Lok Sabha Question No. 550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Inclusion of More Monuments of Assam in Protected Monuments List
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.550 ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## INCLUSION OF MORE MONUMENTS OF ASSAM IN PROTECTED MONUMENT'S LIST

## 550. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and location of protected monuments in Assam as on date, monument-wise;
- (b) the amount spent on maintenance, conservation and construction work on these monuments during the last three years, monument-wise;
- (c) whether the State Government of Assam has requested to include more monuments in the list of protected monuments during the said period; and
- (d) if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There  are  55  Centrally  Protected  Monuments  and  Sites  in  Assam.  Monument-wise
- & details  of  amount  spent  on  maintenance  and  conservation  work  during  the  last  three
- (b) years is given at Annexure.
- (c) At  present  no  such  request  to  include  more  monuments  has  been  received  from  the State government.
- (d) Question does not arise.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)&(b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.550 FOR 06.02.2023.

DETAILS OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS AND SITES IN THE STATE OF ASSAM WITH EXPENDITURE AMOUNT  SPENT ON CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE DURING LAST THREE YEARS.

(amount in Rupees)

|   Sl.No. | Name of the site                                          |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Ancient Cave, Jogighopa, Bongaigaon, Guwahati             |    480716 |    422197 |    721544 |
|        2 | Idgah at Rangamati Hill, panbari, Dhubri                  |    200345 |    327448 |    286874 |
|        3 | Rangamati Mosque, Panbari, Dhubri                         |    251898 |    302076 |   1002258 |
|        4 | Tomb of Lieutenant Cresswell, Goalpara                    |    104922 |     18108 |         0 |
|        5 | Mr. B.J.Stow monuments, Goalpara                          |    433022 |         0 |     96000 |
|        6 | Sri Surya Pahar Ruins, Goalpara                           |   3414107 |    781892 |   2870860 |
|        7 | Urbasi island Carving Inscription & pillar), Ghy          |    114751 |    193166 |    180927 |
|        8 | Poa Meeca Mosque (Stone Inscription), Guwahati            |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|        9 | Hayagriva Madhava temple, Hajo, Kamrup, Ghy               |    701248 |    459506 |   1049064 |
|       10 | Kedar Temple, Hajo, Kamrup, Guwahati                      |    725015 |   2280120 |    143004 |
|       11 | Ganesh temple, Hajo, Kamrup, Guwahati                     |    127525 |    162525 |    143435 |
|       12 | Kameswar Temple, Hajo, Kamrup, Guwahati                   |    251019 |    367322 |    286016 |
|       13 | Vishnu Janardhan, Kamrup, Guwahati                        |    269154 |    378910 |    444009 |
|       14 | Durargarila Rock Inscription,Kamakhya foot hill, Guwahati |    240278 |    382599 |    362242 |
|       15 | Rock-cut figures & One stone- Gateway,Kamakhya Hill       |         0 |    273491 |    539519 |
|       16 | Bishnudol, Sivasagar                                      |     82974 |    149786 |     15081 |
|       17 | Devidol, Sivasagar                                        |     48930 |    130242 |    366591 |
|       18 | Sivadol, Sivasagar                                        |    989795 |   1852616 |    395216 |
|       19 | Bishnudol, Gourisagar, Sivasagar                          |   1390650 |     23050 |   1540664 |
|       20 | Devidol, Gourisagar, sivasagar                            |    556750 |    178047 |    131038 |
|       21 | Sivadol, Gourisagar, Sivasagar                            |    106446 |    164244 |   1726481 |
|       22 | Gourisagar Tank, Gourisagar, Sivasagar                    |         0 |         0 |    220800 |
|       23 | Bishnudo, Joysagar, Sivasagar                             |    747993 |   1337930 |    565640 |
|       24 | Devidol, Joysagar, Sivasagar                              |   1438628 |    223739 |    141693 |
|       25 | Sivdol, Joysagar, sivasagar                               |         0 |         0 |   1604181 |
|       26 | Ghanasyam House, Joysagar, sivasagar                      |    127451 |    169884 |    140414 |
|       27 | Rangahar Ruins, Joysagar, Sivasagar                       |   1748451 |   3149048 |    935588 |
|       28 | Ranganath dole, Joysagar, Sivasagar                       |         0 |         0 |   1094036 |

| 29   | Karrenghar of the Ahom King (Talatalghar), Joysagar,              |   3066615 |   1300819 |   1397828 |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 30   | Golaghar (Magazine House) Joysagar, Sivasagar                     |    257084 |    184745 |    141709 |
| 31   | Eighth Cannons near sibasagar tank, Joysagar                      |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| 32   | Ahom Raja's Palace, Gargaon                                       |   1834431 |    587394 |   1743112 |
| 33   | Sivdol, Negherating, Golaghat                                     |    976558 |   1030621 |    283420 |
| 34   | Manoliths of Kasomari Pathar, Golaghat                            |     29150 |     14430 |    710011 |
| 35   | Group of Four Maidams, Charaido                                   |   1667110 |   2225722 |   2543372 |
| 36   | Ruins at Singri Hill, Sonitpur, Tezpur                            |    765053 |    186595 |    143008 |
| 37   | Bamuni Hills (Masonary remains), Tezpur                           |   1062297 |   1737577 |    968045 |
| 38   | Chymmery Compund, Tezpur                                          |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| 39   | Stone temple (Mounds & Ruins) at Daparbatia, Tezpur               |   1352358 |    999072 |    143445 |
| 40   | The rock on the bank of the Brahmaputra, Tezpur                   |    129051 |    156014 |    143008 |
| 41   | Sukreswar Rock, Biswanath                                         |    702852 |    152030 |    143004 |
| 42   | Biswanatha Sivalinga, Biswanath                                   |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| 43   | Bordole temple, Biswanath                                         |    937469 |    368474 |    142561 |
| 44   | Grave of Lieutenant Lewis, Biswanath                              |    118914 |    120596 |    142567 |
| 45   | Dhandi temple, Gohapur, Biswanath                                 |    283291 |    154854 |    143008 |
| 46   | Grave of lt. Thomas Kennedy, Biswanath,                           |     66930 |    152030 |    142142 |
| 47   | Gun of Emperor Sher Shah, Sadiya, Tinsukia                        |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| 48   | Two swivel guns belonging to the Mughal Nawara, Saidiya, Tinsukia |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| 49   | Cacheri Ruins, Khaspur, Cachar,                                   |   2290617 |   2468897 |    320229 |
| 50   | Derabara Group of monoliths, Dubungling, Dima                     |         0 |    120603 |    142140 |
| 51   | Khartong group of monolithis, Kartongsiip, dima-Haso              |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| 52   | Kobak Group of monolithis, Kobak, Dima-Haso                       |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| 53   | Rock cut temple, Maibong, Dima-Haso                               |    126871 |    153311 |    140859 |
| 54   | Two inscribed stone, Maibong, dima- Hasao                         |    126752 |    152843 |    142146 |
| 55   | Bolosan Grop of Manoliths,, Nuchubunglo, Dima                     |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|      | TOTAL                                                             |  30345471 |  25994573 |  26678789 |