Lok Sabha Question No. 613 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Funds for Heritage Sites in West Bengal
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.613

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## FUNDS FOR HERITAGE SITES IN WEST BENGAL

## 613. MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY :

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the heritage sites in the State of West Bengal;
- (b) whether  State  of  West  Bengal  has  received  any  fund  for  these  heritage  sites  from  the 'World Heritage Fund' during the last three years and current    year;
- (c) if so, year-wise details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details of plans to include State-wise heritage sites in the world heritage list during this current year; and
- (e) so, the details of funding thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a)   Details of 135 monuments and sites which are declared to be of national importance in West Bengal, are given at Annexure.
- (b) Archaeological  Survey  of  India  which  conserves,  preserves  and  maintains  centrally protected monument has not received any such funds.
- (c) Question does not arise.
- (d) India has already submitted nomination dossiers for 'Shantiniketan', West Bengal for 2022 and 'Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala', Karnataka for the year 2023.
- (e) Expenditure incurred on conservation and preservation of these monuments during the current year is as under:

## (Amount in crore rupees)

| Shantiniketan, West Bengal.                |   1.19 |
|--------------------------------------------|--------|
| Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala, Karnataka |   2.47 |

## Annexure

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 613 FOR 06.02.2023.

## DETAILS OF MONUMENTS AND SITES OF NATIONAL  IMPORTANCE IN THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

|   Sl.No. | Name of Monument / Site                                                               | Locality     | District   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|------------|
|        1 | Ancient Temple                                                                        | Bahulara     | Bankura    |
|        2 | Brindaban Chandra Temple,                                                             | Birsingha    | Bankura    |
|        3 | Radha Damodar Temple                                                                  | Birsingha    | Bankura    |
|        4 | Dalmadal Gun and the platform on which it is mounted                                  | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|        5 | Gate of Old Fort                                                                      | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|        6 | Jora Mandir                                                                           | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|        7 | Jore-Bungla Temple                                                                    | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|        8 | Kala Chand Temple                                                                     | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|        9 | Lalji Temple                                                                          | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       10 | Madan Gopal Temple                                                                    | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       11 | Madanmohan Temple                                                                     | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       12 | Maleswar Temple                                                                       | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       13 | Muralimohan Temple                                                                    | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       14 | Nanda Lal Temple                                                                      | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       15 | Patpur Temple                                                                         | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       16 | Radhabinode Temple                                                                    | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       17 | Radhagovinda Temple                                                                   | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       18 | Radhamadhab Temple                                                                    | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       19 | Radhashyam Temple                                                                     | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       20 | Rashmancha                                                                            | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       21 | Shyam Rai Temple                                                                      | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       22 | Small Gateway of Fort                                                                 | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       23 | Stone Chariot                                                                         | Bishnupur    | Bankura    |
|       24 | Saileswar Temple                                                                      | Dihar        | Bankura    |
|       25 | Sareswar Temple                                                                       | Dihar        | Bankura    |
|       26 | Temple of Radha Damodar Jew                                                           | Ghutgeria    | Bankura    |
|       27 | Gokulchand Temple                                                                     | Gokulnagar   | Bankura    |
|       28 | Temple of Ratneswar                                                                   | Jagannathpur | Bankura    |
|       29 | Temple of Shyam Sundar                                                                | Madanpur     | Bankura    |
|       30 | Temple site now represented only by a Mound and a Statue of Surya.                    | Pareshnath   | Bankura    |
|       31 | Temple site of an old Jain Temple now represented only by a Mound with a Jain statue. | Pareshnath   | Bankura    |
|       32 | Image of Durga slaying Mahisasura under a tree                                        | Sarengarh    | Bankura    |
|       33 | Temple site now represented only by a Mound                                           | Sarengarh    | Bankura    |
|       34 | Temple site now represented only by a Mound with statues of Ganesh and Nandi on it.   | Sarengarh    | Bankura    |
|       35 | Temple site now represented only by a Mound                                           | Sarengarh    | Bankura    |

