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.
Characteristics
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. 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.
Organisation
Attached offices
Archaeological Survey of India
Central Secretariat Library
National Archives of India
Subordinate offices
Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata
Central Reference Library, Kolkata
National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property, Lucknow
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai
National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru
National Library of India, Kolkata
National Museum, New Delhi
Autonomous organisations
National Mission for Manuscripts, Delhi
Allahabad Museum, Prayagraj
Asiatic Society, Kolkata
Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Jammu and Kashmir
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS) Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, New Delhi Delhi Public Library, Delhi Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi Indian Museum, Kolkata Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manava Sangrahalaya, Bhopal Kalakshetra Foundation, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library, Patna Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS), Kolkata National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata National Museum Institute of the History of Art, Conservation and Museology (NMIHACM), Delhi National School of Drama, New Delhi Nav Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda, Bihar Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi (Teen Murti Bhavan) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata, registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961 Raza Library, Rampur Sahitya Akademi (SA), New Delhi Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA), New Delhi Saraswathi Mahal Library, Tanjore Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata Zonal Cultural Centers (based on Cultural Zones of India) Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Allahabad North East Zone Cultural Centre North Zone Cultural Centre South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur South Zone Culture Centre, Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu West Zone Cultural Centre
List of ministers
Cabinet Ministers
Note: MoS, I/C Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Ministers of State
Department of Culture (State Ministers)