**Executive Summary**
This document presents the Minister of Culture’s response to questions regarding the digitization of cultural heritage sites and artifacts under the Government's National Mission. It provides details on the number of items digitized, the funds allocated for digitization in FY 2024-25, and steps taken to ensure preservation and accessibility. The answer was provided on 08.12.2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA):**
* Established in 2007 to prepare two national registers on monuments and antiquities.
* Digitized 12,46,211 Antiquities and 11,406 Unprotected Monuments (Built Heritage & Sites).
* **Financial Allocation:**
* Rs. 20 lakh was allocated for the NMMA during the FY 2024-25.
* **Digitization Progress:**
* 4,55,764 antiquities of ASI Museum/ Circles / Branches have been digitized.
* 7,90,447 antiquities from other institutions have been digitized.
* Details are available on the NMMA website at http://nmma.nic.in.
* **Accessibility Enhancement:**
* QR code-based information systems and digital museum interventions (AR/VR features) have been introduced in selected Archaeological Site Museums of ASI.
**Impact Analysis**
**NMMA**
* **Impact:** NMMA is directly responsible for performing the cultural heritage digitization.
* **Action Required:** Ensure proper execution of allocated funds for the financial year 2024-25 and maintain an updated NMMA website.
**Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) / Institutions**
* **Impact:** Responsible for working with NMMA to digitize antiquities of ASI Museum/Circles/ Branches.
* **Action Required:** Support the digitization efforts and implement new ways to enhance visitor engagement with the information.
**Public**
* **Impact:** Increased accessibility to India’s cultural heritage through digital records and AR/VR experiences.
* **Action Required:** Visit the NMMA website for public access to digitized information.
Key Entities Referenced
National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA): A Government of India initiative established in 2007 to prepare national registers on monuments and antiquities and to digitize cultural heritage.
Ministry of Culture: The Indian government ministry responsible for the cultural heritage initiatives, including digitization efforts.
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI): An Indian government agency responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural monuments in the country; whose museums and sites are subject to the digitization efforts.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1281
TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025.
CULTURAL HERITAGE DIGITISATION INITIATIVES
1281. Shri Baijayant Panda:
Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:
(a) The details of the total number of cultural heritage sites and artifacts digitized under the
Government’s National Mission;
(b) The details of the total funds allocated for the digitization of India’s heritage during the FY
2024-25;
(c) The details of the number of museums and libraries digitized so far;
(d) The details of the steps taken to ensure the preservation and accessibility of India’s digital
cultural records?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)
(a) The Government of India had established the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities
(NMMA) in 2007 to prepare two national registers on monuments and antiquities. So far the
NMMA has digitized 12,46,211 Antiquities and 11,406 Unprotected Monuments (Built Heritage
& Sites).
(b) An amount of Rs. 20 lakh were allocated for the NMMA during the FY 2024-25.
(c) & (d) 4,55,764 antiquities of ASI Museum/ Circles / Branches (Annexure-I) and 7,90,447 from
other institutions have been digitized by the NMMA (Annexure-II). Details of which are
available at NMMA website for public access at http://nmma.nic.in.
In addition, to that for the accessibility QR code–based information systems and digital museum
interventions, including Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) features, have been
introduced in selected Archaeological Site Museums of ASI to enhance visitor engagement and
dissemination of information.Annexure-I
Total published ASI data in NMMA website as on 4th Dec 2025
S. No Name of institutions/ Circles Total Data
1. Amaravati Museum & Interpretation Center, Amaravati 55
2. Archaeological Mumtaz Mahal Museum, Red Fort Delhi 11856
3. Archaeological Museum Badami 170
4. Archaeological Museum Bijapur 2
5. Archaeological Museum Hampi 335
6. Archaeological Museum Lothal 1081
7. Archaeological Museum Tamluk 2124
8. Archaeological Museum Bodhgaya 81
9. Archaeological Museum Chandragiri 237
10. Archaeological Museum Cooch Behar Palace 20
11. Archaeological Museum Fort St. George 330
12. Archaeological Museum Goa 701
13. Archaeological Museum Gwalior Fort 1378
14. Archaeological Museum Hazarduari Palace, Murshidabad 551
15. Archaeological Museum Jageshwar 14
16. Archaeological Museum Kalibangan 1923
17. Archaeological Museum Khajuraho 226
18. Archaeological Museum Konark 211
19. Archaeological Museum Kondapur 2530
20. Archaeological Museum Mattancherry Place 42
21. Archaeological Museum Nalanda 161
22. Archaeological Museum Red Fort Delhi 309
23. Archaeological Museum Sanchi 57
24. Archaeological Museum Sarnath 968
25. Archaeological Museum Shivpuri 560
26. Archaeological Museum Thanesar 394
