Treasures: Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad

"National Culture Fund (NCF) was established by the Ministry of Culture in 1996 and is a Trust under the Charitable Endowments Act of 1890. It is governed by a Council with the Hon ble Minister for Culture as its chairperson and managed by an Executive Committee chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. NCF s primary mandate is to nurture Public Private Partnerships (PPP), to mobilise resources from the public and private sector for the restoration, conservation, protection and development of India s rich, natural, tangible and intangible heritage. NCF believes that two of the vital pillars of national development are the promotion of cultural diversity and heritage conservation."