Lok Sabha Question No. 3112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Conservation of Temples
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 3112 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## CONSERVATION OF TEMPLES

## 3112.    SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of temples conserved by the Government/Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the country, Stae/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the amount of funds allocated and spent for the purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, temple-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  for  the  preservation  and conservation of temples in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) If  so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE. (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) The  details  of  protected  temples  with  the  Archaeological  Survey  of  India (ASI)  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  including  Uttar  Pradesh,  are  given  in Annexure-I.
- (b) The details of expenditure incurred for conservation of protected monuments including temples during the last three years and allocation for the current financial year are given in Annexure-II.
- (c) Yes  Madam.    Essential  conservation  and  maintenance  work  of  protected
- & temples in Uttar Pradesh is attended regularly as per the requirements of
- (d) the different sites and availability of resources and they are in  a good state of preservation.

ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3112 FOR 31.12.2018

## The details of protected temples with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the country, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh

| Sl. No.   | Name of State    |   Number of Temples |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   |                  53 |
| 2.        | Assam            |                  18 |
| 3.        | Bihar            |                   5 |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh     |                  29 |
| 5.        | Goa              |                   2 |
| 6.        | Gujarat          |                  42 |
| 7.        | Haryana          |                   1 |
| 8.        | Himachal Pradesh |                  28 |
| 9.        | Jammu & Kashmir  |                  29 |
| 10.       | Jharkhand        |                   2 |
| 11.       | Karnataka        |                 242 |
| 12.       | Kerala           |                  11 |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh   |                  96 |
| 14.       | Maharashtra      |                  89 |
| 15.       | Manipur          |                   1 |
| 16.       | Odisha           |                  53 |
| 17.       | Rajasthan        |                  42 |
| 18.       | Tamil Nadu       |                 120 |
| 19.       | Telangana        |                   3 |
| 20.       | Tripura          |                   3 |
| 21.       | Uttar Pradesh    |                 132 |
| 22.       | Uttarakhand      |                  30 |
| 23.       | West Bengal      |                  48 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL            |                1079 |

## ANNEXURE- II

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3112 FOR 31.12.2018.

## Details of expenditure incurred for conservation of protected monuments including temples during the last three years and allocation for the current financial year. (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of                                                     | Circle / Branch                    | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Allocation   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|           | State/UT                                                    |                                    | 2015-16       | 2016-17       | 2017-18       | 2018-19      |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                                               | Agra Circle                        | 1270.00       | 940.00        | 850.00        | 800.00       |
| 1.        |                                                             | Lucknow Circle                     | 945.08        | 688.52        | 648.97        | 650.00       |
| 1.        |                                                             | Sarnath Circle                     | 495.00        | 230.20        | 200.00        | 225.00       |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                                                 | Aurangabad Circle                  | 629.05        | 334.00        | 544.99        | 550.00       |
| 2.        |                                                             | Mumbai Circle                      | 902.82        | 900.48        | 914.98        | 850.00       |
| 2.        |                                                             | Nagpur Circle                      | 845.00        | 395.54        | 530.00        | 530.00       |
| 3.        | Karnataka                                                   | Bangalore Circle                   | 1427.02       | 1009.50       | 1056.89       | 950.00       |
| 3.        |                                                             | Mini Circle Hampi                  | 401.24        | 800.31        | 660.00        | 650.00       |
| 3.        |                                                             | Dharwad Circle                     | 716.42        | 516.98        | 597.99        | 600.00       |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh                                              | Bhopal Circle                      | 1261.01       | 745.00        | 779.98        | 750.00       |
| 5.        | Odisha                                                      | Bhubaneswar Circle                 | 679.52        | 865.00        | 689.92        | 550.00       |
| 6.        | West Bengal,                                                | Kolkata Circle                     | 537.95        | 280.68        | 521.00        | 751.18       |
| 6.        | Sikkim                                                      |                                    |               |               |               |              |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu,                                                 | Chennai Circle                     | 919.10        | 583.98        | 460.05        | 500.00       |
| 8.        | Punjab                                                      |                                    |               |               |               |              |
|           |                                                             | Chandigarh Circle                  | 634.98        | 523.85        | 424.91        | 425.00       |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh                                            | Shimla Circle                      | 300.00        | 106.22        | 148.75        | 150.00       |
| 10.       | Delhi                                                       | Delhi Circle                       | 1176.73       | 562.50        | 901.88        | 1883.65      |
| 10.       |                                                             | Delhi Mini Circle                  | -             | 418.05        | 640.11        | 600.00       |
| 11.       | Goa                                                         | Goa Circle                         | 240.99        | 155.30        | 239.64        | 240.00       |
| 12.       | Assam                                                       | Guwahati Circle                    | 395.07        | 262.19        | 377.00        | 300.00       |
| 12.       | Manipur                                                     |                                    |               |               |               |              |
| 12.       | Meghalaya                                                   |                                    |               | 72.20         | 86.20         | 100.00       |
| 12.       | Mizoram                                                     |                                    |               |               |               |              |
| 12.       |                                                             | Aizwal Circle,                     |               |               |               |              |
| 12.       | Nagaland                                                    | Mijoram                            |               |               |               |              |
| 12.       | Tripura Arunchal Pradesh                                    |                                    |               |               |               |              |
| 13.       | Rajasthan                                                   | Jaipur Circle                      | 512.98        | 208.48        | 255.00        | 260.00       |
|           |                                                             | Jodhpur Circle                     | 729.29        | 322.42        | 370.00        | 375.00       |
| 14.       | Andhra Pradesh                                              | Hyderabad Circle                   | 776.61        | 841.50        | 350.00        | 350.00       |
| 14.       | Telangana                                                   |                                    |               |               |               |              |
| 15.       | Telengana                                                   | Amrawati Circle                    | ---           | ---           | 684.98        | 650.00       |
| 16.       | Bihar                                                       | Patna Circle                       | 374.99        | 153.53        | 195.00        | 250.00       |
|           | Jammu &                                                     | Srinagar Circle                    | 135.07        | 95.83         | 215.00        | 250.00       |
| 17.       | Kashmir                                                     | Mini Circle Leh                    | 131.50        | 43.40         | 54.09         | 55.00        |
| 18.       | Kerala                                                      | Thrissure Circle                   | 545.00        | 284.98        | 325.00        | 350.00       |
|           | Gujarat                                                     | Vadodara Circle                    | 1123.07       | 1385.00       | 1117.99       | 950.00       |
| 19.       | Daman & Diu(UT)                                             | Daman & Diu(UT)                    |               |               |               |              |
| 20.       | Uttarakhand                                                 | Dehradun Circle                    | 215.00        | 55.07         | 70.00         | 70.00        |
| 21.       | Chhattisgarh                                                | Raipur Circle                      | 670.33        | 216.30        | 176.39        | 175.00       |
| 22.       | Jharkhand                                                   | Ranchi Circle                      | 147.61        | 50.13         | 175.00        | 150.00       |
|           |                                                             | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | 729.60        | 690.13        | 549.79        | 582.00       |
|           |                                                             | Horticultural Activity (All India) | 3878.22       | 4655.95       | 5528.20       | 5300.00      |
|           | Construction of Boundary walls & Toilet Blocks at Monuments |                                    | -             | 10783.00      | 19737.09      | 19016.35     |
|           |                                                             | Reserve                            | --            | ---           | ---           | 289.68       |
| Total     | Total                                                       | Total                              | 23746.25      | 30176.22      | 41076.79      | 41127.86     |