Lok Sabha Question No. 5 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Monuments of National Importance in Jharkhand
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## MONUMENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE IN JHARKHAND.

5. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) the number  of monuments  or  sites declared as  monuments  of national importance  by  the  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI),  State-wise  including Jharkhand;
- (b) the details of the funds spent on the said monuments or sites during the last five years;
- (c) the  revenue earned by the Government from these monuments during each of the last three years;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to declare any other monument as monument of national importance; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) There  are  3,693  monuments  and  sites  declared  as  of  national  importance throughout India. State-wise details are at Annexure-I
- (b) The expenditure incurred on conservation and maintenance of these monuments during the last five years is at Annexure-II.
- (c) The  revenue  earned  from  sale  of  entry  tickets  at  centrally  protected  ticketed monuments during the last three years is as under:
- (d) List of monuments and sites identified to declare them as of National Importance
- & is at Annexure-III.

| Year    |   Revenue collected (amount in lakh rupees) |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                    33623.2  |
| 2020-21 |                                     4032.18 |
| 2021-22 |                                    10150.6  |

(e)

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED    QUESTION NO.  5 FOR 18.07.2022.

## STATE-WISE NUMBER OF MONUMENTS/SITES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE IN THE  COUNTRY.

| Sl.N o.   | Name of State / U.T.   |   Number of Monuments/Site |
|-----------|------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh         |                        135 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh      |                         03 |
| 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.       | Puducherry (U.T.)      |                         07 |
| 25.       | Punjab                 |                         33 |
| 26.       | Rajasthan              |                        163 |
| 27.       | Sikkim                 |                         03 |
| 28.       | Telangana              |                         08 |
| 29.       | Tamilnadu              |                        412 |
| 30.       | Tripura                |                         08 |
| 31.       | Uttar Pradesh          |                        743 |
| 32.       | Uttarakhand            |                         43 |
| 33.       | West Bengal            |                        135 |
|           | TOTAL                  |                       3693 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5 FOR 18.07.2022.

