Tax Management India. Com
Law and Practice  :  Digital eBook
Research is most exciting & rewarding
  TMI - Tax Management India. Com
Follow us:
  Facebook   Twitter   Linkedin   Telegram

TMI Blog

Home

In last 11 years, 642 antiquities repatriated from different countries: Culture minister in RS

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... In last 11 years, 642 antiquities repatriated from different countries: Culture minister in RS
PTI News
Dated:- 27-3-2025
PTI
New Delhi, Mar 27 (PTI) Union Minister of Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday said in the Rajya Sabha that as many as 642 antiquities have been repatriated from different countries since 2014 under the Modi government. "India is negotiating for repatr .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... iation of antiquities with different countries like Singapore, Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, etc," the minister said during Question Hour. He said there is a long process for repatriation of antiquities from different countries. "Since 2014, in the last 11 years of Modi government, 642 important antiquities have been brought to the country," Shekhawat said, and d .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... escribed this achievement as a moment of pride. He pointed out that only 13 antiquities were repatriated between 1955 and 2014. The minister said a detailed verification is being carried out for 297 antiquities brought from the USA. No claims have been filed so far from the States an museums. The minister said the Archaeological Survey of India has established a special gallery for the displ .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... ay of repatriated antiquities at Purana Qila, New Delhi. Such antiquities are also loaned to institutions like the National Museum; Parliament of India; Indian Institute of Heritage, etc, for the research and education purposes and to sensitise the public. Apart from this, temporary exhibitions are also organised to display the repatriated antiquities. "The Archaeological Survey of India is co .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... mmitted for protection of monuments, sites and antiquities under its jurisdiction. Besides regular watch and ward staff, Private Security Guards and Central Industrial Security Force are deployed as per requirement. "Whenever any theft of antiquity is reported, FIR is lodged in police station concerned and 'Look Out Notice' is issued to law enforcement agencies, including custom-exit channels, t .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... o keep vigil to trace stolen antiquity and prevent its illegal export," he said. A Cultural Property Agreement has been signed with the USA in 2024 to prevent smuggling of Indian antiquities, the minister added. PTI MJH TRB
News - Press release - PIB .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

 

 

 

 

Quick Updates:Latest Updates