Lok Sabha Question No. 197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Temples Conserved by ASI
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Jual Oram, Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 197 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## TEMPLES CONSERVED BY ASI

197.  SHRI  JUAL ORAM: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  historical    monuments    and    temples  conserved   by Archaeological   Survey  of  India (ASI)  in  the   country,  State/UT-wise including Jharkhand and Odisha;
- (b) the  amount  of  funds  spent  for  the  purpose  during  each  of  the last three years, monument-wise, temple-wise including ancient temples of Lord Jagannath, Lingaraj Temple and Konark Temple;  and
- (c) the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  protect  and  conserve  these temples  in  the  country  including  the  State  of  Jharkhand  and  Odisha?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of historical monuments including temples conserved by the ASI in the country, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand and Odisha are given in Annexure I.
- . (b) The  expenditure  incurred  for  conservation  of  the  protected  monuments under  the  ASI,  including  temples  during  the  last  three  years,  are  given  in Annexure II. The details of expenditure incurred for conservation of ancient temples Lord Jagannath, Lingaraj Temples and Konark Temple are given in Annexure III.
- (c) Conservation  work  of  protected  monuments  in  the  country  including  the State  of  Jharkhand  and  Odisha  is  attended  regularly  depending  upon  the need of repairs at different sites and availability of resources and they are in a good state of preservation

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 197 FOR 18.11.2019 STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF HISTORICAL MONUMENTS INCLUDING TEMPLES CONSERVED BY THE ASI IN THE COUNTRY

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT    | Circle / Branch                                                             | Total Number of Monuments   |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh       | 1. Agra Circle                                                              | 745                         |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh       | 2. Lucknow Circle                                                           | 745                         |
| 2.        | Maharashtra         | 4. Aurangabad Circle                                                        | 286                         |
| 2.        | Maharashtra         | 5. Mumbai Circle                                                            | 286                         |
| 3.        | Karnataka           | 6. Nagpur Circle 7. Bangalore Circle 8. Mini Circle Hampi 9. Dharwad Circle | 506                         |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh      | 10. Bhopal Circle                                                           | 292                         |
| 5.        | Odisha              | 11. Bhubaneswar Circle                                                      | 80                          |
| 6.        | West Bengal,        | 12. Kolkata Circle                                                          | 136                         |
| 6.        | Sikkim              | 12. Kolkata Circle                                                          | 03                          |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu,         | 13. Chennai Circle                                                          | 413                         |
| 7.        | Puducherry (UT)     | 13. Chennai Circle                                                          | 07                          |
| 8.        | Punjab              | 14. Chandigarh Circle                                                       | 33                          |
| 9.        | Haryana             |                                                                             | 91                          |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh    | 15. Shimla Circle                                                           | 40                          |
| 11.       | Delhi               | 16. Delhi Circle                                                            | 111                         |
| 13.       | Assam               | 17. Delhi Mini Circle                                                       | 63 21                       |
| 12.       | Goa                 | 18. Goa Circle                                                              |                             |
| 14.       |                     | 19. Guwahati Circle                                                         | 55 01                       |
|           | Manipur             |                                                                             |                             |
| 15.       | Meghalaya Mizoram   | 20. Aizwal Circle, Mijoram                                                  | 08                          |
| 16.       | Nagaland            |                                                                             | 01                          |
| 17.       |                     |                                                                             | 04                          |
| 18.       | Tripura             |                                                                             | 08                          |
| 19.       | Arunchal Pradesh    |                                                                             | 03                          |
| 20.       | Rajasthan           | 21. Jaipur Circle 22. Jodhpur Circle 23. Hyderabad Circle                   | 163 129                     |
| 21. 22.   | Andhra Pradesh      |                                                                             | 08                          |
| 22.       | Telangana Telengana | 24. Amrawati Circle                                                         |                             |
| 23. 24.   | Bihar               | 25. Patna Circle                                                            | 70                          |
| 25.       | Jammu & Kashmir     | 26. Srinagar Circle                                                         | 56                          |
|           |                     | 27. Mini Circle Leh                                                         | 13                          |
| 26.       | Kerala              | 28. Thrissure Circle                                                        | 28                          |
| 27.       | Gujarat             | 29. Vadodara Circle                                                         | 203                         |
| 28.       | Daman & Diu(UT)     |                                                                             | 12                          |
| 29.       | Uttarakhand         | 30. Dehradun Circle                                                         | 42                          |
| 30.       | Chhattisgarh        | 31. Raipur Circle                                                           | 47                          |
| 31.       | Jharkhand Total     | 32. Ranchi Circle                                                           | 13                          |
|           |                     |                                                                             | 3691                        |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 197 FOR 18.11.2019

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS FOR CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS INCLUDING TEMPLES

