Lok Sabha Question No. 1923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Funds for Maintenance of Places of Archaeological Importance in Backward and Rural Areas
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1923

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.3.2022

## FUNDS FOR MAINTENANCE OF PLACES OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE IN BACKWORD AND RURAL AREAS

†1923. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of places of Archaeological importance under the administrative control of Government especially in the backward and rural areas of the country;
- (b) the  amount  of  funds  made  available  by  the  Government  for  the  maintenance  of such sites during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (c) the action taken or proposed to be taken by the Government for the development of such places?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) maintains 3,693 centrally protected monuments  and  sites  across  the  country  including  rural  areas  and  backward areas.
- (b) The detailed information is at Annexure.
- (c) Facilities for visitors such as toilet, drinking water, braille signages, visitor friendly pathway,  ramps,  wheel  chairs,  Wi-fi,  cafeteria,  benches,  etc.  are  provided  at protected  monuments.  Providing  such  facilities  and  upgrading  them  is  a  regular phenomenon.

Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1923 FOR 14.03.2022 EXPENDITURE  INCURRED  FOR  CONSERVATION,      PRESERVATION  AND  MAINTENANCE  OF CENTRALLY POTECTED MONUMENTS/SITES DURING THE LAST THREE YEAR.

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl.   | Name of                     | Circle / Branch   | 2018-19     | 2019-20     | 2020-21     | 2021-22     |
|-------|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| No.   | State/UT                    |                   | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure |
| 1.    | Uttar Pradesh               | Agra              | 858.61      | 1355.00     | 1296.00     | 1347.00     |
| 1.    | Uttar Pradesh               | Janshi            | -           | -           | 100.00      | 230.00      |
| 1.    | Uttar Pradesh               | Lucknow           | 481.99      | 560.00      | 388.00      | 817.00      |
| 1.    | Uttar Pradesh               | Sarnath           | 254.57      | 320.00      | 438.00      | 423.00      |
| 1.    | Uttar Pradesh               | Meerut            | -           | -           | 0.00        | 191.00      |
| 2.    | Maharashtra                 | Aurangabad        | 430.00      | 608.85      | 316.00      | 557.00      |
| 2.    | Maharashtra                 | Mumbai            | 889.97      | 950.00      | 1100.00     | 912.00      |
| 2.    | Maharashtra                 | Nagpur            | 470.00      | 540.00      | 400.00      | 286.00      |
| 3.    | Karnataka                   | Bangalore         | 985.00      | 1110.00     | 526.95      | 774.00      |
| 3.    | Karnataka                   | Hampi             | 519.04      | 1000.00     | 910.00      | 558.00      |
| 3.    | Karnataka                   | Dharwad           | 639.97      | 745.00      | 639.99      | 476.00      |
| 4.    | Madhya Pradesh              | Bhopal            | 809.48      | 1250.00     | 1150.00     | 840.00      |
| 4.    | Madhya Pradesh              | Jabalpur          | -           | -           | 350.00      | 337.00      |
| 5.    | Odisha                      | Bhubaneswar       | 590.00      | 530.00      | 363.00      | 415.00      |
| 6.    | West Bengal,                | Kolkata           | 968.75      | 810.00      | 602.00      | 433.00      |
| 7.    | Sikkim                      | Raiganj           | -           | -           | 135.00      | 268.00      |
| 8.    | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (UT) | Chennai           | 809.50      | 960.00      | 525.00      | 371.00      |
| 8.    | Tamil Nadu                  | Trichy            | -           | -           | 200.00      | 279.00      |
| 9.    | Punjab                      | Chandigarh        | 289.99      | 157.00      | 80.00       | 100.00      |
| 9.    | Haryana                     |                   |             |             |             |             |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh            | Shimla            | 151.00      | 215.00      | 125.00      | 78.00       |
| 11.   | Delhi                       | Delhi             | 2456.65     | 2310.00     | 2082.00     | 1238.00     |
| 11.   | (NCT)                       | Delhi Mini Circle | 609.35      | 715.00      | 369.00      |             |
| 12.   | Goa                         | Goa               | 159.99      | 220.00      | 370.00      | 532.00      |
| 13.   | Assam                       | Guwahati          | 315.00      | 340.00      | 303.75      | 250.00      |
| 14.   | Manipur                     | Aizawl            | 83.76       | 100.00      | 131.47      | 91.00       |

|      | Meghalaya                |                                    |          |          |          |          |
|------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|      | Mizoram                  |                                    |          |          |          |          |
|      | Nagaland                 |                                    |          |          |          |          |
|      | Tripura                  |                                    |          |          |          |          |
|      | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                    |          |          |          |          |
| 15.  | Rajasthan                | Jaipur                             | 290.00   | 489.00   | 740.00   | 612.00   |
| 15.  |                          | Jodhpur                            | 415.00   | 539.00   | 410.00   | 285.00   |
| 16.  | Telangana                | Hyderabad                          | 370.00   | 535.00   | 280.00   | 406.00   |
| 17.. | Andhra Pradesh           | Amravati                           | 529.94   | 515.00   | 457.00   | 378.00   |
| 18.  | Bihar                    | Patna                              | 175.98   | 145.45   | 123.00   | 176.00   |
| 19.  | Jammu &                  | Srinagar                           | 175.00   | 155.00   | 80.00    | 101.00   |
|      | Kashmir (U.T)            | Mini Circle Leh                    | 69.98    | 28.49    | 20.00    | 22.00    |
| 20.  | Kerala                   | Thrissure                          | 227.00   | 450.00   | 203.21   | 262.00   |
| 21.  | Gujarat Daman & Diu (UT) | Vadodara                           | 961.99   | 700.00   | 635.46   | 538.00   |
|      | Gujarat                  | Rajkot                             | -        | -        | 98.79    | 116.00   |
| 22.  | Uttarakhand              | Dehradun                           | 82.00    | 358.50   | 460.00   | 261.00   |
| 23.  | Chhattisgarh             | Raipur                             | 209.08   | 300.00   | 289.05   | 307.00   |
| 24.  | Jharkhand                | Ranchi                             | 86.00    | 160.00   | 88.22    | 52.00    |
|      |                          | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | 517.49   | 334.47   | 380.54   | 421.64   |
|      |                          | Horticultural Activity (All India) | 4562.93  | 3810.00  | 4474.99  | 1504.00  |
|      |                          | DG Office                          | 19057.00 | 20223.00 | 4441.99  | 896.00   |
|      |                          | Reserve                            | -        | -        | -        | 0.00     |
|      |                          | Total                              | 40502.01 | 43538.76 | 26083.41 | 18140.64 |

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