Lok Sabha Question No. 579 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Budget earmarked for Conservation of Heritage Sites
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.579 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2017 MAGHA 17, 1938 (SAKA)

## BUDGET EARMARKED FOR CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE SITES

579. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether some old and historical buildings in the country have been listed in the category of heritage sites;
- (b) if  so,  the  names  of  those  buildings  which  come  under  the  category  of  World Heritage Sites and Indian Heritage Sites;  and
- (c) the details of funds earmarked for maintenance of such buildings during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Ancient historical monuments, buildings & sites have been included under list of centrally  protected  monuments/sites.    So  far,  3686  monuments  have  been declared as centrally protected monuments.
- (b) List of World Heritage properties in India maintained by Archaeological Survey of India is at Annexure-I.
- (c) The amount spent on conservation of centrally protected monuments of National importance including World Heritage Sites under the protection of Archaeological Survey of India in the country is at Annexure-II.

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 579 FOR 6.2.2017

## LIST OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES UNDER THE PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA

|   Sl. No. | Name of Site                                                                                                                                                                                            | State          |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|         1 | Ajanta Caves (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra    |
|         2 | Ellora Caves (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra    |
|         3 | Agra Fort (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh  |
|         4 | Taj Mahal (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh  |
|         5 | Sun Temple, Konarak (1984)                                                                                                                                                                              | Orissa         |
|         6 | Group of monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)                                                                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu     |
|         7 | Churches & Convents of Goa (1986)                                                                                                                                                                       | Goa            |
|         8 | Group of temples, Khajuraho (1986)                                                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh |
|         9 | Group of monuments at Hampi (1986)                                                                                                                                                                      | Karnataka      |
|        10 | Group of monuments, Fatehpur Sikri (1986)                                                                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh  |
|        11 | Group of temples, Pattadakal (1987)                                                                                                                                                                     | Karnataka      |
|        12 | Elephanta Caves ( 1987)                                                                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra    |
|        13 | Great Living Chola temples at Thanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuram and Darasuram (1987 & 2004)                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu     |
|        14 | Buddhist monuments at Sanchi (1989)                                                                                                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh |
|        15 | Humayun Tomb, Delhi (1993)                                                                                                                                                                              | Delhi          |
|        16 | Qutb Minar complex, Delhi                                                                                                                                                                               | Delhi          |
|        17 | Prehistoric Rock shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)                                                                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh |
|        18 | Champaner-Pavagarh Archaeological Park (2004)                                                                                                                                                           | Gujarat        |
|        19 | Red Fort (2007)                                                                                                                                                                                         | Delhi          |
|        20 | Hill Forts of Rajasthan (Chittaurgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Jaisalmer and Ranthambhore, Amber and Gagron Forts) (2013) (Amber and Gagron Forts are under protection of Rajasthan State Archaeology and Museums) | Rajasthan      |
|        21 | Rani ki vav Patan                                                                                                                                                                                       | Gujarat        |
|        22 | Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda (2016)                                                                                                                        | Bihar          |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 579 FOR 6.2.2017

STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS UNDER ASI FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT            | Circle / Branch                      | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|           |                             |                                      | 2013-14       | 2014-15       | 2015-16       |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh               | Agra Circle                          | 957.97        | 1404.99       | 1270.00       |
| 1.        |                             | Lucknow Circle                       | 944.99        | 1165.00       | 945.08        |
| 1.        |                             | Sarnath Circle                       | ---           | 534.99        | 495.00        |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                 | Aurangabad Circle                    | 493.00        | 695.00        | 629.05        |
| 2.        |                             | Mumbai Circle                        | 415.00        | 645.00        | 902.82        |
| 2.        |                             | Nagpur Circle                        | ---           | 444.98        | 845.00        |
| 3.        | Karnataka                   | Bangalore Circle                     | 1253.00       | 1515.99       | 1427.02       |
| 3.        | Mini Circle                 | Hampi                                | --            | 90.00         | 401.24        |
| 3.        |                             | Dharwad Circle                       | 993.79        | 713.94        | 716.42        |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh              | Bhopal Circle                        | 716.99        | 956.99        | 1261.01       |
| 5.        | Odisha                      | Bhubaneswar Circle                   | 280.00        | 596.99        | 679.52        |
| 6.        | West Bengal,                | Kolkata Circle                       | 448.18        | 549.63        | 537.95        |
| 6.        | Sikkim                      |                                      |               |               |               |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu,                 | Chennai Circle                       | 845.00        | 1070.01       | 919.10        |
| 7.        | Puducherry (UT)             |                                      |               |               |               |
| 8.        | Punjab                      | Chandigarh Circle                    | 795.92        | 875.85        | 634.98        |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh            | Shimla Circle                        | 155.86        | 315.00        | 300.00        |
| 10.       | Delhi                       | Delhi Circle                         | 1300.19       | 1499.75       | 1176.73       |
| 10.       |                             | Delhi Mini Circle                    | -             | -             | -             |
| 11.       | Goa                         | Goa Circle                           | 144.50        | 397.36        | 240.99        |
| 12.       | Assam                       | Guwahati Circle                      | 174.94        | 292.56        | 395.07        |
| 12.       | Manipur                     |                                      |               |               |               |
| 12.       | Meghalaya                   |                                      |               |               |               |
| 12.       | Mizoram                     |                                      |               |               |               |
| 12.       | Nagaland                    | Aizwal Circle,                       |               |               |               |
| 12.       | Tripura                     | Mijoram                              |               |               |               |
| 12.       | Arunchal Pradesh            |                                      |               |               |               |
| 13.       | Rajasthan                   | Jaipur Circle                        | 521.48        | 610.00        | 512.98        |
| 13.       |                             | Jodhpur Circle                       | ---           | 569.96        | 729.29        |
| 14.       | Andhra Pradesh              | Hyderabad Circle                     | 1068.43       | 998.32        | 776.61        |
| 14.       | Telangana                   |                                      |               |               |               |
| 15.       | Bihar                       | Patna Circle                         | 263.00        | 414.99        | 374.99        |
| 16.       | Jammu &                     | Srinagar Circle                      | 260.00        | 443.00        | 135.07        |
|           | Kashmir                     | Mini Circle Leh                      | 116.83        | 141.98        | 131.50        |
| 17.       | Kerala                      | Thrissur Circle                      | 455.00        | 647.19        | 659.99        |
| 18.       | Gujarat                     | Vadodara Circle                      | 655.00        | 847.99        | 1123.07       |
| 19.       | Daman & Diu(UT) Uttarakhand | Dehradun Circle                      | 210.49        | 264.99        | 215.00        |
| 20.       | Chhattisgarh                | Raipur Circle                        | 468.40        | 587.89        | 670.33        |
| 21.       | Jharkhand                   | Ranchi Circle                        | 69.00         | 115.98        | 147.61        |
|           |                             | Chemical Preservation (All India)    | 510.85        | 787.65        | 729.60        |
|           |                             | Horticultural Activity (All India)   | 2446.05       | 3357.98       | 3878.22       |
|           |                             | For Boundary walls and Toilet Blocks |               |               |               |
|           | Total                       |                                      | 16963.86      | 23551.95      | 23861.24      |