Lok Sabha Question No. 379 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Centrally Protected Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.379

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS

## †*379. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the centrally protected heritage sites, temples and monuments in the country including Rajasthan;
- (b) the  State-wise  details  of  the  scheme  for  inclusion  of  the  heritage  sites  in  the  World Heritage Sites list during the current year including Rajasthan;
- (c) the details of the funds sanctioned, released and utilized during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) the number of tourists visiting the said sites and the amount of revenue generated from them; and
- (e) the measures taken to beautify, maintain and develop the said tourist sites?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STATTED QUESTION NO. 379 FOR 27.03.2023.

- (a) There  are  3696  centrally  protected  monuments/sites  in  the  country,  which  include  163 monuments/sites in the State of Rajasthan. Details are given at Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) website https://asi.nic.in
- (b) There is no specific scheme for inclusion of the Heritage Sites in the World Heritage List. Each  property  is  selected  based  on   its  Outstanding  Universal  Value  ,  authenticity  and Integrity  in  addition  to  the  quality  of  available  dossier  about  the  site,  which  are  as  per Operational Guidelines 2021 of UNESCO. The site must remain in Tentative List for one year  before  inclusion  in  World  Heritage.  Presently,  India  has  52  sites  in  Tentative  list which includes 02 from Rajasthan. Details are given at Annexure .
- (c) Details of the amount allotted and spent on conservation, preservation and maintenance of 3696 centrally protected  monuments and  sites during the last three years and current year are given as under:

(Amount in Rs Crore)

| Year    |   Allocation | Expenditure               |
|---------|--------------|---------------------------|
| 2019-20 |       435.61 | 435.39                    |
| 2020-21 |       260.9  | 260.83                    |
| 2021-22 |       270    | 269.57                    |
| 2022-23 |       369.79 | 340.92 (up to 01.03.2023) |

- (d) The number of adult tourists visited protected ticketed monuments and revenue generated from sale of entry tickets during the last three years, is given as under:

(Figures in Crore)

| Year    |   Visitors |   Revenue |
|---------|------------|-----------|
| 2019-20 |       4.83 |     336.2 |
| 2020-21 |       1.32 |      48.3 |
| 2021-22 |       2.61 |     101.5 |

- (e) Conservation, preservation and maintenance of protected monuments/ sites is taken up by ASI as per need, priority,  and availability  of resources,  which is a  regular  phenomenon. Besides  this, amenities  like  toilet  and  drinking  water  and  facilities  like  pathway,  ramps, signages, dust bins, wheel chairs, sound and light shows, publication sale counter, etc. are provided at protected monuments.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 379 FOR 27.03.2023

## DETAILS OF TENTATIVE WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN THE COUNTRY.

|   Sl. No. | Site                                                                             | State                                                                                                           |   Year |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|         1 | Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath, Varanasi                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                   |   1998 |
|         2 | Group of Monuments at Mandu                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                  |   1998 |
|         3 | Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                          |   1998 |
|         4 | Temples at Bishnupur                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                                     |   1998 |
|         5 | River Island of Majuli in midstream of Brahmaputra River in Assam                | Assam                                                                                                           |   2004 |
|         6 | Sri Harimandir Sahib, Amritsar                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                          |   2004 |
|         7 | Namdapha National Park                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                               |   2006 |
|         8 | Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                         |   2006 |
|         9 | Desert National Park                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                       |   2009 |
|        10 | Neora Valley National Park                                                       | West Bengal                                                                                                     |   2009 |
|        11 | Mughal Gardens in Kashmir                                                        | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                               |   2010 |
|        12 | Santiniketan                                                                     | West Bengal                                                                                                     |   2010 |
|        13 | Silk Road Sites in India                                                         | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Union Territory of Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir |   2010 |
|        14 | The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs, Charminar | Telangana                                                                                                       |   2010 |
|        15 | Delhi - A Heritage City                                                          | Delhi                                                                                                           |   2012 |
|        16 | Apatani Cultural Landscape                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                               |   2014 |
|        17 | Archaeological remains of a Harappa Port-Town, Lothal                            | Gujarat                                                                                                         |   2014 |
|        18 | Baha'i House of Worship                                                          | New Delhi                                                                                                       |   2014 |
|        19 | Cellular Jail, Andaman Islands                                                   | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                     |   2014 |
|        20 | Chettinad, Village Clusters of the Tamil Merchants                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                      |   2014 |
|        21 | Chilika Lake                                                                     | Odisha                                                                                                          |   2014 |
|        22 | Ekamra Kshetra-The Temple City, Bhubaneswar                                      | Odisha                                                                                                          |   2014 |
|        23 | Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India                                           | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Assam                                               |   2014 |
|        24 | Moidams-the Mount-Burial system of the Ahom Dynasty                              | Assam                                                                                                           |   2014 |
|        25 | Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate                                      | Karnataka and Telangana                                                                                         |   2014 |

|   26. | Monuments of Srirangapatna Island Town                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                          |   2014 |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|    27 | Mountain Railways of India (Extension)                                                                               | Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh                                                                   |   2014 |
|    28 | Narcondam Island                                                                                                     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                        |   2014 |
|    29 | Padmanabhapuram Palace                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                             |   2014 |
|    30 | Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                          |   2014 |
|    31 | Sites of Satyagrah, India's non-violent freedom movement                                                             | Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi |   2014 |
|    32 | Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                         |   2014 |
|    33 | The Neolithic Settlement of Burzahom                                                                                 | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                  |   2014 |
|    34 | Thembang Fortified Village                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                  |   2014 |
|    35 | Cold Desert Cultural Landscape of India                                                                              | Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh                                                             |   2015 |
|    36 | Evolution of Temple Architecture - Aihole-Badami-Pattadakal                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                          |   2015 |
|    37 | Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grant Trunk Road                                           | Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal       |   2015 |
|    38 | Keibul Lamjao Conservation Area                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                            |   2016 |
|    39 | Garo Hills Conservation Area (GHCA)                                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                                                          |   2018 |
|    40 | The historic ensemble of Orchha                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                     |   2019 |
|    41 | Hire Benkal, Megalithic Site                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                          |   2021 |
|    42 | Temples of Kanchipuram                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                         |   2021 |
|    43 | Serial Nomination of Maratha Military Architecture in Maharashtra                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                        |   2021 |
|    44 | Satpura Tiger Reserve                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                     |   2021 |
|    45 | Iconic Riverfront of Historic City of Varanasi                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                      |   2021 |
|    46 | Bhedaghat-Lametaghat in Narmada Valley                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                     |   2021 |
|    47 | Geoglyphs of Konkan Region of India                                                                                  | Goa, Maharasthra                                                                                   |   2022 |
|    48 | JinkiengJri: Living Root Bridge Cultural Landscape                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                          |   2022 |
|    49 | Sri Veerabhadra Temple and Monolithic Bull (Nandi), Lepakshi (The Vijayanagara Sculpture and Painting Art Tradition) | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                     |   2022 |
|    50 | Sun Temple, Modhera and its adjoining monuments                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                            |   2022 |
|    51 | Rock-cut Sculptures and Reliefs of the Unakoti, Unakoti Range, Unakoti District                                      | Tripura                                                                                            |   2022 |
|    52 | Vadnagar - A multi-layered Historic town, Gujarat                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                            |   2022 |