Lok Sabha Question No. 302 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Monuments of National Importance
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.302

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## MONUMENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE

- †*302. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of monuments or sites declared as monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of the funds spent on the said monuments or sites during the last five years;
- (c) the revenue earned by the Government from these monuments during the last five financial years;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to declare any other monument as monument of national importance; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## 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 STARRED QUESTION NO. 302 FOR 20.12.2021

(a) There are 3693 monuments and sites of national importance which are looked after by Archaeological Survey of India.  State-wise number including Maharashtra, are at Annexure-I. (b) The expenditure incurred on maintenance of  these monuments and sites (Statewise) during the last five years is at Annexure-II. (c) The  revenue  earned  from  sale  of  entry  tickets  at  these  centrally  protected monuments/sites during the last five financial years is as under: Year                Amount in lakhs 2016-17 22,476.75 2017-18 24,789.00 2018-19 31,720.00 2019-20 33,623.23 2020-21 4,032.17 (d) & (e) This is a continuous phenomenon. The details of monuments identified as of now, for declaring them as of national importance are at Annexure-III.

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  302 FOR 20.12.2021 STATE-WISE NUMBER OF MONUMENTS/SITES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE IN THE COUNTRY

| Sl.No.   | Name of State / U.T.   |   Number of Monuments/Site |
|----------|------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh         |                        135 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh      |                         03 |
| 3.       | Assam                  |                         55 |
| 4.       | Bihar                  |                         70 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh           |                         46 |
| 6.       | Daman & Diu (U.T.)     |                         11 |
| 7.       | Goa                    |                         21 |
| 8.       | Gujarat                |                        203 |
| 9.       | Haryana                |                         91 |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh       |                         40 |
| 11.      | Jammu & Kashmir (U.T.) |                         56 |
| 12.      | Jharkhand              |                         13 |
| 13.      | Karnataka              |                        506 |
| 14.      | Kerala                 |                         29 |
| 15.      | Ladakh (U.T.)          |                         15 |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh         |                        291 |
| 17.      | Maharashtra            |                        286 |
| 18.      | Manipur                |                         01 |
| 19.      | Meghalaya              |                         08 |
| 20.      | Mizoram                |                         01 |
| 21.      | Nagaland               |                         04 |
| 22.      | N.C.T. Delhi           |                        173 |
| 23.      | Odisha                 |                         80 |
| 24.      | Puducherry (U.T.)      |                         07 |
| 25.      | Punjab                 |                         33 |
| 26.      | Rajasthan              |                        163 |
| 27.      | Sikkim                 |                         03 |
| 28.      | Telangana              |                         08 |
| 29.      | Tamilnadu              |                        412 |
| 30.      | Tripura                |                         08 |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh          |                        743 |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand            |                         43 |
| 33.      | West Bengal            |                        135 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                  |                       3693 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 302 FOR 20.12.2021

## DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED ON MAINTENANCE OF MONUMENTS AND SITES (STATE-WISE) DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT                  | Circle / Branch               | 2016-17      | 2016-17     | 2017-18      | 2017-18     | 2018-19    | 2018-19     | 2019-20    | 2019-20       | 2020-21       | 2020-21     |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT                  | Circle / Branch               | Allocation   | Expenditure | Allocation   | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure   | Allocation    | Expenditure |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                     | Agra Circle                   | 940.00       | 940.00      | 850.00       | 850.00      | 860.00     | 858.61      | 1355.00    | 1355.00       | 1300.00       | 1296.00     |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                     | Lucknow Circle                | 689.50       | 688.52      | 649.00       | 648.97      | 482.00     | 481.99      | 560.00     | 560.00        | 388.00        | 388.00      |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                     | Sarnath Circle                | 230.21       | 230.20      | 200.00       | 200.00      | 255.00     | 254.57      | 320.00     | 320.00        | 438.00        | 438.00      |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                     | * Meerut Circle               | --           | --          | --           | --          | -          | -           | -          | -             | 0.00          | 0.00        |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                       | Aurangabad Circle             | 334.00       | 334.00      | 545.00       | 544.99      | 430.00     | 430.00      | 608.85     | 608.85        | 316.00        | 316.00      |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                       | Mumbai Circle                 | 922.00       | 900.48      | 915.00       | 914.98      | 890.00     | 889.97      | 950.00     | 950.00        | 1100.00       | 1100.00     |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                       | Nagpur Circle                 | 399.00       | 395.54      | 530.00       | 530.00      | 470.00     | 470.00      | 540.00     | 540.00        | 400.00        | 400.00      |
| 3.        | Karnataka                         | Bangalore Circle              | 1010.00      | 1009.50     | 1056.90      | 1056.89     | 985.00     | 985.00      | 1110.00    | 1110.00       | 527.00        | 526.95      |
| 3.        | Karnataka                         | Hampi                         | 800.32       | 800.31      | 660.00       | 660.00      | 535.00     | 519.04      | 1000.00    | 1000.00       | 910.00        | 910.00      |
| 3.        | Karnataka                         | Dharwad                       | 517.00       | 516.98      | 598.00       | 597.99      | 640.00     | 639.97      | 745.00     | 745.00        | 640.00        | 639.99      |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh                    | Circle Bhopal Circle          | 745.00       | 745.00      | 780.00       | 779.98      | 810.00     | 809.48      | 1250.00    | 1250.00       | 1150.00       | 1150.00     |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh                    | * Jabalpur Circle             | --           | --          | --           | --          | -          | -           |            | -             | 350.00        | 350.00      |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh                    | * Janshi Circle               | --           | --          | --           | --          | -          | -           |            | -             | 100.00        | 100.00      |
| 5.        | Odisha                            | Bhubaneswar Circle            | 865.00       | 865.00      | 690.00       | 689.92      | 590.00     | 590.00      | 530.00     | 530.00        | 363.00        | 363.00      |
| 6.        | West Bengal, Sikkim               | Kolkata Circle                | 298.00       | 280.68      | 521.00       | 521.00      | 1074.98    | 968.75      | 815.00     | 810.00        | 603.00        | 602.00      |
| 6.        | West Bengal, Sikkim               | * Raiganj Circle              | --           | --          | --           | --          | -          | -           |            | -             | 135.00        | 135.00      |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (UT)       | Chennai Circle                | 596.00       | 583.98      | 460.00       | 460.00      | 810.00     | 809.50      | 960.00     | 960.00        | 525.00        | 525.00      |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (UT)       | * Trichy Circle               | --           | --          | --           | --          | -          | -           |            | -             | 200.00        | 200.00      |
| 8.        | Punjab Haryana                    | Chandigarh Circle             | 530.00       | 524.68      | 425.00       | 424.91      | 290.00     | 289.99      | 157.00     | 157.00        | 80.00         | 80.00       |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh                  |                               | 107.24       | 106.22      | 148.75       | 148.75      | 151.00     | 151.00      | 215.00     | 215.00        | 125.00        | 125.00      |
| 10.       | Delhi                             | Delhi Circle                  | 568.25       | 569.82      | 902.00       | 901.88      | 2456.65    | 2456.65     | 2310.00    | 2310.00       | 2082.00       | 2082.00     |
| 10.       | Delhi                             | Delhi Mini                    | 419.25       | 418.05      | 640.00       | 640.00      | 610.00     | 609.35      | 715.00     | 715.00        | 369.00        | 369.00      |
| 11.       | Goa                               | Circle Goa Circle             | 155.00       | 155.30      | 239.65       | 239.64      | 160.00     | 159.99      | 220.00     | 220.00        | 370.00        | 370.00      |
| 12.       | Assam Nagaland Meghalaya Arunchal | Guwahati Circle               | 262.19       | 262.19      | 377.00       | 377.00      | 315.00     | 315.00      | 340.00     | 340.00        | 303.75        | 303.75      |
| 12.       | Pradesh Manipur Mizoram Tripura   | Aizwal Circle, Mijoram        |              | 72.20       | 86.20        | 86.20       | 85.00      | 83.76       | 100.00     | 100.00        | 131.48        | 131.47      |
| 13.       | Rajasthan                         | Jaipur Circle                 | 210.00       | 208.48      | 255.00       | 255.00      | 290.00     | 290.00      | 490.00     | 489.00        | 740.00        | 740.00      |
| 13.       | Rajasthan                         | Jodhpur Circle                | 323.00       | 322.42      | 370.00       | 370.00      | 415.00     | 415.00      | 540.00     | 539.00        | 410.00        | 410.00      |
| 14.       | Telangana                         | Hyderabad Circle              | 841.50       | 841.50      | 350.00       | 350.00      | 370.00     | 370.00      | 535.00     | 535.00        | 280.00        | 280.00      |
| 15.       | Andhra Pradesh                    | Amravati Circle               | --           | --          | 685.00       | 684.98      | 530.00     | 529.94      | 515.00     | 515.00        | 457.00        | 457.00      |
| 16.       | Bihar                             | Patna Circle                  | 159.00       | 153.53      | 195.00       | 195.00      | 176.00     | 175.98      | 155.00     | 145.45        | 123.00        | 123.00      |
| 17.       | Jammu &                           | Srinagar                      | 95.83        | 95.83       | 215.00       | 215.00      | 175.00     | 175.00      | 155.00     | 155.00        | 80.00         | 80.00       |
| 17.       | Kashmir Ladakh (UT)               | Circle Mini Circle            | 43.42        | 43.40       | 54.12        | 54.09       | 70.00      | 69.98       | 30.00      | 28.49         | 20.00         | 20.00       |
| 18.       | Kerala                            | Leh Thrissure                 | 285.00       | 284.98      | 325.00       | 325.00      | 227.00     | 227.00      | 450.00     | 450.00        | 203.21        | 203.21      |
| 19.       | Gujarat                           | Circle Vadodara Circle        | 1385.00      | 1385.00     | 1118.00      | 1117.99     | 962.00     | 961.99      | 700.00     | 700.00        | 635.46        | 635.46      |
|           |                                   | * Rajkot Circle               | --           | --          | --           | --          | -          | -           | -          | -             | 98.79         | 98.79       |
| 20. 21.   | Uttarakhand Chhattisgarh          | Dehradun Circle Raipur Circle | 70.00 216.78 | 55.07       | 70.00 177.00 | 70.00       | 82.00      | 82.00       | 359.00     | 358.50 300.00 | 460.00 289.05 | 460.00      |
|           |                                   |                               |              | 216.30      |              | 176.39      | 210.00     | 209.08      | 300.00     |               |               | 289.05      |

