Lok Sabha Question No. 1680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Criteria fixed for Selection of Monuments as Centrally Protected Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1680 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.3.2020

## CRITERIA FIXED FOR SELECTION OF MONUMENTS AS CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS

## 1680. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) has declared monuments as Centrally Protected Monuments in various States in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of criteria fixed for selection of  monuments as Centrally Protected Monuments;
- (c) the details of numbers of monuments protected by ASI and the details of expenditure incurred on maintenance of various such monuments during each of the last three years, State-wise;
- (d) the  number  of  monuments  in  Odisha   and  out  of  these  eligible  for  ASI protection as per the criteria fixed for the purpose; and
- (e) the reasons for not including them in the Centrally Protected Monuments list?

## ANSWER

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

## (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) Section  2  of  the  Ancient  Monuments  and  Archaeological  Sites  and  Remains Act, 1958 specifies criterion for ancient monument as 'any structure, erection or monument, or any tumulus or place of interment, or any cave, rock sculpture, inscription  or monolith, which is of historical,  archaeological or artistic interest and which has been in existence for not less than one hundred years' and is of National  Importance.  For  ancient  sites  and  remains,  the  Act  specifies  as 'ancient site and remains containing or is reasonably believed to contain ruins of relics of historical or archaeological importance which have been in existence for not less than one hundred years' and is of National Importance
- (c) There are 3691 monuments/sites protected by the Archaeological Survey of India in the country.  The details of monuments/sites (State/UT-wise) is at Annexure-I. The funds allocated and expenditure incurred for conservation, preservation and maintenance of all centrally protected monuments / sites in the country (State/UT-wise) during the last three years is at Annexure-II.
- (d)& (e) There are 80 number of monuments in Odisha found eligible under the control of  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  and  are  declared  as  monument  of  national importance.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1680 FOR 2.3.2020

## 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             |                  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 (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1680 FOR 2.3.2020

