GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3162
ANSWERED ON 19.03.2026
DEVELOPMENT OF ADICHANALLUR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
3162. SMT. RAJATHI :
Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:
(a) the year-wise details of funds allocated and utilized for Adichanallur archaeological site
during the years 2020-21 to 2025-26;
(b) the budgetary allocations made for the...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3162 ANSWERED ON 19.03.2026 DEVELOPMENT OF ADICHANALLUR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
3162. SMT. RAJATHI :
Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:
(a) the year-wise details of funds allocated and utilized for Adichanallur archaeological site during the years 2020-21 to 2025-26;
(b) the budgetary allocations made for the development of the site under the newly proposed DESH (Development of Excavation Sites and Heritage Complexes) scheme during 2026;
(c) the timeline proposed for completion of the State-of-the-art in situ museum, the proposed curated walkways and other infrastructures; and
(d) whether any specific measures have been taken to recover and repatriate the approximately 5,000 artefacts excavated from there currently housed in foreign museums? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)
(a) The year wise details of funds allocated and utilized for Adichanallur archaeological site during the years 2020-21 to 2025-26 are given as under: (Amount in Rs.) Financial Year Allocation Expenditure 2020-21 14,762 14,762 2021-22 55,88,964 53,32,862 2022-23 84,06,206 84,06,171 2023-24 1,66,19,863 1,66,19,727 2024-25 47,03,292 23,60,927 2025-26 61,94,554 37,11,955 (Till 16.03.2026)
(b) Detailed planning is being done for the development and allocation of budget for the project.
(c) Based on the detailed planning, timeline will be fixed.
(d) Identification and repatriation through diplomatic and legal means is continuously being pursued for Indian artefacts in foreign museums and collections. *****