Lok Sabha Question No. 2068 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Policy for Development and Restoration of Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2068

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## POLICY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND RESTORATION OF MONUMENTS

2068 . SHRI NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL: SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL: SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA: SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of protected monuments, temples, museums and forts lying in dilapidated conditions due to natural calamities and are on the verge of  collapse due to lack of proper maintenance and which have been taken up for restoration  by the Government, State/UT and monument-wise;
- (b) the policy formulated/proposed to be formulated along with the steps taken by the Government for renovation, restoration, beautification and development of historical places, buildings, forts, museums and other sites in the country, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Odisha;
- (c) the funds allocated and expenditure incurred on preservation/maintenance of these monuments during each of the last five years and the current year along with the details  of  revenue  earned  from  these  monuments  during  the  said  period  through sale of tickets, State-wise and monument-wise; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  number  of  tourists  and  to provide best amenities to both domestic as well as foreign tourists?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No Madam.  The conservation work on protected monuments  of National

&

importance  in  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh,  Delhi  and  Odisha,  under  the

- (b) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), is attended regularly as per the requirements of different sites and availability of resources and they are in a fairly good state of preservation.  Similarly museums are also maintained properly. ASI  has already formulated comprehensive  conservation  policy  for conservation of protected monuments, the details of which are available on ASI website www.asi.nic.in.
- (c) The  details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  for  conservation  of protected  monuments,  during  the  last  five  years  and  allocation  for  the  current financial  year  are  given  in  the  annexure  -I.    The  details  of  revenue  collected through sale of entry tickets during the same period are given in annexure -II.
- (d) The protected monuments are kept in good condition.  The public amenities are up-graded as per needs. All such features acts as attraction to the tourists for visit to heritage monuments in the country.

## ANNEXURE-I

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2068 FOR 30.07.2018

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS ALLOCATED AND UTILISED  FOR CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS UNDER ASI FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND ALLOCATION FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR

## (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.    | Name of State/UT         | Circle / Branch                                | Total Number of Monuments   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Allocation   |
|------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
| Sl. No.    | Name of State/UT         | Circle / Branch                                | Total Number of Monuments   | 2013-14       | 2014-15       | 2015-16       | 2016-17       | 2017-18       | 2018-19      |
| 1.         | Uttar Pradesh            | Agra Circle                                    | 743                         | 957.97        | 1404.99       | 1270.00       | 940.00        | 850.00        | 800.00       |
| 1.         | Uttar Pradesh            | Lucknow Circle                                 |                             | 944.99        | 1165.00       | 945.08        | 688.52        | 648.97        | 650.00       |
| 1.         | Uttar Pradesh            | Sarnath Circle                                 |                             | ---           | 534.99        | 495.00        | 230.20        | 200.00        | 225.00       |
| 2.         | Maharashtra              | Aurangabad Circle                              | 286                         | 493.00        | 695.00        | 629.05        | 334.00        | 544.99        | 550.00       |
| 2.         | Maharashtra              | Mumbai Circle                                  |                             | 415.00        | 645.00        | 902.82        | 900.48        | 914.98        | 850.00       |
| 2.         | Maharashtra              | Nagpur Circle                                  |                             | ---           | 444.98        | 845.00        | 395.54        | 530.00        | 530.00       |
| 3.         | Karnataka                | Bangalore Circle                               | 506                         | 1253.00       | 1515.99       | 1427.02       | 1009.50       | 1056.89       | 950.00       |
| 3.         | Karnataka                | Mini Circle Hampi                              |                             | --            | 90.00         | 401.24        | 800.31        | 660.00        | 650.00       |
| 3.         | Karnataka                | Dharwad Circle                                 |                             | 993.79        | 713.94        | 716.42        | 516.98        | 597.99        | 600.00       |
| 4.         | Madhya Pradesh           | Bhopal Circle                                  | 292                         | 716.99        | 956.99        | 1261.01       | 745.00        | 779.98        | 750.00       |
| 5.         | Odisha                   | Bhubaneswar Circle                             | 79                          | 280.00        | 596.99        | 679.52        | 865.00        | 689.92        | 550.00       |
| 6.         | West Bengal,             | Kolkata Circle                                 | 136                         | 448.18        | 549.63        | 537.95        | 280.68        | 521.00        | 751.18       |
| 6.         | Sikkim                   |                                                | 03                          |               |               |               |               |               |              |
| 7.         | Tamil Nadu,              | Chennai Circle                                 | 413                         | 845.00        | 1070.01       | 919.10        | 583.98        | 460.05        | 500.00       |
| 7.         | Puducherry (UT)          |                                                | 07                          |               |               |               |               |               |              |
| 8.         | Punjab                   | Chandigarh Circle                              | 33                          | 795.92        | 875.85        | 634.98        | 523.85        | 424.91        | 425.00       |
| 9.         | Haryana Himachal Pradesh | Shimla Circle                                  | 91 40                       | 155.86        | 315.00        | 300.00        | 106.22        | 148.75        | 150.00       |
| 10.        | Delhi                    | Delhi Circle                                   | 111                         | 1300.19       | 1499.75       | 1176.73       | 562.50        | 901.88        | 1883.65      |
| 10.        |                          | Delhi Mini Circle                              | 63                          | -             | -             | -             | 418.05        | 640.11        | 600.00       |
| 11.        | Goa                      | Goa Circle                                     | 21                          | 144.50        | 397.36        | 240.99        | 155.30        | 239.64        | 240.00       |
| 12.        | Assam                    | Guwahati Circle                                | 55                          | 174.94        | 292.56        | 395.07        | 262.19        | 377.00        | 300.00       |
| 12.        | Manipur                  |                                                | 01                          |               |               |               |               |               |              |
| 12.        | Meghalaya                |                                                | 08                          |               |               |               | 72.20         | 86.20         | 100.00       |
| 12.        | Mizoram                  |                                                | 01                          |               |               |               |               |               |              |
| 12.        | Nagaland                 | Aizwal Circle,                                 | 04                          |               |               |               |               |               |              |
| 12.        |                          | Mijoram                                        |                             |               |               |               |               |               |              |
| 12.        | Tripura                  |                                                | 08                          |               |               |               |               |               |              |
| 13.        | Rajasthan                | Jaipur Circle                                  | 162                         | 521.48        | 610.00        | 512.98        | 208.48        | 255.00        | 260.00       |
|            |                          | Jodhpur Circle                                 |                             | ---           | 569.96        | 729.29        | 322.42        | 370.00        | 375.00       |
| 14.        | Andhra Pradesh           | Amaravati Circle                               | 129                         | 1068.43       | 998.32        | 776.61        | 841.50        | 350.00        | 650.00       |
| 15.        | Telengana                | Hyderabad Circle                               | 08                          |               |               |               |               |               | 350.00       |
| 16.        | Bihar                    | Patna Circle                                   | 70                          | 263.00        | 414.99        | 374.99        | 153.53        | 195.00        | 250.00       |
| 17.        | Jammu &                  | Srinagar Circle                                | 56                          | 260.00        | 443.00        | 135.07        | 95.83         | 215.00        | 250.00       |
| 17.        | Kashmir                  | Mini Circle Leh                                | 13                          | 116.83        | 141.98        | 131.50        | 43.40         | 54.09         | 55.00        |
| 18.        | Kerala                   | Thrissure Circle                               | 28                          | 455.00        | 647.19        | 545.00        | 284.98        | 325.00        | 350.00       |
| 19.        | Gujarat                  | Vadodara Circle                                | 203                         | 655.00        | 847.99        | 1123.07       | 1385.00       | 1117.99       | 950.00       |
| 19.        | Daman & Diu(UT)          |                                                | 12                          |               |               |               |               |               |              |
| 20.        | Uttarakhand              | Dehradun Circle                                | 42                          | 210.49        | 264.99        | 215.00        | 55.07         | 70.00         | 70.00        |
| 21.        | Chhattisgarh             | Raipur Circle                                  | 47                          | 468.40        | 587.89        | 670.33        | 216.30        | 176.39        | 175.00       |
| 22.        | Jharkhand                | Ranchi Circle                                  | 13                          | 69.00         | 115.98        | 147.61        | 50.13         | 175.00        | 150.00       |
| 22.        |                          | Chemical Preservation                          | --                          | 510.85        | 787.65        | 729.60        | 690.13        | 549.79        | 582.00       |
| 22.        |                          | (All India) Horticultural Activity (All India) | --                          | 2446.05       | 3357.98       | 3878.22       | 4655.95       | 5528.20       | 5300.00      |
| 22.        |                          | D.G. Hqrs. Office.                             | --                          | --            |               | -             | 10783.00      | 19737.09      | 19016.35     |
|            |                          | Reserve                                        | ---                         | --            | --            | --            | ---           | ---           | 289.68       |
| Total 3687 | Total 3687               | Total 3687                                     | Total 3687                  | 16963.86      | 23551.95      | 23746.25      | 30176.22      | 40391.81      | 41127.86     |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2068 FOR 30.07.2018