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

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No   | Name of                                     | Circle /                           | Total Number of   | 2016-17           | 2016-17   | 2017-18        | 2017-18       | 2018-19       | 2018-19       |
|----------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| .        | State/UT                                    | Branch                             | Monuments         | Allocation        | Exp.      | Allocation     | Exp.          | Allocation    | Exp.          |
| 1.       | Uttar Pradesh                               | Agra Circle                        | 745               | 940.00            | 940.00    | 850.00         | 850.00        | 860.00        | 858.61        |
| 1.       | Uttar Pradesh                               | Lucknow Circle                     |                   | 689.50            | 688.52    | 649.00         | 648.97        | 482.00        | 481.99        |
| 1.       | Uttar Pradesh                               | Sarnath Circle                     |                   | 230.21            | 230.20    | 200.00         | 200.00        | 255.00        | 254.57        |
| 2.       | Maharashtra                                 | Aurangabad Circle                  | 286               | 334.00            | 334.00    | 545.00         | 544.99        | 430.00        | 430.00        |
| 2.       | Maharashtra                                 | Mumbai Circle                      |                   | 922.00            | 900.48    | 915.00         | 914.98        | 890.00        | 889.97        |
| 2.       | Maharashtra                                 | Nagpur Circle                      |                   | 399.00            | 395.54    | 530.00         | 530.00        | 470.00        | 470.00        |
| 3.       | Karnataka                                   | Bangalore Circle                   | 506               | 1010.00           | 1009.50   | 1056.90        | 1056.89       | 985.00        | 985.00        |
| 3.       | Karnataka                                   | Mini Circle Hampi                  |                   | 800.32            | 800.31    | 660.00         | 660.00        | 535.00        | 519.04        |
| 3.       | Karnataka                                   | Dharwad Circle                     |                   | 517.00            | 516.98    | 598.00         | 597.99        | 640.00        | 639.97        |
| 4.       | Madhya Pradesh                              | Bhopal Circle                      | 292               | 745.00            | 745.00    | 780.00         | 779.98        | 810.00        | 809.48        |
| 5.       | Odisha                                      | Bhubaneswar Circle                 | 80                | 865.00            | 865.00    | 690.00         | 689.92        | 590.00        | 590.00        |
| 6.       | West Bengal, Sikkim                         | Kolkata Circle                     | 135               | 298.55            | 280.68    | 521.00         | 521.00        | 1074.98       | 968.75        |
| 6.       | West Bengal, Sikkim                         |                                    | 03                |                   |           |                |               |               |               |
| 7.       | Tamil Nadu,                                 | Chennai Circle                     | 413               | 596.00            | 583.98    | 460.00         | 460.05        | 810.00        | 809.50        |
| 7.       | Puducherry (UT)                             |                                    | 07                |                   |           |                |               |               |               |
| 8.       | Punjab                                      | Chandigarh                         | 33                | 525.85            | 524.68    | 425.00         | 424.91        | 290.00        | 289.99        |
| 9.       | Haryana Himachal                            | Circle Shimla Circle               | 91 40             | 106.24            | 106.22    | 148.75         | 148.75        | 151.00        | 151.00        |
| 10.      | Pradesh Delhi                               | Delhi Circle                       | 111               | 570.25            | 569.82    | 902.00         | 901.88        | 2456.65       | 2456.65       |
| 10.      |                                             | Delhi Mini Circle                  | 63                | 419.25            | 418.05    | 640.00         | 640.11        | 610.00        | 609.35        |
| 11.      | Goa                                         | Goa Circle                         | 21                | 155.00            | 155.30    | 239.65         | 239.64        | 160.00        | 159.99        |
| 12.      | Assam                                       | Guwahati                           | 55                | 262.19            | 262.19    | 377.00         | 377.00        | 315.00        | 315.00        |
| 12.      | Manipur                                     | Circle                             | 01                |                   |           |                |               |               |               |
| 12.      | Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura Arunchal | Aizwal Circle, Mijoram             | 08 01 04 08 03    | 72.20             | 72.20     | 86.20          | 86.20         | 85.00         | 83.76         |
| 13.      | Pradesh Rajasthan                           | Jaipur Circle                      | 163               | 210.00            | 208.48    | 255.00         | 255.00        | 290.00        | 290.00        |
| 13.      | Pradesh Rajasthan                           | Jodhpur Circle Hyderabad           |                   | 323.00            | 322.42    | 370.00         | 370.00 350.00 | 415.00 370.00 | 415.00 370.00 |
| 14.      | Andhra Pradesh Telangana                    | Circle                             | 129 08            | 841.50            | 841.50    | 350.00         |               |               |               |
| 15.      | Telangana                                   | Amravati Circle                    |                   | 0                 | 0         | 685.00         | 684.98        | 530.00        | 529.94        |
| 16.      | Bihar                                       | Patna Circle                       | 70                | 159.00            | 153.53    | 195.00         | 195.00        | 176.00        | 175.98        |
| 17.      | Jammu &                                     | Srinagar Circle                    | 56                | 95.83             | 95.83     | 215.00         | 215.00        | 175.00        | 175.00        |
|          | Kashmir(UT)                                 | Mini Circle Leh                    | 14                | 43.42             | 43.40     | 54.12          | 54.09         | 70.00         | 69.98         |
| 18. 19.  | Kerala                                      | Thrissure Circle                   | 28                | 285.00            | 284.98    | 325.00 1118.00 | 325.00        | 227.00        | 227.00        |
|          | Gujarat Daman &                             | Vadodara Circle                    | 203               | 1385.00 0         | 1385.00   |                | 1117.99       | 962.00        | 961.99        |
|          | Diu(UT)                                     |                                    | 12                |                   |           |                |               |               |               |
| 20.      | Uttarakhand                                 | Dehradun Circle                    | 42                | 70.00             | 55.07     | 70.00          | 70.00         | 82.00         | 82.00         |
| 21.      | Chhattisgarh                                | Raipur Circle                      | 47                | 216.78            | 216.30    | 177.00         | 176.39        | 210.00        | 209.08        |
| 22.      | Jharkhand                                   | Ranchi Circle                      | 13                | 80.00             | 50.13     | 175.00         | 175.00        | 86.00         | 86.00         |
| 22.      |                                             | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | --                | 750.93            | 635.13    | 550.80         | 549.79        | 524.96        | 517.49        |
|          |                                             | Horticultural Activity (All India) | --                | 4657.05           | 4655.95   | 5529.00        | 5528.20       | 4563.00       | 4562.93       |
|          |                                             | DG Office                          | ---               | 10783.00 30358.07 | 10783.00  | 19737.90       | 19737.09      | 19057.27      | 19057.00      |
|          |                                             | Total                              | 3691              |                   | 30129.37  | 41080.32       | 41076.79      | 40637.86      | 40502.01      |