Ministry of Culture (India)

The Ministry of Culture is the Indian government ministry charged with preservation and promotion of art and culture of India. .

Ministry of Culture (India)
Emblem of India
Agency overview
JurisdictionRepublic of India
HeadquartersC-wing
Shastri Bhawan
New Delhi
Annual budget3,042.05 crore (US$430 million) (2019-20 est.)[1]
Minister responsible
Websitewww.indiaculture.nic.in

Prahlad Singh Patel is the current Minister of Culture. Recently the government has established the National Mission on Libraries India under this ministry.[2]

Organisation

Ministers

  • Ananth Kumar - (13 October 1999 - 2 February 2000)
  • Maneka Gandhi - (1 September 2001 - 18 November 2001) (MoS, Independent Charge)
  • S. Jaipal Reddy - (23 May 2004 - 29 January 2006)
  • Ambika Soni - (29 January 2006 - 23 May 2009)
  • Manmohan Singh - (23 May 2009 - 19 January 2011)
  • Kumari Selja - (19 January 2011 - 28 October 2012)
  • Chandresh Kumari Katoch - (28 October 2012 - 26 May 2014)
  • Shripad Naik - (26 May 2014 - 12 November 2014) (MoS, Independent Charge)
  • Mahesh Sharma - (12 November 2014 - 31 May 2019) (MoS, Independent Charge)
  • Prahlad Singh Patel - (31 May 2019 - Incumbent) (MoS, Independent Charge)

References

  1. "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019.
  2. "About : NML". Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  3. "About RRRLF". Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
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