Ministry of Culture press release · 30 March 2026 · pibtracker filter

ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR INDIAN MUSEUM

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Posted On: 30 MAR 2026 1:07PM by PIB Delhi T he details of funds allocated and utilised by the Indian Museum, since 2014, year-wise is attached at Annexure-I. The details of sanctioned strength, filled positions and current vacancies at the Indian Museum are as below : Sanctioned Strength Total filled posts Total vacant posts 138 58 80 The details of visitors footfall along with revenue generated by the Indian Museum, since 2014, year-wise is attached at Annexure-II. Annexure- ‘I’ The details of funds allocated and utilised by Indian Museum since 2014 Financial Year 2014 - 2015 Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated (in Lakhs) Fund Utilised (in Lakhs) 1 Plan 1288.75 1017.82 2 Non-Plan 813.92 1028.11 Total 2102.67 2045.93 Financial Year 2015 - 2016 Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated (in Lakhs) Fund Utilised (in Lakhs) 1 Plan 632.64 477.77 2 Non-Plan 872.52 1146.53 Total 1505.16 1624.30 Financial Year 2016 - 2017 Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated (in Lakhs) Fund Utilised (in Lakhs) 1 Plan 406.62 546.97 2 Non-Plan 583.86 1183.59 Total 990.48 1730.56 Financial Year 2017 - 2018 Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated (in Lakhs) Fund Utilised (in Lakhs) 1 GIA-General 525.00 525.00 2 GIA-Salary 742.59 742.59 3 GIA-CCA 0.00 0.00 4 GIA-SAP 0.00 0.00 Total 1267.59 1267.59 Financial Year 2018 - 2019 Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated (in Lakhs) Fund Utilised (in Lakhs) 1 GIA-General 700.00 700.00 2 GIA-Salary 1327.16 1327.16 3 GIA-CCA 48.76 48.76 4 GIA-SAP 2.25 2.25 5 GIA-NER 24.21 24.21 Total 2102.80 2102.80 Financial Year 2019 - 2020 Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated (in Lakhs) Fund Utilised (in Lakhs) 1 GIA-General 1600.00 1600.00 2 GIA-Salary 1227.15 758.80 3 GIA-CCA 1100.00 1027.92 4 GIA-SAP 2.25 0.22 Total 3929.40 3386.94 Financial Year 2020 - 2021 Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated (in Lakhs) Fund Utilised (in Lakhs) 1 GIA-General 910.55 910.55 2 GIA-Salary 1014.90 1465.03 3 GIA-CCA 127.92 188.58 4 GIA-SAP 0.00 1.66 Total 2053.37 2565.82 Financial Year 2021 - 2022 Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated (in Lakhs) Fund Utilised (in Lakhs) 1 GIA-General 1402.00 1402.00 2 GIA-Salary 871.78 871.78 3 GIA-CCA 188.58 180.40 4 GIA-SAP 1.63 2.00 Total 2463.99 2456.18 Financial Year 2022 - 2023 Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated (in Lakhs) Fund Utilised (in Lakhs) 1 GIA-General 2100.00 2100.00 2 GIA-Salaries 880.00 810.71 3 GIA-CCA 300.00 50.33 4 GIA-SAP 2.00 2.00 Total 3282.00 2963.04 Financial Year 2023 - 2024 Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated (in Lakhs) Fund Utilised (in Lakhs) 1 GIA-General 2250.00 2250.00 2 GIA-Salaries 900.00 915.30 3 GIA-CCA 690.00 112.02 4 GIA-SAP 2.49 2.49 Total 3842.49 3279.81 Financial Year 2024 - 2025 Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated (in Lakhs) Fund Utilised (in Lakhs) 1 GIA-General 2100.00 2100.00 2 GIA-Salaries 866.01 866.01 3 GIA-CCA 400.00 398.31 4 GIA-SAP 2.00 2.00 Total 3368.01 3366.32 Financial Year 2025 &ndash; 2026 (Upto March 25, 2026) Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated (in Lakhs) Fund Utilised (in Lakhs) 1 GIA-General 2400.00 2331.90 2 GIA-Salaries 875.00 708.12 <span styl

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Indian Museum has 138 sanctioned posts but only 58 filled (80 vacant, ~58% vacancy rate). Funding ranged ₹990–2,103 lakh annually (2014–19). Note the institutional underfunding and severe staff shortage pattern.