## State-wise details of revenue earned from the ticketed monuments for the last five years and current financial year upto June 2018

(Amount in Rs.)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   | Total Nos. of ticketed monuments   | Revenue earned by sale of entry tickets   | Revenue earned by sale of entry tickets   | Revenue earned by sale of entry tickets   | Revenue earned by sale of entry tickets   | Revenue earned by sale of entry tickets   | Revenue earned by sale of entry tickets   |
|-----------|--------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   | Total Nos. of ticketed monuments   | 2013-14                                   | 2014-15                                   | 2015-16                                   | 2016-17                                   | 2017-18                                   | 2018-19 Up to June, 2018                  |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh      | 17                                 | 413375025                                 | 421576189                                 | 401296845                                 | 933984499                                 | 1166599391                                | 177363660                                 |
| 2.        | Maharashtra        | 16                                 | 67839780                                  | 71537470                                  | 76664170                                  | 195156349                                 | 267753165                                 | 46827845                                  |
| 3.        | Karnataka          | 12                                 | 87275360                                  | 45475095                                  | 48898930                                  | 111370640                                 | 150418365                                 | 21528255                                  |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh     | 08                                 | 33652355                                  | 33158710                                  | 32515595                                  | 69360545                                  | 96838854                                  | 9158180                                   |
| 5.        | Odisha             | 05                                 | 28028120                                  | 28611870                                  | 33940475                                  | 77401015                                  | 104440555                                 | 20437105                                  |
| 6.        | West Bengal        | 03                                 | 9984265                                   | 10232515                                  | 11856015                                  | 21178840                                  | 30601775                                  | 4510525                                   |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu         | 07                                 | 29653365                                  | 29118565                                  | 28769009                                  | 64046740                                  | 96286745                                  | 12771480                                  |
| 8.        | Haryana            | 02                                 | 697725                                    | 895470                                    | 1115765                                   | 2657035                                   | 3332384                                   | 664860                                    |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh   | 02                                 | 921590                                    | 1061690                                   | 1263620                                   | 3812415                                   | 5000885                                   | 1148535                                   |
| 10.       | Delhi              | 10                                 | 243794140                                 | 237671765                                 | 247298945                                 | 548856710                                 | 569644895                                 | 167229670                                 |
| 11.       | Assam              | 05                                 | 5114100                                   | 1907651                                   | 2418545                                   | 6230995                                   | 10013685                                  | 1251615                                   |
| 12.       | Rajasthan          | 03                                 | 7686135                                   | 5427505                                   | 8581290                                   | 18561295                                  | 26946932                                  | 4306630                                   |
| 13.       | Andhra Pradesh     | 05                                 | 1537700                                   | 1823385                                   | 1753600                                   | 7222075                                   | 6636960                                   | 1188500                                   |
| 14.       | Telangana          | 03                                 | 18413615                                  | 20089095                                  | 20261840                                  | 49592940                                  | 67206815                                  | 13632640                                  |
| 15.       | Bihar              | 05                                 | 8625690                                   | 6500900                                   | 9736860                                   | 27361970                                  | 32678985                                  | 3760645                                   |
| 16.       | Jammu & Kashmir    | 04                                 | 1067769                                   | 1337015                                   | 1340375                                   | 2754340                                   | 2983375                                   | 999601                                    |
| 17.       | Kerala             | 02                                 | 3410545                                   | 3605915                                   | 3949135                                   | 7902395                                   | 10124450                                  | 2269415                                   |
| 18.       | Gujarat            | 06                                 | 7082460                                   | 7422800                                   | 7466990                                   | 16000110                                  | 16975315                                  | 2634125                                   |
| 19.       | Chhattisgarh       | 01                                 | 341315                                    | 380300                                    | 414350                                    | 801185                                    | 1389430                                   | 164860                                    |