Lok Sabha Question No. 1244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Relaxation in Norms for Construction around Historical Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) There is  no Ancient  Monuments Preservation Act, 1972 as such no action could be taken.
- (c)&(d) Question does not arise.
- (e) The details clearances or NoC given by National Monuments Authority are at Annexure.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1244 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## RELAXATION IN NORMS FOR CONSTRUCTION AROUND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

## 1244. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has relaxed the norms for the identifications of  No  Construction  Zones  in  the  vicinity  of  archaeological  monuments  in  the suburban areas of Greater Chennai, Pallavaram, Mambakkam, Sembakkam,Selaiyur  and  Tambaram  under the Ancient Monuments  and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2017; (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard and to relax the restricted areas for the construction and renovation of houses under the erstwhile Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1972; (c) whether the Union Government has taken any decision in this regard; (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and whether the Central Monuments Authority has provided any clearance or NoC to the
- (e) housing and construction activities after 2017 and if so, details thereof, State-wise and month-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM

## (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1244 FOR 25.11.02019

## NUMBER OF CASES (MONTH-WISE) RECOMMENDED FOR CONSTRUCTION BY NATIONAL MONUMENTS AUTHORITY DURING THE YEAR 2018

| Month                  | Jan       | Feb   | March   | April   | May   | June   | July   | August   | Sept.   | Oct.   | Nov   | Dec     | Total   |
|------------------------|-----------|-------|---------|---------|-------|--------|--------|----------|---------|--------|-------|---------|---------|
| Karnataka              | 25        | 19    | 20      | 4       | 25    | 2      | 17     | 31       | 14      | 12     | 35    | 1       | 205     |
| Jammu & Kashmir        | Nil       | Nil   | 1       | Nil     | Nil   | Nil    | 2      | Nil      | Nil     | Nil    | Nil   | Nil     | 3       |
| Delhi                  | 13        | 2     | 2       | 1       | 1     | NIL    | 2      | NIL      | NIl     | 3      | 3     | 4       | 31      |
| Gujarat and Daman& Diu | 20        | 1     | 28      | 7       | 10    | 9      | 11     | 3        | NIL     | NIL    | 4     | 4       | 97      |
| Assam                  | NIL       | NIL   | 2       | NIL     | NIL:  | NIL    | NIL    | NIL      | 4       | NIL    | NIL   | NIL     | 6       |
| Kerala                 | 12        | 3     | 5       | 4       | 11    | 9      | 16     | 16       | 4       | 24     | 10    | 15      | 129     |
| Odissa                 | NIL       | NIL   | NIL     | NIL     | NIL   | NIL    | NIL    | NIL      | NIL     | NIL    | NIL   | NIL     | NIL     |
| Agra                   | 3         | NIL   | NIL     | NIL     | NIL   | 3      | 1      | NIL      | NIL     | 3      | NIL   | NIL     | 10      |
| Maharashtra            | NIL       | 11    | 3       | 1       | 14    | NIL    | 16     | 20       | 2       | 6      | 5     | 1       | 79      |
| Haryana                | NIL       | 1     | NIL     | NIL     | 1     | NIL    | NIL    | 2        | NIL     | 2      | NIL   | NIL:    | 6       |
| Rajasthan              | NIL       | NIL   | NIL     | 1       | NIL   | NIL    | 7      | NIL      | 2       | NIL    | NIL   | NIL     | 10      |
| Varanasi               | NIL       | 1     | NIL     | NIL     | 13    | NIL    | NIL    | NIL      | NIL     | 1      | 3     | 4       | 22      |
| Goa                    | NIL       | 1     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL   | NIL    | NIL    | 1        | NIL     | NIL    | NIL   | NIL     | 2       |
| West Bengal            | 1         | NIL   | 2       | 1       | 1     | 1      | NIL    | NIL      | NIL     | 1      | 1     | NIL     | 8       |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 42        | 37    | 12      | 18      | 63    | NIL    | 12     | 1        | 30      | 22     | 13    | 54      | 304     |
| Andhra Pradesh         | NIL       | NIL   | NIL     | NIL     | NIL   | NIL    | 1      | NIL      | NIL     | NIL    | 1     | NIL     | 2       |
| Lucknow                | NIL       | NIL   | NIL     | NIL     | NIL   | NIL    | NIL    | NIL      | NIL     | NIL    | NIL   | 1       | 1       |
| Chhatisgarh/ Raipur    | NIL       | NIL   | NIL     | NIL     | NIL   | NIL    | 1      | NIL      | NIL     | NIL    | NIL   | NIL     | 1       |
| Chennai                | 15        | 2     | 4       | NIL     | 52    | 2      | 26     | 7        | 13      | 23     | 4     | 35      | 183     |
| Himachal Pradesh       | NIL       | NIL   | NIL     | NIL     | NIL   | NIL    | NIL    | NIL      | NIL     | 1      | NIL   | 1       | 2       |
| Punjab                 | 3         | 2     | 2       | 5       | 3     | 2      | 10     | 4        | 3       | 6      | 12    | 5       | 57      |
| Uttrakhand             | NIl       | 3     | NIl     | NIl     | 4     | 2      | 7      | 4        | NIl     | NIl    | NIl   | 6       | 26      |
| Bihar                  | Nil       | NIl   | NIl     | NIl     | NIl   | NIl    | NIl    | NIl      | NIl     | NIl    | NIl   | NIl NIL | NIl     |
| Puducherry             | NIL       | NIL   | NIL     | NIL     | NIL   | NIL    | NIL    | NIL      | NIL     | NIL    | NIL   |         | NIL     |
| Total 134              | Total 134 | 83    | 81      | 42      | 198   | 30     | 129    | 89       | 72      | 104    | 91    | 131     | 1184    |

