Lok Sabha Question No. 2013 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Encroachment of Monuments by Shopkeepers
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2013

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## ENCROACHMENT OF MONUMENTS BY SHOPKEEPERS

## 2013. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  many  ancient  monuments  have  been  encroached  upon  by,  shopkeepers  and souvenir sellers as a shelter for them in the country;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to preserve the ancient monuments/building in the country under the Monument Mitra Scheme;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to provide any legal shelter place for shopkeepers and souvenir sellers residing in the ancient monuments of the country under this scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Some encroachments by shopkeepers, etc. are reported at a few protected monuments/sites. Details are given at Annexure .
- (b) Removal  of  encroachment  is  taken  up  as  per  provision  of  the  Ancient  Monuments  and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 and Rules 1959. However, Monument Mitra Scheme does not cover this aspect.
- (c) There is no such proposal at present.

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(d)

## Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY  PART (a) OF THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2013 FOR 13.03.2023

## DETAILS OF ENCROACHMENT  IN PROTECTED MONUMENTS/SITES BY SHOPKEEPERS AND SOUVENIR SELLERS.

|   Sl. No. | Name of Monument                               | District       | State            |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------|
|         1 | Ranthambore Fort,                              | Sawai Madhopur | Rajasthan        |
|         2 | Lake of Kirat Sagar                            | Mahoba         | Uttar Pradesh    |
|         3 | Large tank at Pathari Kadin                    | Mahoba         | Uttar Pradesh    |
|         4 | Jama masjid                                    | Banda          | Uttar Pradesh    |
|         5 | Bhuria ka Tal                                  | Agra           | Uttar Pradesh    |
|         6 | Jama Masjid                                    | Agra           | Uttar Pradesh    |
|         7 | Kota Mund                                      | Mathura        | Uttar Pradesh    |
|         8 | Gateway &Sarai, Ekdil                          | Etawah         | Uttar Pradesh    |
|         9 | Two gateways and the mosque in the Jajau Sarai | Agra           | Uttar Pradesh    |
|        10 | Nur Mahal Sarai                                | Jalandhar      | Punjab           |
|        11 | The Mound                                      | Sirsa          | Haryana          |
|        12 | Ruined Qila (Prithvi Raj Chauhan's Fort)       | Hisar          | Haryana          |
|        13 | Hazarduari Palace                              | Murshidabad    | West Bengal      |
|        14 | Hidimba Devi Temple                            | Kullu          | Himachal Pradesh |
|        15 | Bukhari Masjid                                 | Vijayapura     | Karnataka        |
|        16 | The two different moats of the citadel         | Vijayapura     | Karnataka        |
|        17 | The Moats of the City wall                     | Vijayapura     | Karnataka        |
|        18 | Balapur Fort                                   | Akola          | Maharashtra      |
|        19 | City wall of Nawab Ismail Khan                 | Amravati       | Maharashtra      |
|        20 | Fort Wall                                      | Chandrapur     | Maharashtra      |
|        21 | Stone Circle                                   | Nagpur         | Maharashtra      |
|        22 | Remain of Fort wall                            | Bhandara       | Maharashtra      |

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