Lok Sabha Question No. 3209 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Monuments included in World Heritage List
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE, RODMAL NAGAR, FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE, OM PRAKASH YADAV, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3209 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## MONUMENTS INCLUDED IN WORLD HERITAGE LIST

## 3209. SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

SHRI  FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE:

SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government has identified historical and tourist places in the country including  Bihar  to  be  included  in  the  list  of  world  heritage  places/sites  of UNESCO and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  number of  buildings,  monuments  forts  etc  in  the  country  which  have  been declared as national heritage and has been included in the World Heritage list of UNESCO, State/UT-wise along with the funds spent by the Government on their maintenance every year;
- (c) whether huge cluster of Victorian Gothic of Art Deco buildings of Mumbai were included in world heritage sites of UNESCO recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether certain such ancient and historical places in the country including Bihar have been included in the official list of world heritage sites in the 42 nd session of world Heritage Committee of UNESCO held in Mahama, Bahrain;
- (e) if  so,  the details thereof and the number of monuments included along with the effective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  get  such  places  included  in  world heritage places list as well as to include new places in the said list; and
- (f) the norms/parameter in place for including monuments in the World Heritage list of UNESCO?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Madam. 41 sites from the country including Bihar have been identified and included in the Tentative List for World Heritage nomination. Their list is given as Annexure 'A' .
- (b) At  present,  there  are  3687  monuments  in  India,  which  have  been  declared  as national  protected  monuments,  out  of  which,  22  monuments/sites  have  been included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO. State /UT wise list along with the funds spent is placed as Annexure 'B' .
- (c) Yes Madam, The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai has been inscribed on the World Heritage List under cultural category during 42 nd session of World Heritage Committee held in Manama, Bahrain.
- (d)&(e) No Madam, Augmentation of sites on the World Heritage List/Tentative List is a continuous  process  and  sites  are  selected  on  the  basis  of  their  potential  for fulfilling criteria as prescribed in UNESCO's  Operational Guidelines and demonstration of Outstanding Universal Value.
- (f) The criteria  for  selection  for  inscription  on  Word  Heritage  List  are  enclosed  as Annexure 'C' .

## ANNEXURE 'A'

## REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA USQ NO. 3209 FOR 06.08.2018

## TENTATIVE LIST OF CULTURAL AND NATURAL SITES FROM INDIA

|   Sl. No. | Name of Properties                                           | Location/State                                                    |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath, Varanasi,                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                     |
|         2 | Apatani Cultural Landscape                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                 |
|         3 | Archaeological remains of a Harappa Port-Town, Lothal        | Gujarat                                                           |
|         4 | Bahá'í House of Worship at New Delhi                         | New Delhi                                                         |
|         5 | Cellular Jail, Andaman Islands                               | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                       |
|         6 | Chettinad, Village Clusters of the Tamil Merchants           | Tamil Nadu                                                        |
|         7 | Chilika Lake                                                 | Odisha                                                            |
|         8 | Cold Desert Cultural Landscape of India                      | States of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Himachal Pradesh (HP)         |
|         9 | Delhi - A Heritage City                                      | Delhi                                                             |
|        10 | Desert National Park                                         | Rajasthan                                                         |
|        11 | Dholavira: A Harappan City                                   | Gujarat                                                           |
|        12 | Ekamra Kshetra - The Temple City, Bhubaneswar                | Odisha                                                            |
|        13 | Evolution of Temple Architecture - Aihole-Badami- Pattadakal | Karnataka                                                         |
|        14 | Group of Monuments at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                    |
|        15 | Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India                       | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Assam |
|        16 | Jaipur city, Rajasthan India                                 | Rajasthan                                                         |
|        17 | Keibul Lamjao Conservation Area                              | Manipur                                                           |
|        18 | Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam, Kerala                        | Kerala                                                            |
|        19 | Moidams - the Mound-Burial system of the Ahom Dynasty        | Assam                                                             |
|        20 | Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate                  | Karnataka and Andra Pradesh                                       |
|        21 | Monuments of Srirangapatna Island Town                       | Karnataka                                                         |
|        22 | Mountain Railways of India (Extension)                       | Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh                                  |
|        23 | Mughal Gardens in Kashmir                                    | Jammu and Kashmir,                                                |
|        24 | Namdapha National Park                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                 |
|        25 | Narcondam Island                                             | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                       |

