Lok Sabha Question No. 2286 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Inclusion of More Monuments in Protected List
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh, HEMAMALINI, VISHNU DAYAL RAM, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2286 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.1.2018

## INCLUSION OF MORE MONUMENTS IN PROTECTED LIST

## 2286. SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  working  on  any  comprehensive  action  plan  to increase the number of protected monuments by identifying and protecting the heritage sites in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of monuments identified so far, Statewise including Odisha;
- (c) the list of remarkable buildings and monuments which come under the category of  World  Heritage  Sites  and  Indian  Heritage  Sites,  State/UT-wise  including Odisha; and
- (d) the funds allocated for the maintenance of protected monuments during the last three years, State/UT-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)&(b) Identification and protection of new monuments / sites is an ongoing process, which depends upon the fulfillment of criteria for protection as prescribed in the Ancient  Monuments  and  Archaeological  Sites  and  Remains  Act,  1958.    At present 22 monuments / sites (Annexure-I) have been identified for protection, including one in Odisha.
- (c) Though  there  is no  concept  of heritage sites stipulated under  Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, a few of them have  been  inscribed  on  World  Heritage  list  of  UNESCO.  The  details  are  at Annexure-II.
- (d) The details are at Annexure-III.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)&(b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2286  FOR 1.1.2018

## LIST OF MONUMENTS  IDENTIFIED  FOR  PROTECTION  AS  OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE IN THE COUNTRY

|   Sl.No | Name of Monument                                                                                              | State            |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Badarpur Fort, District Karimganj                                                                             | Assam            |
|       2 | Rock Painting at Chintakunta Muddanur Mandal, District Y.S.R. Kadapa                                          | Andhra Pradesh   |
|       3 | Ancient Site, Khirsara, District Kacchh                                                                       | Gujarat          |
|       4 | Budhist Monastery at Lahaling District Lalaul and Spiti.                                                      | Himachal Pradesh |
|       5 | Zimskhang Gongma along with village remains                                                                   | Jammu & Kashmir  |
|       6 | Ancient Caves Saspol/Gon-Nila-Phuk Meditition Caves Saspol, Leh-Laadakh                                       | Jammu & Kashmir  |
|       7 | Rock Art site Murgi, Leh-Laadakh                                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir  |
|       8 | Trilochana Temple                                                                                             | Jammu & Kashmir  |
|       9 | Trisher Stupa along with adjusting remains and prehistoric site around Holy Lake (Slob Phan Rso), Leh-Laadakh | Jammu & Kashmir  |
|      10 | Navratana Garh Fort                                                                                           | Jharkahand       |
|      11 | Janardana Temple, District Thrissur                                                                           | Kerala           |
|      12 | Vishnu Temple (Visnugudi) Nadavyal Sultanbatery Taluk, Wayanad, District Thrissur                             | Kerala           |
|      13 | Dhurabarao (Putalibarao)                                                                                      | Maharashtra      |
|      14 | Monument at Ranipur Jharial                                                                                   | Odisha           |
|      15 | Zawar, Zinc Protection Centre                                                                                 | Rajasthan        |
|      16 | The four Mughal Gardens                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh    |
|      17 | Haveli of Agah Khan                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh    |
|      18 | Haveli of Khan-i-Duran                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh    |
|      19 | Hathi Khana                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh    |
|      20 | Someshwar Mahadeva Temple Char, District Chitrakut.                                                           | Uttar Pradesh    |
|      21 | Ancient Brick Temple (Tundare Baba), Deokalia (Unchagaon) in District Sitapur.                                | Uttar Pradesh    |
|      22 | Sanauli                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh    |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2286  FOR 1.1.2018

## DETAILS OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA

CULTURAL SITES:

