Gujarat govt plans to build world’s largest toy museum

Context

• The Gujarat government plans to build the largest toy museum in the world, showcasing 11 lakh toys from across the country.

Highlights of the initiative

• The museum will be set up in Gandhinagar’s Gift City and completed over the next three to five years.
• The toys will be developed to show the values and traditions of ancient and modern India.
• There will be sections dedicated to ISRO’s Gaganyaan project, EVM machines and the First War of Independence in 1857.
• With the help of DRDO, replicas of electronically-operated, battery-operated and solar-based rockets, Prithvi Missile, Agni Missile and satellites will also be displayed.

What is its Objective?

• It aims to give a push to India’s homemade toy industry.

Who will Regulate it?

• The Children’s University in Gandhinagar, which functions under the Gujarat Department of Higherhas been made the nodal agency for the project.