Lok Sabha Question No. 137 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Encroachment of Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.137 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.3.2018

## ENCROACHMENT OF MONUMENTS

## *137. SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a number of historical and protected monuments/sites/ structures/ buildings have been illegally encroached upon by certain individuals and groups in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the number of encroachments removed by the Archaeological Survey of India and Civil Authorities during each of the last three years, State and Monumentwise;
- (d) the  funds  released  by  the  Government  for  the  maintenance  and  upkeep  of these monuments during the last three years and current year; and
- (e) the further steps taken by the Government to keep such monuments free from encroachment?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

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

- (a)&(b) Yes,  Madam.  The  State-wise  list  of  protected  historical  sites  /  monuments which are encroached upon is at Annexure-I.
- (c) The details of encroachments removed from the monuments  are at Annexure-II.
- (d) The expenditure incurred for conservation, preservation and maintenance of centrally  protected  monuments/sites,  State/UT-wise  during  the  last  three years and provision during current year is at Annexure-III.
- (e) 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 Estate  Officers  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 REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)&(b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.137 FOR 5.3.2018

## NUMBER  OF  CENTRALLY  PROTECTED  MONUMENTS/SITES  (STATE/UT-WISE) 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 |
|           | Total:               |                                                                 321 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.137 FOR 5.3.2018

## Details of encroachments partially removed from the centrally protected monuments during the last three years

|   Sl. No. | Name of monument          | Locality         | District          | State         |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|         1 | Mahadev Temple            | Belpan           | Bilaspur          | Chhattisgarh  |
|         2 | Chaiturgarh Fort          | Lapha            | Korba             | Chhattisgarh  |
|         3 | Danteshwari Devi Temple   | Dantewada        | South Baster      | Chhattisgarh  |
|         4 | Asafi Imambara            | Lucknow          | Lucknow           | Uttar Pradesh |
|         5 | Warren Hasting's House    | Barasat          | North 24 Parganas | West Bengal   |
|         6 | Ther Mound                | Sirsa            | Sirsa             | Haryana       |
|         7 | Mosque of Ali Vardi Khan, | Sarai Ala Vardi, | Gurgaon           | Haryana       |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.137 FOR 5.3.2018

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS/SITES UNDER ASI FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND ALLOCATION FOR THE CURRENT YEAR

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT            | Circle / Branch                                         | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Allocation   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|           |                             |                                                         | 2014-15       | 2015-16       | 2016-17       | 2017-18      |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh               | Agra Circle                                             | 1404.99       | 1270.00       | 940.00        | 850.00       |
|           |                             | Lucknow Circle                                          | 1165.00       | 945.08        | 688.52        | 614.00       |
|           |                             | Sarnath Circle                                          | 534.99        | 495.00        | 230.20        | 200.00       |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                 | Aurangabad Circle                                       | 695.00        | 629.05        | 334.00        | 300.00       |
|           |                             | Mumbai Circle                                           | 645.00        | 902.82        | 900.48        | 750.00       |
|           |                             | Nagpur Circle                                           | 444.98        | 845.00        | 395.54        | 350.00       |
| 3.        | Karnataka                   | Bangalore Circle                                        | 1515.99       | 1427.02       | 1009.50       | 800.00       |
|           |                             | Mini Circle Hampi                                       | 90.00         | 401.24        | 800.31        | 550.00       |
|           |                             | Dharwad Circle                                          | 713.94        | 716.42        | 516.98        | 520.00       |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh              | Bhopal Circle                                           | 956.99        | 1261.01       | 745.00        | 700.00       |
| 5.        | Odisha                      | Bhubaneswar Circle                                      | 596.99        | 679.52        | 865.00        | 640.00       |
| 6.        | West Bengal,                | Kolkata Circle                                          | 549.63        | 537.95        | 280.68        | 295.00       |
|           | Sikkim                      |                                                         |               |               |               |              |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (UT) | Chennai Circle                                          | 1070.01       | 919.10        | 583.98        | 500.00       |
| 8.        | Punjab Haryana              | Chandigarh Circle                                       | 875.85        | 634.98        | 523.85        | 425.00       |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh            | Shimla Circle                                           | 315.00        | 300.00        | 106.22        | 100.00       |
| 10.       | Delhi                       | Delhi Circle                                            | 1499.75       | 1176.73       | 562.50        | 500.00       |
|           |                             | Delhi Mini Circle                                       | -             | -             | 418.05        | 325.00       |
| 11.       | Goa                         | Goa Circle                                              | 397.36        | 240.99        | 155.30        | 150.00       |
| 12.       | Assam                       | Guwahati Circle                                         | 292.56        | 395.07        | 262.19        | 200.00       |
|           | Manipur                     |                                                         |               |               | 72.20         | 70.00        |
|           | Meghalaya Mizoram           |                                                         |               |               |               |              |
|           | Nagaland                    |                                                         |               |               |               |              |
|           | Tripura                     | Aizwal Circle, Mijoram                                  |               |               |               |              |
|           | Arunchal Pradesh            |                                                         |               |               |               |              |
| 13.       | Rajasthan                   | Jaipur Circle                                           | 610.00        | 512.98        | 208.48        | 200.00       |
|           |                             | Jodhpur Circle                                          | 569.96        | 729.29        | 322.42        | 300.00       |
| 14.       | Andhra Pradesh              | Hyderabad Circle                                        | 998.32        | 776.61        | 841.50        | 350.00       |
|           | Telangana                   |                                                         |               |               |               |              |
| 15.       | Telangana                   | Amravati Circle                                         | -             | --            | --            | 350.00       |
| 16.       | Bihar                       | Patna Circle                                            | 414.99        | 374.99        | 153.53        | 150.00       |
| 17.       | Jammu &                     | Srinagar Circle                                         | 443.00        | 135.07        | 95.83         | 90.00        |
|           | Kashmir                     | Mini Circle Leh                                         | 141.98        | 131.50        | 43.40         | 40.00        |
| 18.       | Kerala                      | Thrissure Circle                                        | 647.19        | 545.00        | 284.98        | 265.00       |
| 19.       | Gujarat                     | Vadodara Circle                                         | 847.99        | 1123.07       | 1385.00       | 1000.00      |
|           | Daman & Diu(UT)             |                                                         |               |               |               |              |
| 20.       | Uttarakhand                 | Dehradun Circle                                         | 264.99        | 215.00        | 55.07         | 50.00        |
| 21.       | Chhattisgarh                | Raipur Circle                                           | 587.89        | 670.33        | 216.30        | 212.00       |
| 22.       | Jharkhand                   | Ranchi Circle                                           | 115.98        | 147.61        | 50.13         | 50.00        |
|           |                             | Chemical Preservation (All India)                       | 787.65        | 729.60        | 690.13        | 614.00       |
|           |                             | Horticultural Activity (All India)                      | 3357.98       | 3878.22       | 4655.95       | 3550.00      |
|           |                             | D.G. Hqrs. Office. (For Boundary Wall & Toilet Blocks ) | -             | -             | 10783.00      | 20000.00     |
|           |                             | Reserve                                                 | -             | -             | -             | 500.00       |
|           | Total                       |                                                         | 23551.95      | 23746.25      | 30176.22      | 36560.00     |