## Under Protection of Archaeological Survey of India

|   S. No | Name of Site                                                                                                                                                                                            | State          |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|       1 | Agra Fort (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh  |
|       2 | Ajanta Caves (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra    |
|       3 | Ellora Caves (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra    |
|       4 | Taj Mahal (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh  |
|       5 | Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)                                                                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu     |
|       6 | Sun Temple, Konarak (1984)                                                                                                                                                                              | Odisha         |
|       7 | Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)                                                                                                                                                                     | Goa            |
|       8 | Fatehpur Sikri (1986)                                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh  |
|       9 | Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)                                                                                                                                                                      | Karnataka      |
|      10 | Khajuraho, Group of Temples (1986)                                                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh |
|      11 | Elephanta Caves ( 1987)                                                                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra    |
|      12 | Great Living Chola Temples at Thanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuram and Darasuram (1987 & 2004)                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu     |
|      13 | Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)                                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka      |
|      14 | Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)                                                                                                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh |
|      15 | Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)                                                                                                                                                                            | Delhi          |
|      16 | Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)                                                                                                                                                              | Delhi          |
|      17 | Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)                                                                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh |
|      18 | Champaner-Pavagarh Archaeological Park (2004)                                                                                                                                                           | Gujarat        |
|      19 | Red Fort Complex, Delhi (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 (The Queen's Stepwell) at Patan (2014)                                                                                                                                                      | Gujarat        |
|      22 | Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda (2016)                                                                                                                        | Bihar          |

## Under Protection of Ministry of Railways

|   23. | Mountain Railways of India ( Darjeeling,1999), Nilgiri (2005), Kalka- Shimla(2008)   | West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|    24 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (2004)                     | Maharashtra                                 |

## Under Protection of Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee

| 25   | Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya, (2002)   | Bihar   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------|---------|

## Under Protection of Rajasthan State Archaeology and Museums

| 26.   | The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (2010)   | Rajasthan   |
|-------|------------------------------------|-------------|

## Under Protection of Chandigarh Administration

| 27.   | The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016)   | Chandigarh   |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|

## Under Protection of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

| 28.   | Historic City of Ahmedabad (2017)   |
|-------|-------------------------------------|

