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Ministry of Culture (India)

See also: Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation

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 budget₹3,399.65 crore (US$410 million) (2023-24 est.)[1]
Ministers responsible
Websitewww.indianculture.gov.in

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is the current Minister of Culture. Recently the government has established the National Mission on Libraries India under this ministry.[2]

Characteristics

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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

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List of ministers

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Cabinet Ministers

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  • Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
1   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
2   Maneka Gandhi
(born 1956)
MP for Pilibhit
(MoS, I/C) 		1 September
2001 		18 November
2001 		78 days
3   Jagmohan
(1927–2021)
MP for New Delhi 		18 November
2001 		22 May
2004 		2 years, 186 days
4   Jaipal Reddy
(1942–2018)
MP for Miryalguda 		23 May
2004 		29 January
2006 		1 year, 251 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
5   Ambika Soni
(born 1942)
MP for Punjab (Rajya Sabha) 		29 January
2006 		22 May
2009 		3 years, 113 days
6   Manmohan Singh
(born 1932)
MP for Assam (Rajya Sabha)
(Prime Minister) 		22 May
2009 		19 January
2011 		1 year, 242 days Manmohan II
7   Selja Kumari
(born 1962)
MP for Ambala 		19 January
2011 		28 October
2012 		1 year, 283 days
8   Chandresh Kumari Katoch
(born 1944)
MP for Jodhpur 		28 October
2012 		26 May
2014 		1 year, 210 days
9   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
10   Mahesh Sharma
(born 1959)
MP for Gautam Buddh Nagar
(MoS, I/C) 		9 November
2014 		30 May
2019 		4 years, 202 days
11   Prahlad Singh Patel
(born 1960)
MP for Damoh
(MoS, I/C) 		31 May
2019 		7 July
2021 		2 years, 37 days Modi II
12   G. Kishan Reddy
(born 1964)
MP for Secunderabad 		7 July
2021 		11 June
2024 		3 years, 166 days
13   Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
(born 1967)
MP for Jodhpur 		11 June
2024 		Incumbent 192 days Modi III

Ministers of State

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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 		11 June
2024

2 years, 340 days

Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi
  Meenakshi Lekhi
(born 1967)
MP for New Delhi
  Rao Inderjit Singh
(born 1951)
MP for Gurgaon 		11 June
2024 		Incumbent 192 days Modi III

References

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  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.
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