Lok Sabha Question No. 2814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Monuments and Temples for Inclusion in World Heritage List of UNESCO
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Kaushalendra Kumar, Jagdambika Pal, Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2814

ANSWERED ON - 21.03.2022

## Monuments and Temples for Inclusion in World Heritage List of UNESCO

2814.   SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL: SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state :-

- (a) the  details  of  temples  which  are  in  the  tentative  list  and  have  not  been  finalized  for consideration in the World Heritage List of UNESCO;
- (b) the  details  of  monuments  which  have  been  considered  by  UNESCO  for  the  World Heritage List during the last four years, State-wise including Bihar;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  any  plan  for  the  development,  conservation and maintenance of State protected monuments and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  conduct  a  comparative  study  of  heritages  of historical  importance  situated  in  Bihar  so  that  their  names  could  be  proposed  to UNESCO; and
- (e) if so, the extensive details thereof and the name of such heritages?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  CULTURE,  TOURISM  AND  DEVELOPOMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN REGION

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) Seven (07) temples are in the tentative list. Details are at Annexure - A.
- (b) Details are at Annexure - B.
- (c) There is no such plan for the development, conservation and maintenance of State protected  monuments.  However,  ASI  undertakes  conservation  of  state  protected monuments as civil deposit work as and when requested by the State Governments.
- (d) & (e) The submission of proposals by the State Governments/ Owner/ Custodian of heritage properties  for  inclusion  in  Tentative  List  of  UNESCO  based  on  their  Outstanding Universal Value (OUV), authenticity, integrity, as per Operational Guidelines of World Heritage  Convention,  is  an  ongoing  process.  All  the  proposals  received  by  the Government  are  assessed  on  the  basis  of  justification  of  their  OUV,  criteria  and statements  of  authenticity,  integrity  and  comparison  with  other  similar  properties. Based on the assessments, proposals are forwarded to the World Heritage Centre for their inclusion in the Tentative List of UNESCO.

## ANNEXURE-A

## ANNEXURE  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2814 FOR DATED 21.03.2022

## Details of temples which are in the Tentative List

|   SI.NO. | Name of Properties                                                         | Nature of Property   | Location/State   |   Year of Inclusion |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Temples at Bishnupur, West Bengal                                          | Cultural             | West Bengal      |                1998 |
|        2 | Baha i House of Worship at New Delhi                                       | Cultural             | New Delhi        |                2014 |
|        3 | Ekamra Kshetra - The Temple City, Bhubaneswar                              | Cultural             | Odisha           |                2014 |
|        4 | Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala (sent as India's nomination for 2022-2023) | Cultural             | Karnataka        |                2014 |
|        5 | Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam                                      | Cultural             | Tamil Nadu       |                2014 |
|        6 | Evolution of Temple Architecture - Aihole- Badami-Pattadakal               | Cultural             | Karnataka        |                2015 |
|        7 | Temples of Kanchipurum                                                     | Cultural             | Tamil Nadu       |                2021 |

ANNEXURE-B

ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2814 FOR DATED 21.03.2022

List of Heritage property which have been considered by UNESCO for the World Heritage List in last four years

|   SI.NO. | Name of Site                              | State                |   Year of Inscription |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai | Govt. of Maharashtra |                  2018 |
|        2 | Jaipur City, Rajasthan                    | Govt. of Rajasthan   |                  2019 |
|        3 | Dholavira: a Harappan City                | Gujarat              |                  2021 |
|        4 | Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple     | Telangana            |                  2021 |

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