Lok Sabha Question No. 1788 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Encroachment of Historical and Protected Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1788

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.3.2020

## ENCROACHMENT OF HISTORICAL AND PROTECTED MONUMENTS

## 1788. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  encroachment  of  historical  and  protected  monuments/structures and sites has been increasing in recent years;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number and the details of encroachments removed by the Archeological  Survey  of  India(ASI)  and  other  civil  authorities  during  the above period,  State and UT-wise;
- (d) the funds released by the Government for the maintenance and upkeep of these monuments during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) the   steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  keep  the  historical  monuments free from encroachments in the country?

## ANSWER

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

## (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) The details are at Annexure-I.
- (d) The funds allocated and expenditure incurred for conservation, preservation and maintenance of all centrally protected monuments / sites in the country (State/UT-wise) during the last three years and current year is at Annexure-II.
- (e) Pro-active steps have been taken by Archaeological Survey of India under the  provisions  of  the  Ancient  Monuments  and  Archaeological  Sites  and Remains Act, 1958 and Rules, 1959 to keep the historical monuments free from encroachments in all the States and UTs. Superintending Archaeologists  are  authorised  to  issue  show  cause  notices  under  the provisions of the Act followed by a direction to the District Collector/Magistrate by Central Government to remove such encroachment. In order to contain the encroachments and removing them, the  Superintending  Archaeologist  in  charge  of  the  Circles  have  been vested with the powers of Estate Officers to issue eviction notices/orders to the encroachers under Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants)  Act,  1971.    In  addition  to  the  regular  watch  and  ward  staff, private security personnel, State police guards and CISF have also been deployed for the safety and security of selected monuments

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1788 FOR 2.3.2020

## Details of encroachments partially removed from the centrally protected monuments

|   Sl. No. | Name of monument          | Locality         | District          | State         |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|         1 | Mahadev Temple            | Belpan           | Bilaspur          | Chhattisgarh  |
|         2 | Chaiturgarh Fort          | Lapha            | Korba             | Chhattisgarh  |
|         3 | Danteshwari Devi Temple   | Dantewada        | South Baster      | Chhattisgarh  |
|         4 | Asafi Imambara            | Lucknow          | Lucknow           | Uttar Pradesh |
|         5 | Warren Hasting's House    | Barasat          | North 24 Parganas | West Bengal   |
|         6 | Ther Mound                | Sirsa            | Sirsa             | Haryana       |
|         7 | Mosque of Ali Vardi Khan, | Sarai Ala Vardi, | Gurgaon           | Haryana       |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1788 FOR 2.3.2020

STATE/UT-WISE  DETAILS  OF  ALLOCATION  OF FUNDS  AND EXPENDITURE  INCURRED  DURING  THE  LAST THREE YEARS AND ALOCATION AND EXPENDITURE FOR CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR  FOR CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTRY

