Lok Sabha Question No. 3137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Restoration of Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 3137 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## Restoration of Monuments

## 3137.    DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of archaeological monuments/sites in the country which have been taken up for restoration by the Government/Archaeological Survey of India during each of the last three years and the current year, monument/site-wise and State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  expenditure  incurred  in  this  regard  during  the  said  period,    monument/sitewise; and
- (c) the sites which the Government intends to take up for restoration in near future?

## 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  protected  monuments  is  a  continuous  process  wherein  routine
- to maintenance work is attended on  all  the  monuments  and special  repairs  work  on  selected
- (c) monuments  as  per  the  requirements  of  different  sites  and  availability  of  resources.  The 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 are given in annexure.

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha unstarred  question no. 3137 for 31.12.2018

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.   | Name of State/UT                                 | Circle / Branch                    | Total Number of   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Allocation   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
| No.   |                                                  |                                    | Monuments         | 2015-16       | 2016-17       | 2017-18       | 2018-19      |
| 1.    | Uttar Pradesh                                    | Agra Circle                        | 745               | 1270.00       | 940.00        | 850.00        | 800.00       |
| 1.    |                                                  | Lucknow Circle                     |                   | 945.08        | 688.52        | 648.97        | 650.00       |
| 1.    |                                                  | Sarnath Circle                     |                   | 495.00        | 230.20        | 200.00        | 225.00       |
| 2.    | Maharashtra                                      | Aurangabad Circle                  | 286               | 629.05        | 334.00        | 544.99        | 550.00       |
| 2.    |                                                  | Mumbai Circle                      |                   | 902.82        | 900.48        | 914.98        | 850.00       |
|       |                                                  | Nagpur Circle                      |                   | 845.00        | 395.54        | 530.00        | 530.00       |
|       |                                                  | Bangalore Circle                   |                   |               | 1009.50       | 1056.89       |              |
| 3.    | Karnataka                                        |                                    | 506               | 1427.02       |               |               | 950.00       |
| 3.    |                                                  | Mini Circle Hampi                  |                   | 401.24        | 800.31        | 660.00        | 650.00       |
| 3.    |                                                  | Dharwad Circle                     |                   | 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                                            | Guwahati Circle                    | 55                | 395.07        | 262.19        | 377.00        | 300.00       |
| 12.   | Manipur                                          |                                    | 01                |               |               |               |              |
| 12.   | Meghalaya                                        |                                    | 08                |               | 72.20         | 86.20         | 100.00       |
| 12.   | Mizoram                                          |                                    | 01                |               |               |               |              |
| 12.   |                                                  | Aizwal Circle, Mijoram             | 04                |               |               |               |              |
| 12.   | Nagaland                                         |                                    |                   |               |               |               |              |
| 12.   | Tripura Arunchal Pradesh                         |                                    | 08 03             |               |               |               |              |
| 13.   | Rajasthan                                        | Jaipur Circle                      | 163               | 512.98        | 208.48        | 255.00        | 260.00       |
| 13.   |                                                  | Jodhpur Circle                     |                   | 729.29        | 322.42        | 370.00        | 375.00       |
| 14.   | Andhra Pradesh                                   | Hyderabad Circle                   | 129               | 776.61        | 841.50        | 350.00        | 350.00       |
| 14.   |                                                  |                                    | 08                |               |               |               |              |
| 14.   | Telangana                                        |                                    |                   |               |               |               |              |
| 15.   | 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              | --                | 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 |                                    |                   | -             | 10783.00      | 19737.09      | 19016.35     |
|       | Monuments                                        |                                    | ---               | --            | ---           | ---           | 289.68       |
|       |                                                  | Reserve                            |                   |               |               |               |              |