JODHPUR: Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday said India plans to develop the North and South blocks of Delhi’s Raisina Hill complex into the world’s largest art museum in 2025, which will be almost twice the size of the Louvre in France.
An agreement has been signed between France and India for this purpose, the Minister of Tourism and Culture said, adding that he felt fortunate and proud to be part of the opportunity to execute the world’s largest museum project.
Shekhawat arrived here for the first time since being sworn in as a Union minister and was addressing the media in his Jodhpur Assembly constituency.
“Once the Central Vista redevelopment project is completed and the offices are relocated in 2025, the North and South Blocks will be converted into a museum, which will be the largest museum in the world,” he said, adding that it will be almost twice the size of the Louvre in Paris.
Shekhawat said the proposed museum would showcase over 5,000 years of Indian history.
The Union Minister also said that a meeting of the World Heritage Committee, to which India is a signatory, will be held in India for the first time next month.
“India, which ranks third in the world in terms of the number of World Heritage Sites, is confident of gaining one more this time,” he added.
Published on June 30, 2024 at 17:15 IST
