Lok Sabha Question No. 1541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Monuments selected under CSR
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1541 ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## MONUMENTS SELECTED UNDER CSR

1541. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Government  has  asked  corporate houses and public sector units to adopt monuments with world heritage  tag  in  the  country  and  maintain  them  under  their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes; (b) if  so,  the  number  and  details  of  corporate  houses  and  public sector  units  have  come  forward  to  adopt  monuments  under Corporate Social Responsibility programmes; and (c) the  details  of  monuments  selected  by  the  Government  under this programme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b) & (c): Details of corporate houses  (Monument  Mitras)  and monuments are provided at ANNEXURE.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1541 ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019 REGARDING MONUMENTS SELECTED UNDER CSR.

ELEVEN MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING HAVE BEEN SIGNED UNDER  THE  'APNI  DHAROHAR,  APNI  PEHCHAAN'  -  ADOPT  A HERITAGE PROJECT, WHICH IS LISTED BELOW:

|   Sr. No. | Monument Mitras                                       | Name of Monument/Heritage Site/Tourist Site or Technological Intervention   | Category*   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|         1 | M/s Dalmia Bharat Ltd.                                | Red Fort, Delhi                                                             | Green       |
|         2 | M/s Dalmia Bharat Ltd.                                | Gandikota Fort, Andhra Pradesh                                              | Orange      |
|         3 | Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) | Area surrounding Gangotri Temple and Trail to Gaumukh, Uttarakhand          | Orange      |
|         4 | Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) | Mt. Stok Kangri Trek, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir                             | Orange      |
|         5 | Yatra Online                                          | Qutub Minar, Delhi                                                          | Green       |
|         6 | Yatra Online                                          | Leh Palace, Jammu & Kashmir                                                 | Orange      |
|         7 | Yatra Online                                          | Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra                                                   | Green       |
|         8 | Yatra Online                                          | Hampi (Hazara Rama Temple), Karnataka                                       | Orange      |
|         9 | M/s Bliss India Pvt. Ltd. (V-Resorts)                 | Surajkund, Haryana                                                          | Orange      |
|        10 | M/s Apeejay Surrendra Park Pvt. Ltd.                  | Jantar Mantar, Delhi                                                        | Orange      |

| 11   | M/s Resbird Technologies Pvt. Ltd.   | Development of Multi-lingual Audio Guide Application for five Iconic Tourists Sites which are listed below:  Colva Beach, Goa  Amer Fort, Rajasthan  Kaziranga, Assam  Kumarkom, Kerala  Mahabodhi Temple, Bihar   |
|------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*Note: As per project guidelines, a Monument Mitra is required to choose monument/heritage site/tourist site as a package (s) i.e. if the  Monument  Mitra  selects  a  site  of  higher  visibility  and  footfall (Green Category), they are also required to select a site with lower visibility and footfall (Orange or Blue Category).

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