Lok Sabha Question No. 35 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Encroachment of historical Sites/ Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI, KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTUE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.35 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## ENCROACHMENT OF HISTORICAL SITES/MONUMENTS

- *35. SHRIMATI  MEENAKASHI  LEKHI:

SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the number of historical sites/monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey  of  India  in  the  country,  including  in  Delhi  region  and  Andhra Pradesh;
- (b)  the number of such sites/monuments encroached upon;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  adopt  strict  measures  to  prevent encroachment of these sites/ monuments; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  action  taken  by  the  Government  to address the issue?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (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.35 FOR 18.12.2017

- (a) There are 3686 historical sites/monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India in the country including 174 monuments in Delhi and 129 in Andhra  Pradesh.  The  State-wise  historical  sites/monuments  protected  by the Archaeological Survey of India in the country is an Annexure-I.
- (b) The  State-wise  list  of  protected  historical  sites  /monuments  which  are encroachment upon is at Annexure-II.
- (c)& (d) The encroachments in the protected monuments and protected areas are removed  as  per  the  provisions  contained  in  the  Ancient  Monuments  and Archaeological  Sites  and  Remains  Act,  1958  and  Rules,  1959  framed thereunder.  Superintending  Archaeologists  are  also  authorised  to  issue show cause notices under the provisions of the Act followed by a direction to the District Collector/Magistrate by Central Government to remove such encroachment under section 19 (2) of the Act and Rule 38 (2). In order to contain the encroachments and removing them, the Superintending Archaeologist in charge of the Circles have been vested with the powers of an Estate Officer to issue eviction notices/orders to the encroachers under Public  Premises  (Eviction  of  Unauthorised  Occupants)  Act,  1971.    In addition  to  the  regular  watch  and  ward  staff,  private  security  personnel, State police guards and CISF have also been deployed for the safety and security of selected monuments.

ANNEXURE - I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.35 FOR 18.12.2017 NUMBER  OF  CENTRALLY  PROTECTED  MONUMENTS/SITES  UNDER  THE

JURISDICTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA IN THE COUNTRY

| Sl. No.   | Name of State       |   Nos. of Monuments |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      |                 129 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                  03 |
| 3.        | Assam               |                  55 |
| 4.        | Bihar               |                  70 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh        |                  47 |
| 6.        | Daman & Diu (U. T.) |                  12 |
| 7.        | Goa                 |                  21 |
| 8.        | Gujarat             |                 203 |
| 9.        | Haryana             |                  91 |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh    |                  40 |
| 11.       | Jammu & Kashmir     |                  69 |
| 12.       | Jharkhand           |                  13 |
| 13.       | Karnataka           |                 506 |
| 14.       | Kerala              |                  28 |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh      |                 292 |
| 16.       | Maharashtra         |                 285 |
| 17.       | Manipur             |                  01 |
| 18.       | Meghalaya           |                  08 |
| 19.       | Mizoram             |                  01 |
| 20.       | Nagaland            |                  04 |
| 21.       | N.C.T. Delhi        |                 174 |
| 22.       | Odisha              |                  79 |
| 23.       | Puducherry (U.T.)   |                  07 |
| 24.       | Punjab              |                  33 |
| 25.       | Rajasthan           |                 162 |
| 26.       | Sikkim              |                  03 |
| 27.       | Telangana           |                  08 |
| 28.       | Tamil Nadu          |                 413 |
| 29.       | Tripura             |                  08 |
| 30.       | Uttar Pradesh       |                 743 |
| 31.       | Uttarakhand         |                  42 |
| 32.       | West Bengal         |                 136 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL               |                3686 |

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.35 FOR 18.12.2017

NUMBER  OF  CENTRALLY  PROTECTED  MONUMENTS/SITES  (STATE/UTWISE) WHICH ARE ENCROACHED UPON

|   Sl. No. | Name of State / UT   |   Number of Centrally protected monuments/sites under encroachments |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Assam                |                                                                   6 |
|         2 | Bihar                |                                                                   6 |
|         3 | Chhattisgarh         |                                                                   7 |
|         4 | Delhi                |                                                                  11 |
|         5 | Himachal Pradesh     |                                                                   3 |
|         6 | Haryana              |                                                                   7 |
|         7 | Karnataka            |                                                                  48 |
|         8 | Madhya Pradesh       |                                                                   2 |
|         9 | Maharashtra          |                                                                  46 |
|        10 | Odisha               |                                                                   6 |
|        11 | Punjab               |                                                                   7 |
|        12 | Tamil Nadu           |                                                                  74 |
|        13 | Rajasthan            |                                                                  22 |
|        14 | Uttar Pradesh        |                                                                  75 |
|        15 | West Bengal          |                                                                   1 |