(a) whether there are vacant posts of Directors in many museums in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and museum-wise;
(c) the reasons for such vacancies; and
(d) the time by which these vacancies are likely to be filled up?
(a) whether there are vacant posts of Directors in many museums in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and museum-wise;
(c) the reasons for such vacancies; and
(d) the time by which these vacancies are likely to be filled up?
MINISTER OF STATE (IC) CULTURE & TOURISM
AND
MINISTER OF STATE FOR CIVIL AVIATION
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) & (b) Insofar as museums which are directly under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture are concerned, the details of vacancies of Directors are given below:
Name of State/UTs Name of Organization/Museums Number of vacant post
Delhi National Museum, New Delhi 1
Maharashtra National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai 1
Karnataka National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru 1
West Bengal Indian Museum, Kolkata 1
Telangana Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad 1
(c) The posts are laying vacant mainly because of non-availability of suitable candidates and litigation.
(d) The selection process in conjunctuion with UPSC and DoPT is already underway for the existing vacancies. Generation of vacancies and filling up the same is a continuous process.