The Ministry of Culture plays a crucial role in preserving and conserving India's diverse cultural heritage and promoting various forms of art and culture, both tangible and intangible. Its mandate includes generating cultural awareness at the grassroots level and fostering cultural exchanges at the international level

The Ministry’s task is to develop and sustain ways and means through which the creative and aesthetic sensibilities of the people remain active and dynamic. The functional spectrum of this Ministry is wide, ranging from generating cultural awareness at the grassroots level to promoting cultural exchanges at the international level.

In order to achieve these objectives, the Ministry undertakes various activities that flow from subjects allocated under the Govt. of India’s Allocation of Business Rules.

Budget 24-2025

For the fiscal year 2024-25, the Ministry has an estimated annual budget of Rs 3260 crore.