous bodies, Local Bodies and Trusts registered under the Societies Act at the regional, state and district level.
Digitization of art objects in the museums across the country for making their images/catalogues available over the website and Capacity Building of Museum professionals.
Capacity Building of Museum professionals

The details of the number of beneficiaries for setting up of new museum/development of existing museum/digitization of museum collection during the last five years i.e. 2020-21 to 2024-25 and current year are at Annexure-I.

The top ten States that received maximum grant during the last five years and current year under Museum Grant Scheme are at Annexure-II.

This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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Sunil Kumar Tiwari

pibculture@gmail.com

Annexure-I

Details of the number of beneficiaries along with total fund released under the Museum Grant Scheme for Setting up of New Museum/Development of Museum and Digitization of Museum Collection during the last five years and current year:

(Rs. in lakhs)

S. No.	State	Name of Organization	Type of museum	FY: 2020-21	FY: 2021-22	FY: 2022-23	FY: 2023-24	FY: 2024-25	FY: 2025-26	Total
	Andhra Pradesh	Museum, Eluru, West Godavari Dist. Department of Archaeology & Museums, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh	Existing museum	80.00	-	-	-	-	-	80.00
		Museum, M G Road, Vijayawada, Krishna Distt. Department of Archaeology & Museums, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh	Existing museum	160.00	-	-	-	-	-	160.00
		Government of Andhra Pradesh for setting up of Padamshree Kalluri Subbarao Memorial District Archaeological Museum Anantpur	New Museum	-	-	-	286.00	-	-	286.00
		Science City of Andhra Pradesh, Govt of Andhra Pradesh for Establishment of New Museum at Kailasgiri (Dovari Konda), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh	New Museum	-	-	58.467	-	-	129.132	187.599
		Archaeology and Museum, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh for Development of Rallabandi Subba Rao Archaeology East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh	Exiting Museum	-	-	140.043	-	-	59.956	199.999
		Deprt. Of Archaeology and Museum for Development of Andhra Sahiyta Parishath Got. Museum, Kakinada Town, Andhra Pradesh	Exiting Museum	-	-	-	-	-	400.00	400.00
Total				240.00	-	198.51	286.00	-	589.088	1313.598
	Arunachal Pradesh	Dept. of Cultural Affaris, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, for Development of District Museum, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh	New Museum	-	-	-	-	21.698	338.301	359.999
Total				-	-	-	-	21.698	338.301	359.999
	Goa	Museum of Christian Art, Goa, Annex Convent of Santa Monica, Old Goa	Existing museum	100.00	-	-	-	-	-	100.00
Total				100.00	-	-	-	-	-	100.00
	Gujarat	Rajkot Rajya Foundation, Rajit Villas Palace, Palace Road, Rajkot, Gujarat	New Museum	250.00	-	125.00	125.00	-	-	500.00
Total				250.00	-	125.00	125.00	-	-	500.00
	Himachal Pradesh	Dept. of Language and Culture Govt. of Himachal Pradesh part of 1st installment for Digitization, Design, Modification, Development of Bantony Castle Shimla HP	Existing Museum	-	-	-	-	-	333.87	333.87
Total				-	-	-	-	-	333.87	333.87
	Haryana	NSG Wives Welfare Association (NWYA), Manesar, Gurgaon	Existing museum	-	27.734	-	-	-	-	27.734
Total				-	27.734	-	-	-	-	27.734
	Karnata-ka	Shivappa Nayaka Museum & Research Bureau, Sri Bekkiinakalmatha, Karnataka	New Museum	-	-	75.00	-	-	-	75.00
Total				-	-	75.00	-	-	-	75.00