27. Archaeological Museum Vikramshila 1357S. No Name of institutions/ Circles Total Data
28. Archaeological Period Museum Deeg Place Bharatpur 680
29. Archaeological Swatantrata Sangram Sanghralaya, Red Fort Delhi 22
30. Archaeological Survey of India, Agra Circle 413
31. Archaeological Survey of India, Aizawl Circle 684
32. Archaeological Survey of India, Amaravati Circle 217
33. Archaeological Survey of India, Aurangabad Circle 93
34. Archaeological Survey of India, Bangalore Circle 57
35. Archaeological Survey of India, Bhopal Circle 453
36. Archaeological Survey of India, Chennai Circle 679
37. Archaeological Survey of India, Dehradun Circle 402
38. Archaeological Survey of India, Delhi Circle 2783
39. Archaeological Survey of India, Guwahati Circle 199
40. Archaeological Survey of India, Hyderabad Circle 68
41. Archaeological Survey of India, Jabalpur Circle 691
42. Archaeological Survey of India, Jaipur Circle 576
43. Archaeological Survey of India, Jodhpur Circle 7
44. Archaeological Survey of India, Kolkata Circle 3128
45. Archaeological Survey of India, Leh Mini Circle 7
46. Archaeological Survey of India, Lucknow Circle 885
47. Archaeological Survey of India, Meerut Circle 119
48. Archaeological Survey of India, Patna Circle 1758
49. Archaeological Survey of India, Raipur Circle 312
50. Archaeological Survey of India, Ranchi Circle 361
51. Archaeological Survey of India, Srinagar Circle 95
52. Archaeological Survey of India, Trissur Circle 864
53. Archaeological Survey of India, Vadodra Circle 9
54. CAC(Coin) Purana Quila 48312
55. Central Antiquity Collection(CAC) Purana Quila 260464
56. Excavation Site, Dholavira 34781
57. Excavation Branch-I, Nagpur 1393
58. Excavation Branch-II Delhi 66493S. No Name of institutions/ Circles Total Data
59. Excavation Branch-III, Patna 407
60. Excavation Branch-IV, Bhubaneswar 675
61. Prehistory Branch, Nagpur 5
Total 455764
Annexure-II
Total published DRC data in NMMA website as on 4th Dec 2025
S. No Name of institutions/ Circles Total Data
1. Allahabad Museum, Allahabad 12622
2. Anglo-Sikh War Memorial Museum, Firozeshah 177
3. Archaeological Museum 530
4. Archaeological Museum A.P. 2331
5. Archaeological Museum Gurukul Jhajjar 149228
6. Archaeological Museum, Sanghol 719
7. Arms Gallery Quila Mubarak Patiala 20289
8. Assam state Museum, Guwahati 513
9. Balurghat College Museum 162
10. Bengiya Sahitya Parishad Museum 297
11. Bhima Devi Temple, Pinjore 322
12. Bidar Fort 305
13. Boudhasri District Archaeological Museum, Guntur 265
14. Central Archaeological Museum Gujari Mahal ,Gwalior 325
15. Chandigarh UT Art Gallery 395
16. Deccan College Post Graduate Research Institute 163482
17. Department of A.I.H.C & Arch. BHU, Varanasi 4501
18. Department of Ancient Indian History & Archaeology, Lucknow 16889S. No Name of institutions/ Circles Total Data
19. Department of Archaeology Museum Haryana 64241
20. Department of Archaeology, Govt. of Punjab, Chandigarh 28682
21. Department of Cultural Affairs & Archaeology, Govt. of Punjab 3693
22. Department of Epigraphy & Archaeology, Thanjavur 799
23. Directorate of Assam 1168
24. District Archaeological Museum, Kurnool 1086
25. District Archaeological Museum, Kurnul 1088
26. District Archaeological Museum, Panagal Nalgonda 602
27. District Museum Banasar Bagh, Sangrur 470
28. Endowment Board 661
29. Excavated Site, Lachhura Ashind-Bhilwara 85
30. G R Sharma Memorial Museum, Allahabad 191
31. Ganga Government Museum Bikaner 530
32. Government Archaeological Museum, Sadhu Ashram Hoshiarpur 318
33. Government Art Gallery Nimaj 175
34. Government Central Museum Jaipur 3499
35. Government Museum Ahar 490
36. Government Museum Ajmer 970
37. Government Museum Alwar 1855
38. Government Museum Amber 9612
39. Government Museum Art Gallery Chandigarh 383
40. Government Museum Bharatpur 3593
41. Government Museum Dungarpur 254
42. Government Museum Hawa Mahal Jaipur 300
43. Government Museum Jaiselmer 162
44. Government Museum Jhalawar 758
45. Government Museum Kota 761
46. Government Museum Mandore 167
47. Government Museum Mount Abu 269
48. Government Museum Pali 273
49. Government Museum Sikar 361S. No Name of institutions/ Circles Total Data
50. Government Museum Udaipur 10207
51. Government Museum Viratnagar 159
52. Gurusaday Museum 28
53. Himachal State Museum, Shimla 3974
54. HR and CE , Tamil Nadu 1386
55. HR and CE, Odisha 411
56. INTACH,ODISHA STATE CHAPTER 713
57. IRS, Sahitya Sansthan, JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth 4940
58. Jayanti Archaeological Museum, Jind 917
59. K.P. Jayaswal Research Institute, Patna 2500
60. M S University of Baroda 45148
61. Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum, Summar Place Amritsar 694
62. OIM South East Asian Studies, Bhubaneswar 299
63. Personal Collection, Odisha 1550
64. Private Museum, West Bengal 1606
65. Private Museum,Odisha 254
66. Ramakrishna Mission Vidhya Pitha Museum 172
67. Rani Mahal Museum Jhansi 1316
68. Sannati Sculpture Gallery ASI 35
69. Sheesh Mahal Museum Art Gallery Patiala 29820
70. Shri Pratap Singh Museum 89146
71. Site Museum, Alampur Mehabubnagar 218
72. Site Museum, Kolanupaka, Nalgonda 169
73. Sri Balasubramaniya Swami Temple, Chinna Kavanam 76
74. Sri Pratap Singh Museum, Srinagar 4189
75. State Archaeological Department , West Bengal 1026
76. State Museum Odisha 4001
77. T. S. MAHASABHA 794
78. Vikram University M.P. 405
79. Zonal Museum Hisar 83445
Total 790447