Ministry of Culture16-March, 2026 12:48 IST
NMMA AND MUSEUM GRANTS SCHEME

The National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA) has so far documented 11,406 Unprotected Monuments (Built Heritage and Sites) and 12,48,775 antiquities of this country.

State-wise data particularly in respect of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh during last 3 years is at Annexure-I.

Ministry of Culture operates Museum Grant Scheme under which financial assistance is provided for setting up of New Museums/development/modernization of the existing museums/digitization of museum collections/setting up of virtual museums and training of museums professionals of museums managed by Central/State Governments, Societies, Autonomous bodies, Public sector Undertaking, local bodies, Academic Institutions and Trusts registered under the societies Act at the regional, State and District Level including Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra.

A consolidated amount Rs. 30 lakhs have been allotted to the NMMA in the current financial year. Details of the amount allocation and utilisation under the Museum Grant Scheme year wise including district wise in West Bengal and state-wise during the last three years are at Annexure-II.

NMMA regularly conducts workshops in various regions to raise awareness and organises training programs for universities, colleges, NGOs, and other interested organizations, in coordination with field offices of ASI and the State-Level Implementation Committees (SLIC) in each state to speed up the documentation work.

The digital data is available on the NMMA website: http://nmma.nic.in  for public access.

 

Annexure-I

Data digitization report last 3 years (2023-2025)

State Name

Year -2023

Year-2024

Year-2025

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

0

0

0

Andhra Pradesh

212

0

304

Arunachal Pradesh

0

0

0

Assam

364

0

935

Bihar

1325

0

607

Chandigarh

0

0

0

Chhatisgarh

0

0

0

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

0

0

0

Daman & Diu

0

0

0

Delhi

515

0

1050

Goa

0

0

0

Gujarat

0

2

372

Haryana

0

0

316

Himachal Pradesh

0

0

0

Jammu and Kashmir

47

0

0

Jharkhand

0

0

0

Karnataka

1

2

0

Kerala

0

0

412

Lakshadweep

0

0

0

Madhya Pradesh

490

0

737

Maharashtra

865

0

572

Manipur

0

0

0

Meghalaya

0

0

0

Mizoram

0

0

0

Nagaland

0

0

0

Orissa

89

0

491

Pondicherry

0

0

0

Punjab

0

0

0

Rajasthan

500

773

173

Sikkim

0

0

0

Tamil Nadu

62

0

298

Telangana

1

0

0

Tripura

0

0

0

Union Territory of Ladakh

0

0

0

Uttarakhand

0

0

45

Uttar Pradesh

11

0

1133

West Bengal

766

0

4243

 

 

Annexure-II

Year-wise details of the fund released under the Museum Grant Scheme during the last three financial years (2023-2025).

S. No.

State

Distract

Name of Organization

Type of Org.

Type of museum

Sanctioned amount

FY:

2022-23

FY:

2023-24

FY:

2024-25

Utilized fund

1

Andhra Pradesh

Anantpur

Government of Andhra Pradesh, Padamshree Kalluri Subbarao Memorial District Archaeological Museum Anantpur

State Govt.

Setting of New Museum

572.00

-

286.00

-

572.00

2

Visakhapatnam

Science City of Andhra Pradesh, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Kailasgiri (Dovari Konda), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

State Govt.

Setting of New Museum

375.20

58.467

-

-

58.467

3

Godavari

Archaeology and Museum, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Rallabandi Subba Rao Archaeology East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh

State Govt.

Development of existing museum

400.00

140.043

-

-

140.043

4

Arunachal Pradesh

Ziro

Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, District Museum, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh

State Govt.

Setting of New Museum

720.00

-

-

21.698

21.698

5

Gujarat

Rajkot

Rajkot Rajya Foundation, Rajit Villas Palace, Palace Road, Rajkot, Gujarat

NGO

Setting of New Museum

500.00

125.00

125.00

-

500.00

6

Karnataka

Shivamo-gga

Shivappa Nayaka Museum & Research Bureau, Sri Bekkiinakalmatha, Shivamogga Karnataka

NGO

Setting of New Museum

300.00

75.00

-

-

225.00

7

Leh Ladhak

Leh

Deskid Cultural and Welfare Society, Deskid, Gonpa, Ladhak

NGO

Setting of New Museum

435.04

108.76

-

-

326.28

8

Madhya Pradesh

Vidisha

Local Archaeological Museum, Sironj, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh Heritage Development Trust, Archaeology, Archives and Museum, Banganga Road, Bhopal

State Govt.

Setting of New Museum

152.80

22.90

-

-

91.68

9

Maharashtra

Mumbai

Funds & Properties of the Parsi Punchayet Bombay, of Framji Dadabhoy Alpiwalla Museum, Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Fort, Mumbai

NGO

Development of existing museum

400.00

-

64.48

100.00

400.00

10

Pune

Symbiosis Society's for Development of Asian Cultural Museum, Pune

NGO

Development of existing museum

35.615

17.807

8.90

8.90

35.615

11

Manipur

Imphal

State Archaeology, Govt. of Manipur Imphal, Manipur for 3 Galleries inside Kangla Fort, Manipur

State Govt.

Setting of New Museum

435.51

-

108.87

-

326.632

12

Thoubal

Khongjom War Memorial Trust Khongjom Bazar, Opposite Khongjom Police Station, Thoubal District, Manipur

NGO

Setting of New Museum

500.00

-

125.00

-

375.00

13

Chandel

Anallon Christian Development Committee (ACDC), Chandel, Manipur

Setting of New Museum

449.166

-

224.58

-

226.87

14

Mizoram

Lunglei

District Museum, Lunglei, Director Art & Culture Department, Chanmari, Aizwal

NGO

Setting of New Museum

827.217

-

206.807

-

827.217

15

Odisha

Bhubaneswar

J. D Centre Of Art, VIP Colony, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar

NGO

Setting of New Museum

621.60

-

35.352

57.887

497.28

16

Rajasthan

Jaipur

Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, City Palace, Jaipur Rajasthan

 

Development of existing museum

400.00

-

1.00

-

127.074

17

Telangana

Hyderabad

Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, Telangana

Autonomous body of MoC

Virtual Experiential Museum

33.00

-

33.00

-

18.466

18

Uttar Pradesh

Prayagraj

Allahabad High Court, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

High Court

Development of existing museum

20.976

-

10.488

-

15.731

19

Vrindavan

VRI Braj Culture Museum, Vrindavan Research Institute. Raman Reti Marg, Vrindavan, Mathura. U.P.

 

NGO

Development of existing museum

340.304

-

-

170.52

271.459

20

West Bengal

Kolkata

Directorate General Border Security Force (BSF) (Eastern Command), Kolkata

Govt.

Setting of New Museum

648.71

-

154.839

-

479.189

21

Delhi

South East

International Society for Krishna Consciousness, East of Kailash (ISKCON), New Delhi

NGO

Development of existing museum

400.00

200.00

-

-

200.00

 

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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M Annadurai


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