Lok Sabha Question No. 2180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Child Care Centres at ASI Protected Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2180 ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## CHILD CARE CENTRES AT ASI PROTECTED MONUMENTS

2180. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has set up child care centres at various ASI protected monuments in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the details thereof and the names of monuments which were identified for setting up of the same and the estimated cost of the project, State-wise including Tamil Nadu; and
- (c) the time by which the above facility is likely to be provided in all the ASI protected monuments in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI G.KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) Yes, Sir.  Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has provided child care room at various monuments.
- (b)&(c) Details of child care rooms provided are at Annexure -I. Monuments identified  for  providing  child  care  room  during  the  current  financial year are at Annexure-II. The

Providing facilities and upgrading thereof is regular phenomenon. expenditure for which is met from the budget of ASI.

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2180 FOR 02.08.2021

LIST  OF  CENTRALLY  PROTECTED  MONUMENTS  WHERE  CHILD  CARE  ROOM HAVE BEEN SET UP FOR TOURISTS

|   S. No. | State           | Name of Circle    |   S.No. | Name of Monument                                     |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Karnataka       | Bangalore Circle  |       1 | Tippu Sultan's Palace, Chamrajpet, Bangalore         |
|        1 | Karnataka       | Bangalore Circle  |       2 | Fortress and Temples on the hill, Chitradurga        |
|        1 | Karnataka       | Bangalore Circle  |       3 | Daria Daulat Bagh, Mandya                            |
|        1 | Karnataka       | Bangalore Circle  |       4 | Kesava Temple at Somanathpur, Mysuru                 |
|        2 | Kerala          | Thrissur Circle   |       5 | Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam                        |
|        2 | Kerala          | Thrissur Circle   |       6 | Palghat Fort, Palakkad                               |
|        2 | Kerala          | Thrissur Circle   |       7 | Fort St. Angelo, Kannur                              |
|        3 | Maharashtra     | Aurangabad Circle |       8 | Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad                             |
|        3 | Maharashtra     | Aurangabad Circle |       9 | Tomb of Rabia Daurani (Bibi-ka- Maqbara), Aurangabad |
|        3 | Maharashtra     | Aurangabad Circle |      10 | Daulatabad Fort, Aurangabad                          |
|        3 | Maharashtra     | Aurangabad Circle |      11 | Ellora Caves, Aurangabad                             |
|        4 | N.C.T. of Delhi | Delhi Circle      |      12 | Kotla Feroz Shah, Delhi                              |
|        4 | N.C.T. of Delhi | Delhi Circle      |      13 | Lal Qila, Delhi                                      |
|        4 | N.C.T. of Delhi | Delhi Circle      |      14 | Humayun's Tomb, Delhi                                |
|        4 | N.C.T. of Delhi | Delhi Circle      |      15 | Tomb of Safdarjung, Delhi                            |
|        4 | N.C.T. of Delhi | Delhi Circle      |      16 | Qutab Minar, Delhi                                   |
|        4 | N.C.T. of Delhi | Delhi Circle      |      17 | Jantar Mantar, Delhi                                 |
|        4 | N.C.T. of Delhi | Delhi Circle      |      18 | Purana Qila , Delhi                                  |
|        5 | Rajasthan       | Jaipur Circle     |      19 | Deeg Bhawan, Bharatpur                               |
|        5 | Rajasthan       | Jodhpur Circle    |      20 | Fort of Chittaurgarh, Chittaurgarh                   |
|        5 | Rajasthan       | Jodhpur Circle    |      21 | Fort of Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand                       |
|        6 | Tamilnadu       | Chennai Circle    |      22 | Shore Temple, Mamallapuram                           |
|        7 | Uttar Pradesh   | Agra Circle       |      23 | Taj Mahal, Agra                                      |
|        7 | Uttar Pradesh   | Agra Circle       |      24 | Agra Fort, Agra                                      |

|    |             |                 |   25 | Fatehpur Sikri Group of monuments, Agra    |
|----|-------------|-----------------|------|--------------------------------------------|
|    |             |                 |   26 | Akbar's Tomb, Agra                         |
|    |             | Lucknow Circle  |   27 | Residency Building, Lucknow                |
|    |             | Sarnath Circle  |   28 | Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath, Varanasi |
| 8  | Uttarakhand | Dehradun Circle |   29 | Rudranath temple, Gopeshwar, Chamoli       |

