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NMMA AND MUSEUM GRANTS SCHEME
Ministry of Culture
NMMA AND MUSEUM GRANTS SCHEME
Posted On: 16 MAR 2026 12:48PM by PIB Delhi
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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