Lok Sabha Question No. 58 (STARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO. †*58 ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN UTTAR PRADESH

## †*58.  SHRI  GHANSHYAM  SINGH  LODHI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the measures taken by the Government during the last three years to preserve the cultural heritage of the country;
- (b) the total amount spent by the Government for the preservation and development of the said cultural heritages during the said years along with the State/UT-wise details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has set up or proposes to set up new cultural centres in Uttar Pradesh,  especially  in  district  Rampur,  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Government has received complaints regarding poor maintenance of cultural heritage  sites  in  district  Rampur  and  Uttar  Pradesh  and  if  so,  the  action  taken  by  the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*58 FOR 06.02.2023.

- (a) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) undertakes conservation works, as and
- & when  required,  at  3696  Centrally  Protected  Monuments/Sites.  Conservation  of
- (b) monuments is a continuous process and all monuments/sites are in a good state of preservation.  The  details  of  the  total  funds  spent  on  the  conservation  and development  of  ASI  monuments/sites  during  the  last  three  years  are  given  in Annexure- I.
- (c) There is no such proposal for ASI to set up new cultural centres in Uttar Pradesh, especially in district Rampur. ASI protects and maintains ancient monuments/sites of national importance all over the country.
- (d) No  complaints  have  been  received  by  ASI  regarding  poor  maintenance  of monuments/sites  in  district  Rampur  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  The  centrally  protected monuments/sites are in a good state of maintenance.
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## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†58 FOR 06.02.2023.

## DETAILS  OF  EXPENDITURE  INCURRED  FOR  CONSERVATION  AND    DEVELOPMENT  OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS.

(Amount Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT           | Circle / Branch                    | 2019-20 Expenditure   | 2020-21           | 2021-22           |
|-----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh              | Agra                               | 13.55                 | Expenditure 12.96 | Expenditure 19.35 |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh              | Jhansi                             | -                     | 1.00              | 4.15              |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh              | Lucknow                            | 5.60                  | 3.88              | 10.44             |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh              | Sarnath                            | 3.20                  | 4.38              | 5.50              |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh              | Meerut                             | -                     | 0                 | 2.80              |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                | Aurangabad                         | 6.09                  | 3.16              | 7.99              |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                | Mumbai                             | 9.50                  | 11.00             | 12.00             |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                | Nagpur                             | 5.40                  | 4.00              | 4.50              |
| 3.        | Karnataka                  | Bangalore                          | 11.10                 | 5.27              | 9.75              |
| 3.        | Karnataka                  | Hampi                              | 10.00                 | 9.10              | 8.00              |
| 3.        | Karnataka                  | Dharwad                            | 7.45                  | 6.40              | 7.32              |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh             | Bhopal                             | 12.50                 | 11.50             | 11.50             |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh             | Jabalpur                           | -                     | 3.50              | 4.75              |
| 5.        | Odisha                     | Bhubaneswar                        | 5.30                  | 3.63              | 8.23              |
| 6.        | West Bengal,               | Kolkata                            | 8.10                  | 6.02              | 7.57              |
| 7.        | Sikkim                     | Raiganj                            | -                     | 1.35              | 5.00              |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu,Puducherry (UT) | Chennai                            | 9.60                  | 5.25              | 8.00              |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu                 | Trichy                             | -                     | 2.00              | 4.00              |
| 9.        | Punjab                     | Chandigarh                         | 1.57                  | 0.80              | 1.50              |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh           | Shimla                             | 2.15                  | 1.25              | 1.15              |
| 11.       | Delhi (NCT)                | Delhi                              | 23.10                 | 20.82             | 19.08             |
| 11.       | Delhi (NCT)                | Delhi Mini Circle                  | 7.15                  | 3.69              | --                |
| 12.       | Goa                        | Goa                                | 2.20                  | 3.70              | 7.00              |
| 13.       | Assam                      | Guwahati                           | 3.40                  | 3.04              | 3.30              |
| 14.       | Manipur                    | Aizawl                             | 1.00                  | 1.32              | 1.25              |
| 14.       | Meghalaya                  |                                    |                       |                   |                   |
| 14.       | Mizoram                    |                                    |                       |                   |                   |
| 14.       | Nagaland                   |                                    |                       |                   |                   |
| 14.       | Tripura                    |                                    |                       |                   |                   |
| 14.       | Arunachal Pradesh          |                                    |                       |                   |                   |
| 15.       | Rajasthan                  | Jaipur                             | 4.89                  | 7.40              | 7.53              |
| 15.       | Rajasthan                  | Jodhpur                            | 5.39                  | 4.10              | 4.50              |
| 16.       | Telangana                  | Hyderabad                          | 5.35                  | 2.80              | 6.80              |
| 17.       | Andhra Pradesh             | Amravati                           | 5.15                  | 4.57              | 5.75              |
| 18.       | Bihar                      | Patna                              | 1.45                  | 1.23              | 3.35              |
| 19.       | Jammu &Kashmir (U.T)       | Srinagar                           | 1.55                  | 0.80              | 2.55              |
| 19.       | Jammu &Kashmir (U.T)       | Mini Circle Leh                    | 0.28                  | 0.20              | 0.43              |
| 20.       | Kerala                     | Thrissur                           | 4.50                  | 2.03              | 6.82              |
| 21.       | Gujarat Daman &Diu (UT)    | Vadodara                           | 7.00                  | 6.36              | 8.00              |
| 21.       | Gujarat                    | Rajkot                             | -                     | 0.99              | 2.50              |
| 22.       | Uttarakhand                | Dehradun                           | 3.59                  | 4.60              | 3.75              |
| 23.       | Chhattisgarh               | Raipur                             | 3.00                  | 2.89              | 4.78              |
| 24.       | Jharkhand                  | Ranchi                             | 1.60                  | 0.88              | 1.16              |
| 24.       | Jharkhand                  | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | 3.34                  | 3.80              | 6.48              |
| 24.       | Jharkhand                  | Horticultural Activity (All India) | 38.10                 | 44.75             | 19.32             |
|           |                            | DG Office                          | 202.23                | 44.42             | 11.73             |
|           |                            | Reserve                            |                       | -                 | 0                 |
|           |                            | Total                              | -                     |                   |                   |
|           |                            |                                    | 435.38                | 260.84            | 269.58            |