| 22.   | Jharkhand   | Ranchi Circle                      | 80.00    | 50.13    | 175.00   | 175.00   | 86.00    | 86.00    | 160.00   | 160.00   | 88.22    | 88.22    |
|-------|-------------|------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|       |             | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | 710.93   | 635.13   | 550.80   | 549.79   | 524.96   | 517.49   | 337.50   | 334.47   | 382.05   | 380.54   |
|       |             | Horticultural Activity (All India) | 4657.05  | 4655.95  | 5529.00  | 5528.20  | 4563.00  | 4562.93  | 3810.00  | 3810.50  | 4475.00  | 4474.99  |
|       |             | DG Office                          | 10783.00 | 10783.00 | 19737.90 | 19737.09 | 19057.27 | 19057.00 | 20223.33 | 20223.00 | 4441.99  | 4441.99  |
|       |             | Reserve                            |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
|       |             | Total                              | 30248.47 | 30129.37 | 41080.32 | 41076.79 | 40637.86 | 40502.01 | 43560.68 | 43539.26 | 26090.00 | 26083.41 |

* New Circles created in 2020-21

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  &  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.302 FOR 20.12.2021.

## DETAILS  OF  MONUMENTS  IDENTIFIED  FOR  DECLARING  THEM  AS  OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE.

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

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