India, Jan. 4 -- At least five cases of corruption with regard to mis-utilisation and misappropriation of funds by various wings under the Ministry of Culture has been reported by the Ministry to the Lok Sabha recently.

The incidents of corruption as reported by the Ministry of Culture involve misappropriation of funds in Accounts of Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), New Delhi, mis-utilisation of funds in Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata, mis-utilisation of funds allocated to Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, under the ICH (Intangible Cultural Heritage) Scheme, lapses in undertaking renovation work of Barata Kalakshetra Auditorium in Chennai and alleged misappropriation of funds by Archaeological Survey of India (A...