Lok Sabha Question No. 3653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Details of World Heritage Sites
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Jual Oram

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3653 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## DETAILS OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES

## 3653. SHRI JUAL ORAM:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state :

- a)  the State-wise details of the World Heritage Sites;
- b)  whether any steps have been taken for the development and proper preservation of those sites; and
- c)  if  so, the amount spent in the development and preservation of such sites during the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) At present, India has 38 World Heritage Sites. The details of World Heritage Sites are placed at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c) The world heritage sites are well conserved and in good shape. These sites are conserved as per ASI's Conservation Policy. The details of amount spent in the development and proper preservation of ASI's World Heritage Monuments are annexed at Annexure-II

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3653 FOR DATED 16.03.2020

## WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA (38)

CULTURAL SITES:

## Under Protection of Archaeological Survey of India (22)

|   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 (2)

|   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 (1)

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

Bihar

## Under Protection of Rajasthan State Archaeology and Museums   (1)

26. The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (2010)

Rajasthan

## Under Protection of Chandigarh Administration (1)

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

Chandigarh

## Under Protection of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation  (1)

28. Historic City of Ahmedabad  (2017)

Gujarat

## Under Protection of Bombay Municipal Corporation (1)

29.

Victorian

and

Art

Deco

Ensemble

of

Mumbai (2018)

Govt of Maharashtra

## Under Protection of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (1)

30. Jaipur City, Rajasthan (2019)

Govt of Rajasthan

## NATURAL SITES: (7)

## Under Protection of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Changes

|   31. | Kaziranga National Park (1985)                               | Assam                                     |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|    32 | Keoladeo National Park (1985)                                | Rajasthan                                 |
|    33 | Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)                              | Assam                                     |
|    34 | Sunderbans National Park (1987)                              | West Bengal                               |
|    35 | Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1988, 2005) | Uttarakhand                               |
|    36 | Western Ghats (2012)                                         | Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra,Tamil Nadu |
|    37 | Great Himalayan National Park (2014)                         | Himachal Pradesh                          |

## MIXED SITE: (1)

## Under Protection of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Changes

| 38.   | Khangchendzonga National Park (2016)   | Sikkim   |
|-------|----------------------------------------|----------|

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3653 FOR DATED 16.03.2020

## CULTURAL SITES:

## Under Protection of Archaeological Survey of India

|   S. No | Name of Site                                                                                                                                                                                            |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Agra Fort (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                        |  15385718 |  11751596 |   6737808 |
|       2 | Ajanta Caves (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                     |  10918708 |  15092329 |   6719804 |
|       3 | Ellora Caves (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                     |    961848 |  10646936 |   7623383 |
|       4 | Taj Mahal (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                        |  38324148 |  29857553 |  53059765 |
|       5 | Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)                                                                                                                                                              |   4253222 |   2353133 |  10656551 |
|       6 | Sun Temple, Konarak (1984)                                                                                                                                                                              |  10489295 |   8575855 |  15225857 |
|       7 | Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)                                                                                                                                                                     |   7371074 |  12847911 |   5473171 |
|       8 | Fatehpur Sikri (1986)                                                                                                                                                                                   |  14871420 |  16246126 |   5087845 |
|       9 | Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)                                                                                                                                                                      |  64640501 |  52492376 |  84785491 |
|      10 | Khajuraho, Group of Temples (1986)                                                                                                                                                                      |   9068308 |   5366659 |   9434521 |
|      11 | Elephanta Caves ( 1987)                                                                                                                                                                                 |  17314783 |  11276692 |   9880898 |
|      12 | Great Living Chola Temples at Thanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuram and Darasuram (1987 & 2004)                                                                                                              |   4776134 |   5412715 |   8043043 |
|      13 | Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)                                                                                                                                                                 |   2139330 |   1481080 |  19738442 |
|      14 | Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)                                                                                                                                                                     |   2756429 |   3590194 |   3446179 |
|      15 | Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)                                                                                                                                                                            |   3298780 |   3487525 |   2544686 |
|      16 | Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)                                                                                                                                                              |   3650781 |  13629359 |  19881674 |
|      17 | Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)                                                                                                                                                                       |   3308464 |   1419623 |   1637517 |
|      18 | Champaner-Pavagarh Archaeological Park (2004)                                                                                                                                                           |   8551874 |  13452569 |   9510724 |
|      19 | Red Fort Complex, Delhi (2007)                                                                                                                                                                          |  19392110 |  38256738 | 188982767 |
|      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) |  17612078 |  12935082 |  21813589 |
|      21 | Rani-ki-Vav (The Queen's Stepwell) at Patan (2014)                                                                                                                                                      |  10619810 |    465508 |    722163 |
|      22 | Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda (2016)                                                                                                                        |   1161024 |   5669250 |   1447456 |