Museum housing rare palm-leaf manuscripts gets ₹5 crore funding boost

The Ministry of Culture has officially released a grant of ₹5 crore under the Museum Grant Scheme to facilitate the construction of a new museum building. This financial boost is aimed at enhancing the infrastructure required to house and protect a significant collection of historical records.

The museum currently serves as a repository for approximately 5,000 palm-leaf scripts, which are essential primary sources for regional history and linguistics. These rare manuscripts date back across three centuries, specifically originating from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.

The new facility is expected to provide a controlled environment suitable for the long-term preservation of these fragile organic materials. The project is part of a broader government initiative to modernize cultural institutions and safeguard national heritage sites. (Source: Ministry of Culture)