Lok Sabha Question No. 925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Budget Allocated for World Heritage Sites
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 925

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2018

## BUDGET ALLOCATED FOR WORLD HERITAGE SITES

## †925. SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state :

- (a) the details of World Heritage Sites in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  State/UT-wise  details  of  budget  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  on  their maintenance and development and during the last three years along with the action plan chalked out for proper and better maintenance of those sites and the progress made therein;
- (c) the  total  number  of  requests  received  by  the  Government  for  inclusive  as  World Heritage sites along with the number of requests approved/pending therefrom; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard ?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT,

## FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) At present, India has 37 World Heritage Sites. The details of World Heritage Sites is placed at Annexure-I.
- (b) The details of budget allocation and expenditures incurred on world heritage sites under jurisdiction of ASI are placed at Annexure-II. All the world heritage sites are well  protected  and  in  good  shape.  All  these  sites  are  being  conserved  as  per conservation policy under AMASR act.
- (c) At  present,  India  has  42  sites  listed  under  tentative  list  which  is  pre-requisite condition for inscription as World Heritage Sites. In this year, 'The Walled city of Jaipur'  is  under  process  for  nomination  of  World  Heritage  Site.  The  dossier  on 'Monuments Forts of Deccan Sultanate has been submitted to UNESCO for 201920 initiative.
- (d) Augmentation  of  sites  on  the  World  Heritage  List/Tentative  List  is  a  continuous process and sites are selected on the basis of their potential for fulfilling criteria under Operational Guidelines and demonstration of Outstanding Universal Value.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 925

## WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA

CULTURAL SITES:

## Under Protection of Archaeological Survey of India

|   S. No | Name of Site                                                                                                                                                                                            | State          |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|       1 | Agra Fort (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh  |
|       2 | Ajanta Caves (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra    |
|       3 | Ellora Caves (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra    |
|       4 | Taj Mahal (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh  |
|       5 | Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)                                                                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu     |
|       6 | Sun Temple, Konarak (1984)                                                                                                                                                                              | Odisha         |
|       7 | Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)                                                                                                                                                                     | Goa            |
|       8 | Fatehpur Sikri (1986)                                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh  |
|       9 | Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)                                                                                                                                                                      | Karnataka      |
|      10 | Khajuraho, Group of Temples (1986)                                                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh |
|      11 | Elephanta Caves ( 1987)                                                                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra    |
|      12 | Great Living Chola Temples at Thanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuram and Darasuram (1987 & 2004)                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu     |
|      13 | Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)                                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka      |
|      14 | Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)                                                                                                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh |
|      15 | Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)                                                                                                                                                                            | Delhi          |
|      16 | Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)                                                                                                                                                              | Delhi          |
|      17 | Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)                                                                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh |
|      18 | Champaner-Pavagarh Archaeological Park (2004)                                                                                                                                                           | Gujarat        |
|      19 | Red Fort Complex, Delhi (2007)                                                                                                                                                                          | Delhi          |
|      20 | Hill Forts of Rajasthan (Chittaurgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Jaisalmer and Ranthambhore, Amber and Gagron Forts) (2013) (Amber and Gagron Forts are under protection of Rajasthan State Archaeology and Museums) | Rajasthan      |
|      21 | Rani-ki-Vav (The Queen's Stepwell) at Patan (2014)                                                                                                                                                      | Gujarat        |
|      22 | Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda (2016)                                                                                                                        | Bihar          |

## Under Protection of Ministry of Railways

|   23. | Mountain Railways of India ( Darjeeling,1999), Nilgiri (2005), Kalka- Shimla(2008)   | West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|    24 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (2004)                     | Maharashtra                                 |

## Under Protection of Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee

| 25   | Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya, (2002)   | Bihar   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------|---------|

## Under Protection of Rajasthan State Archaeology and Museums

| 26.   | The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (2010)   | Rajasthan   |
|-------|------------------------------------|-------------|

