Cabinet nod to development of Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum with project cost of ₹3,230 crore

New Delhi The Union Cabinet, in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (November 11, 2026), approved the development of the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum through adaptive reuse of the North and South Block complex in Delhi, at an estimated total project cost of ₹3,230 crore. Also read | Cabinet approves ₹62,370 cr.

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