(a) whether the Government has any proposal to establish a new museum to showcase the historic saga of independence;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the estimated cost of the project; and
(c) the time by which the new museum is likely to be established?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) Details are at Annexure-I.
(c) The establishment of new museum may take about one year from the date of
appointment of agency for execution of the project through the process of tender.
Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5316 FOR 28.04.2010.
Ministry of Tourism has proposed to set up a National Freedom Movement Museum- A Multi
Dimensional Digital Museum to highlight the freedom struggle tracing its history from 1857 to
1947 within the premises of Red Fort, a World Heritage Site. The proposed Museum would be
housed in one of the colonial building (B-3). It has to components viz. Structural Conservation
of the building and establishment of museum. The conservation work is being taken up by the
Archaeological Survey of India as a deposit work. Estimates amounting to Rs.1,69,56,000/-
have already been approved and is funded by the Ministry of Tourism. So far, Ministry of
Tourism has deposited/funded Rs.2,37,80,000/- with the Archaeological Survey of India for the
conservation of B-3 & B-4 buildings at Red Fort. Out of this an amount of Rs.27,35,436/- has
already been spent for the development of the building (B-3). An estimate amounting of
Rs.1,91,55,000/- has been sanctioned for Building No.4 (B-4) and expenditure amounting to
Rs.34,63,000/- has been incurred. The restoration work is in progress. The proposed museum
would be established by Indian Tourism Development Corporation and the estimated cost of the
project is Rs.816 lakhs. In addition to this Archaeological Survey of India also has the
proposal of extending the existing Swatantrata Sangram Sangrahalaya, Red Fort to cater for a museum in the name of National Freedom Movement Museum. For extending this museum another
colonial building (L-6) within the Red Fort has been selected. In this context an estimate
amounting to Rs.1,27,00,000/- has been prepared and is being processed for approval.