Rs 2,062 crore to revamp culture

The culture ministry has been allocated Rs.2,062 crore (over $362 million), up from the last fiscal’s revised estimates of Rs.1,450.15 crore (approximately $270 million) in the budget for 2013-14 Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

The enhanced allocation would promote archiving and conservation of cultural heritage, finance minister P Chidambaram said.