Lok Sabha Question No. 1783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Beautification of Heritage Sites, Temples and Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. † 1783 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2020

## BEAUTIFICATION OF HERITAGE SITES, TEMPLES AND MONUMENTS

## † 1783.  SHRI  AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the State-wise details of world heritage sites, temples and monuments being conserved by Central Government in the country including Bihar;
- (b) the details of funds sanctioned, released and spent by State Government  during  each  of  the  last  three  years and  the current year till date;
- (c) the total number of tourists who visited these places and the revenue earned from them during the said period; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government for beautification protection and conservation of these tourist places?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  State-wise  details  of  protected  monuments  comprising  world  heritage  sites, temples  and  other  monuments  conserved  by  the  Archaeological  Survey  of  India (ASI) in the country including Bihar are given in Annexure-I.
- (b) The  details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  for  conservation  of protected monuments in the country by the ASI during the last three years and the current year are given in Annexure-II. The  expenditure for ASI protected monuments in the country including Bihar  is met by Central Government.
- (c) The details of  total number of tourists who visited the ticketed monuments of ASI and revenue earned during the last three years and current year are as under:
- (d) The conservation work of the monuments is a continuous process where essential structural  conservation,  chemical  preservation  and  environmental  development work  is  attended  regularly  by  the  ASI,  depending  upon  the  requirements  of  the different sites  and  availability  of the resources. The protected monuments of ASI are in a good state of preservation and presentation.

|   S. No. | Year                   |   Total No. of Tourists | Revenue collected (amount in Rs.)   |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2016 -17               |                48147994 | 223,34,00,000                       |
|        2 | 2017 -18               |                51792441 | 247,89,00,000                       |
|        3 | 2018 -19               |                53152423 | 317,20,00,000                       |
|        4 | 2019-20 (April to Jan) |                42050668 | 277,78,07,840                       |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA    UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1783 FOR 02.03.2020.

STATE/UT-WISE  DETAILS  OF  PROTECTED  MONUMENTS  COMPRISING  WORLD  HERITAGE  SITES, TEMPLES AND OTHER MONUMENTS CONSERVED BY THE ASI IN THE COUNTRY INCLUDING BIHAR.

| 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 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1783 FOR 02.03.2020

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

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No   | Name of State/UT    | Circle /           | Total Number of   | Year       | Year    | Year       | Year    | Year       | Year    | Year       | Year                        |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------|---------|------------|---------|------------|---------|------------|-----------------------------|
|          |                     | Branch             | Monuments         | 2016-17    | 2016-17 | 2017-18    | 2017-18 | 2018-19    | 2018-19 | 2019-20    | 2019-20                     |
|          |                     |                    |                   | Allocation | Exp.    | Allocation | Exp.    | Allocation | Exp.    | Allocation | Expenditure upto 25.02.2020 |
| 1        | Uttar Pradesh       | Agra Circle        | 745               | 940.00     | 940.00  | 850.00     | 850.00  | 860.00     | 858.61  | 1305.00    | 1205.00                     |
| 1        | Uttar Pradesh       | Lucknow Circle     | 745               | 689.50     | 688.52  | 649.00     | 648.97  | 482.00     | 481.99  | 525.00     | 474.00                      |
| 1        | Uttar Pradesh       | Sarnath Circle     | 745               | 230.21     | 230.20  | 200.00     | 200.00  | 255.00     | 254.57  | 300.00     | 287.00                      |
| 2        | Maharashtra         | Aurangabad Circle  | 286               | 334.00     | 334.00  | 545.00     | 544.99  | 430.00     | 430.00  | 575.00     | 516.00                      |
| 2        | Maharashtra         | Mumbai Circle      | 286               | 922.00     | 900.48  | 915.00     | 914.98  | 890.00     | 889.97  | 900.00     | 899.00                      |
| 2        | Maharashtra         | Nagpur Circle      | 286               | 399.00     | 395.54  | 530.00     | 530.00  | 470.00     | 470.00  | 500.00     | 499.00                      |
| 3        | Karnataka           | Bangalore Circle   | 506               | 1010.00    | 1009.50 | 1056.90    | 1056.89 | 985.00     | 985.00  | 1050.00    | 1046.00                     |
| 3        | Karnataka           | Mini Circle Hampi  | 506               | 800.32     | 800.31  | 660.00     | 660.00  | 535.00     | 519.04  | 950.00     | 944.00                      |
| 3        | Karnataka           | Dharwad Circle     | 506               | 517.00     | 516.98  | 598.00     | 597.99  | 640.00     | 639.97  | 700.00     | 611.00                      |
| 4        | Madhya Pradesh      | Bhopal Circle      | 292               | 745.00     | 745.00  | 780.00     | 779.98  | 810.00     | 809.48  | 1200.00    | 1188.00                     |
| 5        | Odisha              | Bhubaneswar Circle | 80                | 865.00     | 865.00  | 690.00     | 689.92  | 590.00     | 590.00  | 500.00     | 428.00                      |
| 6        | West Bengal, Sikkim | Kolkata Circle     | 135 03            | 298.55     | 280.68  | 521.00     | 521.00  | 1074.98    | 968.75  | 785.00     | 729.00                      |
| 7        | Tamil Nadu,         | Chennai Circle     | 413               | 596.00     | 583.98  | 460.00     | 460.05  | 810.00     | 809.50  | 925.00     | 850.00                      |
| 7        | Puducherry (UT)     |                    | 07                |            |         |            |         |            |         |            |                             |
| 8        | Punjab              | Chandigarh         | 33                | 525.85     | 524.68  | 425.00     | 424.91  | 290.00     | 289.99  | 175.00     | 136.00                      |
| 8        | Haryana             | Circle             | 91                |            |         |            |         |            |         |            |                             |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh    | Shimla Circle      | 40                | 106.24     | 106.22  | 148.75     | 148.75  | 151.00     | 151.00  | 205.00     | 205.00                      |
| 10       | Delhi               | Delhi Circle       | 111               | 570.25     | 569.82  | 902.00     | 901.88  | 2456.65    | 2456.65 | 2250.00    | 2240.00                     |
| 10       |                     | Delhi Mini Circle  | 63                | 419.25     | 418.05  | 640.00     | 640.11  | 610.00     | 609.35  | 675.00     | 665.00                      |
| 11       | Goa                 | Goa Circle         | 21                | 155.00     | 155.30  | 239.65     | 239.64  | 160.00     | 159.99  | 200.00     | 195.00                      |
| 12       | Assam               | Guwahati           | 55                | 262.19     | 262.19  | 377.00     | 377.00  | 315.00     | 315.00  | 340.00     | 340.00                      |
| 12       | Manipur             | Circle             | 01                |            |         |            |         |            |         |            |                             |
| 12       | Meghalaya           |                    | 08                | 72.20      | 72.20   | 86.20      | 86.20   | 85.00      | 83.76   | 100.00     | 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  | 450.00     | 449.00                      |
| 13       |                     | Jodhpur Circle     |                   | 323.00     | 322.42  | 370.00     | 370.00  | 415.00     | 415.00  | 500.00     | 498.00                      |
| 14       | Andhra Pradesh      | Hyderabad Circle   | 129               | 841.50     | 841.50  | 350.00     | 350.00  | 370.00     | 370.00  | 500.00     | 462.00                      |
| 14       | Telangana           |                    | 08                |            |         |            |         |            |         |            |                             |

