| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | C-wing Shastri Bhawan New Delhi |
| Annual budget | ₹3,399.65 crore (US$430 million) (2023-24 est.)[1] |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Culture is the Indian government ministry charged with preservation and promotion of art and culture of India.
G. Kishan Reddy is the current Minister of Culture. Recently the government has established the National Mission on Libraries India under this ministry.[2]
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]
| Year | Total No of Artifacts |
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| 1976 | 1
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| 1979 | 1
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| 1986 | 3
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| 1990 | 1
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| 1991 | 2
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| 1999 | 2
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| 2000 | 1
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| 2001 | 1
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| 2013 | 1
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| 2014 | 2
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| 2015 | 3
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| 2016 | 14
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| 2017 | 9
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| 2018 | 2
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| 2019 | 2
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| 2020 | 8
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| 2021 | 158
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| 2022 | 30
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| No. | Name | Term of office | Political Party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ananth Kumar[6] | 13 October 1999 | 1 September 2001 | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| 2 | Maneka Gandhi (MoS, Independent Charge) |
1 September 2001 | 18 November 2001 | Independent (National Democratic Alliance) |
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| 3 | Jagmohan | 18 November 2001 | 22 May 2004 | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) |
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| 4 | S. Jaipal Reddy | 23 May 2004 | 29 January 2006 | Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance) |
Manmohan Singh | |
| 5 | Ambika Soni | 29 January 2006 | 23 May 2009 | |||
| 6 | Manmohan Singh | 23 May 2009 | 19 January 2011 | |||
| 7 | Kumari Selja | 19 January 2011 | 28 October 2012 | |||
| 8 | Chandresh Kumari Katoch | 28 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | |||
| 9 | Shripad Naik (MoS, Independent Charge) |
26 May 2014 | 12 November 2014 | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) |
Narendra Modi | |
| 10 | Mahesh Sharma (MoS, Independent Charge) |
12 November 2014 | 30 May 2019 | |||
| 11 | Prahlad Singh Patel (MoS, Independent Charge) |
30 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | |||
| 12 | G Kishan Reddy | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of state | Portrait | Political party | Term | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun Ram Meghwal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 1 year, 306 days | ||
| Meenakshi Lekhi | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 1 year, 306 days | |||
