Lok Sabha Question No. 3641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Classification of Protected Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Rajkumar Chahar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3641

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## CLASSIFICATION OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS

## 3641. SHRI RAJ KUMAR CHAHAR:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of ticketed and non-ticketed ASI monuments in the country;
- (b) whether any classification of the protected monuments has been made, if so, the details and the lists thereof;
- (c) the number of missing monuments in the country;
- (d) the number of monuments which have a cultural notice board with its lists; and
- (e) whether the Government is aware that non-ticketed and less popular protected monuments  should  not  have  a  limit  of  100  meters  around  them  as  prohibited area?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) There are 3693 monuments/sites declared as of national importance under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958 in the country, out of which entry fee is charged at 143 locations.
- (b) For  entry  fee  purpose  monuments  have  been  divided  into  two  groups.  Group 'A'- monuments inscribed on World Heritage list, Group 'B'- others. Category 'A' has  20  entries  and  remaining  123  are  under  Category  'B'.  The  details  of protected monuments are on ASI website www.asi.nic.in
- (c) 24 monuments/sites are untraceable.
- (d) List of monuments having cultural notice boards is provided at Annexure.
- (e) Under  section  20A  of  the  AMASR  Act  area  extending  to  a  distance  of  one hundred meters from the  limit,  of  the  protected  monument  is  prohibited  area. Some of the monuments have a larger area notified as prohibited area.

## ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3641 FOR 08.08.2022. STATE-WISE  NUMBER  OF  MONUMENTS  WHICH  HAVE  A  CULTURAL  NOTICE BOARD

| SL.NO.   | NAME OF THE STATE    | NUMBER OF MONUMENTS WHICH HAVE A CULTURAL NOTICE BOARD   |
|----------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 8                                                        |
| 2.       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 1                                                        |
| 3.       | ASSAM                | 19                                                       |
| 4.       | BIHAR                | 14                                                       |
| 5.       | CHHATTISGARH         | 6                                                        |
| 6.       | DAMAN & DIU (UT)     | 6                                                        |
| 7.       | DELHI                | 30                                                       |
| 8.       | GOA                  | 18                                                       |
| 9.       | GUJARAT              | 66                                                       |
| 10.      | HARYANA              | 33                                                       |
| 11.      | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 21                                                       |
| 12.      | JAMMU & KASHMIR (UT) | 28                                                       |
| 13.      | JHARKHAND            | 5                                                        |
| 14.      | KARNATAKA            | 201                                                      |
| 15.      | KERALA               | 26                                                       |
| 16.      | LADAKH UT            | 4                                                        |
| 17.      | MADHYA PRADESH       | 170                                                      |
| 18.      | MAHARASHTRA          | 35                                                       |
| 19.      | MANIPUR              | 1                                                        |
| 20.      | MIZORAM              | 1                                                        |
| 21.      | NAGALAND             | 1                                                        |
| 22.      | ODISHA               | 15                                                       |
| 23.      | PUDUCHERRY           | 6                                                        |
| 24.      | PUNJAB               | 4                                                        |
| 25.      | RAJASTHAN            | 62                                                       |
| 26.      | SIKKIM               | 3                                                        |
| 27.      | TAMIL NADU           | 164                                                      |
| 28.      | TELANGANA            | 6                                                        |
| 29.      | TRIPURA              | 6                                                        |
| 30.      | UTTAR PRADESH        | 112                                                      |
| 31.      | UTTARAKHAND          | 33                                                       |
| 32.      | WEST BENGAL          | 119                                                      |
|          |                      | Total 1224                                               |

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