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2180 FOR 02.08.2021

LIST  OF  CENTRALLY  PROTECTED  MONUMENTS  WHERE  CHILD  CARE  ROOM FOR  TOURISTS  HAVE  BEEN  IDENTIFIED  DURING  THE  CURRENT  FINANCIAL YEAR

|   S.No. | State          | Name Circle     |   S.No. | Name of Monument                         |
|---------|----------------|-----------------|---------|------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Bihar          | Patna Circle    |       1 | Ashokan Column at Kolhua, Muzaffarpur    |
|       1 | Bihar          | Patna Circle    |       2 | Nalanda Mahavihar, Nalanda               |
|       1 | Bihar          | Patna Circle    |       3 | The Tomb of Shershah Suri, Sasaram       |
|       2 | Gujarat        | Vadodara Circle |       4 | Jami Masjid, Champaner, Panchmahals      |
|       2 | Gujarat        | Vadodara Circle |       5 | Rani-ki-Vav, Patan                       |
|       2 | Gujarat        | Vadodara Circle |       6 | Sun Temple at Modhera, Mehsana           |
|       3 | Karnataka      | Dharwad Circle  |       7 | Group of temples at Pattadakal, Bagalkot |
|       3 | Karnataka      | Dharwad Circle  |       8 | Gol Gumbaz, Vijayapura                   |
|       3 | Karnataka      | Dharwad Circle  |       9 | Ibrahim Rouza, Vijayapura                |
|       3 | Karnataka      | Dharwad Circle  |      10 | Group of temples at Aihole, Bagalkot     |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      11 | Chopara of Square Tank, Khajuraho        |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      12 | Devi Jagadambi Temple, Khajuraho         |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      13 | Kandariya Temple, Khajuraho              |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      14 | Lakshman Temple, Khajuraho               |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      15 | Lalguan Mahadeva, Khajuraho              |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      16 | Mahdev Temple, Khajuraho                 |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      17 | Matangesvara Temple, Khajuraho           |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      18 | Nandi Temple, Khajuraho                  |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      19 | Parvati Temple, Khajuraho                |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      20 | Varah Temple, Khajuraho                  |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      21 | Visvanatha Temple, Khajuraho             |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      22 | Chausath Yogini Temple, Khajuraho        |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      23 | Chitragupta Temple, Khajuraho            |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      24 | Group of temples, Amarkantak             |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur Circle |      25 | Rock shelters at Adamgarh, Hosangabad    |
|       5 | Maharashtra    | Nagpur Circle   |      26 | Old High Court Building, Nagpur          |
|       5 | Maharashtra    | Nagpur Circle   |      27 | Ancient site, Mansar, Nagpur             |

|    |               |                    |   28 | Gawilgarh Fort, Chikhaldara, Amravati                                  |
|----|---------------|--------------------|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    |               |                    |   29 | Fifteen temples at Lonar, Buldhana                                     |
|    |               |                    |   30 | Temple of Mahadev, Markanda, Gadchiroli                                |
|    |               |                    |   31 | Anchaleshwar temple, Chandrapur                                        |
|    |               |                    |   32 | Mahakali temple, Chandrapur                                            |
| 6  | Odisha        | Bhubaneswar Circle |   33 | Sun Temple at Konark, Puri                                             |
| 7  | Rajasthan     | Jaipur Circle      |   34 | Ranthambhor Fort, Sawai Madhopur                                       |
| 7  | Rajasthan     | Jaipur Circle      |   35 | Boari at Abaneri, Dausa                                                |
| 8  | Tamilnadu     | Chennai Circle     |   36 | Fort at Gingee, Villupuram                                             |
| 8  | Tamilnadu     | Chennai Circle     |   37 | Fort Vellore, Vellore                                                  |
| 9  | Telangana     | Hyderabad Circle   |   38 | Golconda Fort, Hyderabad                                               |
| 9  | Telangana     | Hyderabad Circle   |   39 | Ramappa Temple, Palampet                                               |
| 9  | Telangana     | Hyderabad Circle   |   40 | Warangal Fort Defenses & Gateways, Warangal                            |
| 10 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra Circle        |   41 | Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah, Agra                                         |
| 11 | Uttarakhand   | Dehradun Circle    |   42 | Lakha Madal Temple and Images in its vicinity, Dehradun                |
| 11 | Uttarakhand   | Dehradun Circle    |   43 | Ashokan Rock Edicts, Dehradun                                          |
| 11 | Uttarakhand   | Dehradun Circle    |   44 | Archaeological Site and Remains, Ashwamedha Yagya No. 1,2,&3, Dehradun |
| 11 | Uttarakhand   | Dehradun Circle    |   45 | Remains of Sixteen Temples, Bageshwar                                  |

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