NEW DELHI, June 24:
The Government is working on bringing back 40 artefacts from abroad, the Government informed the Lok Sabha today.
During the Question Hour, Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel said in the last five years, the government brought back 33 artefacts. The minister said of the 40 artefacts that are to be brought back, 16 are from Singapore and Australia each.
He said there are 39,000 registered artefacts in the country and this is a continuous process. DMK MP Kanimozhi said her state Tamil Nadu has a rich collection of artefacts, especially idols in temples, and asked whether the government is taking steps to register them.
Does the government have any records of these artefacts, she asked. Responding to the question raised by Kanimozhi, the minister said temples come under trusts and the state government is in a better position to take data from them. (PTI)
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