Ministry of Culture recommends Indian Institute of Heritage IIH

New Delhi, Dec 21: Union Minister of Culture Prahlad Singh Patel has recently reviewed the proposal to set up the Indian Institute of Heritage. The Institute was announced as part of the Budget 2020-21.

 

Indian Institute of Heritage is proposed under the Ministry of Culture. It is to be set up in accordance with Societies Registration Act, 1860 and the UGC guidelines for setting up HEIs.

 

It is to be established as a centre of excellence in arts and heritage studies and is to have the status of a ‘deemed university’. Certificate and diploma courses, currently run by various institutions like IGNCA and National Archives of India, are to be brought under IIH.

 

The institute is being set up for the acquisition of knowledge in disciplines such as Archaeology and Museology. India currently lags trained manpower in both these disciplines.

 

The Finance Minister allocated Rs 3,150 crores for the Ministry of Culture to set up the museum and other activities. Along with the Institute, the Finance Minister also proposed to set up a tribal museum in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Also, the funds are to be used to develop five iconic sites in Hastinapur, Rakhigarhi, Shivsagar, Adichnallur and Dholavira.