Lok Sabha Question No. 120 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Facilities to Tourists at Temples and Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTUE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.120 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.7.2017 SHRAVANA 2, 1939 (SAKA)

## FACILITIES TO TOURISTS AT TEMPLES AND MONUMENTS

## 120. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the works started to provide amenities to tourists visiting temples and monuments during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the expenditure incurred on these works during the said period, year-wise and State/UT-wise;
- (c whether the Government has taken any steps to provide adequate security at these temples and monuments; and
- (d) if so, the State/UT-wise details thereof?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) MAHESH SHARMA) (DR.

(a)to(d) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.120 FOR 24.7.2017

- (a)&(b) Providing basic facilitieslamenities (e.g: drinking water; toilet blocks, facilities for physically challenged, pathways, cultural notice boardslsignage, vehicle parking, cloak rooms, etc ) to tourists visiting centrally protected temples and monuments and sites are the  regular  activities which the  Archaeological Survey of India undertakes. Improvement and upgradation of these public facilitieslamenities is a continuous process. Basic public facilities are available at all World Heritage Sites and ASI's ticketed monuments, as also at majority of those protected monuments that are visited by a large numbers of tourists. Archaeological Survey of India has identified 100 monuments as Adarsh Smarak" for upgradation of existing facilitieslamenities like Wi-Fi, cafeteria, interpretation centre, brail signage, modern toilets etc. on the basis of actual requirement and feasibility on case to case basis. In the case of fund allocation, no specific fund is allotted for the purpose and the expenditure is incurred from regular budget (for conservation and maintenance) of Archaeological   Survey of India: The expenditure incurred on conservation & maintenance of centrally protected monuments including providing tourist amenities during the last three years and current (State/UT-wise) is at Annexure-I. year
- (c)&(d) Archaeological  Survey of India has deployed regular watch & ward (Monument Attendants) at centrally   protected monumentslsites. Further, private security guards, Armed Guards and CISF personnel have also been engaged at select monuments for safety and protection: The State/UT-wise details of deployment of security personnel at centrally protected monuments/sites are at Annexure-Il.

ANNEXURE -| ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)&(b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.120 FOR 24.7.2017

STATEIUT-WISE DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED MONUMENTSI SITES UNDER ASI FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR (upto 15"h July, 2017)

| No_      | Name of Statel UT        | Circle /Branch                        | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure                   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
| No_      | Name of Statel UT        | Circle /Branch                        | 2014-15       | 2015-16       | 2016-17       | 2017-18 (upto 15th July_2017) |
|          | Uttar Pradesh            | Agra Circle                           | 1404.99       | 1270.00       | 940.00        | 111.60                        |
|          | Uttar Pradesh            | Lucknow Circle                        | 1165.00       | 945.08        | 688.52        | 104.10                        |
|          | Uttar Pradesh            | Sarnath Circle                        | 534.99        | 495.00        | 230.20        | 35.41                         |
| 2        | Maharashtra              | Aurangabad Circle                     | 695.00        | 629.05        | 334.00        | 60.55                         |
| 2        | Maharashtra              | Mumbai Circle                         | 645.00        | 902.82        | 900.48        | 175.26                        |
| 3        | Karnataka                | Nagpur Circle                         |               | 845.00        | 395.54        | 23.32                         |
| 3        | Karnataka                | Bangalore Circle_                     | 1515.99       | 1427.02       | 1009.50       | 218.99                        |
| 3        | Karnataka                | Hampi Mini Circle                     | 90.00         | 401.24        | 800.31        | 155.23                        |
| 3        | Karnataka                | Dharwad Circle                        | 713.94        | 716.42        | 516.98        | 38.61                         |
| 4        | Madhya Pradesh           | Bhopal Circle                         | 956.99        | 1261.01       | 745.00        | 237.31                        |
|          | Odisha                   | Bhubaneswar Circle                    | 596.99        | 679.52        | 865.00        | 103.67                        |
| 6_       | West Bengal              | Kolkata Circle                        | 549.63        | 537.95        | 280.68        | 32.96                         |
|          | Sikkim Tamil Nadu        | Chennai Circle                        | 1070.01       |               | 583.98        | 29.59                         |
|          | Puducherry (UT)          |                                       |               |               |               |                               |
| 8 _      | Punjab                   | Chandigarh Circle                     | 875.85        | 634.98        | 523.85        | 1.56                          |
| 9_       | Haryana Himachal Pradesh | Shimla Circle                         | 315.00        | 300.00        | 106.22        | 16.22                         |
| 10.      | Delhi                    | Delhi Circle                          | 1499.75       | 1176.73       | 562.50        | 145.16                        |
| 10.      | Delhi                    | Delhi Mini Circle                     |               |               | 418.05        | 180.16                        |
| 11       | Goa                      | Goa Circle                            | 397.36        | 240.99        | 155.30        | 71.77                         |
|          | Assam                    | Guwahati Circle                       | 292.56        | 395.07        | 262.19        | 33.69                         |
|          | Manipur Meghalaya        |                                       |               |               | 72.20         | 24.18                         |
| 13.      | Pradesh Rajasthan        |                                       | 610.00        | 512.98        | 208.48        | 22.85                         |
| 13.      | Pradesh Rajasthan        | Jaipur Circle Jodhpur Circle          | 569.96        | 729.29        | 322.42        | 41.66                         |
| 14_      | Andhra Pradesh           | Amaravati Circle                      | 998.32        | 776.61        | 841.50        | 46.83                         |
| 15       | Telangana                | Hyderabad Circle                      |               |               |               | 56.28                         |
| 16. 17 . | Bihar Jammu &            | Patna Circle                          | 414.99 443.00 | 374.99 135.07 | 153.53        | 30.24                         |
| 16. 17 . | Kashmir                  | Srinagar Circle Mini Circle Leh       | 141.98        | 131.50        | 95.83 43.40   | 42.83 3.69                    |
| 18.      | Kerala                   | Thrissur Circle                       | 647.19        | 545.00        | 284.98        | 49.85                         |
| 19.      | Gujarat                  | Vadodara Circle                       |               | 1123.07       | 1385.00       |                               |
|          | Daman & Diu(UT)          |                                       |               |               |               |                               |
| 20.      | Uttarakhand              | Dehradun Circle                       | 264.99        | 215.00        | 55.07         | 2.74                          |
| 22.      | Chhattisgarh Jharkhand   | Raipur Circle Ranchi Circle           | 587.89 115.98 | 670.33 147.61 | 216.30 50.13  | 32.00 0.00                    |
|          | Chhattisgarh Jharkhand   | D.G. Hqrs. Office. (For Boundary Wall |               |               | 10783.00      | 0.00                          |
|          | Total                    |                                       | 19406.32      | 19138.43      |               |                               |
|          |                          | & Toilet Blocks                       |               |               |               |                               |

