The Ministry of Culture has taken up the task of digitisation of collections of ten (10) museums under its domain through Jatan programme since April 2014, even before the onset of Covid-19. Besides this, the Ministry also operates a scheme namely ‘Museum Grant Scheme’ under which financial assistance is provided to State Governments, Societies, Autonomous Bodies, Local Bodies and Trusts registered under the Societies Act for digitisation of art objects in the museums across the country for making their images/catalogue available over the website for online access.
The number of artefacts at Government museums and galleries under Ministry of Culture available for online access as of 30.06.2021 at the website http://museumsofindia.gov.in are as under:
Name of Museum No. of artefacts availableon site
National Museum, New Delhi – 80997
Indian Museum, Kolkata – 46326
Victoria Memorial Hall. Kolkata – 26611
Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad – 47504
Allahabad Museum, Paryagraj – 61642
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi – 12902
National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai – 1460
National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru – 534
ASI Goa Museum – 701
ASI, Nagarjunakonda Museum – 8450
This information was given by the Minister for Culture Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
This information was given by the Minister for Culture, Tourism & Development of North Eastern Region, Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
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