ANNEXURE-III

## STATE/UT-WISE  DETAILS  OF  FUNDS  ALLOCATED  AND  UTILIZED  DURING  THE  LAST THREE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   | Circle / Branch                                                  | Total Number of Monuments   | 2014-15      | 2015-16      | 2016-17     | 2017-18           |
|-----------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh      | Agra Circle                                                      | 743                         | Exp. 1404.99 | Exp. 1270.00 | Exp. 940.00 | Allocation 910.00 |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh      | Lucknow Circle                                                   | 743                         | 1165.00      | 945.08       | 688.52      | 649.00            |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh      | Sarnath Circle                                                   | 743                         | 534.99       | 495.00       | 230.20      | 220.00            |
| 2.        | Maharashtra        | Aurangabad Circle                                                | 285                         | 695.00       | 629.05       | 334.00      | 437.80            |
| 2.        | Maharashtra        | Mumbai Circle                                                    | 285                         | 645.00       | 902.82       | 900.48      | 880.00            |
| 2.        | Maharashtra        | Nagpur Circle                                                    | 285                         | 444.98       | 845.00       | 395.54      | 425.00            |
| 3.        | Karnataka          | Bangalore Circle                                                 | 506                         | 1515.99      | 1427.02      | 1009.50     | 950.00            |
| 3.        | Karnataka          | Mini Circle Hampi                                                | 506                         | 90.00        | 401.24       | 800.31      | 590.00            |
| 3.        | Karnataka          | Dharwad Circle                                                   | 506                         | 713.94       | 716.42       | 516.98      | 570.00            |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh     | Bhopal Circle                                                    | 292                         | 956.99       | 1261.01      | 745.00      | 745.00            |
| 5.        | Odisha             | Bhubaneswar Circle                                               | 79                          | 596.99       | 679.52       | 865.00      | 680.00            |
| 6.        | West Bengal,       | Kolkata Circle                                                   | 136                         | 549.63       | 537.95       | 280.68      | 330.00            |
| 6.        | Sikkim             |                                                                  | 03                          |              |              |             |                   |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu,        | Chennai Circle                                                   | 413                         | 1070.01      | 919.10       | 583.98      | 560.00            |
| 7.        | Puducherry (UT)    |                                                                  | 07                          |              |              |             |                   |
| 8.        | Punjab             | Chandigarh Circle                                                | 33                          | 875.85       | 634.98       | 523.85      | 445.00            |
| 8.        | Haryana            |                                                                  | 91                          |              |              |             |                   |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh   | Shimla Circle                                                    | 40                          | 315.00       | 300.00       | 106.22      | 110.00            |
| 9.        |                    | Delhi Mini Circle                                                | 63                          | -            | -            | 418.05      | 600.00            |
| 11.       | Goa                | Goa Circle                                                       | 21                          | 397.36       | 240.99       | 155.30      | 272.50            |
| 12.       | Assam              | Guwahati Circle                                                  | 55                          | 292.56       | 395.07       | 262.19      | 350.00            |
| 12.       | Manipur            |                                                                  | 01                          |              |              |             |                   |
| 12.       | Meghalaya          |                                                                  | 08                          |              |              | 72.20       | 155.00            |
| 12.       | Mizoram            |                                                                  |                             |              |              |             |                   |
| 12.       |                    |                                                                  | 01                          |              |              |             |                   |
| 12.       | Nagaland           | Aizwal Circle,                                                   | 04                          |              | ---          |             |                   |
| 12.       | Tripura            | Mijoram                                                          | 08                          | --           |              |             |                   |
| 12.       | Arunchal           |                                                                  | 03                          |              |              |             |                   |
| 13.       | Pradesh Rajasthan  | Jaipur Circle                                                    | 162                         | 610.00       | 512.98       | 208.48      | 210.00            |
| 13.       |                    | Jodhpur Circle                                                   |                             | 569.96       | 729.29       | 322.42      | 375.00            |
| 14.       | Andhra Pradesh     | Hyderabad Circle                                                 | 129                         | 998.32       | 776.61       | 841.50      | 390.00            |
| 14.       | Telangana          |                                                                  |                             |              |              |             |                   |
| 15.       | Telangana          | Amravati Circle                                                  | 08                          | -            | --           | --          | 390.00            |
| 16.       | Bihar              | Patna Circle                                                     | 70                          | 414.99       | 374.99       | 153.53      | 175.00            |
| 17.       | Jammu &            | Srinagar Circle                                                  | 56                          | 443.00       | 135.07       | 95.83       | 205.00            |
| 17.       | Kashmir            | Mini Circle Leh                                                  | 13                          | 141.98       | 131.50       | 43.40       | 72.12             |
| 18.       | Kerala             | Thrissure Circle                                                 | 28                          | 647.19       | 545.00       | 284.98      | 300.00            |
| 19.       | Gujarat            | Vadodara Circle                                                  | 203                         | 847.99       | 1123.07      | 1385.00     | 1080.00           |
| 19.       | Daman & Diu(UT)    |                                                                  | 12                          |              |              |             |                   |
| 20.       | Uttarakhand        | Dehradun Circle                                                  | 42                          | 264.99       | 215.00       | 55.07       | 60.00             |
| 21.       | Chhattisgarh       | Raipur Circle                                                    | 47                          | 587.89       | 670.33       | 216.30      | 232.00            |
| 22.       | Jharkhand          | Ranchi Circle                                                    | 13                          | 115.98       | 147.61       | 50.13       | 100.00            |
| 22.       |                    | Chemical Preservation (All India)                                | --                          | 787.65       | 729.60       | 690.13      | 614.00            |
| 22.       |                    | Horticultural Activity (All India)                               | --                          | 3357.98      | 3878.22      | 4655.95     | 4250.00           |
| 22.       |                    | DG Office (for Construction of Boundary Walls and Toilet Blocks) |                             |              |              | 10800.00    | 18715.00          |
|           |                    | Total                                                            |                             | 23651.95     | 23744.16     | 30193.22    | 37802.42          |