Lok Sabha Question No. 271 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Identification of New Centrally Protected Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RITA TARAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.271 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.12.2016 AGRAHAYANA 14, 1938 (SAKA)

## IDENTIFICATION OF NEW CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS

## *271. SHRIMATI  RITA  TARAI :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  centrally  protected  monuments/sites  in  various  States, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that the number of protected monuments in Odisha is low, as compared to other States and if so, the reasons  therefor  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to increase the number of monuments in the State; and
- (c) the  funds  allocated  and  utilised  for  the  protection  of  monuments/sites  in the State of Odisha?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a)to(c) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.271 FOR 5.12.2016

- (a) There are 3686 historical monuments and Archaeological sites declared protected as of National importance by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the country. The State-wise list is at Annexure.
- (b) Archaeological  Survey  of  India  protects  monuments  and  sites  that  are found  to  be  of  National  importance  under  the  provision  of  Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. Accordingly, 79  monuments/sites  have been  declared protected by Archaeological Survey of India in Odisha.   The State of Odisha compares favourably vis-a-vis other States like Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand,  Kerala,  Punjab,  Jammu  Kashmir,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Goa, Telangana  and  Uttarakhand  which  have  lesser  number  of  monuments protected by ASI.
- (c) The  allocation  and  expenditure  incurred  for  conservation,  preservation and  maintenance  including providing for betterment of facilities on centrally protected monuments/sites in Odisha during the last three years and current year upto 28.11.2016, are  as under:

|                           | Allocation     | Expenditure    |
|---------------------------|----------------|----------------|
| 2013-14                   | Rs.2,80,00,000 | Rs.2,79,99,819 |
| 2014-15                   | Rs.5,97,00,000 | Rs.5,96,98,624 |
| 2015-16                   | Rs.6,81,44,000 | Rs.6,79,51,688 |
| 2016-17 (upto 28.11.2016) | Rs.4,30,00,000 | Rs.3,07,84,337 |

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.271 FOR 5.12.2016

LIST 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               |                3686 |