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl.   | Name of State/UT            | Circle / Branch                    | Total Number   | Year          | Year          | Year          | Year          | Year          | Year          | Year          | Year          |
|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| No    |                             |                                    | of Monuments   | 2016-17       | 2016-17       | 2017-18       | 2017-18       | 2018-19       | 2018-19       | 2019-20       | 2019-20       |
|       |                             |                                    |                | Allocation    | Exp.          | Allocation    | Exp.          | Allocation    | Exp.          | Allocation    | Expenditure   |
| 1     | Uttar Pradesh               | Agra Circle                        | 745            | 940.00        | 940.00        | 850.00        | 850.00        | 860.00        | 858.61        | 1305.00       | 1205.00       |
| 1     | Uttar Pradesh               | Lucknow Circle                     |                | 689.50        | 688.52        | 649.00        | 648.97        | 482.00        | 481.99        | 525.00        | 474.00        |
| 1     | Uttar Pradesh               | Sarnath Circle                     |                | 230.21        | 230.20        | 200.00        | 200.00        | 255.00        | 254.57        | 300.00        | 287.00        |
| 2     | Maharashtra                 | Aurangabad Circle                  | 286            | 334.00        | 334.00        | 545.00        | 544.99        | 430.00        | 430.00        | 575.00        | 516.00        |
| 2     | Maharashtra                 | Mumbai Circle                      |                | 922.00        | 900.48        | 915.00        | 914.98        | 890.00        | 889.97        | 900.00        | 899.00        |
| 2     | Maharashtra                 | Nagpur Circle                      |                | 399.00        | 395.54        | 530.00        | 530.00        | 470.00        | 470.00        | 500.00        | 499.00        |
| 3     | Karnataka                   | Bangalore Circle                   | 506            | 1010.00       | 1009.50       | 1056.90       | 1056.89       | 985.00        | 985.00        | 1050.00       | 1046.00       |
| 3     | Karnataka                   | Mini Circle                        |                | 800.32        | 800.31        | 660.00        | 660.00        | 535.00        | 519.04        | 950.00        | 944.00        |
| 3     | Karnataka                   | Hampi Dharwad Circle               |                | 517.00        | 516.98        | 598.00        | 597.99        | 640.00        | 639.97        | 700.00        | 611.00        |
| 4     | Madhya Pradesh              | Bhopal Circle                      | 292            | 745.00        | 745.00        | 780.00        | 779.98        | 810.00        | 809.48        | 1200.00       | 1188.00       |
| 5     | Odisha                      | Bhubaneswar                        | 80             | 865.00        | 865.00        | 690.00        | 689.92        | 590.00        | 590.00        | 500.00        | 428.00        |
| 6     | West Bengal,                | Circle Kolkata Circle              | 135            | 298.55        | 280.68        | 521.00        | 521.00        | 1074.98       | 968.75        | 785.00        | 729.00        |
| 6     | Sikkim                      |                                    | 03             |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 7     | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (UT) | Chennai Circle                     | 413 07         | 596.00        | 583.98        | 460.00        | 460.05        | 810.00        | 809.50        | 925.00        | 850.00        |
| 8     | Punjab Haryana              | Chandigarh Circle                  | 33 91          | 525.85        | 524.68        | 425.00        | 424.91        | 290.00        | 289.99        | 175.00        | 136.00        |
| 9     | Himachal                    | Shimla Circle                      | 40             | 106.24        | 106.22        | 148.75        | 148.75        | 151.00        | 151.00        | 205.00        | 205.00        |
| 10    | Pradesh Delhi               | Delhi Circle                       | 111            | 570.25        | 569.82        | 902.00        | 901.88        | 2456.65       | 2456.65       | 2250.00       | 2240.00       |
|       | Goa                         | Delhi Mini Circle                  | 63             | 419.25        | 418.05        | 640.00        | 640.11        | 610.00        | 609.35        | 675.00        | 665.00        |
| 11 12 | Assam                       | Goa Circle Guwahati Circle         | 21 55          | 155.00        | 155.30        | 239.65        | 239.64        | 160.00        | 159.99        | 200.00        | 195.00        |
| 11 12 | Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram   | Aizwal Circle,                     | 01 08          | 262.19 72.20  | 262.19        | 377.00        | 377.00        | 315.00 85.00  | 315.00 83.76  | 340.00 100.00 | 340.00 100.00 |
| 11 12 | Nagaland Tripura Arunchal   | Mijoram                            | 01 04 08 03    |               | 72.20         | 86.20         | 86.20         |               |               |               |               |
| 11 12 | Pradesh                     |                                    |                |               |               |               |               |               |               | 450.00        |               |
| 13    | Rajasthan                   | Jaipur Circle                      | 163            | 210.00        | 208.48        | 255.00 370.00 | 255.00 370.00 | 290.00 415.00 | 290.00 415.00 | 500.00        | 449.00        |
| 14    | Andhra Pradesh              | Jodhpur Circle Hyderabad           | 129            | 323.00 841.50 | 322.42 841.50 | 350.00        | 350.00        | 370.00        | 370.00        | 500.00        | 498.00 462.00 |
|       | Telangana                   | Circle                             | 08             | 0             |               |               | 684.98        | 530.00        | 529.94        | 495.00        | 490.00        |
| 15 16 | Telangana Bihar             | Amravati Circle Patna Circle       | 70             | 159.00        | 0 153.53      | 685.00 195.00 | 195.00        | 176.00        | 175.98        | 165.00        | 105.00        |
| 17    | Jammu &                     | Srinagar Circle                    | 56             | 95.83         | 95.83         | 215.00        | 215.00        | 175.00        | 175.00        | 155.00        | 151.00        |
|       | Kashmir                     | Mini Circle Leh                    | 14             | 43.42         | 43.40         | 54.12         | 54.09         | 70.00         | 69.98         | 30.00         | 27.00         |
| 18    |                             | Thrissure Circle                   | 28             | 285.00        | 284.98        | 325.00        | 325.00        | 227.00        | 227.00        | 450.00        | 413.00        |
| 19    | Kerala                      |                                    | 203            | 1385.00       | 1385.00       | 1118.00       | 1117.99       | 962.00        | 961.99        | 700.00        | 650.00        |
|       | Gujarat Daman & Diu(UT)     | Vadodara Circle                    | 12             | 0             |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 20    | Uttarakhand                 | Dehradun Circle                    | 42             | 70.00         | 55.07         | 70.00         | 70.00         | 82.00         | 82.00         | 349.00        | 345.00        |
| 21    | Chhattisgarh                | Raipur Circle                      | 47             | 216.78        | 216.30        | 177.00        | 176.39        | 210.00        | 209.08        | 300.00        | 245.00        |
| 22    | Jharkhand                   | Ranchi Circle                      | 13             | 80.00         | 50.13         | 175.00        | 175.00        | 86.00         | 86.00         | 160.00        | 160.00        |
|       |                             | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | --             | 750.93        | 635.13        | 550.80        | 549.79        | 524.96        | 517.49        | 327.50        | 308.00        |
|       |                             | Horticultural Activity (All India) | --             | 4657.05       | 4655.95       | 5529.00       | 5528.20       | 4563.00       | 4562.93       | 3720.00       | 3520.00       |
|       |                             | DG Office                          | ---            | 10783.00      | 10783.00      | 19737.90      | 19737.09      | 19057.27      | 19057.00      | 20000.00      | 19323.00      |
|       |                             | Reserve                            |                | ---           | ---           | ---           | ---           | ---           | ---           | 1099.18       | 00            |
|       |                             | Total                              | 3691           | 30358.07      | 30129.37      | 41080.32      | 41076.79      | 40637.86      | 40502.01      | 43560.68      | 40703.00      |