**Executive Summary**
This report details the financial allocations, utilization, staffing status, and visitor performance of the Indian Museum from 2014 to 2026. Provided by the Union Minister for Culture and Tourism in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on March 30, 2026, the document highlights significant staffing vacancies and tracks a decade of fiscal and operational data. It serves as an official record of the museum’s revenue generation and budget management across various Grants-in-Aid (GIA) heads.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Staffing and Human Resources**
* **Total Sanctioned Strength:** 138 positions.
* **Current Employment:** Only 58 positions are currently filled.
* **Vacancy Status:** There are 80 vacant posts, indicating that more than half of the sanctioned workforce is currently empty.
**Financial Allocation and Utilization (Annexure I)**
* **Budgetary Heads:** Funding is allocated under several categories, including GIA-General, GIA-Salaries, GIA-CCA (City Compensatory Allowance), GIA-SAP (Swachhata Action Plan), and GIA-NER (North Eastern Region).
* **Allocation Trends:** Annual totals have fluctuated, starting at 2102.67 lakhs in 2014-15, peaking at 3929.40 lakhs in 2019-20, and standing at 3277.00 lakhs for the 2025-26 period (up to March 25, 2026).
* **Utilization Patterns:** In several financial years (e.g., 2016-17 and 2020-21), the fund utilization exceeded the initial allocation.
**Visitor Footfall and Revenue Generation (Annexure II)**
* **Visitor Trends:** The highest recorded footfall was 7,20,997 visitors in 2015-16. A significant decline occurred in 2020-21 (1,22,962 visitors), followed by a recovery to 6,29,322 visitors by February 2026.
* **Revenue Growth:** Revenue has generally trended upward over the long term, rising from 140.59 lakhs in 2014-15 to a peak of 641.32 lakhs in 2023-24.
* **Current Status:** For the 2025-26 period (up to February 2026), the museum generated 538.07 lakhs in revenue.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Indian Museum Administration**
**Impact**
The institution is operating with a significant labor shortage, with 58% of sanctioned positions remaining vacant. Management must also oversee the complex utilization of funds across multiple GIA heads where spending often deviates from initial allocations.
**Action Required**
The administration needs to address the high vacancy rate to ensure operational sustainability and continue monitoring fund utilization to align with allocated budgets.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Culture**
**Impact**
As the funding body, the Ministry is responsible for the fiscal oversight and the legislative reporting of the museum’s performance to the Lok Sabha.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must review the museum’s staffing requirements and evaluate the effectiveness of fund allocations in relation to the museum's rising revenue and visitor recovery.
**Stakeholder: Lok Sabha / Parliament**
**Impact**
Parliamentary members use this data to exercise oversight on the Department of Culture's budget and the operational health of national heritage institutions.
**Action Required**
Members may use the provided statistics to deliberate on future budgetary requirements or to question the Ministry regarding the high number of vacant posts at the museum.
Key Entities Referenced
Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: The Union Minister for Culture and Tourism who presented the official data regarding the museum's performance.
Indian Museum: The primary cultural institution whose financial allocations, staff strength, and visitor statistics since 2014 are detailed in the report.
Ministry of Culture: The central government department responsible for the administration and funding of the Indian Museum.
Lok Sabha: The legislative body where the formal report concerning the Indian Museum’s fund utilization and revenue was tabled.
Ministry of Culture
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR INDIAN MUSEUM
Posted On: 30 MAR 2026 1:07PM by PIB Delhi
The 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 Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
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 Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
Lakhs)
1 Plan 632.64 477.772 Non-Plan 872.52 1146.53
Total 1505.16 1624.30
Financial Year 2016 - 2017
Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated (in Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
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 Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
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 Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
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 2.255 GIA-NER 24.21 24.21
Total 2102.80 2102.80
Financial Year 2019 - 2020
Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
(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 Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
(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 Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
(in Lakhs)
1 GIA-General 1402.00 1402.00
2 GIA-Salary 871.78 871.783 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 Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
(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 Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
(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 Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
(in Lakhs)
1 GIA-General 2100.00 2100.002 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 – 2026 (Upto March 25, 2026)
Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Allocated Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
(in Lakhs)
1 GIA-General 2400.00 2331.90
2 GIA-Salaries 875.00 708.12
3 GIA-CCA 0.00 233.31
4 GIA-SAP 2.00 2.00
Total 3277.00 3275.33
Annexure-‘II’
The annual footfall at the Indian Museum since 2014 along with the information on total revenue
generation is furnished below.
Financial Year Total Visitors Revenue Generated by Indian
Museum(in Lakhs)
2014 - 2015 6,96,148 140.59
2015 - 2016 7,20,997 190.24
2016 - 2017 7,16,020 211.70
2017 - 2018 7,05,065 210.92
2018 - 2019 6,87,262 236.51
2019 - 2020 5,99,465 384.562020 - 2021 1,22,962 79.66
2021 - 2022 2,39,552 162.96
2022 - 2023 6,60,381 452.60
2023 – 2024 6,71,287 641.32
2024 – 2025 6,30,307 631.79
2025 – 2026 6,29,322 538.07
(Till February 2026)
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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