Lok Sabha Question No. 10 (STARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Basic Amenities at Ancient Temples and Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No.10 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## BASIC AMENITIES AT ANCIENT TEMPLES AND MONUMENTS

- *10 SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  basic  amenities  like    drinking water, toilets, parking, approach roads etc, and guides to the tourists visiting the monuments,  historical  temples  and  world  heritage  sites  in  order  to  promote tourism;
- (b) if so, the monuments-wise details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken/ proposes to take steps for beautification of and to provide the said facilities in tribal dominated areas in the country including Maharashtra, particularly  the  famous  ancient  cave  and  temple  of  Lingo  Jango, deity  of  Tribes,  located  in  Kachargad  in  Salekasa  Taluka  of  Gondiya  district, MarkandaDevasthan in Chamorshi Taluka and Holy shrine of Lord Rama located in  Ramdegi  in  Chimur  Tehsil  of  Chandrapur  district  under  the  Parliamentary constituency of Gadchiroli-Chumur; and
- (d) the State/UT-wise details thereof along with the requests received from the public representatives in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI G.KISHAN REDDY)

- (a)  to (d) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 10 FOR 19.07.2021

| (a) & (b)   | Amenities like drinking water, toilets, parking, approach road, pathways and guides, etc are provided at World Heritage monuments, ticketed monuments and several other monuments which are under the protection of Archaeological Survey of India. Providing such amenities is a regular phenomenon. Summary statement of facilities is at Annexure-I. Apart from this, the monument wise details are available at: https://asi.nic.in/facilities-at-monument /                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (c )& (d)   | Conservation and maintenance of Centrally Protected Monuments in the country including those in tribal dominated areas is taken up every year as per the need and priority depending on resources and funds. Temple of Lingo Jango is not a protected monument. At temples in Markanda and Ramdegi Archaeological Survey of India has provisions for conservation and landscaping, during the current year. Request received from Public Representatives as VIP references are invariably addressed or passed on to the concerned for suitable redressal. A statement indicating facilities provided at centrally protected monuments, State/UT-wise is at Annexure-II. |

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a & b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.10 FOR 19.07.2021.

STATEMENT INDICATING AMENITIES PROVIDED AT CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS

|   Sl. No. | Facilities                  |   Available at Monuments |
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|         1 | Toilet                      |                      504 |
|         2 | Drinking water              |                      711 |
|         3 | Signages                    |                     1730 |
|         4 | Parking                     |                      222 |
|         5 | Benches                     |                      535 |
|         6 | Pathway                     |                     2321 |
|         7 | Wi-Fi                       |                       42 |
|         8 | Audio Guide/App Based Guide |                       05 |

## Annexure -II Annexure referred to in Reply to Part (c ) and (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Quesdtion No 10 for 19.07.2021 Statement Indicating Facilities Provided at Centrally Protected Monuments /Sites

|   Sl.No . | State/UT            |   Total Number of Monuments having Approach Pathway |   Total Number of Monument s having Signage |   Total Number of Monument s having Drinking Water |   Total Number of Monuments having Toilet Facilities |   Total Number of Monumen ts having Benches |   Total Number of Monume nts having Parking |   Total Number of Monume nts having WiFi Facility |   Total Number of Monumen ts having Audio Guide/Ap p Based Guide (Odigos) |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Uttar Pradesh       |                                                 297 |                                         303 |                                                133 |                                                   66 |                                          40 |                                          24 |                                                03 |                                                                        00 |
|         2 | Madhya Pradesh      |                                                 199 |                                         158 |                                                 67 |                                                   45 |                                          63 |                                          76 |                                                11 |                                                                        00 |
|         3 | Jammu& Kashmir (UT) |                                                  52 |                                          31 |                                                 13 |                                                   24 |                                          17 |                                          12 |                                                00 |                                                                        00 |
|         4 | Laddhak (UT)        |                                                  12 |                                          08 |                                                 08 |                                                   10 |                                          02 |                                          12 |                                                00 |                                                                        00 |
|         5 | Chhattisgar h       |                                                  64 |                                          01 |                                                 16 |                                                   15 |                                          23 |                                          00 |                                                00 |                                                                        00 |
|         6 | Uttarakhan d        |                                                  41 |                                          40 |                                                 17 |                                                   16 |                                          32 |                                          00 |                                                00 |                                                                        02 |
|         7 | Punjab and Haryana  |                                                  33 |                                          21 |                                                 27 |                                                   34 |                                          10 |                                          14 |                                                00 |                                                                        00 |
|         8 | Himachal Pradesh    |                                                  40 |                                          23 |                                                 26 |                                                   11 |                                          40 |                                          00 |                                                00 |                                                                        01 |
|         9 | NCT of Delhi        |                                                 147 |                                         118 |                                                 37 |                                                   32 |                                          30 |                                          14 |                                                02 |                                                                        01 |
|        10 | Bihar               |                                                  18 |                                          70 |                                                 05 |                                                   09 |                                          04 |                                          02 |                                                00 |                                                                        00 |
|        11 | West Bengal         |                                                 104 |                                         111 |                                                 19 |                                                   22 |                                          11 |                                          03 |                                                00 |                                                                        00 |
|        12 | Jharkhand           |                                                  05 |                                          05 |                                                 04 |                                                   03 |                                          04 |                                          00 |                                                00 |                                                                        00 |
|        13 | Goa                 |                                                  13 |                                          17 |                                                 03 |                                                   04 |                                          09 |                                          00 |                                                00 |                                                                        00 |

| 14   | Odisha         |   62 |   49 |   14 |   23 |   00 |   00 |   00 |   00 |
|------|----------------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| 15   | Assam          |   37 |   39 |   05 |   09 |   29 |   04 |   00 |   00 |
| 16   | Mizoram        |   09 |   10 |   04 |   05 |   08 |   01 |   00 |   00 |
| 17   | Rajasthan      |   55 |  102 |   36 |   30 |   51 |   06 |   00 |   00 |
| 18   | Gujarat        |  205 |   44 |   46 |   19 |   12 |   05 |   01 |   00 |
| 19   | Maharashtr a   |  191 |  105 |   52 |   23 |   08 |   02 |   01 |   00 |
| 20   | Telangana      |   04 |   06 |   04 |   04 |   06 |   02 |   00 |   00 |
| 21   | Andhra Pradesh |   75 |   75 |   13 |   10 |   08 |   01 |   00 |   00 |
| 22   | Karnataka      |  346 |  249 |   69 |   53 |  100 |   12 |   22 |   01 |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu     |  283 |  116 |   78 |   26 |   21 |   23 |   01 |   00 |
| 24   | Kerala         |   29 |   29 |   15 |   11 |   07 |   09 |   01 |   00 |
|      | Total          | 2321 | 1730 |  711 |  504 |  535 |  222 |   42 |   05 |

NOTE: Facilities in all monuments under ASI protectionincluding the remaining States/UTs are also regularly maintained and well-kept by the ASI. Further, upgradation and creation of facilities in all the monuments are a regular exercise of ASI.