Lok Sabha Question No. 3595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Amendment in Law regarding Construction Near Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3595 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## AMENDMENT IN LAW REGARDING CONSTRUCTION NEAR MONUMENTS

- +3595. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to amend the law regarding the restriction of construction work near the protected monuments;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and its current status;
- (c) the time by which the existing law is proposed to be amended;
- (d) the State/UT-wise number and details of the projects related to public utility being constructed near the protected monuments; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  maintain  the  peaceful  atmosphere  of ancient monuments?

## ANSWER

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

## (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a)to (c) The  Bill  regarding  the  restriction  of  construction  work  near  protected monuments  was  introduced  and  passed  by  Lok  Sabha  on  02.01.2018. The said Bill was subsequently submitted to Rajya Sabha and the same was referred to the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha.  However, the Bill got  lapsed  due  to  dissolution  of  Parliament  in  2019.    The  process  of amendment has been re-initiated.
- (d) As  per  the  information  provided  by  National  Monuments  Authority,  288 permissions were granted.  State/UT-wise details are at Annexure.
- (e) In general, atmosphere at centrally protected monument remains peaceful besides regular watch & ward and security is deployed by Archaeological Survey of India in these monuments.

ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3595 FOR 16.3.2020 LIST  OF  STATE/UT-WISE PERMISSIONS GRANTED BY NATIONAL MONUMENTS AUTHORITY

| S.No.   | State/U.T.     |   Number of Public Utility Projects/Permission |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Assam          |                                              9 |
| 2.      | Gujarat        |                                             43 |
| 3.      | Haryana        |                                              3 |
| 4.      | Karnataka      |                                             21 |
| 5.      | Kerala         |                                             27 |
| 6.      | Madhya Pradesh |                                             26 |
| 7.      | Maharashtra    |                                             43 |
| 8.      | Odisha         |                                              4 |
| 9.      | Rajasthan      |                                              7 |
| 10.     | Tamil Nadu     |                                              7 |
| 11.     | Uttar Pradesh  |                                             48 |
| 12.     | NCT Delhi      |                                             48 |
| 13.     | Daman & Diu    |                                              2 |
|         | Total          |                                            288 |