Lok Sabha Question No. 2107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Buildings Declared as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2107 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018

## BUILDINGS DECLARED AS WORLD HERITAGE SITES BY UNESCO

## 2107. SHRI  P. NAGARAJAN:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state :

- (a) whether it is true that Mumbai's rich cluster of Victorian and art deco building has been  recently  declared  world  heritage  site  by  the  United  Nations  Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) ;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  total  number  of  places/buildings  from  India  declared  as  heritage  sites  by UNESCO as on date, State-wise and Site-wise;
- (d) whether  UNESCO has granted  any funds for  maintenance  and  upkeep  of  these heritage sites during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof State/UT-wise and Site-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) & (b) Yes Madam, Victorian Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai has been declared as World Heritage site by UNESCO in 2018.
- (c) At present, India has 37 places/building declared as World Heritage sites. The list of the sites is placed at Annexure-I.
- (d) & (e) No, UNESCO does not grant any fund in this regard.

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2107

## 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)

## Under Protection of Chandigarh Administration

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

Rajasthan

Chandigarh

## Under Protection of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

28. Historic City of Ahmedabad  (2017)

Gujarat

## Under Protection of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

29.

Victorian and

Mumbai (2018)

## 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   |
|-------|----------------------------------------|----------|

Art

Deco

Ensemble of

Govt of Maharashtra