At present, no world heritage site in Delhi has a site museum or interpretation centre.
A museum is planned at Humayun’s Tomb by Aga Khan Trust for Culture, which will come up in the next few years.
Red Fort has two regular museums, while Salimgarh Fort has another one inside the complex.
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, with His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan and his son Prince Huassain, and the Union Minister for Culture, Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch and Ratan Tata at the Humayun’ s Tomb
The ministry has a budget of Rs 20 crore for Delhi of which about Rs 4.99 crore can be set aside for each project. “It depends on how much funding the agency seeks. Aga Khan Trust for Culture submitted a detailed proposal for Humayun’s Tomb interpretation centre and we allotted Rs 50 crore for it,” said a senior official.
Via The Times of India | No funds for Qutub centre till August
Published TNN | Oct 27, 2014, 12.17AM IST
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