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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5752
TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR INDIAN MUSEUM
5752. MS. MAHUA MOITRA:
Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:
(a) the details of funds allocated and utilised by the Indian Museum, since 2014, year-wise;
(b) the details of sanctioned strength, filled positions and current vacancies at the Indian Museum;
and;
(c) the details of visitors footfall along with revenue generated by the Indian Museum, since 2014,
year-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF CULTURE & TOURISM
(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)
(a): The details of funds allocated and utilised by the Indian Museum, since 2014, year-wise is
attached at Annexure-I.
(b): 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
(c): The details of visitors footfall along with revenue generated by the Indian Museum, since 2014,
year-wise is attached at Annexure-II.Annexure-‘I’
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 5752 FOR 30.03.2026
The details of funds allocated and utilised by Indian Museum since 2014
Financial Year 2014 - 2015
Fund Allocated (in
Sl. No. GIA-Head 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
Fund Allocated (in
Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
Lakhs)
1 Plan 632.64 477.77
2 Non-Plan 872.52 1146.53
Total 1505.16 1624.30
Financial Year 2016 - 2017
Fund Allocated (in
Sl. No. GIA-Head 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
Fund Allocated (in
Sl. No. GIA-Head 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
Fund Allocated (in
Sl. No. GIA-Head 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 2.25
5 GIA-NER 24.21 24.21Total 2102.80 2102.80
Financial Year 2019 - 2020
Fund Allocated (in
Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
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
Fund Allocated (in
Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
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
Fund Allocated (in
Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
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
Fund Allocated (in
Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
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
Fund Allocated (in
Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
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
Fund Allocated (in
Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
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 – 2026 (Upto March 25, 2026)
Fund Allocated (in
Sl. No. GIA-Head Fund Utilised (in Lakhs)
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 3275.33Annexure-‘II’
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 5752 FOR 30.03.2026
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 5,99,465 384.56
2020 - 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)
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