Lok Sabha Question No. 14 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Funds Allocated for Conservation of Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 14 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS

## 14.  SHRI  D. K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) takes up the conservation work of the monuments on a regular basis and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of monuments taken up for repair work during the last three years including the current year, State/year- wise; and
- (c) the total  fund allocated  and  spent  on  the conservation  work  of the monuments during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes  Sir.    Conservation  work  of  protected  monuments  is  taken  up  by  the
- to Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  on    regular  basis.    There  are  3691
- (c) protected monuments  under  the ASI. Conservation work of these monuments is a continuous process and it is attended regularly depending upon  the  need  of  different  sites  and  availability  of    the  resources.    The details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred, State-wise, for the last three  years  including  allocation  for  the  current  financial  year  are  given  in annexure.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 14 FOR 03.02.2020

STATE/UT-WISE  DETAILS  OF  ALLOCATION  OF FUNDS  AND EXPENDITURE  INCURRED  DURING  THE  LAST THREE YEARS AND ALOCATION FOR CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR FOR CONSERVATION, PRESERVATIONAND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT  OF MONUMENTS

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl.   | Name of          | Circle /           | Total Number   | Year Allocation   | Year Allocation   | Year Allocation   | Year Allocation   | Year Allocation   | Year Allocation   | Year Allocation   |
|-------|------------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| No.   | State/UT         | Branch             | of Monuments   | 2016-17           | 2016-17           | 2017-18           | 2017-18           | 2018-19           | 2018-19           | 2019-20           |
|       |                  |                    |                | Allocation        | Exp.              | Allocation        | Exp.              | Allocation        | Exp.              | Allocation        |
| 1.    | Uttar Pradesh    | Agra Circle        | 745            | 940.00            | 940.00            | 850.00            | 850.00            | 860.00            | 858.61            | 1205.00           |
| 1.    | Uttar Pradesh    | Lucknow Circle     | 745            | 689.50            | 688.52            | 649.00            | 648.97            | 482.00            | 481.99            | 525.00            |
| 1.    | Uttar Pradesh    | Sarnath Circle     | 745            | 230.21            | 230.20            | 200.00            | 200.00            | 255.00            | 254.57            | 300.00            |
| 2.    | Maharashtra      | Aurangabad Circle  | 286            | 334.00            | 334.00            | 545.00            | 544.99            | 430.00            | 430.00            | 500.00            |
| 2.    | Maharashtra      | Mumbai Circle      | 286            | 922.00            | 900.48            | 915.00            | 914.98            | 890.00            | 889.97            | 800.00            |
| 2.    | Maharashtra      | Nagpur Circle      | 286            | 399.00            | 395.54            | 530.00            | 530.00            | 470.00            | 470.00            | 450.00            |
| 3.    | Karnataka        | Bangalore Circle   | 506            | 1010.00           | 1009.50           | 1056.90           | 1056.89           | 985.00            | 985.00            | 950.00            |
| 3.    | Karnataka        | Mini Circle Hampi  | 506            | 800.32            | 800.31            | 660.00            | 660.00            | 535.00            | 519.04            | 850.00            |
| 3.    | Karnataka        | Dharwad Circle     | 506            | 517.00            | 516.98            | 598.00            | 597.99            | 640.00            | 639.97            | 625.00            |
| 4.    | Madhya Pradesh   | Bhopal Circle      | 292            | 745.00            | 745.00            | 780.00            | 779.98            | 810.00            | 809.48            | 1100.00           |
| 5.    | Odisha           | Bhubaneswar Circle | 80             | 865.00            | 865.00            | 690.00            | 689.92            | 590.00            | 590.00            | 500.00            |
| 6.    | West Bengal,     | Kolkata Circle     | 136            | 298.55            | 280.68            | 521.00            | 521.00            | 1074.98           | 968.75            | 785.00            |
| 6.    | Sikkim           |                    | 03             |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
| 7.    | Tamil Nadu,      | Chennai            | 413            | 596.00            | 583.98            | 460.00            | 460.05            | 810.00            | 809.50            | 850.00            |
| 7.    | Puducherry (UT)  | Circle             | 07             |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
| 8.    | Punjab           | Chandigarh         | 33             | 525.85            | 524.68            | 425.00            | 424.91            | 290.00            | 289.99            | 175.00            |
| 8.    | Haryana          | Circle             | 91             |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
| 9.    | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla Circle      | 40             | 106.24            | 106.22            | 148.75            | 148.75            | 151.00            | 151.00            | 205.00            |
| 10.   | Delhi            | Delhi Circle       | 111            | 570.25            | 569.82            | 902.00            | 901.88            | 2456.65           | 2456.65           | 2150.00           |
| 10.   |                  | Delhi Mini Circle  | 63             | 419.25            | 418.05            | 640.00            | 640.11            | 610.00            | 609.35            | 625.00            |
| 11.   | Goa              | Goa Circle         | 21             | 155.00            | 155.30            | 239.65            | 239.64            | 160.00            | 159.99            | 175.00            |
| 12.   | Assam            | Guwahati           | 55             | 262.19            | 262.19            | 377.00            | 377.00            | 315.00            | 315.00            | 340.00            |
| 12.   | Manipur          | Circle             | 01             |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
| 12.   | Meghalaya        |                    | 08             | 72.20             | 72.20             | 86.20             | 86.20             | 85.00             | 83.76             | 100.00            |
| 12.   | Mizoram          |                    | 01             |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
| 12.   | Nagaland         | Aizwal Circle,     | 04             |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
| 12.   | Tripura          | Mijoram            | 08             |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
| 12.   | Arunchal Pradesh |                    | 03             |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
| 13.   | Rajasthan        | Jaipur Circle      | 163            | 210.00            | 208.48            | 255.00            | 255.00            | 290.00            | 290.00            | 350.00            |
| 13.   |                  | Jodhpur Circle     | 163            | 323.00            | 322.42            | 370.00            | 370.00            | 415.00            | 415.00            | 450.00            |

