Ministry of Culture
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN MAHARASHTRA
Posted On:
02 APR 2026 5:04PM by PIB Mumbai
By PIB Mumbai
The Ministry of Culture is committed towards preservation and development of Museums and establishment of new libraries in state of Maharashtra. Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF), an organization under the Ministry of Culture, provides financial help to develop public libraries across India, including Maharashtra. It supports improving library resources, buying furniture, constructing buildings, setting up children’s and knowledge corners, creating facilities for Divyangjan readers, and modernizing libraries with computers, printers, and other equipment.
Financial assistance released under various schemes of RRRLF in Maharashtra over the last five year is as under:-
|
Year
|
Amount of financial assistance released (Rs. in Lakh)
|
No. of libraries assisted
|
|
2020-21
|
180.65
|
1675
|
|
2021-22
|
166.73
|
12219
|
|
2022-23
|
86.23
|
55
|
|
2023-24
|
173.89
|
1111
|
|
2024-25
|
112.84
|
213
|
Further, financial assistance released and number of libraries assisted by Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) for development of public libraries in Maharashtra on the basis of the recommended applications received under the scheme “Assistance to Public Libraries for Modernization of Library Services” is as under
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Year
|
Amount of financial assistance released (Rs. in Lakh)
|
No. of libraries assisted
|
|
2020-21
|
247.02
|
404
|
|
2021-22
|
0
|
0
|
|
2022-23
|
0
|
0
|
|
2023-24
|
105.00
|
150
|
|
2024-25
|
120.00
|
160
|
Under the National Mission on Libraries (NML) Scheme, two libraries were developed in state of Maharashtra The details are given below:
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Library Name
|
Amount Sanctioned
(In. Lakhs)
|
Total amount Released
(In. Lakhs)
|
Amount Released (In. Lakhs) during last (5) Five Years
|
Remarks
|
|
District Library, Nandurbar
|
21.90
|
18.43
|
2.68
|
Project Completed
|
|
Govt. Divisional Library, Aurangabad
|
60.55
|
57.21
|
17.35
|
Digitization of archival records is being undertaken by the National Archives of India under the Ministry of Culture with the objective of preserving valuable documentary heritage and facilitating wider access to archival records.
As part of this initiative, archival records are being systematically digitized and their metadata is being created and integrated into the Archival Information Management System. The digitized records are being made available through the portal Abhilekh Patal, which serves as a national digital platform for archival resources.
The Year-wise details of the Development of Museum under the Museum Grant Scheme during the last five financial years are as follows:
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S. No.
|
State
|
Name of Organization
|
Type of museum
|
Type of museum
|
| |
Maharashtra
|
Funds & Properties of the Parsi Punchayet Bombay, of Framji Dadabhoy Alpiwalla Museum, Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Fort, Mumba
|
Existing
|
Development of existing museum
|
| |
Symbiosis Society's for Development of Asian Cultural Museum, Pune
|
Existing
|
Development of existing museum
|
Archaeological Survey of India
|
S. No.
|
State
|
Name of Organization
|
Type of museum
|
Type of museum
|
| |
Maharashtra
|
Museum on Mahatma Gandhi, Aga Khan Palace, Pune, Maharashtra
|
Existing
|
Existing museum
|
This information was submitted by Minister of Culture and Tourism Shri. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in the Rajya Sabha today (2nd April 2026).
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