Lok Sabha Question No. 4311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Restoration of Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 4311 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.01.2019

## Restoration of Monuments

## 4311.    DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been responsible to conserve, protect and  develop,  restoration  of  old,  ancient  monuments  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof  along  with  the  details  of  monuments  in  Odisha  where  ASI  is  involved  in  the restoration work during the last ten years;
- (b) the details of the restoration work targeted, continuing, target date of completion of such work, completed so far, along with expenditure incurred for the said purpose monumentwise and year-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  monitoring  of  restoration  work  taken  up  by  the  ASI  and  its  evaluation thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to improve the restoration activities of the ASI?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Conservation  work  of  the  protected  monuments  is  a  continuous  process  wherein  routine
- & maintenance  work is  attended for  all  the  protected  monuments  and  special  repair  work  is
- (b) executed for selected monuments, every year, depending upon the requirements of different sites and availability of the resources.  The details of protected monuments  under Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) including Odisha along with expenditure incurred for the last three years and allocation for the current financial year are given in the Annexure
- (c) The conservation work executed by the ASI is monitored through respective Circle offices,
- & Regional  Directorate  offices  and  from  the  Headquarter  office  Delhi.  For  development  of
- (d) skills of conservation staff for restoration activities of the monuments, training courses are conducted regularly in the Institute of Archaeology of the ASI.

## ANNEXURE

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) &(b) of the Lok Sabha unstarred  question no. 4311 for 01.07.2019

Details  of  protected  monuments,  State/UT-wise,  including  expenditure  incurred  for  conservation  of  these monuments during the last three years and allocation for the current year.

## (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT                                           | Circle / Branch                    | Total Number of Monuments   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Allocation   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT                                           | Circle / Branch                    | Total Number of Monuments   | 2015-16       | 2016-17       | 2017-18       | 2018-19      |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                                              | Agra Circle                        | 745                         | 1270.00       | 940.00        | 850.00        | 800.00       |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                                              | Lucknow Circle                     | 745                         | 945.08        | 688.52        | 648.97        | 650.00       |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                                              | Sarnath Circle                     | 745                         | 495.00        | 230.20        | 200.00        | 225.00       |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                                                | Aurangabad Circle                  | 286                         | 629.05        | 334.00        | 544.99        | 550.00       |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                                                | Mumbai Circle                      | 286                         | 902.82        | 900.48        | 914.98        | 850.00       |
| 3.        | Karnataka                                                  | Nagpur Circle                      |                             | 845.00        | 395.54        | 530.00        | 530.00       |
| 3.        | Karnataka                                                  |                                    |                             |               | 1009.50       |               |              |
|           |                                                            | Bangalore Circle                   | 506                         | 1427.02       |               | 1056.89       | 950.00       |
|           |                                                            | Mini Circle Hampi                  | 506                         | 401.24        | 800.31        | 660.00        | 650.00       |
|           |                                                            | Dharwad Circle                     | 506                         | 716.42        | 516.98        | 597.99        | 600.00       |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh                                             | Bhopal Circle                      | 292                         | 1261.01       | 745.00        | 779.98        | 750.00       |
| 5.        | Odisha                                                     | Bhubaneswar Circle                 | 80                          | 679.52        | 865.00        | 689.92        | 550.00       |
| 6.        | West Bengal,                                               | Kolkata Circle                     | 136                         | 537.95        | 280.68        | 521.00        | 751.18       |
| 6.        | Sikkim                                                     |                                    | 03                          |               |               |               |              |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu,                                                | Chennai Circle                     | 413                         | 919.10        | 583.98        | 460.05        | 500.00       |
| 7.        | Puducherry (UT)                                            |                                    | 07                          |               |               |               |              |
| 8.        | Punjab                                                     | Chandigarh Circle                  | 33                          | 634.98        | 523.85        | 424.91        | 425.00       |
| 8.        | Haryana                                                    |                                    | 91                          |               |               |               |              |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh                                           | Shimla Circle                      | 40                          | 300.00        | 106.22        | 148.75        | 150.00       |
| 10.       | Delhi                                                      | Delhi Circle                       | 111                         | 1176.73       | 562.50        | 901.88        | 1883.65      |
| 10.       |                                                            | Delhi Mini Circle                  | 63                          | -             | 418.05        | 640.11        | 600.00       |
| 11.       | Goa                                                        | Goa Circle                         | 21                          | 240.99        | 155.30        | 239.64        | 240.00       |
| 12.       | Assam Manipur                                              | Guwahati Circle                    | 55 01                       | 395.07        | 262.19        | 377.00        | 300.00       |
| 11.       | Meghalaya                                                  |                                    | 08                          |               | 72.20         | 86.20         | 100.00       |
| 11.       | Mizoram                                                    |                                    |                             |               |               |               |              |
| 11.       |                                                            |                                    | 01                          |               |               |               |              |
| 11.       | Nagaland                                                   | Aizwal Circle, Mijoram             | 04                          |               |               |               |              |
| 11.       | Tripura Arunchal Pradesh                                   |                                    | 08 03                       |               |               |               |              |
| 13.       | Rajasthan                                                  | Jaipur Circle                      | 163                         | 512.98        | 208.48        | 255.00        | 260.00       |
| 13.       | Rajasthan                                                  | Jodhpur Circle                     | 163                         | 729.29        | 322.42        | 370.00        | 375.00       |
| 14.       | Andhra Pradesh                                             | Hyderabad Circle                   | 129                         | 776.61        | 841.50        | 350.00        | 350.00       |
| 14.       |                                                            |                                    | 08                          |               |               |               |              |
| 15.       | Telangana Telengana                                        | Amrawati Circle                    |                             | ---           | ---           | 684.98        | 650.00       |
| 16.       | Bihar                                                      | Patna Circle                       | 70                          | 374.99        | 153.53        | 195.00        | 250.00       |
| 17.       | Jammu&                                                     | Srinagar Circle                    | 56                          | 135.07        | 95.83         | 215.00        | 250.00       |
| 17.       | Kashmir                                                    | Mini Circle Leh                    | 13                          | 131.50        | 43.40         | 54.09         | 55.00        |
| 18.       | Kerala                                                     | Thrissure Circle                   | 28                          | 545.00        | 284.98        | 325.00        | 350.00       |
| 19.       | Gujarat                                                    | Vadodara Circle                    | 203                         | 1123.07       | 1385.00       | 1117.99       | 950.00       |
| 19.       | Daman& Diu(UT)                                             |                                    | 12                          |               |               |               |              |
| 20.       | Uttarakhand                                                | Dehradun Circle                    | 42                          | 215.00        | 55.07         | 70.00         | 70.00        |
| 21.       | Chhattisgarh                                               | Raipur Circle                      | 47                          | 670.33        | 216.30        | 176.39        | 175.00       |
| 22.       | Jharkhand                                                  | Ranchi Circle                      | 13                          | 147.61        | 50.13         | 175.00        | 150.00       |
| 22.       |                                                            | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | --                          | 729.60        | 690.13        | 549.79        | 582.00       |
| 22.       |                                                            | Horticultural Activity (All India) | --                          | 3878.22       | 4655.95       | 5528.20       | 5300.00      |
| 22.       | Construction of Boundary walls& Toilet Blocks at Monuments |                                    |                             | -             | 10783.00      | 19737.09      | 19016.35     |
|           |                                                            | Reserve                            | ---                         | --            | ---           | ---           | 289.68       |
|           | Total                                                      |                                    | 3691                        | 23746.25      | 30176.22      | 41076.79      | 41127.86     |