| 14.   | Andhra Pradesh   | Hyderabad Circle                   | 129   | 841.50   | 841.50   | 350.00   | 350.00   | 370.00   | 370.00   |   450.00 |
|-------|------------------|------------------------------------|-------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 14.   | Telangana        | Hyderabad Circle                   | 08    | 841.50   | 841.50   | 350.00   | 350.00   | 370.00   | 370.00   |   450    |
| 15.   | Telangana        | Amravati Circle                    |       | 0        | 0        | 685.00   | 684.98   | 530.00   | 529.94   |   495    |
| 16.   | Bihar            | Patna Circle                       | 70    | 159.00   | 153.53   | 195.00   | 195.00   | 176.00   | 175.98   |   165    |
| 17.   | Jammu & Kashmir  | Srinagar Circle                    | 56    | 95.83    | 95.83    | 215.00   | 215.00   | 175.00   | 175.00   |   140    |
| 17.   | Jammu & Kashmir  | Mini Circle Leh                    | 13    | 43.42    | 43.40    | 54.12    | 54.09    | 70.00    | 69.98    |    30    |
| 18.   | Kerala           | Thrissure Circle                   | 28    | 285.00   | 284.98   | 325.00   | 325.00   | 227.00   | 227.00   |   400    |
| 19.   | Gujarat          | Vadodara Circle                    | 203   | 1385.00  | 1385.00  | 1118.00  | 1117.99  | 962.00   | 961.99   |   650    |
| 19.   | Daman & Diu(UT)  | Vadodara Circle                    | 12    | 0        | 1385.00  | 1118.00  | 1117.99  | 962.00   | 961.99   |   650    |
| 20.   | Uttarakhand      | Dehradun Circle                    | 42    | 70.00    | 55.07    | 70.00    | 70.00    | 82.00    | 82.00    |   299    |
| 21.   | Chhattisgarh     | Raipur Circle                      | 47    | 216.78   | 216.30   | 177.00   | 176.39   | 210.00   | 209.08   |   250    |
| 22.   | Jharkhand        | Ranchi Circle                      | 13    | 80.00    | 50.13    | 175.00   | 175.00   | 86.00    | 86.00    |   160    |
|       |                  | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | --    | 750.93   | 635.13   | 550.80   | 549.79   | 524.96   | 517.49   |   327.5  |
|       |                  | Horticultural Activity (All India) | --    | 4657.05  | 4655.95  | 5529.00  | 5528.20  | 4563.00  | 4562.93  |  3520    |
|       |                  | DG Office                          | ---   | 10783.00 | 10783.00 | 19737.90 | 19737.09 | 19057.27 | 19057.00 | 20000    |
|       |                  | Reserve                            |       | ---      | ---      | ---      | ---      | ---      | ---      |  2664.18 |
|       |                  | Total                              | 3691  | 30358.07 | 30129.37 | 41080.32 | 41076.79 | 40637.86 | 40502.01 | 43560.7  |