| Sl.No.   | Name of Monument / Site                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Locality       | District   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------|
|          | with an Image of Nandi on it.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                |            |
| 36.      | Rock Inscription of Chandra Varman                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Susunia        | Bankura    |
| 37.      | Two Mounds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Bhadeswar      | Birbhum    |
| 38.      | Temple of Radha Binode commonly known as Joydeb.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Joydeb-Kenduli | Birbhum    |
| 39.      | Old temple of Dharmaraj                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Kubilashpur    | Birbhum    |
| 40.      | The temple of Basuli and the mound together with fourteen other temples near them containing the 'Linga' image of Siva                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Nanoor         | Birbhum    |
| 41.      | Temple and Rasmancha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Suri           | Birbhum    |
| 42.      | Two Ancient Temples (Joined together)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Baidyapur      | Burdwan    |
| 43.      | Rudreswar Temple                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Bamunara       | Burdwan    |
| 44.      | Group of four Ancient Temples                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Begunia        | Burdwan    |
| 45.      | Ancient Mound                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Bharatpur      | Burdwan    |
| 46.      | The tombs of Baharam Sakka, Sher Afgan and Nawab Kutabuddin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Burdwan        | Burdwan    |
| 47.      | Jain Brick Temple known as Sat-Deul                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Deulia         | Burdwan    |
| 48.      | Stone Temple                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Garui          | Burdwan    |
| 49.      | Temple of Ichai Ghose                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Gourangpur     | Burdwan    |
| 50.      | Group of Temples (12 nos. Temples) (i) Bijoy Vaidyanath Temple, (ii) Giri Gobardhan Temple, (iii) Gopalji Temple, (iv) Jaleswar Temple, (v) Krishna Chandraji Temple, (vi) Lalji Temple, (vii) Naba-Kailasha Temple, (viii) Pancharatna Temple, (ix) Pratapeswar Siva Temple in Rajbari Complex, (x)Rameswar Temple, (xi) Ratneswar Temple, (xii) Rupeswar Temple | Kalna          | Burdwan    |
| 51.      | The area situated between the road to Amlajore and the river Damodar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Nadhia         | Burdwan    |
| 52.      | Ancient Site and Remains of Pandurajar Dhipi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Panduk         | Burdwan    |
| 53.      | Hansesvari and Vasudeva Temples                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bansberia      | Hooghly    |
| 54.      | Dupleix Palace (Institute de Chandan Nagar)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Chandan Nagar  | Hooghly    |
| 55.      | Dutch Cemetery together with all tombs& monuments contained therein                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Chinsurah      | Hooghly    |
| 56.      | Dutch Memorial monument of Susenne Anne Maria                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Chinsurah      | Hooghly    |
| 57.      | Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra's Math                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Guptipara      | Hooghly    |
| 58.      | Mounds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Mahanad        | Hooghly    |
| 59.      | Minar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Pandua         | Hooghly    |
| 60.      | Mosque                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Pandua         | Hooghly    |
| 61.      | Mosque &Tombs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Satgaon        | Hooghly    |
| 62.      | i) Danish Cemetery ii) All ancient structures, all tombs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Serampore      | Hooghly    |
|          | stone monument remains and inscriptions within the area enclosed by the said walls.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                |            |

|   Sl.No. | Name of Monument / Site                         | Locality                  | District          |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
|       64 | Sri Mayer Ghat                                  | Howrah                    | Howrah            |
|       65 | Currency Building                               | Dalhousie Square          | Kolkata           |
|       66 | St. John's Church                               | Kolkata                   | Kolkata           |
|       67 | Metcalfe Hall                                   | Kolkata                   | Kolkata           |
|       68 | Old Building of the Asiatic Society             | Park Street               | Kolkata           |
|       69 | Beth-el-Synagogue                               | Pollock Street            | Kolkata           |
|       70 | Maghen David Synagogue                          | Ward No. 45               | Kolkata           |
|       71 | Dharmaraj Temple                                | Pathra                    | Midanapur         |
|       72 | Temples of Bandyopadhyay Family                 | Pathra                    | Midanapur         |
|       73 | Sitala Temples                                  | Pathra                    | Midanapur         |
|       74 | Nava Ratna Temple Complex                       | Pathra                    | Midanapur         |
|       75 | Karambera Fort                                  | Gaganeswar                | Midnapore         |
|       76 | John Pierce's Tomb                              | Midnapore                 | Midnapore         |
|       77 | Ruins of Fort                                   | Bamanpukur                | Nadia             |
|       78 | Temple                                          | Palpara                   | Nadia             |
|       79 | Warren Hasting's House                          | Barasat                   | North 24 Parganas |
|       80 | 26 Shiva Temples                                | Barrakpore- Khardah       | North 24 Parganas |
|       81 | Chandra Ketu's Fort                             | Berachampa                | North 24 Parganas |
|       82 | Ancient Mound known as Varahamihirer Dhipi      | Deulia &Kaukipara         | North 24 Parganas |
|       83 | Clive's House known as Barakothi                | DUMDUM, P.O. Nagar Bazar, | North 24 Parganas |
|       84 | Tamluk Rajbati, West Bengal                     | Padumbasan, Tamluk        | Purba Medinipur   |
|       85 | Old Temple at Banda                             | Banda                     | Purulia           |
|       86 | Temple at Jhater Deul                           | Jata                      | South 24 Parganas |
|       87 | Cooch Behar Palace                              | Cooch Behar               | Cooch Behar       |
|       88 | Rajpat Site                                     | Khalsa Gasanimari         | Cooch Behar       |
|       89 | Tomb of Alexander-Cosma de Koros                | Darjeeling                | Darjeeling        |
|       90 | Tomb of General Lloyd                           | Darjeeling                | Darjeeling        |
|       91 | Mounds                                          | Bangarh (Ganga Rampur)    | Dinajpur (South)  |
|       92 | Dargah of Shah Ata                              | Ganga Rampur              | Dinajpur (South)  |
|       93 | Baisgazi Wall                                   | Gaur                      | Malda             |
|       94 | Baraduary Masjid or the Great Golden Mosque     | Gaur                      | Malda             |
|       95 | Bhita of Chand Sadagar                          | Gaur                      | Malda             |
|       96 | Chamkatti Masjid                                | Gaur                      | Malda             |
|       97 | Chika Masjid                                    | Gaur                      | Malda             |
|       98 | Dakhil Darwaza or the northern Gate of the Fort | Gaur                      | Malda             |
|       99 | Firoz Minar or the tower of Firoz Shab          | Gaur                      | Malda             |
|      100 | Gunti gateway                                   | Gaur                      | Malda             |
|      101 | Gunmant Mosque                                  | Gaur                      | Malda             |
|      102 | Kotowali Darwaza                                | Gaur                      | Malda             |
|      103 | Lotton Masjid                                   | Gaur                      | Malda             |

