Lok Sabha Question No. 2051 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Development and Upgradation of Monuments in Meerut
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2051 ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## DEVELOPMENT AND UPGRADATION OF MONUMENTS IN MEERUT

## 2051.  SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  amount  spent  on  the  protection  and  maintenance  of  monuments  in  the country during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether it is true that 1000 monuments would be given to private firms under Monument Mitra scheme;
- (c) the details of monuments from Uttar Pradesh included in the said scheme;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposals  to  develop  or  upgrade  the  historical monuments situated in Meerut (UP) and nearby; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) The details of amount spent on the centrally protected monuments for protection and maintenance in the country during the last three years and the current year are given in Annexure-I.
- (b) No centrally protected monument will be given to the private firms under Monument
- & Mitra Scheme. The scheme proposes to encourage private entities to provide, develop
- (c) and  maintain  infrastructure  to  enhance  visitors  experience  at  centrally  protected monuments. All Centrally Protected Monuments will remain with ASI as protected property.
- (d) No such proposal has been received so far by ASI.

&

(e)

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2051 FOR 13.03.2023.

## DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION AND  DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.

(Amount Rs. in Crore)

| Sl.   | Name of State/UT           | Circle / Branch                    | 2019-20     | 2020-21     | 2021-22     | 2022-23                   |
|-------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------------------|
| No.   |                            |                                    | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure               |
| 1.    | Uttar Pradesh              | Agra                               | 13.55       | 12.96       | 19.35       | 19.33                     |
|       |                            | Jhansi                             | -           | 1.00        | 4.15        | 5.95                      |
|       |                            | Lucknow                            | 5.60        | 3.88        | 10.44       | 16.99                     |
|       |                            | Sarnath                            | 3.20        | 4.38        | 5.50        | 8.23                      |
|       |                            | Meerut                             | -           | 0           | 2.80        | 4.98                      |
| 2.    | Maharashtra                | Aurangabad                         | 6.09        | 3.16        | 7.99        | 16.96                     |
|       |                            | Mumbai                             | 9.50        | 11.00       | 12.00       | 13.93                     |
|       |                            | Nagpur                             | 5.40        | 4.00        | 4.50        | 3.18                      |
| 3.    | Karnataka                  | Bangalore                          | 11.10       | 5.27        | 9.75        | 18.09                     |
|       |                            | Hampi                              | 10.00       | 9.10        | 8.00        | 8.04                      |
|       |                            | Dharwad                            | 7.45        | 6.40        | 7.32        | 8.64                      |
| 4.    | Madhya Pradesh             | Bhopal                             | 12.50       | 11.50       | 11.50       | 13.89                     |
|       |                            | Jabalpur                           | -           | 3.50        | 4.75        | 7.03                      |
| 5.    | Odisha                     | Bhubaneswar                        | 5.30        | 3.63        | 8.23        | 11.90                     |
| 6.    | West Bengal,               | Kolkata                            | 8.10        | 6.02        | 7.57        | 8.50                      |
| 7.    | Sikkim                     | Raiganj                            | -           | 1.35        | 5.00        | 6.14                      |
| 8.    | Tamil Nadu,Puducherry (UT) | Chennai                            | 9.60        | 5.25        | 8.00        | 10.73                     |
|       | Tamil Nadu                 | Trichy                             | -           | 2.00        | 4.00        | 7.40                      |
| 9.    | Punjab                     | Chandigarh                         | 1.57        | 0.80        | 1.50        | 5.74                      |
|       | Haryana                    |                                    |             |             |             |                           |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh           | Shimla                             | 2.15        | 1.25        | 1.15        | 8.06                      |
| 11.   | Delhi (NCT)                | Delhi                              | 23.10       | 20.82       | 19.08       | 25.77                     |
|       |                            | Delhi Mini Circle                  | 7.15        | 3.69        | --          | --                        |
| 12.   | Goa                        | Goa                                | 2.20        | 3.70        | 7.00        | 9.74                      |
| 13.   | Assam                      | Guwahati                           | 3.40        | 3.04        | 3.30        | 6.50                      |
| 14.   | Manipur                    | Aizawl                             | 1.00        | 1.32        | 1.25        | 1.78                      |
|       | Meghalaya                  |                                    |             |             |             |                           |
|       | Mizoram                    |                                    |             |             |             |                           |
|       | Nagaland                   |                                    |             |             |             |                           |
|       | Tripura                    |                                    |             |             |             |                           |
|       | Arunachal Pradesh          |                                    |             |             |             |                           |
| 15.   | Rajasthan                  | Jaipur                             | 4.89        | 7.40        | 7.53        | 9.48                      |
|       |                            | Jodhpur                            | 5.39        | 4.10        | 4.50        | 6.50                      |
| 16.   | Telangana                  | Hyderabad                          | 5.35        | 2.80        | 6.80        | 13.99                     |
| 17.   | Andhra Pradesh             | Amravati                           | 5.15        | 4.57        | 5.75        | 10.97                     |
| 18.   | Bihar                      | Patna                              | 1.45        | 1.23        | 3.35        | 7.21                      |
| 19.   | Jammu &Kashmir (U.T)       | Srinagar                           | 1.55        | 0.80        | 2.55        | 4.04                      |
|       |                            | Mini Circle Leh                    | 0.28        | 0.20        | 0.43        | 1.82                      |
| 20.   | Kerala                     | Thrissur                           | 4.50        | 2.03        | 6.82        | 6.10                      |
| 21.   | Gujarat Daman &Diu (UT)    | Vadodara                           | 7.00        | 6.36        | 8.00        | 9.81                      |
|       | Gujarat                    | Rajkot                             | -           | 0.99        | 2.50        | 2.41                      |
| 22.   | Uttarakhand                | Dehradun                           | 3.59        | 4.60        | 3.75        | 4.49                      |
| 23.   | Chhattisgarh               | Raipur                             | 3.00        | 2.89        | 4.78        | 6.28                      |
| 24.   | Jharkhand                  | Ranchi                             | 1.60        | 0.88        | 1.16        | 1.78                      |
|       |                            | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | 3.34        | 3.80        | 6.48        | 8.44                      |
|       |                            | Horticultural Activity (All India) | 38.10       | 44.75       | 19.32       | --                        |
|       |                            | DG Office                          | 202.23      | 44.42       | 11.73       | 0.55                      |
|       |                            | Reserve                            | -           | -           | --          | --                        |
|       |                            | Total                              | 435.38      | 260.84      | 269.58      | 340.92 (UP TO 01.03.2023) |

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