Lok Sabha Question No. 3014 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Maintenance of Historical Sites in Maharashtra
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 3014 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## MAINTENANCE OF HISTORICAL SITES IN MAHARASHTRA

## 3014.    SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a large number of Archaeological sites in Maharashtra require major repairs and maintenance including Ajanta-Ellora in Aurangabad;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (c) the  amount  of  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilised  for  maintenance  of Archaeological sites in the country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) No  Madam.  Conservation  work  of  protected  monuments  in  Maharashtra including Ajanta-Ellora  Caves  is  attended regularly by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and they are in a fairly good state of preservation.
- (c)  The details of expenditure incurred for conservation of protected monuments in the country, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra, during the last three years and allocation for the current year are given in annexure.

## ANNEXURE

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3014 FOR 31.12.2018

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS UNDER ASI FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND ALLOCATION FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl.   | Name of State/UT                                            | Circle / Branch                    | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Allocation   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
| No.   |                                                             |                                    | 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       |
|       | Sikkim                                                      |                                    |               |               |               |              |
| 7.    | Tamil Nadu,                                                 | Chennai Circle                     | 919.10        | 583.98        | 460.05        | 500.00       |
|       | Puducherry (UT)                                             |                                    |               |               |               |              |
| 8.    | Punjab                                                      | Chandigarh Circle                  | 634.98        | 523.85        | 424.91        | 425.00       |
|       | Haryana                                                     |                                    |               |               |               |              |
| 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      |
|       |                                                             | 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       |
|       | Manipur                                                     |                                    |               |               |               |              |
|       | Meghalaya                                                   |                                    |               | 72.20         | 86.20         | 100.00       |
|       | Mizoram                                                     |                                    |               |               |               |              |
|       | Nagaland                                                    | Aizwal Circle,                     |               |               |               |              |
|       | Tripura                                                     | Mijoram                            |               |               |               |              |
|       | 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       |
|       | 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)                                             |                                    |               |               |               |              |
| 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     |