Lok Sabha Question No. 1795 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Preservation of Paintings and Caves
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. † 1795 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2020

## PRESERVATION OF PAINTINGS AND CAVES

## † 1795.  SHRI  VIJAY KUMAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that due to the lack of maintenance the paintings, caves and the religious places of historical importance are in dilapidated condition;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  names  of  the  States  in  the  country  including  Bihar  from  which  the proposals  regarding  preservation  of  religious  places,  painting  and  caves of historical importance have been received; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  amount  allocated  annually   for  their maintenance along with year-wise details of the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No  Sir,  conservation  work  of  protected  monuments  comprising  caves,
- & religious and other places, paintings etc. is attended by the Archaeological
- (b) Survey of India (ASI) regularly as per the availability of the resources and they are in a good state of preservation.
- (c) No  such  proposals  have  been  received.  However  essential  conservation
- & work  of  protected  monuments  in  the  country  including  Bihar  is  attended
- (d) regularly by the ASI and the details of year-wise allocation and expenditure for  last three years are given in annexure.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  &  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1795 FOR 02.03.2020

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

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   | Circle / Branch                   | Total Number of   | 2016-17    | 2016-17   | Year       | Year    | 2018-19    | 2018-19   |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|---------|------------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   | Circle / Branch                   | Total Number of   | Allocation | Exp.      | Allocation | Exp.    | Allocation | Exp.      |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh      | Agra Circle                       | Monuments 745     | 940.00     | 940.00    | 850.00     | 850.00  | 860.00     | 858.61    |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh      | Lucknow Circle                    | Monuments 745     | 689.50     | 688.52    | 649.00     | 648.97  | 482.00     | 481.99    |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh      | Sarnath Circle                    | Monuments 745     | 230.21     | 230.20    | 200.00     | 200.00  | 255.00     | 254.57    |
| 2.        | Maharashtra        | Aurangabad Circle                 | 286               | 334.00     | 334.00    | 545.00     | 544.99  | 430.00     | 430.00    |
| 2.        | Maharashtra        | Mumbai Circle                     | 286               | 922.00     | 900.48    | 915.00     | 914.98  | 890.00     | 889.97    |
| 2.        | Maharashtra        | Nagpur Circle                     | 286               | 399.00     | 395.54    | 530.00     | 530.00  | 470.00     | 470.00    |
| 3.        | Karnataka          | Bangalore Circle                  | 506               | 1010.00    | 1009.50   | 1056.90    | 1056.89 | 985.00     | 985.00    |
| 3.        | Karnataka          | Mini Circle Hampi                 | 506               | 800.32     | 800.31    | 660.00     | 660.00  | 535.00     | 519.04    |
| 3.        | Karnataka          | Dharwad Circle                    | 506               | 517.00     | 516.98    | 598.00     | 597.99  | 640.00     | 639.97    |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh     | Bhopal Circle                     | 292               | 745.00     | 745.00    | 780.00     | 779.98  | 810.00     | 809.48    |
| 5.        | Odisha             | Bhubaneswar Circle                | 80                | 865.00     | 865.00    | 690.00     | 689.92  | 590.00     | 590.00    |
| 6.        | West Bengal,       | Kolkata Circle                    | 135               | 298.55     | 280.68    | 521.00     | 521.00  | 1074.98    | 968.75    |
| 6.        | Sikkim             |                                   | 03                |            |           |            |         |            |           |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu,        | Chennai Circle                    | 413               | 596.00     | 583.98    | 460.00     | 460.05  | 810.00     | 809.50    |
| 7.        | Puducherry (UT)    |                                   | 07                |            |           |            |         |            |           |
| 8.        | Punjab             | Chandigarh Circle                 | 33                | 525.85     | 524.68    | 425.00     | 424.91  | 290.00     | 289.99    |
