Lok Sabha Question No. 3424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Encroachment of Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3424 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9.12.2019

## ENCROACHMENT OF MONUMENTS

3424. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of historical sites/monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India in the country, including in Delhi region and Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the number of such sites/ monuments encroached upon;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  adopt  strict  measures  to  prevent encroachment of these sites/monuments; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with action taken by the Government to address the issue?

## ANSWER

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

## (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) There are 3691 monuments/sites protected by the Archaeological Survey of India in the country, including in Delhi region and Andhra Pradesh. The details of monuments/sites (State/UT-wise) is at Annexure-I.
- (b) Details are at Annexure-II.
- (c)&(d) Pro-active  steps  are  taken  by  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  under  the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act,  1958  and  Rules,  1959  to  keep  the  historical  monuments  free  from encroachments in all the States and UTs. However, for removal of encroachment  Archaeological  Survey  of  India is  completely  dependent  on State Governments.

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED

QUESTION NO.3424  FOR 9.12.2019

ABSTRACT  OF  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              |                  12 |
| 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            |                 136 |
|          | TOTAL                  |                3691 |

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3424 FOR 9.12.2019 NUMBER  OF  CENTRALLY  PROTECTED  MONUMENTS/SITES  (STATE/UT-WISE) WHICH ARE ENCROACHED UPON

| Sl. No.   | Name of State / UT   |   Number of Centrally protected monuments/sites under encroachments |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Assam                |                                                                   6 |
| 2.        | Bihar                |                                                                   6 |
| 3.        | Chhattisgarh         |                                                                   7 |
| 4.        | Delhi                |                                                                  11 |
| 5.        | Himachal Pradesh     |                                                                   3 |
| 6.        | Haryana              |                                                                   7 |
| 7.        | Karnataka            |                                                                  48 |
| 8.        | Madhya Pradesh       |                                                                   2 |
| 9.        | Maharashtra          |                                                                  46 |
| 10.       | Odisha               |                                                                   6 |
| 11.       | Punjab               |                                                                   7 |
| 12.       | Tamil Nadu           |                                                                  74 |
| 13.       | Rajasthan            |                                                                  22 |
| 14.       | Uttar Pradesh        |                                                                  75 |
| 15.       | West Bengal          |                                                                   1 |
|           | Total:               |                                                                 321 |