DEVELOPMENT OF MUSEUMS

Posted On: 19 MAR 2026 1:19PM by PIB Delhi The number of museums functioning under the Ministry of Culture and their annual footfall during the last three years are at Annexure-I Under the Museum Grant Scheme , Ministry of Culture has established 21 new museums and development of 23 existing museums, 01 Digitization of museum collections and 01 Virtual Experiential Museum during the last five years as per details given at Annexure-II. Under the Museum Grant Scheme, funds are given to Central/State Governments owned museums, and museums owned by Societies, Autonomous Bodies, Local Bodies, Academic Institutions, Public Sector Undertakings and Trusts registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 for establishment/development of new/existing museums at the Regional, State and District level. Annexure-I The total number of museums functioning under the Ministry and their annual footfall in the last three years S. no. Name of Organization/museums Footfalls 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 National Museum, Delhi 245463 366628 420212 National Gallery of Modern Arts, Delhi 232467 182955 237781 Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad 972829 972432 917267 Allahabad Museum, Prayagraj 132520 91036 124699 Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal 155145 467837 239209 Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata 3453394 3610181 3155931 Indian Museum, Kolkata 660381 671287 630307 Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) , Delhi 281064 517153 386588 Science City, Kolkata 1573224 1628799 1497544 Birla Industrial &Technological Museum, Kolkata 580461 600253 408810 ShrikrishnaScience Centre, Patna 979552 1032366 770861 North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri 448694 379458 523327 Science Centre, Bardhaman 321733 239349 243591 District Science Centre, Purulia 400653 392300 233526 Digha Science Centre, Digha 542639 546983 522993 Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar 381323 243702 169310 Dhenkanal Science Centre, Dhenkanal 148795 123738 54236 Kapilas Science Park, Kapilas 26992 22134 20452 National Science Centre, Guwahati 929193 569357 539192 Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai 1092213 1234671 829012 Raman Science Centre & Planetarium, Nagpur 526075 588989 568219 Regional Science Centre, Bhopal 354387 237878 190735 DharampurScience Centre, Dharampur 349631 356340 305133 Goa Science Centre, Panaji 163518 248293 131385 National Science Centre, Delhi 673594 977864 1163943 Regional Science City, Lucknow 1978357 726846 468863 Kurukshetra Panorama &Science Centre, Kurukshetra 758193 767569 665789 Visvesvaraya Industrial &Technological Museum, Bangalore 997392 1097243 927942 Regional Science Centre, Tirupati 235563 274882 173730 District Science Centre, Gulbarga 279374 242891 203216 District Science Centre, Tirunelveli 214128 221650 341132 Regional Science Centre & Planetarium, Calicut 352188 442247 433989 Palampur Science Centre, Palampur 115094 127446 119229 Archaeological Site Museum, Amaravati 26145 21348 22112 Archaeological Site Museum, Nagarunkonda 65211 47377 60589 Archaeological Site Museum, Chandragiri 105489 110724 100647 Archaeological Site Museum, Halebidu 6175 13299 12778 Archaeological Site Museum, Chanderi 34370 31246 38244 Archaeological Site Museum, Gwalior 67982 67752 69981 Archaeological Site Museum, Sanchi 46573 49590 49292 Archaeological Site Museum, Ratnagiri 9577 15085 17814 Archaeological Site Museum, Konark 37786 49791 56308 Archaeological Site Museum, Ropar 10844 5075 6106 1857- India's First War of Independence Museum 1022891 1227383 961654 Yaad-e-Jillia Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Indian National Army Azaadi-Ke-Diwane Archaeological Site Museum, (Mumtaz Mahal Museum) Indian War Memorial Museum, Redfort Archaeological Site Museum, Purana Qila 253564 131571 133475 Archaeological Site Museum, Aihole 108028 144937 106304 Archaeological Site Museum, Badami 40397 53365 44413 Archaeological Site Museum, Vijayapura 296231 377689 278865 Archaeological Site Museum, Old Goa 430738 379019 294946 Archaeological Site Museum, Kondapur 312 3 569 Archaeological Site Museum, Kalibangan 20179 24382 23173 Archaeological Site Museum, Bodhgaya 27306 29630 29547 Archaeological Site Museum, Nalanda 98635 128648 14197 Archaeological Site Museum, Vaishali 40106 28217 29912 Archaeological Site Museum, Sarnath 320992 503433 479209 Mattancherry Palace Museum 309953 395115 422081 Annexure-II List of Museums comprising Setting up of new museums/ Development of existing museums/Digitization of Museum Collection and Virtual Experiential Museum under the Museum Grant Scheme during the last five financial years S. No. State Name of Organization Type of Org. Type of museum Andhra Pradesh <li style="text-align:ju