Lok Sabha Question No. 78 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Funds Allocated for Protection of HistoricalMonuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.78 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR PROTECTION OF HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

## 78. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  regarding  important  archaeological  sites  and  protected  historical monuments in the country ;
- (b) the  funds  allocated  for  preserving  and  developing  the  archaeological  sites during the last three years, year-wise and State-wise; and
- (c) the details of measures taken/being taken by ASI for the development of various tourist and archaeological sites along with tourist amenities?

## ANSWER

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

(PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) There  are  3692  monuments/sites  declared  as  of  National  importance  under  the Ancient  Monuments  and  Archaeological  Sites  and  Remains  Act,  1958  and  looked after by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).  A statement indicating State/UT-wise number of monuments/sites is given at Annexure-I.
- (b) The  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  for  conservation,  preservation  and maintenance of all centrally protected monuments / sites in the country (State/UTwise) during the last three years is at Annexure-II.
- (c) Providing facilities at protected monuments is a continuous phenomenon.  Majority of protected  monuments  are  provided  with  basic  amenities.    Further  Archaeological Survey  of  India  has  identified  100  monuments  as  Adarsh  Monument  for  providing monument specific tourist amenities and other facilities like toilets, drinking water, wifi  services,  cafeteria,  interpretation  centre,  sound  and  light  shows,  illumination, souvenir shops, etc.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 78 FOR 14.09.2020

## Abstract of Centrally Protected Monuments under the Jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India

| Sl.No.   | Name of State           |   Nos. of Monuments |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh          |                 135 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh       |                  03 |
| 3.       | Assam                   |                  55 |
| 4.       | Bihar                   |                  70 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh            |                  46 |
| 6.       | Daman & Diu (U. T.)     |                  11 |
| 7.       | Goa                     |                  21 |
| 8.       | Gujarat                 |                 203 |
| 9.       | Haryana                 |                  91 |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh        |                  40 |
| 11.      | Jammu & Kashmir (U. T.) |                  56 |
| 12.      | Jharkhand               |                  13 |
| 13.      | Ladakh (U. T.)          |                  14 |
| 14.      | Karnataka               |                 506 |
| 15.      | Kerala                  |                  29 |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh          |                 291 |
| 17.      | Maharashtra             |                 286 |
| 18.      | Manipur                 |                  01 |
| 19.      | Meghalaya               |                  08 |
| 20.      | Mizoram                 |                  01 |
| 21.      | Nagaland                |                  04 |
| 22.      | N.C.T. Delhi            |                 173 |
| 23.      | Odisha                  |                  80 |
| 24.      | Puducherry (U.T.)       |                  07 |
| 25.      | Punjab                  |                  33 |
| 26.      | Rajasthan               |                 163 |
| 27.      | Sikkim                  |                  03 |
| 28.      | Telangana               |                  08 |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu              |                 412 |
| 30.      | Tripura                 |                  08 |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh           |                 743 |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand             |                  43 |
| 33.      | West Bengal             |                 135 |
|          | TOTAL                   |                3692 |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 78 FOR 14.09.2020

