Ministry of Culture
The conservation and maintenance work of historical monuments is attended from the funds allocated through budget of the Government of India. The contribution of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), is for development works at selected monuments through National Culture Fund (NCF). The revenue collected through various sources like Ticketing, Photography, filming, Parking and from holding cultural events from selected centrally protected monument is deposited in the Consolidated Fund of India.
The details of the amount received through CSR, during last three years are as given below :
| S No. | Financial Year | Amount received (Rs. in Lakhs) |
| 1 | 2015-16 | 354.80 |
| 2 | 2016-17 | 300 |
| 3 | 2017-18 | 250 |
The above details was given by Dr. Mahesh Sharma, minister of state (independent charge) for culture and minister of state for environment in reply to an Unstarred Question in the Lok Sabha, today.
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