Lok Sabha Question No. 4316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Protected Monuments in Bihar
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Chirag Paswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4316

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.3.2021

## PROTECTED MONUMENTS IN BIHAR

## +4316. SHRI CHIRAG KUMAR PASWAN:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:-

- (a) the monument and location-wise details of the protected monuments in Bihar as on date;
- (b) the amount of funds spent by the Government on the maintenance/ protection and     construction thereof monument-wise during the last three years;
- (c) whether the State Government has sent a request to the Centre for including more monuments in the list of protected monuments; and
- (d) if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENTCHARGE) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM

(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) There  are  70  Centrally  Protected  Monuments  in  Bihar.  Details  are  at Annexure.
- (b) Amount  of  fund  spent  on  conservation  and  preservation  of  these Centrally Protected Monuments in Bihar during the last three years is as under:
- (d) No Sir.
- (e) Does not arise.

(Amount in Lakhs Rupees)

2017-18     195.00

2018-19     175.98

2019-20      145.45

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4316 FOR 22.3.2021

## LIST OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS / SITES IN BIHAR

|   Sl.No. | Name of the Monument / Site                                                                                                                                                | Locality                             | District       |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------|
|        1 | Tomb of Shamsher Khan                                                                                                                                                      | Shamshernagar                        | Aurangabad     |
|        2 | Ancient site of Vikramasila Monastery                                                                                                                                      | Antichak                             | Bhagalpur      |
|        3 | Rock Temple                                                                                                                                                                | Golgong                              | Bhagalpur      |
|        4 | Patalpuri cave and land adjoining Bateshwar cave on the Patharghata hill                                                                                                   | Madhorampur                          | Bhagalpur      |
|        5 | Rock sculptures                                                                                                                                                            | Patharghatta                         | Bhagalpur      |
|        6 | Ancient mound                                                                                                                                                              | Buxar                                | Buxar          |
|        7 | Asoka column known as Laur pillar                                                                                                                                          | Lauriya Areraj                       | East Champaran |
|        8 | Fort ruins, tank and Stupa                                                                                                                                                 | Sagardih                             | East Champaran |
|        9 | Buddhist Stupa                                                                                                                                                             | Tajpur Deur                          | East Champaran |
|       10 | Ancient Stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh                                                                                                               | Bakraur                              | Gaya           |
|       11 | Ancient mounds in the valley known as 'Hasra Kol'                                                                                                                          | Bishunpurtarwa, Hasra and Jagdishpur | Gaya           |
|       12 | Ancient mouds in the hill known as 'Sobhnath'                                                                                                                              | Bishunpurtarwa, Hasra and Jagdishpur | Gaya           |
|       13 | Ancient Buddhistic image and other images and sculptures collected underneath a shed                                                                                       | Guneri                               | Gaya           |
|       14 | Siva temple                                                                                                                                                                | Konch                                | Gaya           |
|       15 | Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the southern and eastern faces of some rocks and boulders of Kauwadol Hill                                                   | Kurisarai                            | Gaya           |
|       16 | Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the face of an isolated round boulder separated by a distance of 12 feet from the south-eastern corner of the Kauwadol Hill. | Kurisarai                            | Gaya           |
|       17 | Sculptures of various Hindu                                                                                                                                                | Kurisarai                            | Gaya           |

|   Sl.No. | Name of the Monument / Site deities carved on the northern - eastern faces of some rocks of Kauwadol Hill.                              | Locality                     | District    |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------|
|       18 | Sculptures of four Hindu deities one on each side of an oblong isolated boulder to the east of the Kauwadol Hill.                       | Kurisarai                    | Gaya        |
|       19 | The whole of the ancient ruins on which there are a colossal statute of Buddha, a few loose sculptures and thirteen sand stone pillars. | Kurisarai                    | Gaya        |
|       20 | The area generally known as 'Garh'                                                                                                      | Kurkihar                     | Gaya        |
|       21 | Gopi Cave                                                                                                                               | Barabar and Nagarjuni hills  | Jehanabad   |
|       22 | Karan Chaupar Cave                                                                                                                      | Barabar and Nagarjuni hills, | Jehanabad   |
|       23 | Vadathika Cave                                                                                                                          | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils   | Jehanabad   |
|       24 | Lomas Rishi Cave                                                                                                                        | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils,  | Jehanabad   |
|       25 | Sudama Cave                                                                                                                             | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils,  | Jehanabad   |
|       26 | Vapiyaka Cave                                                                                                                           | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils,  | Jehanabad   |
|       27 | Visva Jhopa Cave                                                                                                                        | Barabar and Nagarjuni hils,  | Jehanabad   |
|       28 | Ancient Buddhistic image and sculptures collected underneath a shed                                                                     | Ghejan                       | Jehanabad   |
|       29 | Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat                                                                                                  | Lat                          | Jehanabad   |
|       30 | Tomb of Bakhtiar Khan                                                                                                                   | Malik Sarai                  | Kaimur      |
|       31 | Temple of Mundeswari Devi                                                                                                               | Paura                        | Kaimur      |
|       32 | Kanhaiya ji ka mandir                                                                                                                   | Bandarjhula                  | Kishanganj  |
|       33 | Remains of ancient fort or Pachrukhi Garh locally known as Raja Bali Ka Garh                                                            | Balirajgarh                  | Madhubani   |
|       34 | Asokan Column                                                                                                                           | Kolhua                       | Muzaffarpur |
|       35 | Ancient mound                                                                                                                           | Bargaon                      | Nalanda     |
|       36 | Tomb of Malik Ibrahim Bayu                                                                                                              | Bihar Sharif                 | Nalanda     |
|       37 | Ancient remains known as Garh                                                                                                           | Ghorakatora                  | Nalanda     |
|       38 | Statue of Buddha                                                                                                                        | Jagdishpur                   | Nalanda     |
|       39 | All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the                                                                                    | Nalanda                      | Nalanda     |
|       40 | All ancient structures and other monuments                                                                                              | Rajgir                       | Nalanda     |