	Kerala	GALAXY, Karaunasai Road, Velland , P.O Trivandrum	New Museum	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	-
Total				50.00	50.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
	Ladhak	Deskid Cultural and Welfare Society, Deskid, Gonpa, Ladhak	New Museum	-	-	108.76	-	-	-	108.76
Total				-	-	108.76	-	-	-	108.76
	Madhya Pradesh	Gujari Mahal Museum, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh (Govt. of MP)	Existing museum	-	78.00	-	-	-	-	78.00
		Madhya Pradesh heritage Development Trust, Archaeology, Archives and Museum, MP, Banganga Road Bhopal For setting up of Local Archaeological Museum, Sironj, Vidisha	New Museum	-	-	22.90	-	-	-	22.90
		Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board, Madhya Pradesh for Modernization/ Development of Moti Mahal City Palace,	Existing Museum	-	-	-	-	-	750.00	750.00
		Directorate of Archaeology Archives and Museum, Govt. of Madhya Padesh for Renovation of Up gradation of Central Museum, Near GPO, Indore, Madhya Pradesh	New Museum	-	-	-	-	-	400.00	400.00
		Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board, Mahdya Pradesh for Setting up of a Museum of Music in the South With for the Moti Mahar Complex, Gwalior	New Museum	-	-	-	-	-	500.00	500.00
		Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh	Exiting Museum	-	-	-	-	-	250.00	250.00
Total				-	78.00	22.90	-	-	1900.00	2000.90
	Maharashtra	Funds & Properties of the Parsi Punchayet Bombay, of Framji Dadabhoy Alpiwalla Museum, Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Fort, Mumbai	Existing museum	-	35.52	-	64.48	-	-	100.00
	Maharashtra	Symbiosis Society's for Development of Asian Cultural Museum, Pune	Existing Museum	-	-	17.807	8.90	8.90	-	35.607
Total				-	35.52	17.807	73.38	8.90	-b State Civil Aviation Council	135.607
	Manipur	State Archaeology, Govt. Of Manipur for setting up of three galleries in Kangla Fort.	New Museum	-	-	-	108.87	-	-	108.87
		Khongjom War Memorial Trust Khongjom Bazar, Opposite Khongjom Police Station, Thoubal District, Manipur	New Museum	250.00	-	-	125.00	-	-	375.00
		Anallon Christian Development Committee (ACDC), Chandel, Manipur for Setting up of a New Museum	New Museum	-	-	-	224.58	-	-	224.58
Total				250.00	-	-	458.45	-		708.45
	Mizoram	Director Art & Culture Department, Chanmari, Aizwal for Setting up of District Museum at Lunglei, Mizoram	New Museum	-	206.80	-	206.807	-	-	413.607
		Chakma Autonomous District Council, Kamalnagar, Mizoram for setting up of Tribal Museum at Kamalnagar, Lawngtlai Distt. Mizoram	New Museum	-	-	-	-	-	225.00	225.00
		Dept. of Art and Cutlure, Govt. of Mizoram, for setting up regional museum at Siaha	New Museum	-	-	-	-	-	450.65	450.65
Total				-	206.80	-	206.807	-	675.65	1089.257
	Nagaland	Naga Traditional Museum, Khel, Kohima Village, Kohima,	New Museum	25.00	-	-	-	-	-	25.00
	Nagaland	Directorate of Art and Culture, Kohima, Nagaland for setting up of museum in Tsaru, Tuesang	New Museum	306.21	-	-	-	-	-	306.21
Total				331.21	-	-	-	-	-	331.21
	Odisha	J. D Centre Of Art, VIP Colony, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar	New Museum	-	-	-	93.24	-	-	93.24
Total				-	-	-	93.24	-	-	93.24
	Punjab	Punjab State Civil Aviation Council, Patiala Civil Aerodrome, Sangrur Road, Patiala, Punjab	New Museum	-	250.00	-	-	-	-	250.00
Total				-	250.00	-	-	-	-	250.00
	Rajasthan	City Palace, Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation, Udaipur, Rajasthan	Existing museum	121.99	-	-	-	-	-	121.99
		Veer Shiromani Maharana Pratap Samiti, Udaipur	New Museum	-	112.50	-	-	-	-	112.50