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   | Circle /           | Total Number of Monuments   | Expenditure incurred   | Expenditure incurred   | Expenditure incurred   |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   | Circle /           | Total Number of Monuments   | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19                |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh      | Agra Circle        | 745                         | 940.00                 | 850.00                 | 858.61                 |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh      | Lucknow Circle     | 745                         | 688.52                 | 648.97                 | 481.99                 |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh      | Sarnath Circle     | 745                         | 230.20                 | 200.00                 | 254.57                 |
| 2.        | Maharashtra        | Aurangabad Circle  | 286                         | 334.00                 | 544.99                 | 430.00                 |
| 2.        | Maharashtra        | Mumbai Circle      | 286                         | 900.48                 | 914.98                 | 889.97                 |
| 2.        | Maharashtra        | Nagpur Circle      | 286                         | 395.54                 | 530.00                 | 470.00                 |
| 3.        | Karnataka          | Bangalore Circle   | 506                         | 1009.50                | 1056.89                | 985.00                 |
| 3.        | Karnataka          | Mini Circle Hampi  | 506                         | 800.31                 | 660.00                 | 519.04                 |
| 3.        | Karnataka          | Dharwad Circle     | 506                         | 516.98                 | 597.99                 | 639.97                 |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh     | Bhopal Circle      | 292                         | 745.00                 | 779.98                 | 809.48                 |
| 5.        | Odisha             | Bhubaneswar Circle | 80                          | 865.00                 | 689.92                 | 590.00                 |
| 6.        | West Bengal,       | Kolkata Circle     | 136                         | 280.68                 | 521.00                 | 968.75                 |
| 6.        | Sikkim             |                    | 03                          |                        |                        |                        |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu,        | Chennai            | 413                         | 583.98                 | 460.05                 | 809.50                 |
| 7.        | Puducherry (UT)    | Circle             | 07                          |                        |                        |                        |
| 8.        | Punjab             | Chandigarh         | 33                          | 524.68                 | 424.91                 | 289.99                 |
| 8.        | Haryana            | Circle             | 91                          |                        |                        |                        |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh   | Shimla Circle      | 40                          | 106.22                 | 148.75                 | 151.00                 |
| 10.       | Delhi              | Delhi Circle       | 111                         | 569.82                 | 901.88                 | 2456.65                |
| 10.       |                    | Delhi Mini Circle  | 63                          | 418.05                 | 640.11                 | 609.35                 |
| 11.       | Goa                | Goa Circle         | 21                          | 155.30                 | 239.64                 | 159.99                 |
| 12.       | Assam              | Guwahati           | 55                          | 262.19                 | 377.00                 | 315.00                 |
| 12.       | Manipur            | Circle             | 01                          |                        |                        |                        |
| 12.       | Meghalaya          |                    | 08                          | 72.20                  | 86.20                  | 83.76                  |
| 12.       | Mizoram            |                    | 01                          |                        |                        |                        |
| 12.       | Nagaland           | Aizwal Circle,     | 04                          |                        |                        |                        |
| 12.       | Tripura            | Mijoram            | 08                          |                        |                        |                        |
| 12.       | Arunchal Pradesh   |                    | 03                          |                        |                        |                        |
| 13.       | Rajasthan          | Jaipur Circle      | 163                         | 208.48                 | 255.00                 | 290.00                 |
| 13.       |                    | Jodhpur Circle     | 163                         | 322.42                 | 370.00                 | 415.00                 |
| 14.       | Andhra Pradesh     | Amaravati Circle   | 08                          |                        | 684.98                 | 529.94                 |
| 14.       | Telangana          | Hyderabad Circle   | 129                         | 841.50                 | 350.00                 | 370.00                 |

| Sl.   |                  |                                    | Total Number of   | Expenditure incurred   | Expenditure incurred   | Expenditure incurred   |
|-------|------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| No.   | Name of State/UT | Circle / Branch                    | Monuments         | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19                |
| 15.   | Bihar            | Patna Circle                       | 70                | 153.53                 | 195.00                 | 175.98                 |
| 16.   | Jammu & Kashmir  | Srinagar Circle                    | 56                | 95.83                  | 215.00                 | 175.00                 |
| 17.   |                  | Mini Circle Leh                    | 13                | 43.40                  | 54.09                  | 69.98                  |
|       | Kerala           | Thrissure Circle                   | 28                | 284.98                 | 325.00                 | 227.00                 |
| 18.   | Gujarat          | Vadodara Circle                    | 203               | 1385.00                | 1117.99                | 961.99                 |
|       | Daman & Diu(UT)  |                                    | 12                |                        |                        |                        |
| 19.   | Uttarakhand      | Dehradun Circle                    | 42                | 55.07                  | 70.00                  | 82.00                  |
| 20.   | Chhattisgarh     | Raipur Circle                      | 47                | 216.30                 | 176.39                 | 209.08                 |
| 21.   | Jharkhand        | Ranchi Circle                      | 13                | 50.13                  | 175.00                 | 86.00                  |
|       |                  | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | --                | 635.13                 | 549.79                 | 517.49                 |
|       |                  | Horticultural Activity (All India) | --                | 4655.95                | 5528.20                | 4562.93                |
|       |                  | DG Office                          | ---               | 10783.00               | 19737.09               | 19057.00               |
|       |                  | Total                              | 3691              | 30129.37               | 41076.79               | 40502.01               |

## ANNEXURE-III

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SHABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 197 FOR 18.11.2019

## THE DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED DURING LAST THREE YEARS FOR CONSERVATION OF ANCIENT TEMPLES LORD JAGANNATH, LINGARAJ AND KONARK TEMPLE

(Amount in Rs.)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Temples               | Expenditure incurred   | Expenditure incurred   | Expenditure incurred   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|           |                                   | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19                |
| 1         | Lord Jagannath Temple, Puri       | 6,07,15,581.00         | 4,02,24,751.00         | 2,37,93,258.00         |
| 2         | Lord Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar | 11,86,200.00           | 7,12,187.00            | 1,70,498.00            |
| 3         | Sun Temple, Konark                | 37,89,295.00           | 85,75,855.00           | 1,52,25,857.00         |