Lok Sabha Question No. 3485 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Monitoring Mechanism for Maintenance of Historical Sites
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Chunni Lal Sahu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. † 3485

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## MONITORING MECHANISM FOR MAINTENANCE OF HISTORICAL SITES

## † 3485.     SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to institutionalise the monitoring mechanism of maintenance of historical and tourist sites of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  district-wise  names  of  all  the  historical  and  tourist sites  in  the  State  of Chhattisgarh;
- (d) the details regarding the maintenance as well as revenue and expenditure in case of the said sites during the last two years and the current year; and
- (e) the details of steps taken by the Government in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE  AND TOURISM (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) The  conservation,  maintenance  and  monitoring  of  protected  monuments  in  the
- & country including historical and tourist sites is attended regularly by the
- (b) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as per the availability of the resources.
- (c) The details of protected monuments under the ASI in the State of Chhattisgarh are given in the Annexure.
- (d) The routine maintenance work of all the protected monuments in the  Chhattisgarh
- & is attended regularly by the ASI  as per the availability of the resources. The details
- (e) of  expenditure  incurred for  conservation  of  protected monuments  in  the  State of Chhattisgarh during the last two years including allocation for the current financial year are given below:

|   Sl. No. | Year    | Expenditure incurred /Allocation (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|-----------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2017-18 | 176.39                                                   |
|         2 | 2018-19 | 209.08                                                   |
|         3 | 2019-20 | 300.00 (Allocation)                                      |

There  is  one  ticketed  monument  in  the  Chhattisgarh.  The  details  of  revenue collected during the last two years and current year are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Year    | Amount of revenue collected (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|-----------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2017-18 | 11.49                                               |
|         2 | 2018-19 | 12.68                                               |
|         3 | 2019-20 | 15.25 (Till February 2020)                          |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3485 FOR 16.03.2020.

The details of protected monuments under the ASI in the State of Chhattisgarh.

| Sl. No   | Name of the monument / site                                                      | Locality              | District    |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
| 1        | Ancient sculpture in Danteswari Temple                                           | Barsoor               | Bastar      |
| 2        | Chandraditya Temple                                                              | Barsoor               | Bastar      |
| 3        | Ganesh statue                                                                    | Barsoor               | Bastar      |
| 4        | Mama Bhanja Temple                                                               | Barsoor               | Bastar      |
| 5        | Mahadev Temple                                                                   | Barsoor               | Bastar      |
| 6        | Bhiram Dev Temple                                                                | Bhairamgarh           | Bastar      |
| 7        | Danteswari Temple                                                                | Dantewada             | Bastar      |
| 8        | Kama Memorial or Urasgattta Post                                                 | Dhilmil               | Bastar      |
| 9        | Brick mounds                                                                     | Garhdhanora           | Bastar      |
| 10       | Megalithic site containing urskals                                               | Gameswada             | Bastar      |
| 11       | Narayan Temple                                                                   | Narayanpal            | Bastar      |
| 12       | Karli Mahadev Temple                                                             | Samloor               | Bastar      |
| 13       | Large Vaishnava Temple                                                           | Janjgir               | Bilaspur    |
| 14       | Small Vishnu Temple                                                              | Janjgir               | Bilaspur    |
| 15       | Brick Temple of Savari                                                           | Kharod                | Bilaspur    |
| 16       | Small Brick Temple (Andaldeo temple)                                             | Kharod                | Bilaspur    |
| 17       | Malhar Fort                                                                      | Malhar                | Bilaspur    |
| 18       | Mahadev Temple                                                                   | Pali                  | Bilaspur    |
| 19       | Pateleswar Mahadev temple including all ancient remains of other temples closeby | Malhar                | Bilaspur    |
| 20       | Kanti Deul                                                                       | Ratanpur              | Bilaspur    |
| 21       | Whole site around Ratanpur /Ratanpur Fort                                        | Ratanpur              | Bilaspur    |
| 22       | Pali inscription on slab of Jasper                                               | Samarsol              | Bilaspur    |
| 23       | Half ruined temple of Kesava Narayan built of bricks                             | Sheorinarayana        | Bilaspur    |
| 24       | Sheorinarayana Temple together with ruined temples in the same compound          | Sheorinarayana        | Bilaspur    |
| 25       | Remains of Siva temple                                                           | Arbhar                | Bilaspur    |
| 26       | Remains of a very ancient (Mahadev) temple                                       | Tuman                 | Bilaspur    |
| 27       | Chitturgarh Fort                                                                 | Lepha                 | Bilaspur    |
| 28       | Kotagrh Fort                                                                     | Near Bargaon          | Bilaspur    |
| 29       | Kasigarh Fort                                                                    | Bawanbadi             | Bilaspur    |
| 30       | Ajmergarh Fort                                                                   | Amnala                | Bilaspur    |
| 31       | Temple                                                                           | Belpan                | Bilaspur    |
| 32       | Temple (Ruined)                                                                  | Gatora                | Bilaspur    |
| 33       | Kotmi Fort                                                                       | Kotmi                 | Bilaspur    |
| 34       | Ruined Siva Temple                                                               | Deobaloda             | Durga       |
| 35       | Sita Devi Temple                                                                 | Deorbija              | Durga       |
| 36       | Sati Pillars                                                                     | Deorbija              | Durga       |
| 37       | Bhand Deul Mahadev Temple including                                              | Arang                 | Raipur      |
| 38       | math of Bairagi and Mandapa                                                      | Narayanpur            | Raipur      |
| 39       | Temple belonging to Mahantlal Das of Sheorinarayan dedicated to Surya            | Narayanpur            | Raipur      |
| 40       | Group of temples known as Rajiv Lochan                                           | Rajim                 | Raipur      |
| 41       | Sita known as Sita Baree                                                         | Rajim                 | Raipur      |
| 42       | Temple of Ranchandra                                                             | Rajim                 | Raipur      |
| 43       | Laxman temple and old sites                                                      | Sirpur                | Raipur      |
| 44       | The area around Sirpur village and the mound to the east of the village          | Sirpur                | Raipur      |
|          | Sita bengra caves                                                                | Gandai                | Rajnandgaon |
| 45 46    | Old Siva temple                                                                  | Ramagarh hill Udaipur | Sarguja     |
| 47       | Jogimara Caves                                                                   | Ramagarh hill Udaipur | Sarguja     |