Lok Sabha Question No. 1368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: National Culture Fund
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, M.K. Vishnu Prasad, Bhagirath Chaudhary, Navneet Ravi Rana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

## † 1368 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## NATIONAL CULTURE FUND

## † 1368.       SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.: SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY: SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state :-

(a)      whether  the  Government  has  established  the  National  Culture  Fund  (NCF)  and  if  so,  the details thereof;

(b) the guidelines/criteria for the allocation of the funds under NCF;

(c) the State-wise and year-wise details of funds allocated, spent and unutilized by various departments/institutions under the said scheme, including Rajasthan during the last three years;

(d)        whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  new  historical  and  religious  places  in  the country during the last three years;

(e) if so, the details thereof including Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu; and

(f) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilized  in  Parliamentary  constituency Amravati under NCF?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI G.KISHAN REDDY)

(a) Yes, Sir. Government has set up National Culture Fund (NCF) as a Trust on 28 th November, 1996 under the Charitable Endowment Act, 1890. NCF is managed by a (Governing) Council and an Executive Committee. The Council is chaired by the Union Minister of Culture and has a strength of 21 including 15 non-official members representing various fields including corporate sector, private foundations and not-for-profit voluntary organizations. The Executive Committee is chaired by Secretary (Culture) and has a strength of 9 including 4 non-official members from the Council.

- (b)  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) The state-wise and year-wise details of funds sponsored/allocated, spent and unutilized under NCF, including Rajasthan during the last three years are at Annexure-I .
- (d)  &  (e)  Yes,  Sir.  Details  of  monuments/sites  identified  and  declared  and  identified  to  declare them as monuments of national importance by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in last three years  are  at Annexure-II & Annexure-III ,  including  Ancient  Baori  at  Neemrana,  Alwar, Rajasthan.  No  new  historical  and  religious  site  has  been  identified  in  Tamil  Nadu  in  last  three years.
- (f)    No  funds have been allocated, released and utilized in Parliamentary constituency Amravati under NCF since its inception.

Annexure  referred  in  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  Question  No.1368  for  Reply  on 25.07.2022 regarding National Culture Fund

State-wise  and  year-wise  details  of  fund  sponsored/allocated  and  spent  under  NCF,  including Rajasthan, during the last three years

Table - A  - Donation/Sponsored Projects

## Financial Year 2019-20

|   Sl. No. | State          | Donor                                                  | Name of the Project                                                                        |   Amount spent (Rs. In lakh) | Amount unutilized with interest (Rs. In lakh)   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Bihar          | Indian Oil Corpn. (through Indian Oil Foundation       | Tourist Infrastructure facilities at The Ashokan Pillar, Kolhua                            |                       287.13 | NIL                                             |
|         2 | Karnataka      | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation) | Conservation work and tourist facilities at Bhoganandishwara Temple, Bangaluru, Karnataka, |                         4.69 | NIL                                             |
|         3 | Madhya Pradesh | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation) | Tourist infrastructure facilities at Khajuraho Group of Temples, MP                        |                       940.17 | NIL                                             |
|         4 | Maharashtra    | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation  | Development of tourist infrastructure facilities at Kanheri Caves, Maharashtra             |                       157.89 | NIL                                             |
|         5 | Maharashtra    | Pune Municipal Corporation                             | To enliven the environs and recreate the splendor of Shaniwarwada Palace, Pune             |                         2.93 | 19.33                                           |
|         6 | Odisha         | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation) | Tourist infrastructure facilities at Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha                            |                      1044.36 | NIL                                             |
|         7 | Tamil Nadu     | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation) | Façade illumination at Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu                         |                         2.58 | NIL                                             |
|         8 | Uttar Pradesh  | Sony India Pvt.                                        | ASI Project on Up                                                                          |                        60.39 | 62.05                                           |

|    |                                                 | Ltd.                                               | gradation of Sarnath Site &Museum, U.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |       |     |
|----|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-----|
|  9 | Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Odisha Maharashtra Gujarat | India Infrastructural Finance Company Ltd. (IIFCL) | Installation and Commissioning of turnstile in the following ASI monuments:  Red Fort, Delhi  Qutab Minar, Delhi  Humayun Tomb,Delhi  Purana Qila, Delhi  Taj Mahal, Agra  Sun Temple Konark, Odisha  Ellora Caves, Aurangabad ,Maharashtra  Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad, Maharashtra  Shaniwarwada, Pune,Maharashtra  Rani-ki-Vav, Gujarat | 53.14 | 561 |

