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 </