Lok Sabha Question No. 972 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Funds Released for Safety and Facilities in Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.972 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8.2.2021

## FUNDS RELEASED FOR SAFETY AND FACILITIES IN MONUMENTS

- +972. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is concerned for safety and convenience of the tourists visiting the protected monuments after Corona pandemic;
- (b) whether the Government has sanctioned/released any funds during the last  one  year  for  providing  facilities  to  the  tourists  visiting  the  said monuments; and
- (c) if so, the monument-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM

## (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) Yes, Sir. The centrally protected monuments/sites have been opened for visitors subject to following the preventing measures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) issued from time to time by Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Culture and State/District administration.
- (b)&(c) The expenditure on providing visitors facilities at centrally protected monuments/sites  including  ticketed  monuments  is  met  out  from  the  overall sanctioned budget for conservation/preservation of monuments/sites. The expenditure incurred on conservation, preservation and annual maintenance of all monuments  during  the  last  three  years  and  provision  for  current  year  is  at Annexure.

## DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT  OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND ALLOCATION FOR CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR

## (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT                                    | Circle / Branch                    | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Allocation                  |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT                                    | Circle / Branch                    | 2017-18       | 2018-19       | 2019-20       | 2020-21 (upto January 2021) |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                                       | Agra Circle                        | 850.00        | 858.61        | 1355.00       | 900.00                      |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                                       | Lucknow Circle                     | 648.97        | 481.99        | 560.00        | 308.00                      |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                                       | Sarnath Circle                     | 200.00        | 254.57        | 320.00        | 375.00                      |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                                       | * Meerut Circle                    | -             | -             | -             | 100.00                      |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                                         | Aurangabad Circle                  | 544.99        | 430.00        | 608.85        | 425.00                      |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                                         | Mumbai Circle                      | 914.98        | 889.97        | 950.00        | 950.00                      |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                                         | Nagpur Circle                      | 530.00        | 470.00        | 540.00        | 400.00                      |
| 3.        | Karnataka                                           | Bangalore Circle                   | 1056.89       | 985.00        | 1110.00       | 750.00                      |
| 3.        | Karnataka                                           | Hampi                              | 660.00        | 519.04        | 1000.00       | 775.00                      |
| 3.        | Karnataka                                           | Dharwad Circle                     | 597.99        | 639.97        | 745.00        | 585.00                      |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh                                      | Bhopal Circle                      | 779.98        | 809.48        | 1250.00       | 1200.00                     |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh                                      | * Jabalpur Circle                  | -             | -             | -             | 200.00                      |
| 5.        | Odisha                                              | * Jhansi Circle Bhubaneswar        | - 689.92      | - 590.00      | - 530.00      | 100.00 275.00               |
| 6.        | West Bengal,                                        | Circle Kolkata Circle              | 521.00        | 968.75        | 810.00        | 571.50                      |
|           | Sikkim                                              | * Raiganj Circle                   | -             | -             | -             | 100.00                      |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu,                                         | Chennai Circle                     | 460.05        | 809.50        | 960.00        | 575.00                      |
| 8.        | Punjab Haryana                                      | Chandigarh Circle                  | 424.91        | 289.99        | 157.00        | 100.00                      |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh                                    | Shimla Circle                      | 148.75        | 151.00        | 215.00        | 125.00                      |
| 10.       | Delhi                                               | Delhi Circle                       | 901.88        | 2456.65       | 2310.00       | 1350.00                     |
| 10.       | Delhi                                               | Delhi Mini Circle                  | 640.11        | 609.35        | 715.00        | 500.00                      |
| 11.       | Goa                                                 | Goa Circle                         | 239.64        | 159.99        | 220.00        | 250.00                      |
| 12.       | Assam                                               | Guwahati Circle                    | 377.00        | 315.00        | 340.00        | 300.00                      |
| 12.       | Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura Arunchal | Aizwal Circle, Mijoram             | 86.20         | 83.76         | 100.00        | 150.00                      |
| 13.       | Pradesh Rajasthan                                   | Jaipur Circle                      | 255.00        | 290.00        | 489.00        | 650.00                      |
| 13.       |                                                     | Jodhpur Circle                     | 370.00        | 415.00        | 539.00        | 350.00                      |
| 14.       | Andhra Pradesh                                      | Hyderabad Circle                   | 350.00        | 370.00        | 535.00        | 300.00                      |
| 15.       | Telangana Telangana                                 | Amravati Circle                    | 684.98        | 529.94        | 515.00        | 400.00                      |
| 16.       | Bihar                                               | Patna Circle                       | 195.00        | 175.98        | 145.45        | 100.00                      |
| 17.       | Jammu &                                             | Srinagar Circle                    | 215.00        | 175.00        | 155.00        | 100.00                      |
| 17.       | Kashmir                                             | Mini Circle Leh                    | 54.09         | 69.98         | 28.49         | 20.00                       |
| 18.       | Kerala                                              | Thrissure Circle                   | 325.00        | 227.00        | 450.00        | 252.00                      |
| 18.       |                                                     | * Trichy Circle                    | -             | -             | -             | 200.00                      |
| 19.       | Gujarat                                             | Vadodara Circle                    | 1117.99       | 961.99        | 700.00        | 675.00                      |
| 19.       | Daman &                                             | * Rajkot Circle                    | -             | -             | -             | 100.00                      |
| 20.       | Diu(UT) Uttarakhand                                 | Dehradun Circle                    | 70.00         | 82.00         | 358.50        | 350.00                      |
| 21.       | Chhattisgarh                                        | Raipur Circle                      | 176.39        | 209.08        | 300.00        | 260.00                      |
| 22.       | Jharkhand                                           | Ranchi Circle                      | 175.00        | 86.00         | 160.00        | 100.00                      |
| 22.       |                                                     | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | 549.79        | 517.49        | 334.47        | 336.70                      |
|           |                                                     | Horticultural Activity (All India) | 5528.20       | 4562.93       | 3810.50       | 3850.00                     |
|           |                                                     | DG Office                          | 19737.09      | 19057.00      | 20223.00      | 6881.80                     |

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