		Shri Girdhar Smarak Dharmarth Nyas Trust, (Shri Girdhar Smarak Trust) Kings Palace Jaisalmer Fort Palace Museum, Jaisalmer Rajasthan	New Museum	250.00	-	-	-	-	-	250.00
		Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, City Palace, jaipur Rajasthan	Existing Museum	-	-	-	1.00	-	199.00	200.00
Total				371.99	112.50	-	1.00	-	199.00	684.49
	Tamil -Nadu	High Court of Madras, George Town, Chennai	Existing museum	-	19.00	-	-	-	-	19.00
		Govt. Museum, Thirugokarnam, Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu	Existing museum	-	-	-	-	-	80.00	80.00
		Government Museum St. Mark Road, Samathanapuram Palayamkottai, Tiruneveli Distt.	Existing museum	-	-	-	-	-	45.286	45.286
		Government Museum Trichy, Rani Managammal Palace , Dist. Tiruchirapalli	Existing museum	-	-	-	-	-	74.985	74.985
		Government Museum Ooty, Stone House, Dist. Udhagamandalam	Existing museum	-	-	-	-	-	23.00	23.00
		Department of Museum, Govt. Of Tamilnadu for Development of Egmore Museum, Egmore (iconic State Mueum), Tamilnadu	Existing museum	541.389	-	-	-	-	-	541.389
Total				541.389	19.00	-	-	-	223.271	783.66
	Telangana	Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, Telangana for 1st and final installment for setting up of VEM on Hyderabad	VEM	-	-	-	33.00	-	-	33.00
Total				-	-	-	33.00	-	-	33.00
	Tripura	Tripura Tourism Developmnt corporation for setting upof Maharaja brendra kishore manikya museum & kunjaban palace complex	Existing museum	-	500.00	-	-	-	-	500.00
Total				-	500.00	-	-	-	-	500.00
	Uttar Pradesh	Office of Cantonment Board, Carriappa, Shahjahanpur	New Museum	98.932	100.036	-	-	-	-	198.968
		Allahabad High Court, Allahabad , Uttar Pradesh	Existing museum	-	-	-	10.488	-	-	10.488
		India Literacy board, Literacy House, Kanpur Pur Road, Lucknow	New Museum	-	250.00	-	-	-	-	250.00
		Directorate of Museum, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh Establishment of Sant Ravidas Museum at Seer Govardhanpur, Varanasi UP	New Museum	-	-	-	-	-	500.00	500.00
		Vrindavan Research Institute. Raman Reti Marg, Vrindavan, Mathura. U.P. for Construction of New 6 Number of Galleries at VRI Braj Culture Museum	Existing Museum	-	-	-	-	170.52	-	170.52
Total				98.932	350.036	-	10.488	170.52	500.00	1129.976
	Uttarakhand	Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttrakhand	Existing museum	-	39.665	-	-	-	-	39.665
Total				-	39.665	-	-	-	-	39.665
	West Bengal	Directorate General Border Security Force (BSF) (Eastern Command) , Kolkata	New Museum	-	324.35	-	154.839	-	7.335	486.524
Total				-	324.35	-	154.839	-	7.335	486.524
	Delhi	International Society for Krishna Consciousness, East of Kailash (ISKCON), New Delhi	Exiting Museum	-	-	200.00	-	-	-	200.00
Total				-	-	200.00	-	-	-	200.00

Year-wise details of the fund released for Digitization of Museum Collection under the Museum Grant Scheme during the last five years and current year.

(Rs. in lakhs)

No.

State

Name of Organization

Type of Museum

FY:

2020-21

FY:

2021-22

FY:

2022 -23

FY:

2023-24

FY:

2024-25

FY:

2025-26

Karnataka

Basava Samithi, Basava Bhavana, Sri Basaveshwara Road, Bengaluru-560001

Digitization of Museum Collection

12.50

Annexure-II

Total amount released pertaining to top ten States getting maximum grants under the Museum Grant Scheme for setting up of new museums and Development of Existing Museum during the last five years and current year:

(Rs. in lakhs)

S. No.	State	Total Amount released
	Madhya Pradesh	2000.90
	Andhra Pradesh	1313.598
	Uttar Pradesh	1129.976
	Mizoram	1089.257
	Tamil Nadu	783.86
	Manipur	708.45
	Gujarat	700.00
	Rajasthan	684.49
	Tripura	500.00
	West Bengal	486.524

Sunil Kumar Tiwari

pibculture@gmail.com