|   Sl.No. | Name of the Monument / Site                                                                                                                                                | Locality      | District   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|------------|
|       41 | All ancient structures and all artificial ancient remains which are situated within a distance of half a mile of the said two ancient cities known as old and new Rajgriha | Rajgir        | Nalanda    |
|       42 | Walls of the two ancient cities known as old and new Rajgriha                                                                                                              | Rajgir        | Nalanda    |
|       43 | The grove known as 'Bulandibagh'                                                                                                                                           | Bulandipur    | Patna      |
|       44 | The mound or stupa known as 'Chhoti Paharai'                                                                                                                               | Chhoti Pahari | Patna      |
|       45 | Sculpture and Images                                                                                                                                                       | Datiana       | Patna      |
|       46 | Supposed site of the Palace of Asoka                                                                                                                                       | Kumrahar      | Patna      |
|       47 | Tomb of Shah Makhadum Daulat Maneri and Ibrahim Khan                                                                                                                       | Maner         | Patna      |
|       48 | Tank                                                                                                                                                                       | Maner         | Patna      |
|       49 | Ancient Mound and ruined brick walls together with adjucent land comprising part of survey plot No. 608 & 611                                                              | Maner         | Patna      |
|       50 | Ancient Mound and ruined brick walls together with adjucent land comprising of survey plot No. 399                                                                         | Maner         | Patna      |
|       51 | Mounds known as the five stupas or 'Panch Pahari'                                                                                                                          | Paharidih     | Patna      |
|       52 | (i) Ablution Tank, (ii) Mir Ashraf's Jama Mosque (iii) Pucca well                                                                                                          | Patna         | Patna      |
|       53 | Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan walls                                                                                                                    | Sandalpur     | Patna      |
|       54 | Ashokan inscription on the Chandan Shahid hill                                                                                                                             | Ashikpur      | Rohtas     |
|       55 | Rohtasgarh fort                                                                                                                                                            | Rohtasgarh    | Rohtas     |
|       56 | Tomb of Hasan Shah Suri                                                                                                                                                    | Sasaram       | Rohtas     |
|       57 | Tomb of Sher Shah Suri                                                                                                                                                     | Sasaram       | Rohtas     |
|       58 | Three rock inscriptions (Adjacent to Tara Chandi temple)                                                                                                                   | Sasaram       | Rohtas     |
|       59 | Remains of Ancient city                                                                                                                                                    | Manjhi        | Saran      |
|       60 | Ancestral Houseof Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the First President of India                                                                                                        | Jiradei       | Siwan      |
|       61 | Jami mosque                                                                                                                                                                | Hajipur       | Vaishali   |
|       62 | Relic Stupa                                                                                                                                                                | Harpur Basant | Vaishali   |

| Sl.No.   | Name of the Monument / Site                               | Locality           | District       |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|          |                                                           | (Vaishali)         |                |
| 63.      | Raja Vishal ka Garh                                       | Vaishali           | Vaishali       |
| 64.      | Ruined fortress, Chankigarh                               | Chanki             | West Champaran |
| 65.      | Asoka column                                              | Lauriya Nandangarh | West Champaran |
| 66.      | Vedic burial mounds                                       | Lauriya Nandangarh | West Champaran |
| 67.      | Ruined fortress at Nandangarh and the rampart of the fort | Marhia             | West Champaran |
| 68.      | Vedic burial mounds                                       | Marhia             | West Champaran |
| 69.      | Vedic burial mounds                                       | Pakri              | West Champaran |
| 70.      | Ashoka column                                             | Rampurwa           | West Champaran |

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