| 8.        | Haryana            |                                   | 91                |            |           |            |         |            |           |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh   | Shimla Circle                     | 40                | 106.24     | 106.22    | 148.75     | 148.75  | 151.00     | 151.00    |
| 10.       | Delhi              | Delhi Circle                      | 111               | 570.25     | 569.82    | 902.00     | 901.88  | 2456.65    | 2456.65   |
| 10.       |                    | Delhi Mini Circle                 | 63                | 419.25     | 418.05    | 640.00     | 640.11  | 610.00     | 609.35    |
| 11.       | Goa                | Goa Circle                        | 21                | 155.00     | 155.30    | 239.65     | 239.64  | 160.00     | 159.99    |
| 12.       | Assam              | Guwahati Circle                   | 55                | 262.19     | 262.19    | 377.00     | 377.00  | 315.00     | 315.00    |
| 12.       | Manipur            |                                   | 01                |            |           |            |         |            |           |
| 12.       | Meghalaya          |                                   | 08                | 72.20      | 72.20     | 86.20      | 86.20   | 85.00      | 83.76     |
| 12.       | Mizoram            |                                   | 01                |            |           |            |         |            |           |
| 12.       | Nagaland           | Aizwal Circle,                    | 04                |            |           |            |         |            |           |
| 12.       | Tripura            | Mijoram                           | 08                |            |           |            |         |            |           |
| 12.       |                    |                                   | 03                |            |           |            |         |            |           |
| 12.       | Arunchal           |                                   |                   |            |           |            |         |            |           |
| 13.       | Rajasthan          | Jaipur Circle                     | 163               | 210.00     | 208.48    | 255.00     | 255.00  | 290.00     | 290.00    |
| 13.       |                    | Jodhpur Circle                    |                   | 323.00     | 322.42    | 370.00     | 370.00  | 415.00     | 415.00    |
| 14.       | Andhra Pradesh     | Hyderabad Circle                  | 129               | 841.50     | 841.50    | 350.00     | 350.00  | 370.00     | 370.00    |
| 14.       | Telangana          |                                   | 08                |            |           |            |         |            |           |
| 15.       | Telangana          | Amravati Circle                   |                   | 0          | 0         | 685.00     | 684.98  | 530.00     | 529.94    |
| 16.       | Bihar              | Patna Circle                      | 70                | 159.00     | 153.53    | 195.00     | 195.00  | 176.00     | 175.98    |
| 17.       | Jammu &            | Srinagar Circle                   | 56                | 95.83      | 95.83     | 215.00     | 215.00  | 175.00     | 175.00    |
|           | Kashmir            | Mini Circle Leh                   | 14                | 43.42      | 43.40     | 54.12      | 54.09   | 70.00      | 69.98     |
| 18.       | Kerala             | Thrissure Circle                  | 28                | 285.00     | 284.98    | 325.00     | 325.00  | 227.00     | 227.00    |
| 19.       | Gujarat            | Vadodara Circle                   | 203               | 1385.00    | 1385.00   | 1118.00    | 1117.99 | 962.00     | 961.99    |
| 19.       | Daman & Diu(UT)    |                                   | 12                | 0          |           |            |         |            |           |
| 20.       | Uttarakhand        | Dehradun Circle                   | 42                | 70.00      | 55.07     | 70.00      | 70.00   | 82.00      | 82.00     |
| 21.       | Chhattisgarh       | Raipur Circle                     | 47                | 216.78     | 216.30    | 177.00     | 176.39  | 210.00     | 209.08    |
| 22.       | Jharkhand          | Ranchi Circle                     | 13                | 80.00      | 50.13     | 175.00     | 175.00  | 86.00      | 86.00     |
|           |                    | Chemical Preservation (All India) | --                | 750.93     | 635.13    | 550.80     | 549.79  | 524.96     | 517.49    |

| Horticultural Activity (All India)   | --   |   4657.05 |   4655.95 |   5529.00 |   5528.20 |   4563.00 |   4562.93 |
|--------------------------------------|------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| DG Office                            | ---  |   10783   |   10783   |   19737.9 |   19737.1 |   19057.3 |     19057 |
| Total                                | 3691 |   30358.1 |   30129.4 |   41080.3 |   41076.8 |   40637.9 |     40502 |