Lok Sabha Question No. 2142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Role of National Monuments Authority
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Rajesh Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2142

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 ND  August, 2021

## ROLE OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS AUTHORITY

## 2142.      SHRI RAJESH VERMA

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the effective role of National Monuments Authority in the safety, security and maintenance of ancient historical and protected monuments in the country;
- (b) the details thereof in respect of such monuments, State -wise; and
- (c) the details of the measures taken for protection and maintenance of such monuments in Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) The roles  of  National  Monuments  Authority  (NMA)  as  mandated  by Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act (AMASR), 1958 and Rules framed  there  under  inter-alia  include:  making  recommendations  to  the  Central Government  for  grading,  categorization  and  classification  of  Centrally  Protected Monuments  (CPM)  and  protected  areas;  conducting  impact  assessment  of  large scale development projects proposed in the regulated areas; preparation of Heritage Bye  Laws  (HBL)  for  each  CPM  and  protected  area;  regulation  of  construction activities in the regulated area of CPM and protected area while ensuring that they do not have any substantial adverse impact on the preservation, safety, security or access to the monuments or its immediate surroundings.
- (b) The state-wise abstract of 3693 Centrally Protected Monuments is annexed as Annexure .
- (c) The  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  looks  after  protection,  conservation, preservation and maintenance of Centrally Protected Monuments/sites in the country including Uttar Pradesh  regularly, within the available  resources,  as per the requirements of different sites.

## Annexure

Annexure referred in part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.2142 for Reply on 02.08.2021 regarding Role of National Monuments Authority

| S.No.   | Name of State         |   Nos. of Monuments |
|---------|-----------------------|---------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh        |                 135 |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh     |                   3 |
| 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.     | Pondicherry (U.T)     |                  07 |
| 25.     | Punjab                |                  33 |
| 26.     | Rajasthan             |                 163 |
| 27.     | Sikkim                |                  03 |
| 28.     | Telangana             |                  08 |
| 29.     | Tamil Nadu            |                 412 |
| 30.     | Tripura               |                  08 |
| 31.     | Uttar Pradesh         |                 743 |
| 32.     | Uttrakhand            |                  43 |
| 33.     | West Bengal           |                 135 |
|         | Total                 |                3693 |

The details of Centrally Protected Monuments are available on the website of Archaeological Survey of India i.e. www.asi.nic.in .