|   Sl.No. | Name of Monument / Site                                                 | Locality              | District    |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
|      104 | Lukachuri gateway                                                       | Gaur                  | Malda       |
|      105 | Qudam Rasul Masjid                                                      | Gaur                  | Malda       |
|      106 | Tomb of Fath Khan                                                       | Gaur                  | Malda       |
|      107 | Tantipara Masjid                                                        | Gaur                  | Malda       |
|      108 | Two tombs in front of Tantipara Masjid                                  | Gaur                  | Malda       |
|      109 | Two Stone Pillars                                                       | Gaur                  | Malda       |
|      110 | The tower of Nimasarai                                                  | Nimasarai             | Malda       |
|      111 | Eklakhi Mausoleum                                                       | Pandua                | Malda       |
|      112 | Kutub Shahi Masjid                                                      | Pandua                | Malda       |
|      113 | Adina Mosque                                                            | Pandua (Adina)        | Malda       |
|      114 | Tomb of Azimunnessa Begum, daughter of Murshid Kuli Khan                | Azimnagar             | Murshidabad |
|      115 | Residency Cemetery also known as Station Burial ground                  | Babulbona Beharampore | Murshidabad |
|      116 | Bhavanisvar Mandir                                                      | Baranagar             | Murshidabad |
|      117 | Char Bangla group of four Siva mandirs                                  | Baranagar             | Murshidabad |
|      118 | Tomb of Mir Madan                                                       | Faridpur              | Murshidabad |
|      119 | Dutch Cemetery                                                          | Kalikapur             | Murshidabad |
|      120 | Old English Cemetary or the old Residency burial- ground                | Kashim Bazar          | Murshidabad |
|      121 | Ancient Monument                                                        | Kheraul               | Murshidabad |
|      122 | The tomb and the mosque of Aliverdi Khan and the tomb of Seraj-ud-Dowla | Khosbag               | Murshidabad |
|      123 | Hazarduari Palace &Imambara (Murshidabad)                               | Killa Nizamat         | Murshidabad |
|      124 | South Gate, Kella Nezamat                                               | Lalbag                | Murshidabad |
|      125 | Immambara, Kella Nezamat                                                | Lalbag                | Murshidabad |
|      126 | White Mosque, Kella Nezamat                                             | Lalbag                | Murshidabad |
|      127 | Yellow Mosque with vacant land                                          | Lalbag                | Murshidabad |
|      128 | Tripolia Gate, Kella Nizamat                                            | Lalbag                | Murshidabad |
|      129 | Nil Kuthi Mound                                                         | Mouza Chak ,Chandpara | Murshidabad |
|      130 | Motijhil Jama Masjid                                                    | Murshidabad           | Murshidabad |
|      131 | Two mounds called the Barkona Deul mound                                | Panchthupi            | Murshidabad |
|      132 | Mounds known as the Devil's Mound and Raja Karna's Palace               | Rangamati             | Murshidabad |
|      133 | Tomb of Sujauddin                                                       | Roshnibag             | Murshidabad |
|      134 | Tank& Mosque of Murhsid Kuli Khan                                       | Sabjikatra            | Murshidabad |
|      135 | Jahan Kosa Gun                                                          | Topkhana              | Murshidabad |

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