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Ministry of Culture
“MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS ON INDIAN FREEDOM MOVEMENT”
Posted On:
27 JUL 2026 4:16PM by PIB Delhi
The details of the Museums, Memorials and interpretation centres dedicated to the Indian freedom movement, freedom fighters and the national independence struggle is given at Annexure.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) undertakes maintenance and upgradation of museums and exhibitions relating to India's freedom movement, subject to requirement. ASI organises outreach programmes on important occasions such as Independence Day, Republic Day, World Heritage Day and Week and International Museum Day, in association with local schools, educational institutions and heritage stakeholders, to create awareness among children and youth about the legacy of India's freedom movement.
Further, various programmes/exhibitions are carried out throughout the year as per the events in the museums of the Ministry of Culture to preserve and promote the legacy of India's freedom movement.
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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ANNEXURE
- MUSEUM ADMINISTERED BY ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, DELHI
(Rs. in lakhs)
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Sl. No.
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Name of the Museum
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State/U.T.
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Year of Establishment
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Financial year
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Expenditure
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01.
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St. Fort George Museum, Chennai
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Tamilnadu
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1948
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2021-2022
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19.099
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2022-2023
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61.899
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2023-2024
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30.00
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2024-2025
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30.35
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2025-2026
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35.049
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02.
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1857 Memorial Museum, Residency, Lucknow
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Uttar Pradesh
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1970
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2021-2022
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78.353
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2022-2023
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98.428
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2023-2024
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109.095
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2024-2025
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123.073
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2025-2026
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28.169
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03.
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1857 – India’s first war of Independence
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Delhi
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2019
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2021-2022
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225.42
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04.
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Yaad-e-Jallian
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2022-2023
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247.94
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05.
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and INA
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2023-2024
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279.67
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06.
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Azaadi-ke-Diwane
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2024-2025
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170.10
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2025-2026
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528.96
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07.
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Museum on Mahatma Gandhi, Aga Khan Palace, Pune
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Maharashtra
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2019
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The permanent exhibition within the ASI Protected Monument was developed, maintained by the Gandhi Memorial society.
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- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE MUSEUMS (NCSM), KOLKATA
(Rs. in lakhs)
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Sl. No.
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Description
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State
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Year of establishment
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Managing Institution
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Financial year
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Expenditure
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01
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The permanent exhibition titled "Uniting India: Sardar Patel", a highly interactive digital gallery
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Delhi
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2016
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National Science Centre, Delhi
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2021-22
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17.03
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2022-23
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20.14
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2023-24
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2.95
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2024-25
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-
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2025-26
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-
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02
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‘Gandhipedia’ is an AI-enabled digital repository and interactive web portal dedicated to the life, philosophy and complete literature of Mahatma Gandhi.
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West Bengal
Gujarat
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2023
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NCSM in collaboration with IIT Kharagpur & IIT Gandhinagar
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2021-22
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16.57
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2022-23
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3.63
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2023-24
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5.13
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2024-25
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45.00
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2025-26
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-
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03
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Digital exhibition titled The Father of the Nation: A digital tribute based on the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi
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West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Goa,
Tamilnadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana.
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2020
The exhibition was organized at 14 NCSM units from 10th November, 2020 to 30th January, 2021
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NCSM in collaboration with Vigyan Prasar, DST & MoC, Govt. of India
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2021-22
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904.01
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2022-23
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-
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2023-24
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-
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2024-25
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-
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2025-26
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-
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04
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Temporary Exhibition on ‘Gandhi and Science’
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West Bengal, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana,
Delhi,
Assam
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2019
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NCSM
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-
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05
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National Level Quiz on ‘Mahatma Gandhi: Life & Works’: As a part of 150 years of celebration
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West Bengal
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2019
(30.01.2019)
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NCSM
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-
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VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL, KOLKATA
(Rs.in lakhs)
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S. no.
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Gallery Name
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Year of Establishment
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Description of Gallery
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Expenditure
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-
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Biplobi Bharat Gallery
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2022
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Celebrated Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and on the occasion of Shaheed Diwas, and the Biplobi Bharat Gallery - a new gallery on the revolutionary nationalists of India
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268.00
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-
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Great Indian Reformers Gallery
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2024
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A gallery titled - Great Indian Reformers. The gallery displays paintings of great Indian reformers such as Raja Rammohun Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Swami Vivekananda, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Rabindranath Tagore.
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- ALLAHABAD MUSEUM, PRYAGRAJ, UTTAR PRADESH
(Rs.in lakhs)
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S. no.
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Gallery Name
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Year of Establishment
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Description of Gallery
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Financial Year
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Expenditure
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-
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Azad Gallery
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2023
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Dedicated exclusively to the Indian freedom Movement, freedom fighters and the national independence struggle
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2021-22
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-
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2022-23
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4.684
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2023-24
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1.977
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2024-25
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9.273
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2025-26
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1.055
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Commemoration of 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
(Rs. in lakhs)
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Sl.
No.
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Name of the Institutions /Organizations
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State
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Financial Year
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Name of the Commemoration
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Purpose
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Total
Approved Amount
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Amount Released
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Department of Art & Culture Govt. of Manipur.
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Manipur
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2023-24
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125 Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
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For Development of INA Marty's War Memorial Complex Moriang under 125 Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
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1383.29
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909.14
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-
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Young India, Konarak, Puri, Odisha
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Odisha
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2023-24
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Construction of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Cultural and Community Media Centre at Odisha under the commemoration of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
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587.96
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440.97
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-
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Department of Art & Culture Govt. of Nagaland
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Nagaland
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2023-24
2025-26
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For construction of Memorial Park in Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and INA at Ruzazho Village under Phek District, Nagaland
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1000.00
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750.00
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-
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Department of Art & Culture, Government of Nagaland
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Nagaland
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2023-24
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For construction of Netaji Subhas Bose Auditorium at Tizu Island compound, Akhahu, Zunheboto, Nagaland
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800.00
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400.00
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-
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Department of Art & Culture, Government of Nagaland
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Nagaland
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2022-23
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Construction of Netaji Subhash Memorial Hall Indoor Stadium at Kigwema, Kohima District, Nagaland
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830.00
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800.00
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(Release ID: 2289923)
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