## DETAILS  OF  ALLOCATION  EXPENDITURE  INCURRED  FOR  CONSERVATION,  PRESERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS  DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT            | Circle / Branch     | 2017-18     | 2018-19     | 2019-20     | 2020-21     | 2021-22     |
|-----------|-----------------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT            | Circle / Branch     | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh               | Agra                | 850.00      | 858.61      | 1355.00     | 1296.00     | 1935.00     |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh               | Jhansi*             | --          | --          | --          | 100.00      | 415.00      |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh               | Lucknow             | 648.97      | 481.99      | 560.00      | 388.00      | 1044.00     |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh               | Sarnath             | 200.00      | 254.57      | 320.00      | 438.00      | 550.00      |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh               | Meerut              | --          | --          | --          | 0.00        | 280.00      |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                 | Aurangabad          | 544.99      | 430.00      | 608.85      | 316.00      | 799.00      |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                 | Mumbai              | 914.98      | 889.97      | 950.00      | 1100.00     | 1200.00     |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                 | Nagpur              | 530.00      | 470.00      | 540.00      | 400.00      | 450.00      |
| 3.        | Karnataka                   | Bangalore           | 1056.89     | 985.00      | 1110.00     | 526.95      | 975.00      |
| 3.        | Karnataka                   | Hampi               | 660.00      | 519.04      | 1000.00     | 910.00      | 800.00      |
| 3.        | Karnataka                   | Dharwad             | 597.99      | 639.97      | 745.00      | 639.99      | 731.80      |
| 4.        | Madhya                      | Bhopal              | 779.98      | 809.48      | 1250.00     | 1150.00     | 1150.00     |
| 4.        | Pradesh                     | Jabalpur*           | --          | --          | --          | 350.00      | 475.00      |
| 5.        | Odisha                      | Bhubaneswar         | 689.92      | 590.00      | 530.00      | 363.00      | 822.50      |
| 6.        | West Bengal,                | Kolkata             | 521.00      | 968.75      | 810.00      | 602.00      | 757.00      |
| 7.        | Sikkim and West Bengal      | Raiganj*            | --          | --          | --          | 135.00      | 500.00      |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (UT) | Chennai             | 460.00      | 809.50      | 960.00      | 525.00      | 800.00      |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu                  | Trichy              | --          | --          | --          | 200.00      | 400.00      |
| 9.        | Punjab Haryana              | Chandigarh          | 424.91      | 289.99      | 157.00      | 80.00       | 150.00      |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh            | Shimla              | 148.75      | 151.00      | 215.00      | 125.00      | 115.00      |
| 11.       | Delhi                       | Delhi               | 901.88      | 2456.65     | 2310.00     | 2082.00     | 1908.00     |
|           | (NCT)                       | Delhi Mini Circle** | 640.00      | 609.35      | 715.00      | 369.00      | ---         |
| 12.       | Goa                         | Goa                 | 239.64      | 159.99      | 220.00      | 370.00      | 700.00      |
| 13.       | Assam                       | Guwahati            | 377.00      | 315.00      | 340.00      | 303.75      | 330.00      |
| 13.       | Arunachal Pradesh           |                     |             |             |             |             |             |
| 13.       | Meghalaya                   |                     |             |             |             |             |             |
| 13.       | Nagaland                    |                     |             |             |             |             |             |
| 14.       | Mizoram Tripura             | Aizawl              | 86.20       | 83.76       | 100.00      | 131.47      | 125.00      |
| 15.       | Manipur Rajasthan           | Jaipur              | 255.00      | 290.00      | 489.00      | 740.00      | 753.32      |
|           |                             | Jodhpur             | 370.00      | 415.00      | 539.00      | 410.00      | 450.00      |
| 16.       | Telangana                   | Hyderabad           | 350.00      | 370.00      | 535.00      | 280.00      | 680.00      |
| 17.       | Andhra Pradesh              | Amravati            | 684.98      | 529.94      | 515.00      | 457.00      | 575.00      |
| 18.       | Bihar                       | Patna               | 195.00      | 175.98      | 145.45      | 123.00      | 335.00      |
| 19.       | Jammu &                     | Srinagar            | 215.00      | 175.00      | 155.00      | 80.00       | 255.00      |
| 19.       | Kashmir (U.T)               | Mini Circle Leh     | 54.09       | 69.98       | 28.49       | 20.00       | 43.00       |
| 20.       | Kerala                      | Thrissure           | 325.00      | 227.00      | 450.00      | 203.21      | 682.00      |
| 21.       | Gujarat Daman & Diu (UT)    | Vadodara            | 1117.99     | 961.99      | 700.00      | 635.46      | 800.00      |
| 21.       | Gujarat                     | Rajkot*             | --          | --          | --          | 98.79       | 250.00      |

| 22.   | Uttarakhand   | Dehradun                           | 70.00    | 82.00    | 358.50   | 460.00   |   375.00 |
|-------|---------------|------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 23.   | Chhattisgarh  | Raipur                             | 176.39   | 209.08   | 300.00   | 289.05   |   478    |
| 24.   | Jharkhand     | Ranchi                             | 175.00   | 86.00    | 160.00   | 88.22    |   116    |
|       |               | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | 549.79   | 517.49   | 334.47   | 380.54   |   647.71 |
|       |               | Horticultural Activity (All India) | 5528.20  | 4562.93  | 3810.00  | 4474.99  |  1931.99 |
|       |               | DG Office                          | 19737.09 | 19057.00 | 20223.00 | 4441.99  |  1173    |
|       |               | Reserve                            | --       | --       | --       | --       |     0    |
|       |               | Total                              | 41076.63 | 40502.01 | 43538.76 | 26083.41 | 26957.3  |

Note: * Indicates newly formed circle in 2020 ** Indicates Delhi Mini-Circle merged in Delhi Circle in 2020

## ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d)  &  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5 FOR 18.07.2022

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

|   Sl. No. | State            | Name of Monument and Loclity                                                     | 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 Mounds 6 & 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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