## Under Protection of Chandigarh Administration

| 27.   | The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016)   | Chandigarh   |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|

## Under Protection of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

| 28.   | Historic City of Ahmedabad (2017)   |
|-------|-------------------------------------|

## Under Protection of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

| 29.   | Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai (2018) Govt of   | Maharashtra   |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|

## NATURAL SITES:

## Under Protection of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Changes

|   30. | Kaziranga National Park (1985)                               | Assam                                     |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|    31 | Keoladeo National Park (1985)                                | Rajasthan                                 |
|    32 | Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)                              | Assam                                     |
|    33 | Sunderbans National Park (1987)                              | West Bengal                               |
|    34 | Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1988, 2005) | Uttarakhand                               |
|    35 | Western Ghats (2012)                                         | Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra,Tamil Nadu |
|    36 | Great Himalayan National Park (2014)                         | Himachal Pradesh                          |

## MIXED SITE:

## Under Protection of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Changes

| 37.   | Khangchendzonga National Park (2016)   | Sikkim   |
|-------|----------------------------------------|----------|

ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 925

## WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA

## CULTURAL SITES:

## Under Protection of Archaeological Survey of India

|   S. No | Name of Site                                                                                                                                                                                            |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Agra Fort (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                        |  39401415 |  15385718 |  11751596 |
|       2 | Ajanta Caves (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                     |  12036336 |  10918708 |  15092329 |
|       3 | Ellora Caves (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                     |   4840492 |    961848 |  10646936 |
|       4 | Taj Mahal (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                        |  21633607 |  38324148 |  29857553 |
|       5 | Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)                                                                                                                                                              |   4826987 |   6352743 |   2353124 |
|       6 | Sun Temple, Konarak (1984)                                                                                                                                                                              |  24457069 |   7474203 |   4417498 |
|       7 | Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)                                                                                                                                                                     |   9199581 |   7371074 |  12847911 |
|       8 | Fatehpur Sikri (1986)                                                                                                                                                                                   |  18042362 |  12603474 |  16246126 |
|       9 | Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)                                                                                                                                                                      |  28783031 |  45712982 |  51108197 |
|      10 | Khajuraho, Group of Temples (1986)                                                                                                                                                                      |  12442353 |   9068308 |   5366659 |
|      11 | Elephanta Caves ( 1987)                                                                                                                                                                                 |  11398093 |    167085 |   5304299 |
|      12 | Great Living Chola Temples at Thanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuram and Darasuram (1987 & 2004)                                                                                                              |   2846466 |   4776134 |   5412715 |
|      13 | Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)                                                                                                                                                                 |   1177506 |    727723 |   1580893 |
|      14 | Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)                                                                                                                                                                     |   3554697 |   2756429 |   3590194 |
|      15 | Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)                                                                                                                                                                            |   3295214 |   3298780 |   7737685 |
|      16 | Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)                                                                                                                                                              |   5495554 |   3849554 |  15361718 |
|      17 | Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)                                                                                                                                                                       |    171680 |   3308464 |   1419623 |
|      18 | Champaner-Pavagarh Archaeological Park (2004)                                                                                                                                                           |  16782304 |   8551874 |  13452569 |
|      19 | Red Fort Complex, Delhi (2007)                                                                                                                                                                          |  61646115 |  31328410 |  38671214 |
|      20 | Hill Forts of Rajasthan (Chittaurgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Jaisalmer and Ranthambhore, Amber and Gagron Forts) (2013) (Amber and Gagron Forts are under protection of Rajasthan State Archaeology and Museums) |  53563324 |  18279073 |  10493734 |
|      21 | Rani-ki-Vav (The Queen's Stepwell) at Patan (2014)                                                                                                                                                      |  19126795 |  10619810 |    465508 |
|      22 | Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda (2016)                                                                                                                        |   7528331 |    673374 |   5146050 |