Lok Sabha Question No. 582 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Funds allocated on Conservation of Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA, GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, C.S. PUTTARAJU, SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA, BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, HARISH DWIVEDI, MANOJ RAJORIA, KAMLA DEVI PATLE, MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.582 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2017 MAGHA 17, 1938 (SAKA)

## FUNDS ALLOCATED ON CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS

## +582. SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

SHRI BADRADDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of sites identified as protected monuments/temples/ forts/heritage sites in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the  details of  protected monuments/temples/forts and heritage sites lying in dilapidated conditions and on the verge of extinction due to lack of proper maintenance along with the  action  proposed  to  be  taken  for  restoration  of  these  monuments,  States/UTs  and monument-wise;
- (c) whether the ASI has received proposals from various State Governments in this regard and if so, the status of those proposals;
- (d) the monument/temple/fort/heritage sites/museum-wise details of the financial assistance granted  and  expenditure  incurred  for  the  conservation,  protection  and  establishment during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government is aware that the funds provided are insufficient and the ASI is facing  resource  crunch  for  protecting  these  sites  and  if  so,  the  steps  taken  to  ensure availability of sufficient funds for this activity?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) 3686 monuments/sites of National importance are under the protection of Archaeological Survey of India.
- (b)&(c) Conservation work of the protected monuments is a continuous process and attended by the ASI regularly as per availability of resources and requirement of different sites and they are  in  a  good  state  of  preservation.    No  proposal  in  this  regard  has  been received from State Governments.
- (d) The  details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  State-wise  during  the  last three years are given at Annexure.
- (e) No,  Madam.    Adequate  fund  are  provided  for  conservation  of  different  protected monuments.

ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 582 FOR 6.2.2017 STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION

OFPROTECTED 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, Sikkim | Kolkata Circle                       | 448.18        | 549.63        | 537.95        |
|           | Tamil Nadu,         |                                      |               |               |               |
| 7.        |                     | Chennai Circle                       | 845.00        | 1070.01       | 919.10        |
|           | Puducherry (UT)     |                                      |               |               |               |
| 8.        | Punjab Haryana      | 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       |
|           |                     | Delhi Mini Circle                    | -             | -             | -             |
| 11.       | Goa                 | Goa Circle                           | 144.50        | 397.36        | 240.99        |
| 12.       | Assam               | Guwahati Circle                      | 174.94        | 292.56        | 395.07        |
|           | Manipur             |                                      |               |               |               |
|           | Meghalaya           |                                      |               |               |               |
|           | Nagaland            |                                      |               |               |               |
|           |                     | Aizwal Circle,                       |               |               |               |
|           |                     | Mijoram                              |               |               |               |
|           | Tripura             |                                      |               |               |               |
| 13.       | Rajasthan           | Jaipur Circle                        | 521.48        | 610.00        | 512.98        |
|           |                     | Jodhpur Circle                       | ---           | 569.96        | 729.29        |
| 14.       | Andhra Pradesh      | Hyderabad Circle                     | 1068.43       | 998.32        | 776.61        |
| 15.       | Bihar               | Patna Circle                         | 263.00 260.00 | 414.99 443.00 | 374.99 135.07 |
| 16.       | Jammu & Kashmir     | Srinagar Circle 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       |
|           | Daman &             |                                      |               |               |               |
|           | Diu(UT)             |                                      |               |               |               |
| 19.       | 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      |