## Financial Year 2020-2021

|   S. No | State   | Donor                                                  | Name of the Project                                                                          |   Amount spent (Rs. In lakh) | Amount unutilized with interest (Rs. In lakh)   |
|---------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Bihar   | Indian Oil Corpn. (through Indian Oil Foundation       | Tourist Infrastructure facilities at The Ashokan Pillar, Kolhua                              |                         1.48 | NIL                                             |
|       2 | Bihar   | National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC)         | Conservation and development of the excavated remains at Vikramshila, Bihar                  |                        14.51 | 9.09                                            |
|       3 | Goa     | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation) | Tourist infrastructure facilities at Se Cathedral and other monuments in ASI Goa Circle      |                         1    | NIL                                             |
|       4 | Gujarat | Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)                | Crafts and sustainable skill development in Gujarat (Self employed women's association-SEWA) |                         2.41 | 0.79                                            |

|   5 | Karnataka                                       | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation)   | Conservation work and tourist facilities at Bhoganandishwara Temple, Bangaluru, Karnataka,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   55.31 | NIL    |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|
|   6 | Madhya Pradesh                                  | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation)   | Tourist infrastructure facilities at Khajuraho Group of Temples, MP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1063.95 | NIL    |
|   7 | Maharashtra                                     | Pune Municipal Corporation                               | To enliven the environs and recreate the splendor of Shaniwarwada Palace, Pune                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |    1.01 | 18.83  |
|   8 | Odisha                                          | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation)   | Tourist infrastructure facilities at Sun Temple, Konark Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  386.88 | NIL    |
|   9 | Rajasthan                                       | ASI-World Monuments Fund                                 | Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   17.29 | 544.27 |
|  10 | Tamil Nadu                                      | Indian Oil Corporation (through Indian Oil Foundation)   | Façade illumination at Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  260.85 | NIL    |
|  11 | Uttar Pradesh                                   | Sony India Pvt. Ltd.                                     | ASI Project on Up gradation of Sarnath Site &Museum,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   43.41 | 21.68  |
|  12 | Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Odisha Maharashtra Gujarat | India Infrastructural Finance Company Ltd. (IIFCL)       | U.P. Installation and Commissioning of turnstile in the following ASI monuments:  Red Fort, Delhi  Qutab Minar, Delhi  Humayun Tomb,Delhi  Purana Qila, Delhi  Taj Mahal, Agra  Sun Temple Konark, Odisha  Ellora Caves, Aurangabad Maharashtra  Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad Maharashtra  Shaniwarwada, Pune  Rani-ki-Vav, Gujarat |   23.76 | 560.00 |

## Financial Year 2021-2022

| S. No   | State   | Donor   | Name of the Project   | Amount spent   | Amount unutilized   |
|---------|---------|---------|-----------------------|----------------|---------------------|

|    |                                                 |                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | (Rs. In lakh)   | with interest (Rs. In lakh)   |
|----|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|  1 | Bihar                                           | National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC)     | Conservation and development of the excavated remains at Vikramshila, Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | -               | 9.08                          |
|  2 | Gujarat                                         | Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)            | Crafts and sustainable skill development in Gujarat (Self employed women's association-SEWA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | -               | 0.78                          |
|  3 | Madhya Pradesh                                  | Infosys Foundation                                 | Conservation and restoration of Baodi and Math at Group of Temples, Bateshwar, District Morena, M.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 100.00          | NIL                           |
|  4 | Maharashtra                                     | Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum                          | Conservation of new museum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 6.64            | 0.05                          |
|  5 | Maharashtra                                     | Uttaradevi Charitable& Research Foundation         | Conservation , restoration, maintenance and provision of visitor amenities at Shri Bhuleshwar Temple                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 20.00           | NIL                           |
|  6 | Maharashtra                                     | Pune Municipal Corporation                         | To enliven the environs and recreate the splendor of Shaniwarwada Palace, Pune                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5.1             | 19.34                         |
|  7 | Rajasthan                                       | ASI-World Monuments Fund                           | Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -               | 545.24                        |
|  8 | Uttar Pradesh                                   | Sony India Pvt. Ltd                                | Up gradation of Sarnath Site &Museum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 13.19           | 8.74                          |
|  9 | Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Odisha Maharashtra Gujarat | India Infrastructural Finance Company Ltd. (IIFCL) | Maintenance of turnstile in the following ASI monuments:  Red Fort, Delhi  Qutab Minar, Delhi  Humayun Tomb,Delhi  Purana Qila, Delhi  Taj Mahal, Agra  Sun Temple Konark, Odisha  Ellora Caves, Aurangabad Maharashtra  Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad Maharashtra  Shaniwarwada, Pune  Rani-ki-Vav, Gujarat | 74.21           | 486.80                        |

