Overview
- Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar announced the initiative after a joint review at Mantralaya with MLA Devyani Pharande and key departments.
- A committee chaired by Mitra will include officials from the General Administration, Cultural Affairs, Archaeology and Finance departments.
- The panel’s mandate covers legal, financial and administrative due diligence before any decision on bringing the property under state control.
- Authorities plan to conserve India House as a memorial to its links with V.D. Savarkar and the wider anti-colonial movement.
- Officials cited inputs from London’s Indian community and said the process will proceed in coordination with the central government.