Lok Sabha Question No. 4325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Funds Spent on Renovation of Temples, Churches and Mosques
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: K. Jayakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 4325

ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## FUNDS SPENT ON RENOVATION OF TEMPLES, CHURCHES AND MOSQUES

## 4325.   DR. K.  JAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of funds spent to renovate temples in India year-wise from 2004 till now;
- (b) whether  the  Ministry  has  similar  programmes  for  renovating  Churches,  Mosques  and other important places of worship; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Archaeological Survey of India takes care of 3696 Centrally Protected Monuments in various  parts  of  country  including  1081  temples.  The  quantum  of  funds  spent  on  the CPMs including temples in India year-wise from 2004 till now is being complied. Funds spent since 2018 till date is placed at Annexure -I
- (b) Archaeological  Survey  of  India  undertakes  conservation  works  of  all  CPMs  including
- & Temples,  Churches,  Mosques  and  other  important  places  of  worship,  as  and  when
- (c) necessary. The  conservation and preservation of CPMs  is  a continuous process. Conservation works are carried out by ASI every year as per requirement and availability of resources.

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4325 FOR 27.03.2023.

## DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION AND  DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.

(Amount Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT           | Circle / Branch                          | 2018-19     | 2019-20     | 2020-21     | 2021-22     | 2022-23          |
|-----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
|           |                            |                                          | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure      |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh              | Agra                                     | 8.59        | 13.55       | 12.96       | 19.35       | 19.33            |
|           |                            | Jhansi                                   | --          | -           | 1.00        | 4.15        | 5.95             |
|           |                            | Lucknow                                  | 4.82        | 5.60        | 3.88        | 10.44       | 16.99            |
|           |                            | Sarnath                                  | 2.55        | 3.20        | 4.38        | 5.50        | 8.23             |
|           |                            | Meerut                                   | --          | -           | 0           | 2.80        | 4.98             |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                | Aurangabad                               | 4.30        | 6.09        | 3.16        | 7.99        | 16.96            |
|           |                            | Mumbai                                   | 8.90        | 9.50        | 11.00       | 12.00       | 13.93            |
|           |                            | Nagpur                                   | 4.70        | 5.40        | 4.00        | 4.50        | 3.18             |
| 3.        | Karnataka                  | Bangalore                                | 9.85        | 11.10       | 5.27        | 9.75        | 18.09            |
|           |                            | Hampi                                    | 5.19        | 10.00       | 9.10        | 8.00        | 8.04             |
|           |                            | Dharwad                                  | 6.40        | 7.45        | 6.40        | 7.32        | 8.64             |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh             | Bhopal                                   | 8.09        | 12.50       | 11.50       | 11.50       | 13.89            |
|           |                            | Jabalpur                                 | --          | -           | 3.50        | 4.75        | 7.03             |
| 5.        | Odisha                     | Bhubaneswar                              | 5.90        | 5.30        | 3.63        | 8.23        | 11.90            |
| 6.        | West Bengal,               | Kolkata                                  | 9.69        | 8.10        | 6.02        | 7.57        | 8.50             |
| 7.        | Sikkim                     | Raiganj                                  | --          | -           | 1.35        | 5.00        | 6.14             |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu,Puducherry (UT) | Chennai                                  | 8.09        | 9.60        | 5.25        | 8.00        | 10.73            |
|           | Tamil Nadu                 | Trichy                                   | --          | -           | 2.00        | 4.00        | 7.40             |
| 9.        | Punjab                     | Chandigarh                               | 2.90        | 1.57        | 0.80        | 1.50        | 5.74             |
|           | Haryana                    |                                          |             |             |             |             |                  |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh           | Shimla                                   | 1.51        | 2.15        | 1.25        | 1.15        | 8.06             |
| 11.       | Delhi (NCT)                | Delhi                                    | 24.56       | 23.10       | 20.82       | 19.08       | 25.77            |
|           |                            | Delhi Mini Circle                        | 6.09        | 7.15        | 3.69        | --          | --               |
| 12.       | Goa                        | Goa                                      | 1.60        | 2.20        | 3.70        | 7.00        | 9.74             |
| 13.       | Assam                      | Guwahati                                 | 3.15        | 3.40        | 3.04        | 3.30        | 6.50             |
| 14.       | Manipur                    | Aizawl                                   | 0.84        | 1.00        | 1.32        | 1.25        | 1.78             |
|           | Meghalaya                  |                                          |             |             |             |             |                  |
|           | Mizoram                    |                                          |             |             |             |             |                  |
|           | Nagaland                   |                                          |             |             |             |             |                  |
|           | Arunachal Pradesh          |                                          |             |             |             |             |                  |
| 15.       | Rajasthan                  | Jaipur                                   | 2.90        | 4.89        | 7.40        | 7.53        | 9.48             |
|           |                            | Jodhpur                                  | 4.15        | 5.39        | 4.10        | 4.50        | 6.50             |
| 16.       | Telangana                  | Hyderabad                                | 3.70        | 5.35        | 2.80        | 6.80        | 13.99            |
| 17.       | Andhra Pradesh             | Amravati                                 | 5.30        | 5.15        | 4.57        | 5.75        | 10.97            |
| 18.       | Bihar                      | Patna                                    | 1.76        | 1.45        | 1.23        | 3.35        | 7.21             |
| 19.       | Jammu &Kashmir (U.T)       | Srinagar                                 | 1.75        | 1.55        | 0.80        | 2.55        | 4.04             |
|           | Kerala                     | Mini Circle Leh                          | 0.70        | 0.28 4.50   | 0.20 2.03   | 0.43 6.82   | 1.82 6.10        |
| 20. 21.   | Gujarat Daman &Diu (UT)    | Thrissur Vadodara                        | 2.27 9.62   | 7.00        | 6.36        | 8.00        | 9.81             |
|           | Gujarat                    |                                          |             | -           | 0.99        | 2.50        | 2.41             |
|           |                            | Rajkot                                   | --          | 3.59        | 4.60        | 3.75        | 4.49             |
| 22.       | Uttarakhand                | Dehradun                                 | 0.82        |             |             |             |                  |
| 23.       | Chhattisgarh               | Raipur                                   | 2.09        | 3.00        | 2.89        | 4.78        | 6.28             |
| 24.       | Jharkhand                  | Ranchi Chemical Preservation (All India) | 0.86 5.17   | 1.60 3.34   | 0.88 3.80   | 1.16 6.48   | 1.78 8.44        |
|           |                            | Horticultural Activity (All India)       |             | 38.10       | 44.75       | 19.32       | --               |
|           |                            |                                          | 45.63       |             |             |             |                  |
|           |                            | DG Office                                | 190.57      | 202.23      | 44.42       | 11.73       | 0.55             |
|           |                            | Reserve                                  | -           | -           | -           | --          | -- 340.92 (UP TO |
|           |                            | Total                                    | 405.02      | 435.38      | 260.84      | 269.58      | 01.03.2023)      |

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