New Delhi: The Government has taken a number of steps to improve museum administration which inter alia include storage management, proper display, facilities for visitors, publicity, capacity building, security etc. This is an ongoing activity. The Ministry of Culture does not allocate funds to States/UTs for upkeep of museums. It is responsible for museums under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture only. The details of the funds allocated over the last five years for their upkeep is given below:
| S.No. | Organisation | Financial Year (Rs. in Crore) | ||||
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | ||
| 1 | National Museum, New Delhi | 17.90 | 21.08 | 32.29 | 40.26 | 35.50 |
| 2 | National Gallery Modern Art, New Delhi | 16.22 | 17.90 | 22.35 | 26.33 | 35.58 |
| 3 | Allahabad Museum, Allahabad | 5.64 | 5.51 | 7.14 | 8.75 | 3.94 |
| 4 | Indian Museum, Kolkata | 25.85 | 11.13 | 22.41 | 20.55 | 9.91 |
| 5 | Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad | 24.15 | 22.52 | 24.49 | 24.00 | 26.70 |
| 6 | Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata | 10.28 | 10.42 | 34.09 | 47.84 | 8.75 |
| 7 | National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata | 67.63 | 67.39 | 85.71 | 84.75 | 77.95 |
Government has taken up capacity building of museum professionals including curators to improve standards of Indian Museums. During the period 2012-2017, a total of 107 museum professionals have been provided specialised training.
The Ministry of Culture has taken up a project named as JATAN in collaboration with C-DAC, Pune for creating an online digital repository of museum collections on the national portal www.museumsofindia.gov.infor the museums under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture. Digitization and uploading on the portal is a continuous process. Till now, 1,08,881 art objects have been digitized and uploaded on the portal.
This information was given by Minister of State (IC) for Culture and Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
