(a) whether the Government propose to set up a Naval Museum in Vizag;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the amount sanctioned therefor and the stage at which the matter stands at present?
(a) whether the Government propose to set up a Naval Museum in Vizag;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the amount sanctioned therefor and the stage at which the matter stands at present?
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI GEORGE
FERNANDES)
(a) to (c) : A Naval Maritime Museum `Swarana
Jyoti` was created as motivation hall-cum-museum
at Naval Base, Visakhapatnam in 1989. A sum of
Rs. 21.27 lakhs was sanctioned by the Eastern
Naval Command within its delegated powers for the
purpose.