Ministry of Culture (India)

Summary

The Ministry of Culture is the Indian government ministry charged with preservation and promotion of art and culture of India.

Ministry of Culture (India)
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Culture
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersC-wing
Shastri Bhawan
New Delhi
Annual budget3,399.65 crore (US$430 million) (2023-24 est.)[1]
Ministers responsible
Websitewww.indianculture.gov.in

G. Kishan Reddy is the current Minister of Culture. Recently the government has established the National Mission on Libraries India under this ministry.[2]

Characteristics edit

The restoration of ancient idols smuggled out of India comes under the Ministry of Culture.

As of 01 October 2021, the Government of India has recovered 211 idols.[3] Till 2014 only 13 idols were recovered. 198 idols have been restored since 2014.

In June 2022, more than 10 idols were recovered and handed over to the Tamil Nadu Idol Rescue Unit. 228 idols have been recovered till 2022.[4]

Total no of recovered Artifacts [3]
Year Total No of Artifacts
1976
1
1979
1
1986
3
1990
1
1991
2
1999
2
2000
1
2001
1
2013
1
2014
2
2015
3
2016
14
2017
9
2018
2
2019
2
2020
8
2021
158
2022
30

Organisation edit

List of ministers edit

Cabinet Ministers edit

  • Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
  Ananth Kumar
(1959–2018)
MP for Bangalore South
13 October
1999
1 September
2001
1 year, 323 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  Maneka Gandhi
(born 1956)
MP for Pilibhit

(MoS, I/C)
1 September
2001
18 November
2001
78 days
  Jagmohan
(1927–2021)
MP for New Delhi
18 November
2001
22 May
2004
2 years, 186 days
  Jaipal Reddy
(1942–2018)
MP for Miryalguda
23 May
2004
29 January
2006
1 year, 251 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
  Ambika Soni
(born 1942)
MP for Punjab (Rajya Sabha)
29 January
2006
22 May
2009
3 years, 113 days
  Manmohan Singh
(born 1932)
MP for Assam (Rajya Sabha)

(Prime Minister)
22 May
2009
19 January
2011
1 year, 242 days Manmohan II
  Selja Kumari
(born 1962)
MP for Ambala
19 January
2011
28 October
2012
1 year, 283 days
  Chandresh Kumari Katoch
(born 1944)
MP for Jodhpur
28 October
2012
26 May
2014
1 year, 210 days
  Shripad Naik
(born 1952)
MP for North Goa

(MoS, I/C)
26 May
2014
9 November
2014
167 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
  Mahesh Sharma
(born 1959)
MP for Gautam Buddh Nagar

(MoS, I/C)
9 November
2014
30 May
2019
4 years, 202 days
  Prahlad Singh Patel
(born 1960)
MP for Damoh

(MoS, I/C)
31 May
2019
7 July
2021
2 years, 37 days Modi II
  G. Kishan Reddy
(born 1964)
MP for Secunderabad
7 July
2021
Incumbent 2 years, 265 days

Ministers of State edit

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
  Kanti Singh
(born 1957)
MP for Arrah
6 April
2008
22 May
2009
1 year, 46 days Rashtriya Janata Dal Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
  Arjun Ram Meghwal
(born 1953)
MP for Bikaner
7 July
2021
Incumbent 2 years, 265 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi
  Meenakshi Lekhi
(born 1967)
MP for New Delhi

References edit

  1. ^ "The annual outlay for Ministry of Culture in FY 2023-24 increased by 12.97% to Rs. 3,399.65 Crore".
  2. ^ "About : NML". Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b "In 7 years, Modi govt brought back 198 ancient artefacts from abroad". October 2021.
  4. ^ "Year End Review 2022: Ministry of Culture".
  5. ^ "About RRRLF". Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

External links edit

  • Official website