|   26. | Neora Valley National Park                                                       | West Bengal                                                                                        |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    27 | Padmanabhapuram Palace                                                           | Kerala                                                                                             |
|    28 | River Island of Majuli in midstream of Brahmaputra River in Assam                | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya                                     |
|    29 | Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                          |
|    30 | Santiniketan                                                                     | West Bengal                                                                                        |
|    31 | Silk Road Sites in India                                                         | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Union Territorry of Pondicherry,Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Delhi       |
|    32 | Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e- Azam, Grand Trunk Road      | Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal       |
|    33 | Sites of Saytagrah, India's non-violent freedom movement                         | Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi |
|    34 | Sri Harimandir Sahib, Amritsar, Punjab                                           | Punjab                                                                                             |
|    35 | Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                         |
|    36 | Temples at Bishnupur, West Bengal                                                | West Bengal                                                                                        |
|    37 | The Glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                     |
|    38 | The Neolithic Settlement of Burzhom                                              | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                  |
|    39 | The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs, Charminar | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                     |
|    40 | Thembang Fortified Village                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                  |
|    41 | Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch                                         | Gujarat                                                                                            |

## ANNEXURE 'B'

## REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA USQ NO. 3209 FOR 06.08.2018

## WORLD HERITAGE SITES

## CULTURAL SITES:

## Under Protection of Archaeological Survey of India

|   S. No | Name of Site                                                                                                                                                                                            | State          | Fund Spent in the year 2017-18 (In Rs)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Agra Fort (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh  | 12222064                                 |
|       2 | Ajanta Caves (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra    | 15092329                                 |
|       3 | Ellora Caves (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra    | 10646936                                 |
|       4 | Taj Mahal (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh  | 29857553                                 |
|       5 | Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)                                                                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu     | 23.93 Lakh                               |
|       6 | Sun Temple, Konarak (1984)                                                                                                                                                                              | Odisha         | 8575855                                  |
|       7 | Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)                                                                                                                                                                     | Goa            | 2769856                                  |
|       8 | Fatehpur Sikri (1986)                                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh  | 16246126                                 |
|       9 | Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)                                                                                                                                                                      | Karnataka      | 21442382                                 |
|      10 | Khajuraho, Group of Temples (1986)                                                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh | 5366659                                  |
|      11 | Elephanta Caves ( 1987)                                                                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra    | 12410125                                 |
|      12 | Great Living Chola Temples at Thanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuram and Darasuram (1987 & 2004)                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu     | 34.51 Lakh                               |
|      13 | Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)                                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka      | 14,80,480                                |
|      14 | Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)                                                                                                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh | 3590194                                  |
|      15 | Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)                                                                                                                                                                            | Delhi          | 7737685                                  |
|      16 | Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)                                                                                                                                                              | Delhi          | 15361718                                 |
|      17 | Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)                                                                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh | 1419623                                  |
|      18 | Champaner-Pavagarh Archaeological Park (2004)                                                                                                                                                           | Gujarat        | 8883282                                  |
|      19 | Red Fort Complex, Delhi (2007)                                                                                                                                                                          | Delhi          | 38671214                                 |
|      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      | 10493734 (For Hills Forts under ASI)     |
|      21 | Rani-ki-Vav (The Queen's Stepwell) at Patan (2014)                                                                                                                                                      | Gujarat        | 465508                                   |

| 22.   | Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda (2016)   | Bihar   | 6641226   |
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ANNEXURE 'C'

## REPLY TO PART (f) OF LOK SABHA USQ NO. 3209 FOR 06.08.2018 The Criteria for Selection

To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria. These are as follows:

## Selection criteria:

- (i) to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius;
- (ii) to  exhibit  an  important  interchange of human values, over a span of time  or  within  a      cultural  area  of  the  world,  on  developments  in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design;
- (iii) to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared;
- (iv) to  be  an  outstanding  example  of  a  type  of  building,  architectural  or technological   ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history;
- (v) to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, landuse,  or  sea-use  which  is  representative  of  a  culture  (or  cultures),  or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change;
- (vi) to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas,  or  with  beliefs,  with  artistic  and  literary  works  of  outstanding universal  significance.  (The  Committee  considers  that  this  criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria.
- (vii) to  contain  superlative  natural  phenomena  or  areas  of  exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance;
- (viii) to  be  outstanding  examples  representing  major  stages  of  earth's history,  including  the  record  of  life,  significant  on-going  geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features;
- (ix) to be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems  and communities of plants and animals;
- (x) to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened  species  of  outstanding  universal  value  from  the  point  of

view of science or conservation.