(Amount Rs.in Lakhs)

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c)&(d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.120 FOR 24.7.2017

DETAILS OF DEPLOYMENT OF SECURITY PERSONNEL AT VARIOUS MONUMENTSISITESIMUSEUMS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA

| SlNo_   | Name of State              | Circle/Branch      | Private Security Guards   | Private Security Guards   | CISF Pers.   | State Armed Guards   |
|---------|----------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|         |                            |                    | Un- Armed                 | Armed                     |              |                      |
| 1 _     | Uttar Pradesh              | Circle Agra        | 138                       | 18                        | 279          |                      |
| 1 _     | Uttar Pradesh              | Lucknow Circle     | 56                        | 28                        |              |                      |
| 1 _     | Uttar Pradesh              | Sarnath            | 26                        | 19                        |              |                      |
| 2       | Maharashtra                | Aurangabad Circle  | 93                        | 28                        |              |                      |
| 2       | Maharashtra                | Mumbai Circle      |                           | 44                        |              |                      |
| 3_      | Karnataka                  | Bangalore Circle   | 68                        |                           |              | 10                   |
| 3_      | Karnataka                  | Dharwad Circle     | 105                       | 38                        |              |                      |
| 3_      | Karnataka                  | Hampi Mini Circle  | 71                        | 15                        |              |                      |
| 4       | Madhya Pradesh             | Bhopal Circle_     | 141                       | 39                        |              | 14                   |
| 5       | Odisha                     | Bhubaneswar Circle | 42                        | 29                        |              |                      |
| 6       | West Bengal; Sikkim        | Kolkata Circle     | 52                        | 35                        |              |                      |
|         | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry     | Chennai Circle     | 39                        | 23                        |              |                      |
| 8       | Punjab,_Haryana            | Chandigarh Circle  | 03                        | 11                        |              |                      |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh           | Shimla Circle      | 04                        | 08                        |              |                      |
|         | Delhi                      | Delhi Circle       | 292                       | 48                        | 317          |                      |
| 11_     | Goa                        | Goa Circle         | 24                        | 08                        |              |                      |
|         | Assam                      | Guwahati Circle    | 21                        |                           |              |                      |
| 13      | Mizoram                    | Aizawal Circle     | 05                        |                           |              |                      |
| 14      | Tripura                    |                    | 17                        |                           |              |                      |
| 15      | Rajasthan                  | Jaipur Circle      | 16                        | 10                        |              | 15                   |
| 15      | Rajasthan                  | Jodhpur Circle     | 36                        | 20                        |              |                      |
| 16      | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana | Hyderabad Circle   | 78                        | 42                        |              | 72 H_ Guards         |
| 17      | Bihar                      | Patna Circle       | 70                        | 36                        |              | 12                   |
| 18.     | Jammu & Kashmir            | Srinagar Circle    |                           | 08                        |              |                      |
|         |                            | Mini Circle Leh    | 08                        |                           |              |                      |
| 19.     | Kerala                     | Thrissur Circle    |                           | 12                        |              |                      |
| 20.     | Gujarat                    | Vadodara Circle    | 77                        | 28                        |              |                      |
|         | Uttarakhand                | Dehradun Circle    |                           | 06                        |              | 10                   |
| 22      | Chhattisgarh               | Raipur Circle      | 12                        | 04                        |              |                      |
| 23.     | Jharkhand                  | Ranchi Circle      | 12                        |                           |              |                      |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                      | TOTAL              | 1599                      | 601                       | 596          | 133                  |