Lok Sabha Question No. 768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Database of Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRIY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.768

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## DATABASE OF MONUMENTS

## 768. MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI: SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Government has prepared a database of monuments  of national and international importance in the country and if so, details of monuments under protection of Government, State-wise;
- (b) the details of budget allocated for the maintenance of these monuments;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  seeking  the  inclusion  of  more monuments to the list;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  State-wise  including  Maharashtra  along.  with  the  reaction  of Government thereto; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  many  such  monuments  have  been encroached upon and a few have been completely ruined and if so, the measures taken for their restoration?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Sir. The database pertaining to details of monuments of national importance and World  Heritage  Sites are available  in  public  domain  and  can  be  accessed  at https://asi.nic.in.
- (b) Details of  budget  allocation  and  expenditure  for  conservation,  preservation  and maintenance of these monuments/sites are at Annexure-I.

(c)

The details of monuments/sites identified to be declared as of National Importance are

- & at Annexure-II.

(d)

- (e) Action for removal of encroachment is taken up as per the provisions contained in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 and Rules 1959 framed  there  under.  The  Superintending  Archaeologist  in  charge  of  the  Circles  have also been vested with the powers of an Estate Officer to issue eviction notices/orders to the  encroachers  under  Public  Premises  (Eviction  of  Unauthorised  Occupants)  Act, 1971. Assistance in containing and removing encroachments is also sought from the respective State Government/Police.

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 768 FOR 07.02.2022

BUDGET ALLOCATION and EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CENTRALLY POTECTED MONUMENTS/SITES DURING THE CURRENT YEAR.

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Name of                    | Circle /    | 2021-22    | 2021-22                       |
|----------------------------|-------------|------------|-------------------------------|
| State/UT                   | Branch      | Allocation | Expenditure (up to 27.1.2022) |
| Uttar Pradesh              | Agra        | 1750.00    | 1347.00                       |
| Uttar Pradesh              | Janshi      | 400.00     | 230.00                        |
| Uttar Pradesh              | Lucknow     | 970.00     | 817.00                        |
| Uttar Pradesh              | Sarnath     | 550.00     | 423.00                        |
| Uttar Pradesh              | Meerut      | 250.00     | 191.00                        |
| Maharashtra                | Aurangabad  | 800.00     | 557.00                        |
| Maharashtra                | Mumbai      | 1200.00    | 912.00                        |
| Maharashtra                | Nagpur      | 450.00     | 286.00                        |
| Karnataka                  | Bangalore   | 975.00     | 774.00                        |
| Karnataka                  | Hampi       | 800.00     | 558.00                        |
| Karnataka                  | Dharwad     | 605.00     | 476.00                        |
| Madhya Pradesh             | Bhopal      | 1050.00    | 840.00                        |
| Madhya Pradesh             | Jabalpur    | 475.00     | 337.00                        |
| Odisha                     | Bhubaneswar | 600.00     | 415.00                        |
| West Bengal,               | Kolkata     | 717.00     | 433.00                        |
| West Bengal                | Raiganj     | 400.00     | 268.00                        |
| Sikkim Tamil Nadu,         | Chennai     | 800.00     | 371.00                        |
| Puducherry (UT) Tamil Nadu | Trichy      | 400.00     | 279.00                        |
| Punjab                     | Chandigarh  | 150.00     | 100.00                        |
| Haryana Himachal Pradesh   | Shimla      | 115.00     | 78.00                         |
| NCT of Delhi               | Delhi       | 1800.00    | 1238.00                       |
|                            | Headquarter | 1000.00    | 896.00                        |
| Goa                        | Goa         | 640.00     | 532.00                        |
| Arunachal Pradesh          | Guwahati    | 330.00     | 250.00                        |
| Assam                      |             | 330.00     | 250.00                        |
| Meghalaya                  |             | 330.00     | 250.00                        |
| Nagaland                   |             | 330.00     | 250.00                        |
| Manipur                    | Aizawl      | 125.00     | 91.00                         |
| Tripura                    |             | 330.00     | 250.00                        |
|                            |             | 330.00     | 250.00                        |
|                            |             | 330.00     | 250.00                        |

| Rajasthan                | Jaipur          |   670.00 |   612.00 |
|--------------------------|-----------------|----------|----------|
| Rajasthan                | Jodhpur         |    450   |   285    |
| Telangana                | Hyderabad       |    700   |   406    |
| Andhra Pradesh           | Amravati        |    500   |   378    |
| Bihar                    | Patna           |    235   |   176    |
| Jammu & Kashmir (U.T)    | Srinagar        |    195   |   101    |
| Ladakh (U.T.)            | Mini Circle Leh |     30   |    22    |
| Kerala                   | Thrissure       |    607   |   262    |
| Gujarat Daman & Diu (UT) | Vadodara        |    800   |   538    |
| Gujarat                  | Rajkot          |    250   |   116    |
| Uttarakhand              | Dehradun        |    375   |   261    |
| Chhattisgarh             | Raipur          |    403   |   307    |
| Jharkhand                | Ranchi          |     90   |    52    |
| Chemical Preservation    | (All India)     |    620.7 |   421.64 |
| Horticultural Activity   | (All India)     |   2750   |  1504    |
|                          | Reserve         |    972.3 |     0    |
|                          | Total           |  27000   | 18140.6  |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  &  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.768 FOR 7.2.2022

DETAILS  OF  MONUMEMTS/SITES  IDENTIFIED  TO  DECLARE  THEM  AS  OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE.

|   Sl. No. | State            | Name of Monument and Loclity                                                     | District      |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Rock Painting at Chintakunta                                                     | Y.S.R. Kadapa |
|         2 | Gujarat          | Ancient Site, Khirsara                                                           | Kacchha       |
|         3 | Haryana          | Ancient Mounds 6 & 7 at Rakhigarhi                                               | Hisar         |
|         4 | Himachal Pradesh | Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple, Kalesar (Manyala Panchayat).                           | Kangra        |
|         5 | Jharkhand        | Terracotta Bricks Temples at Doisa Nagar, Navratangarh, Sisai                    | Gumla         |
|         6 | Ladakh (UT)      | Rock Art Site Murgi at Rdanag                                                    | Leh           |
|         7 | Ladakh (UT)      | Ancient Caves Saspol/Gon-Nila-Phuk Medition caves Saspol                         | Leh           |
|         8 | Ladakh (UT)      | Ancient Buddhist institute remains, Nyarma                                       | Leh           |
|         9 | Ladakh (UT)      | Tirisha Stupa along with adjoining remains and prehistoric site around holy lake | Leh           |
|        10 | Laddakh- (UT)    | Ancient Khar (Castle) at Scurbuchan                                              | Leh           |
|        11 | Mizoram          | Ancient Menhirs at Lungphunlian                                                  | Champhai      |
|        12 | Mizoram          | Ancient Menhirs and Settlement, Dungtlang                                        | Champhai      |
|        13 | Mizoram          | Ancient Menhirs and Rock Engraving at Farkawan                                   | Champhai      |
|        14 | Punjab           | Archaeological sites and remains, Masol                                          | Mohali        |
|        15 | Uttar Pradesh    | Archaeological Site, Talab Tank and Baoli at Ganesh Bagh                         | Chitrakut     |
|        16 | Uttar Pradesh    | Nakkar Khana                                                                     | Lucknow       |
|        17 | Uttar Pradesh    | Archaeological site, Sisvania                                                    | Basti         |
|        18 | Uttarakhand      | Ancient Naula Village Syunrakat                                                  | Almora        |
|        19 | Uttarakhand      | Four temples located adjacent to the Centrally protected monument Kuber Temples  | Almora        |

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