## NUMBER OF CASES (MONTH-WISE) RECOMMENDED FOR CONSTRUCTION BY NATIONAL MONUMENTS AUTHORITY DURING THE YEAR 2019

| Month                  | Jan   | Feb   | March   | April   | May   | June   | July   | Aug.   | Sept.   | Oct.   | Nov.   | Total   |
|------------------------|-------|-------|---------|---------|-------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|---------|
| Karnataka              | 15    | 1     | 41      | 18      | 5     | 3      | NIL    | 4      | 20      | NIL    | 29     | 136     |
| Jammu& Kashmir         | NIL   | NIL   | 2       | NIL     | NIL   | NIL    | NIL    | NIL    | NIL     | NIL    | NIL    | 2       |
| Delhi                  | 15    | 18    | 19      | 32      | 33    | 27     | 18     | 12     | 21      | 9      | 7      | 211     |
| Gujarat and Daman &Diu | 5     | NIL   | 8       | 5       | 15    | 9      | 5      | 9      | 4       | 9      | NIL    | 69      |
| Assam                  | NIl   | NIL   | 1       | NIL     | NIL   | 4      | 1      | 2      | NIL     | 1      | NIl    | 9       |
| Kerala                 | 3     | NIL   | 19      | 6       | 30    | 18     | 8      | 1      | 9       | 12     | 8      | 114     |
| Odissa                 | NIL   | NIL   | NIL     | NIL     | NIL   | NIL    | NIL    | NIL    | NIL     | NIL    | NIL    | NIL     |
| Agra                   | 3     | NIL   | 1       | NIL     | 2     | 3      | NIL    | NIL    | NIL     | NIL    | 2      | 11      |
| Maharashtra            | 5     | NIL   | 15      | 6       | 17    | 12     | 2      | 1      | 8       | 3      | 12     | 81      |
| Haryana                | NIL   | NIL   | NIL     | 1       | NIL   | NIL    | NIL    | NIL    | NIL     | NIL    | 1      | 2       |
| Rajasthan              | NIL   | NIL   | NIl     | 1       | 2     | NIL    | 1      | NIL    | NIL     | NIL    | NIL    | 4       |
| Varanasi               | 1     | NIL   | 6       | NIL     | 1     | 2      | 2      | NIl    | NIL     | 2      | NIL    | 14      |
| Goa                    | NIL   | NIL   | NIL     | NIL     | NIL   | NIL    | NIL    | 1      | NIL     | NIL    | NIL    | 1       |
| West Bengal            | NIL   | NIL   | NIL     | NIL     | 2     | 1      | NIL    | NIL    | 2       | 2      | NIL    | 7       |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 3     | NIL   | 123     | 3       | 4     | NIL    | 11     | 10     | 1       | 1      | 18     | 174     |
| Andhra                 | NIL   | NIL   | 1       | 1       | NIL   | NIL    | NIL    | NIL    | NIL     | 3      | 1      | 6       |
| Lucknow                | NIL   | 1     | 1       | NIL     | NIL   | 5      | NIL    | NIL    | 1       | 3      | 1      | 12      |
| Chhatisgarh/ Raipur    | NIL   | NIL   | NIL     | NIL     | NIL   | NIL    | NIL    | NIL    | NIL     | 1      | NIL    | 1       |
| Chennai                | 17    | NIL   | 25      | 21      | 6     | 17     | 15     | 32     | 4       | 22     | NIL    | 159     |
| Bihar                  | NIL   | NIL   | NIL     | NIL     | NIL   | NIL    | 1      | NIL    | NIL     | NIL    | NIL    | 1       |
| Punjab                 | 3     | NIl   | 31      | 1       | 5     | 3      | 6      | NIL    | 7       | 11     | 4      | 71      |
| Himachal Pradesh       | NIl   | NIl   | NIl     | 1       | NIl   | NIl    | NIl    | NIl    | NIl     | NIl    | NIl    | 1       |
| Uttrakhand             | NIl   | NIL   | 6       | NIL     | 2     | 1      | NIl    | NIl    | NIl     | NIl    | NIl    | 9       |
| Puducherry             | NIL   | NIL   | NIL     | NIL     | NIL   | NIL    | NIL    | NIL    | NIL     | 1      | NIL    | 1       |
| Total                  | 70    | 20    | 299     | 96      | 124   | 105    | 70     | 72     | 77      | 80     | 83     | 1096    |