Lok Sabha Question No. 2341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: National Culture Fund
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: DNV Senthilkumar. S., Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Rajan Baburao  Vichare, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Supriya Sadanand Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2341 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## NATIONAL CULTURE FUND

## 2341.      DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

SHRI RAJAN VICHARE: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state :-

(a) whether  the  Government  has  set  up  National  Culture  Fund  (NCF)  to  facilitate  PublicPrivate Partnership (PPP) in the field of heritage conservation and promotion;

(b) if so, the guidelines/norms adopted for allocation of funds under NCF;

(c) whether many projects of conservation of monuments through PPP have failed to take off due to lack of coordination between ASI and sponsoring institutions and if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor;

(d) whether  quality  of  NCF  financed  PPP  conservation  projects  are  reported  to  be  substandard and if so, the details thereof and the remedial measures taken thereon;

(e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  review  the  functioning  of  NCF  for  its  effective implementation; and

(f) whether the Government has identified new historical and religious places in the country during the last three years and if so, the details thereof including Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region (Shri G.Kishan Reddy)

(a)  &  (b)  Yes,  Sir.  Government  has  set  up  National  Culture  Fund  (NCF)  as  a  Trust  on  28 th November,  1996  under  the  Charitable  Endowment  Act,  1890  with  a  view  to  mobilize  extra resources through Public Private Partnerships (PPP) towards promoting, protecting and preserving  India's  cultural  heritage.  A  donor/sponsor  while  making  contributions  to  the  NCF may indicate a project along with any specific location/aspect and also an agency for execution of  the  project.  Besides,  the  interests  accrued  from  the  Primary  and  Secondary  Corpus  is  also utilized for activities associated with the field of culture.

(c) to (e) No, Sir. To ensure that ASI projects supported by NCF do not get delayed, a Project Implementation Committee (PIC) under DG, ASI's Chairmanship regularly meets and smoothens difficulties, if any.

(f) Yes, Sir. The details of all such identified new historical and religious places in the country by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) during the last three years are at Annexure .

## Annexure  referred  in  part  (f)  of  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  Question  No.2341  for  Reply  on 01.08.2022 regarding National Culture Fund

## DETAILS  OF  MONUMEMTS/SITES  IDENTIFIED  TO  DECLARE  THEM  AS  OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE.

|   Sl. No. | State            | Name of Monument and Locality                                                    | District      |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Rock Painting at Chintakunta                                                     | Y.S.R. Kadapa |
|         2 | Delhi            | Ancient Mound including Anangtal                                                 | South Delhi   |
|         3 | Gujarat          | Ancient Site, Khirsara                                                           | Kachchh       |
|         4 | Haryana          | Ancient Mounds6&7 at Rakhigarhi                                                  | Hisar         |
|         5 | Himachal Pradesh | Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple, Kalesar (Manyala Panchayat)                            | Kangra        |
|         6 | Jharkhand        | Terracotta Bricks Temples at Doisa Nagar, Navratangarh, Sisai                    | Gumla         |
|         7 | Ladakh (UT)      | Rock Art Site Murgi at Rdanag                                                    | Leh           |
|         8 | Ladakh (UT)      | Ancient Caves Saspol/Gon-Nila-Phuk Meditation caves Saspol                       | Leh           |
|         9 | Ladakh (UT)      | Ancient Buddhist institute remains, Nyarma                                       | Leh           |
|        10 | Ladakh (UT)      | Tirisha Stupa along with adjoining remains and prehistoric site around holy lake | Leh           |
|        11 | Ladakh (UT)      | Ancient Khar (Castle) at Scurbuchan                                              | Leh           |
|        12 | Mizoram          | Ancient Menhirs at Lungphunlian                                                  | Champhai      |
|        13 | Mizoram          | Ancient Menhirs and Settlement at Dungtlang                                      | Champhai      |
|        14 | Mizoram          | Ancient Menhirs and Rock Engraving at Farkawan                                   | Champhai      |
|        15 | Punjab           | Archaeological sites and remains, Masol                                          | Mohali        |
|        16 | Uttar Pradesh    | Archaeological Site, Talab Tank and Baoli at Ganesh Bagh                         | Chitrakut     |
|        17 | Uttar Pradesh    | Nakkar Khana                                                                     | Lucknow       |
|        18 | Uttarakhand      | Tungnath Temple                                                                  | Rudrapryag    |
|        19 | Uttarakhand      | Ancient Naula Village Syunrakat                                                  | Almora        |
|        20 | Uttarakhand      | Four temples located adjacent to the Centrally protected monument Kuber Temples  | Almora        |