Lok Sabha Question No. 1223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Heritage Towns
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Partha Pratim Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1223 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.7.2017 SHRAVANA 2, 1939 (SAKA)

## HERITAGE TOWN

## 1223. SHRI PARTHA PRATIM RAY:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  towns  and  regions  declared  as  heritage  throughout the  country State/UT-wise;
- (b) the salient features of the heritage towns as per existing norms;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initiative  to  survey  throughout  the country for the heritage sites, regions and towns and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether any State Government specially West Bengal has given any proposal to declare heritage regions/towns and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) There  is  no  provision  in  the  Ancient  Monuments  and  Archaeological  Sites  and Remains Act, 1958 and Rules, 1959 to declare any town or region as heritage. Monuments  and  Archaeological  sites  are  declared  protected  as  of national importance  by  the  Archaeological  Survey  of  India;  the  State/UT-wise  details  of monuments/sites are at Annexure-I.
- (b) The salient features of heritage towns does not exist in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 and Rules, 1959.
- (c) Archaeological Survey of India takes up survey for documenting/reporting ancient monuments/sites through exploration and village to village survey.  After survey, 22 monuments (list is at Annexure-II) have been identified to be included in the list of centrally protected monuments.
- (d) Yes,  Madam.    A  communication  has  been  received  from  Khardah  Municipality, West Bengal to consider Khardah, a  suburban  place  near  Kolkata  as  a  heritage spot.

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1223 FOR 24.7.2017 NUMBER OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS/SITES UNDER THE

JURISDICTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA IN THE COUNTRY

| Sl.No.   | Name of State       |   Nos. of Monuments |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh      |                 129 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                  03 |
| 3.       | Assam               |                  55 |
| 4.       | Bihar               |                  70 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh        |                  47 |
| 6.       | Daman & Diu (U. T.) |                  12 |
| 7.       | Goa                 |                  21 |
| 8.       | Gujarat             |                 203 |
| 9.       | Haryana             |                  91 |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh    |                  40 |
| 11.      | Jammu & Kashmir     |                  69 |
| 12.      | Jharkhand           |                  13 |
| 13.      | Karnataka           |                 506 |
| 14.      | Kerala              |                  28 |
| 15.      | Madhya Pradesh      |                 292 |
| 16.      | Maharashtra         |                 285 |
| 17.      | Manipur             |                  01 |
| 18.      | Meghalaya           |                  08 |
| 19.      | Mizoram             |                  01 |
| 20.      | Nagaland            |                  04 |
| 21.      | N.C.T. Delhi        |                 174 |
| 22.      | Odisha              |                  79 |
| 23.      | Puducherry (U.T.)   |                  07 |
| 24.      | Punjab              |                  33 |
| 25.      | Rajasthan           |                 162 |
| 26.      | Sikkim              |                  03 |
| 27.      | Telangana           |                  08 |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu          |                 413 |
| 29.      | Tripura             |                  08 |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh       |                 743 |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand         |                  42 |
| 32.      | West Bengal         |                 136 |
|          | TOTAL               |                3686 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1223 FOR 24.7.2017

## 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    |