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The Ministry of Culture is the Indian government ministry charged with preservation and promotion of art and culture of India.
Agency overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Headquarters | C-wing Shastri Bhawan New Delhi |
Annual budget | ₹3,399.65 crore (US$410 million) (2023-24 est.)[1] |
Ministers responsible |
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Website | www |
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is the current Minister of Culture. Recently the government has established the National Mission on Libraries India under this ministry.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
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From | To | Period | |||||||
1 | Ananth Kumar (1959–2018) MP for Bangalore South |
13 October 1999 |
1 September 2001 |
1 year, 323 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
2 | Maneka Gandhi (born 1956) MP for Pilibhit (MoS, I/C) |
1 September 2001 |
18 November 2001 |
78 days | |||||
3 | Jagmohan (1927–2021) MP for New Delhi |
18 November 2001 |
22 May 2004 |
2 years, 186 days | |||||
4 | Jaipal Reddy (1942–2018) MP for Miryalguda |
23 May 2004 |
29 January 2006 |
1 year, 251 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | ||
5 | Ambika Soni (born 1942) MP for Punjab (Rajya Sabha) |
29 January 2006 |
22 May 2009 |
3 years, 113 days | |||||
6 | Manmohan Singh (born 1932) MP for Assam (Rajya Sabha) (Prime Minister) |
22 May 2009 |
19 January 2011 |
1 year, 242 days | Manmohan II | ||||
7 | Selja Kumari (born 1962) MP for Ambala |
19 January 2011 |
28 October 2012 |
1 year, 283 days | |||||
8 | Chandresh Kumari Katoch (born 1944) MP for Jodhpur |
28 October 2012 |
26 May 2014 |
1 year, 210 days | |||||
9 | Shripad Naik (born 1952) MP for North Goa (MoS, I/C) |
26 May 2014 |
9 November 2014 |
167 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | ||
10 | Mahesh Sharma (born 1959) MP for Gautam Buddh Nagar (MoS, I/C) |
9 November 2014 |
30 May 2019 |
4 years, 202 days | |||||
11 | Prahlad Singh Patel (born 1960) MP for Damoh (MoS, I/C) |
31 May 2019 |
7 July 2021 |
2 years, 37 days | Modi II | ||||
12 | G. Kishan Reddy (born 1964) MP for Secunderabad |
7 July 2021 |
11 June 2024 |
3 years, 116 days | |||||
13 | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (born 1967) MP for Jodhpur |
11 June 2024 |
Incumbent | 142 days | Modi III | ||||
Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
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From | To | Period | ||||||
Kanti Singh (born 1957) MP for Arrah |
6 April 2008 |
22 May 2009 |
1 year, 46 days | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | ||
Arjun Ram Meghwal (born 1953) MP for Bikaner |
7 July 2021 |
11 June 2024 |
2 years, 340 days |
Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi | ||
Meenakshi Lekhi (born 1967) MP for New Delhi | ||||||||
Rao Inderjit Singh (born 1951) MP for Gurgaon |
11 June 2024 |
Incumbent | 142 days | Modi III |
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