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

## (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT                   | Circle / Branch                    | 2017-18    | 2017-18   | 2018-19    | 2018-19   | 2019-20    | 2019-20   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
|           |                                    |                                    | Allocation | Exp.      | Allocation | Exp.      | Allocation | Exp.      |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                      | Agra Circle                        | 850.00     | 850.00    | 860.00     | 858.61    | 1355.00    | 1355.00   |
| 1.        |                                    | Lucknow Circle                     | 649.00     | 648.97    | 482.00     | 481.99    | 560.00     | 560.00    |
| 1.        |                                    | Sarnath Circle                     | 200.00     | 200.00    | 255.00     | 254.57    | 320.00     | 320.00    |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                        | Aurangabad Circle                  | 545.00     | 544.99    | 430.00     | 430.00    | 608.85     | 608.85    |
| 2.        |                                    | Mumbai Circle                      | 915.00     | 914.98    | 890.00     | 889.97    | 950.00     | 950.00    |
| 2.        |                                    | Nagpur Circle                      | 530.00     | 530.00    | 470.00     | 470.00    | 540.00     | 540.00    |
| 3.        | Karnataka                          | Bangalore Circle                   | 1056.90    | 1056.89   | 985.00     | 985.00    | 1110.00    | 1110.00   |
| 3.        |                                    | Mini Circle Hampi                  | 660.00     | 660.00    | 535.00     | 519.04    | 1000.00    | 1000.00   |
| 3.        |                                    | Dharwad Circle                     | 598.00     | 597.99    | 640.00     | 639.97    | 745.00     | 745.00    |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh                     | Bhopal Circle                      | 780.00     | 779.98    | 810.00     | 809.48    | 1250.00    | 1250.00   |
| 5.        | Odisha                             | Bhubaneswar Circle                 | 690.00     | 689.92    | 590.00     | 590.00    | 530.00     | 530.00    |
| 6.        | West Bengal,                       | Kolkata Circle                     | 521.00     | 521.00    | 1074.98    | 968.75    | 815.00     | 810.00    |
|           | Sikkim                             |                                    |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu,                        | Chennai Circle                     | 460.00     | 460.05    | 810.00     | 809.50    | 960.00     | 960.00    |
|           | Puducherry (UT)                    |                                    |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 8.        | Punjab Haryana                     | Chandigarh Circle                  | 425.00     | 424.91    | 290.00     | 289.99    | 157.00     | 157.00    |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh                   | Shimla Circle                      | 148.75     | 148.75    | 151.00     | 151.00    | 215.00     | 215.00    |
| 10.       | Delhi                              | Delhi Circle                       | 902.00     | 901.88    | 2456.65    | 2456.65   | 2310.00    | 2310.00   |
|           |                                    | Delhi Mini Circle                  | 640.00     | 640.11    | 610.00     | 609.35    | 715.00     | 715.00    |
| 11.       | Goa                                | Goa Circle                         | 239.65     | 239.64    | 160.00     | 159.99    | 220.00     | 220.00    |
| 12.       | Assam                              | Guwahati Circle                    | 377.00     | 377.00    | 315.00     | 315.00    | 340.00     | 340.00    |
|           | Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland |                                    | 86.20      | 86.20     | 85.00      | 83.76     | 100.00     | 100.00    |
|           | Tripura                            | Aizwal Circle, Mijoram             |            |           |            |           |            |           |
|           | Arunchal Pradesh                   |                                    | 255.00     | 255.00    | 290.00     | 290.00    | 490.00     | 489.00    |
| 13.       | Rajasthan                          | Jaipur Circle Jodhpur Circle       |            | 370.00    | 415.00     | 415.00    | 540.00     | 539.00    |
|           |                                    |                                    | 370.00     |           |            |           |            |           |
| 14.       | Andhra Pradesh                     | Hyderabad Circle                   | 350.00     | 350.00    | 370.00     | 370.00    | 535.00     | 535.00    |
| 15.       | Telangana                          | Amravati Circle                    | 685.00     | 684.98    | 530.00     | 529.94    | 515.00     | 515.00    |
| 16.       | Telangana Bihar                    | Patna Circle                       | 195.00     | 195.00    | 176.00     | 175.98    | 155.00     | 145.45    |
| 17.       | Jammu &                            | Srinagar Circle                    | 215.00     | 215.00    | 175.00     | 175.00    | 155.00     | 155.00    |
|           | Kashmir                            | Mini Circle Leh                    | 54.12      | 54.09     | 70.00      | 69.98     | 30.00      | 28.49     |
| 18.       | Kerala                             | Thrissure Circle                   | 325.00     | 325.00    | 227.00     | 227.00    | 450.00     | 450.00    |
| 19.       | Gujarat                            | Vadodara Circle                    | 1118.00    | 1117.99   | 962.00     | 961.99    | 700.00     | 700.00    |
|           | Daman & Diu(UT)                    |                                    |            |           |            |           |            |           |
| 20.       | Uttarakhand                        | Dehradun Circle                    | 70.00      | 70.00     | 82.00      | 82.00     | 359.00     | 358.50    |
| 21.       | Chhattisgarh                       | Raipur Circle                      | 177.00     | 176.39    | 210.00     | 209.08    | 300.00     | 300.00    |
| 22.       | Jharkhand                          | Ranchi Circle                      | 175.00     | 175.00    | 86.00      | 86.00     | 160.00     | 160.00    |
|           |                                    | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | 550.80     | 549.79    | 524.96     | 517.49    | 337.50     | 334.47    |
|           |                                    | Horticultural Activity (All India) | 5529.00    | 5528.20   | 4563.00    | 4562.93   | 3810.50    | 3810.50   |
|           |                                    | DG Office                          | 19737.90   |           |            | 19057.00  | 20223.33   | 20223.00  |
|           |                                    |                                    |            | 19737.09  | 19057.27   |           |            |           |