| 15   | Telangana       | Amravati Circle                    |      | 0        | 0        | 685.00   | 684.98   | 530.00   | 529.94   | 495.00   | 490.00   |
|------|-----------------|------------------------------------|------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 16   | Bihar           | Patna Circle                       | 70   | 159.00   | 153.53   | 195.00   | 195.00   | 176.00   | 175.98   | 165.00   | 105.00   |
| 17   | Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar Circle                    | 56   | 95.83    | 95.83    | 215.00   | 215.00   | 175.00   | 175.00   | 155.00   | 151.00   |
| 17   | Jammu & Kashmir | Mini Circle Leh                    | 14   | 43.42    | 43.40    | 54.12    | 54.09    | 70.00    | 69.98    | 30.00    | 27.00    |
| 18   | Kerala          | Thrissure Circle                   | 28   | 285.00   | 284.98   | 325.00   | 325.00   | 227.00   | 227.00   | 450.00   | 413.00   |
| 19   | Gujarat         | Vadodara Circle                    | 203  | 1385.00  | 1385.00  | 1118.00  | 1117.99  | 962.00   | 961.99   | 700.00   | 650.00   |
| 19   | Daman & Diu(UT) | Vadodara Circle                    | 12   | 0        |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
| 20   | Uttarakhand     | Dehradun Circle                    | 42   | 70.00    | 55.07    | 70.00    | 70.00    | 82.00    | 82.00    | 349.00   | 345.00   |
| 21   | Chhattisgarh    | Raipur Circle                      | 47   | 216.78   | 216.30   | 177.00   | 176.39   | 210.00   | 209.08   | 300.00   | 245.00   |
| 22   | Jharkhand       | Ranchi Circle                      | 13   | 80.00    | 50.13    | 175.00   | 175.00   | 86.00    | 86.00    | 160.00   | 160.00   |
|      |                 | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | --   | 750.93   | 635.13   | 550.80   | 549.79   | 524.96   | 517.49   | 327.50   | 308.00   |
|      |                 | Horticultural Activity (All India) | --   | 4657.05  | 4655.95  | 5529.00  | 5528.20  | 4563.00  | 4562.93  | 3720.00  | 3520.00  |
|      |                 | DG Office                          | ---  | 10783.00 | 10783.00 | 19737.90 | 19737.09 | 19057.27 | 19057.00 | 20000.00 | 19323.00 |
|      |                 | Reserve                            |      | ---      | ---      | ---      | ---      | ---      | ---      | 1099.18  | 00       |
|      |                 | Total                              | 3691 | 30358.07 | 30129.37 | 41080.32 | 41076.79 | 40637.86 | 40502.01 | 43560.68 | 40703.00 |