Lok Sabha Question No. 5282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Encroachment of ASI Land
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-5282

TO BE ANSWERED ON - 03.04.2023

## ENCROACHMENT OF ASI LAND

## 5282.  PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  land  belonging  to  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  in  the  country; State-wise;
- (b)  whether any State Government agencies/public sector enterprises have encroached the land of ASI;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the steps taken by the Government to evict the encroachments?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) ASI has 161.19 Sq.km land available around the Centrally Protected Monuments/Sites and 0.15 Sq.km. of office  building/staff  quarters  belonging  to  39  Circles/Mini-Circle  of ASI.  Hence, the total land available with ASI is 161.34 Sq.Km. as per the Government Land Information System (GLIS) portal of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.  The State-wise  details  of  number  of  land/building  belonging  to  Archaeological  Survey  of India (ASI) in the country is enclosed as Annexure-I.
- (b) Yes, Sir. The details are at Annexure-II.

&

(c)

- (d) The encroachments in the protected monuments and protected areas are removed as per the  provisions  contained  in  the  Ancient  Monuments  and  Archaeological  Sites  and Remains 1958 (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2010 and Rules framed thereunder. In order to contain the encroachments and removing them, the Superintending Archaeologist in charge of the Circles have 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. They are also authorised to issue show cause notices under the provisions of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains 1958 (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2010  and Rules 1959 followed by a direction  to  the  District  Collector/Magistrate  by  Central  Government  to  remove  such encroachment under section 19 (2) of the Act and Section 38 (2) of the Rule. Assistance in  containing  and  removing  encroachments  is  also  sought  from  the  respective  State Government/police force  and  where there are no fruitful results,  actions are  initiated against the encroachers by filing cases in the court of law.  In addition to the regular watch  and  ward  staff,  private  security  personnel,  State  police  guards  and  CISF  have also been provided for the safety and security of selected monuments.

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART(a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5282 FOR 03.04.2023

DETAILS OF LAND BELONGING TO ARCHAEOLOGIAL SURVEY OF INDIA (ASI) IN THE COUNTRY, STATE-WISE

| Sl. No.   | Name of State          | Centrally Protected Monuments/ Sites and Office Building/Staff Quarters   | Centrally Protected Monuments/ Sites and Office Building/Staff Quarters   | Total Number of Parcels   |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State          | Land Parcel                                                               | Building Parcel                                                           | Total Number of Parcels   |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh         | 118                                                                       | 3                                                                         | 121                       |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                         |
| 3.        | Assam                  | 50                                                                        | 2                                                                         | 52                        |
| 4.        | Bihar                  | 22                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 22                        |
| 5.        | Chattisgarh            | 83                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 83                        |
| 6.        | Daman & Diu (U.T.)     | 11                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 11                        |
| 7.        | Goa                    | 18                                                                        | 1                                                                         | 19                        |
| 8.        | Gujarat                | 90                                                                        | 2                                                                         | 92                        |
| 9.        | Haryana                | 91                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 91                        |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh       | 40                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 40                        |
| 11.       | Jammu & Kashmir (U.T.) | 19                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 19                        |
| 12.       | Jharkhand              | 5                                                                         | 1                                                                         | 6                         |
| 13.       | Karnataka              | 226                                                                       | 4                                                                         | 230                       |
| 14.       | Kerala                 | 31                                                                        | 1                                                                         | 32                        |
| 15.       | Ladakh (U.T.)          | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                         |
| 16.       | Madhya Pradesh         | 212                                                                       | 26                                                                        | 238                       |
| 17.       | Maharashtra            | 152                                                                       | 6                                                                         | 158                       |
| 18.       | Manipur                | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                         |
| 19.       | Meghalaya              | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                         |
| 20.       | Mizoram                | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                         |
| 21.       | Nagaland               | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                         |
| 22.       | N.C.T. Delhi           | 150                                                                       | 3                                                                         | 153                       |
| 23.       | Odisha                 | 67                                                                        | 10                                                                        | 77                        |
| 24.       | Pudduchery (U.T.)      | 7                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 7                         |
| 25.       | Punjab                 | 33                                                                        | 1                                                                         | 34                        |
| 26.       | Rajasthan              | 126                                                                       | 6                                                                         | 132                       |
| 27.       | Sikkim                 | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                         |
| 28.       | Telangana              | 10                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 10                        |
| 29.       | Tamil Nadu             | 267                                                                       | 1                                                                         | 268                       |
| 30.       | Tripura                | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                         |
| 31.       | Uttar Pradesh          | 358                                                                       | 6                                                                         | 364                       |
| 32.       | Uttarakhand            | 10                                                                        | 11                                                                        | 21                        |
| 33.       | West Bengal            | 84                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 84                        |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5282 FOR 03.04.2023

Details  of  Centrally  Protected  Monuments  (State-wise)  under  encroachment  by  State Government Agencies/Public Sector Enterprises.

|   Sl.No. | Name of Monument                                                                                                                                         | District                 | State            |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
|        1 | Cachari Ruins                                                                                                                                            | Khaspur, Cachar          | Assam            |
|        2 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                                                            | Buxar                    | Bihar            |
|        3 | Chaiturgarh Fort                                                                                                                                         | Korba                    | Chhattisgarh     |
|        4 | Danteshwari Devi Temple, Dantewada                                                                                                                       | South Bastar Dantewada   | Chhattisgarh     |
|        5 | Rajiv Lochan Temple, Rajim                                                                                                                               | Gariaband                | Chhattisgarh     |
|        6 | Keshav Narayan Temple, Sheorinarayan                                                                                                                     | Pamgarh, Janjgir- Champa | Chhattisgarh     |
|        7 | Ruined Fort, Nurpur                                                                                                                                      | Kangra                   | Himachal Pradesh |
|        8 | The Sat Mazli                                                                                                                                            | Vijayapura               | Karnataka        |
|        9 | Jalmadir                                                                                                                                                 | Vijayapura               | Karnataka        |
|       10 | The Hemadpanti Temple of Mahadeo, Zodga                                                                                                                  | Nashik                   | Maharashtra      |
|       11 | Hirakot Old Fort, Alibag                                                                                                                                 | Raigad                   | Maharashtra      |
|       12 | Balapur Fort, Balapur                                                                                                                                    | Akola                    | Maharashtra      |
|       13 | South East bastion of the outer city wall of Panch Burunj                                                                                                | Akola                    | Maharashtra      |
|       14 | Megalithic Cists and Cairns with stone circle in Survey No. 181, Venpakkam and Megalithic Cists and Cairns with stone circle in Survey no 95,04 and 31/A | Vedhanarayanapuram       | Tamil Nadu       |
|       15 | Large temple in front of Panch Marhia Madanpur                                                                                                           | Lalitpur                 | Uttar Pradesh    |

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