Lok Sabha Question No. 3674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: National Tourist Places
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3674 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## NATIONAL TOURIST PLACES

†3674. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of national tourist places in the country, State-wise and the manner in which these are being maintained;
- (b) the actual expenditure incurred on their  maintenance  and upkeep per annum;
- (c) the  details  of  tourist  places  that  are  in  a  dilapidated  condition presently and need renovation; and
- (d) the time by which these will be renovated?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Archaeological Survey of India has 3691 numbers  of protected  monuments  of  National  importance  in  the  country,   which are  also  the  Tourist  Places.   The  conservation  work  of  them  is attended  regularly  as  per  the  requirements  of  different  sites  and availability of resources and they are in a good state of preservation. The State-wise list of protected monuments is placed at Annexure.

The details of expenditure incurred for conservation and maintenance of protected monuments in the country during the last three years are as under:

## Rupees in lakhs

| 2016-17   | Rs.30129.37   |
|-----------|---------------|
| 2017-18   | Rs.41076.79   |
| 2018-19   | Rs.40502.01   |

The  protected  monuments  of  ASI  are  in  a  fairly  good  state  of preservation.

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## ANNEXURE

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3674 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020 REGARDING NATIONAL TOURIST PLACES

## NUMBER  OF  CENTRALLY  PROTECTED  MONUMENTS/  SITES  UNDER  THE JURISDICTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA IN THE COUNTRY.

| Sl. No.          | Name of State     | Nos. of Monuments   |
|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1.               | Andhra Pradesh    | 129                 |
| 2.               | Arunachal Pradesh | 03                  |
| 3.               | Assam             | 55                  |
| 4.               | Bihar             | 70                  |
| 5.               | Chhattisgarh      | 47                  |
| 6. Daman         | & Diu (U. T.)     | 12                  |
| 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            | 28                  |
| 15. Ladakh (U.T) |                   | 14                  |
| 16. Madhya       | Pradesh           | 292                 |
| 17.              | Maharashtra       | 286                 |
| 18.              | Manipur           | 01                  |
| 19.              | Meghalaya         | 08                  |
| 20.              | Mizoram           | 01                  |
| 21.              | Nagaland          | 04                  |
| 22.              | N.C.T. Delhi      | 174                 |
| 23.              | Odisha            | 80                  |
| 24. Puducherry   | (U.T.) 07         |                     |
| 25.              | Punjab            | 33                  |
| 26.              | Rajasthan         | 163                 |
| 27.              | Sikkim            | 03                  |
| 28.              | Telangana         | 08                  |
| 29. Tamil Nadu   |                   | 413                 |
| 30.              | Tripura           | 08                  |
| 31.              | Uttar Pradesh     | 745                 |
| 32.              | Uttarakhand       | 42                  |
| 33.              | West Bengal       | 135                 |
|                  | TOTAL             | 3691                |

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