Lok Sabha Question No. 3193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: Review of Historical Places in Tribal Areas
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sudarshan Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3193 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.3.2021

## REVIEW OF HISTORICAL PLACES IN TRIBAL AREAS

† 3193. SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the historical places located in the tribal areas of the country are being reviewed;
- (b) if so, the State-wise details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a)to(c) There are 3693 centrally protected monuments /sites looked after  by  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  including monuments /sites located in the tribal areas of the country. A statement indicating state-wise distribution of all centrally protected monument/sites is at Annexure.

Their periodic review, inspection, conservation, preservation is  taken  up  by  ASI  as  per  the  need  and  requirement considering availability of funds and resources.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)TO(c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3193 FOR 15.3.2021

## STATEMENT INDICATING NUMBER OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS/SITES IN THE COUNTRY

| Sl.No.   | Name of State / U.T.   |   No. of Monuments |
|----------|------------------------|--------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh         |                135 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh      |                 03 |
| 3.       | Assam                  |                 55 |
| 4.       | Bihar                  |                 70 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh           |                 46 |
| 6.       | Daman & Diu (U.T.)     |                 11 |
| 7.       | Goa                    |                 21 |
| 8.       | Gujarat                |                203 |
| 9.       | Haryana                |                 91 |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh       |                 40 |
| 11.      | Jammu & Kashmir (U.T.) |                 56 |
| 12.      | Jharkhand              |                 13 |
| 13.      | Karnataka              |                506 |
| 14.      | Kerala                 |                 29 |
| 15.      | Ladakh (U.T.)          |                 15 |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh         |                291 |
| 17.      | Maharashtra            |                286 |
| 18.      | Manipur                |                 01 |
| 19.      | Meghalaya              |                 08 |
| 20.      | Mizoram                |                 01 |
| 21.      | Nagaland               |                 04 |
| 22.      | N.C.T. Delhi           |                173 |
| 23.      | Odisha                 |                 80 |
| 24.      | Puducherry (U.T.)      |                 07 |
| 25.      | Punjab                 |                 33 |
| 26.      | Rajasthan              |                163 |
| 27.      | Sikkim                 |                 03 |
| 28.      | Telangana              |                 08 |
| 29.      | Tamilnadu              |                412 |
| 30.      | Tripura                |                 08 |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh          |                743 |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand            |                 43 |
| 33.      | West Bengal            |                135 |
|          | TOTAL                  |               3693 |

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