## Table - B: Allocation of funds by NCF

Financial Year 2019-20

|   S.No. | State   | Donor      | Name of the Project                               |   Amount spent (Rs. In lakh) | Amount unutilised (Rs. In lakh)   |
|---------|---------|------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|       1 | Bihar   | Astro Link | Preparation of DPR for Nalanda Site Museum, Bihar |                        15.19 | NIL                               |

Financial Year 2020-21       -             NIL

Financial Year 2021-22       -             NIL

## Annexure - II

## Annexure referred in part (d) & (e) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.1368 for Reply on 25.07.2022 regarding National Culture Fund

## MONUMEMTS/SITES IDENTIFIED AND DECLARED AS MONUMENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE

|   S.No. | Name of the monument                                                                                              |   Year | Notification No.                           |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Group of Temples at Ranipur Jharial, District Bolangir, (Odisha)                                                  |   2018 | S.O. 3581(E) dated 17 th July, 2018        |
|       2 | Hathi Khana, Agra, District Agra, (Uttar Pradesh)                                                                 |   2018 | S.O. 3582 (E) dated 18 th July, 2018       |
|       3 | Agah Khan Ki Haweli, Agra, District Agra , (Uttar Pradesh)                                                        |   2018 | S.O. 3666(E) dated 23 rd July, 2018        |
|       4 | Ancient Baori, Neemrana, District Alwar, (Rajasthan)                                                              |   2018 | S.O. 4900(E) dated 19 th September, 2018   |
|       5 | Vishnu Temple, Kotali, District Pithoragarh, (Uttarakhand)                                                        |   2018 | S.O. 6037(E) dated 5 th December, 2018     |
|       6 | Trilochan Nath Temple, District Kathua, (Jammu Kashmir, UT)                                                       |   2018 | S.O.6144 dated 12 th December 2018         |
|       7 | Archaeological Site and remains, Virpurkhurd, Virbhadra, District Dehradun (Uttarakhand).                         |   2018 | S.O. 6350 (E) dated 27 th December         |
|       8 | Ancient Gonpa Complex, District Leh Wanla, (Laddakh, UT)                                                          |   2018 | S.O.6351 (E) dated 27 th December          |
|       9 | Janardana Temple, Nadavayal, District Waynad, (Kerala)                                                            |   2018 | S.O. 6352 (E) dated 27 th December         |
|      10 | Archaeological Site and remains, Ashwamedha Yagya No. 1,2 &3, District Dehradun (Uttarakhand)                     |   2019 | S.O. 1193(E) dated 8 th March, 2019        |
|      11 | Archaeological Site and Remains, Dronasagar, (Govishana Mound), Ujjain, District Udham Singh Nagar, (Uttarakhand) |   2019 | S.O. (E) 3474 dated 26 th September, 2019  |
|      12 | Palace and Temple Complex, Navratangarh, District Navratangrh, (Jharkhand).                                       |   2019 | S.O. 3494 (E) dated 27 th November 2019    |
|      13 | Archaeological Sites and remains, Sinauli, District Bagpat, (Uttar Pradesh)                                       |   2020 | S.O. No.2981 (E) dated 2 nd September 2020 |
|      14 | Rangdum Monastery, Tesuru, District Kargil, (Ladakh, UT)                                                          |   2020 | S.O. 4257 (E), dated 27 December, 2020     |

## Annexure referred in part (d) & (e) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.1368 for Reply on 25.07.2022 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      |

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