Lok Sabha Question No. 2035 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Classification of Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Bache Gowda B.N.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2035

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.3.2022

## CLASSIFICATION OF MONUMENTS

## 2035. SHRI B.N.BACHE GOWDA:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of monuments in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether  these  monuments  are  classified  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the criteria by which these monuments are classified as National or State monuments;
- (c) whether due to lack of maintenance many important monuments are in dilapidated condition; and
- (d) if  so,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  maintence  of  such  classified monuments?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) The  Archaeological  Survey of India (ASI) looks after total 3693  protected monuments and sites in the country. State-wise information is given at Annexure.
- (b) These monuments for the purpose of entry fee are classified into three categories: World Heritage properties, Ticketed monuments & non ticketed monuments.
- (c) No,  Sir,  ASI  carries  out  regular  maintenance  &  conservation  works  as  per
- & requirement and availability of funds.

(d)

ANNEXURE UNSTARRED    QUESTION NO.  2035 FOR 14.03.2022 NUMBER OF MONUMENTS/SITES OF

| Sl.N o.   | Name of State / U.T.   |   Number of Monuments/Site |
|-----------|------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh         |                        135 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh      |                         03 |
| 3.        | Assam                  |                         55 |
| 4.        | Bihar                  |                         70 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh           |                         46 |
| 6.        | Daman & Diu (U.T.)     |                         11 |
| 7.        | Goa                    |                         21 |
| 8.        | Gujarat                |                        203 |
| 9.        | Haryana                |                         91 |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh       |                         40 |
| 11.       | Jammu & Kashmir (U.T.) |                         56 |
| 12.       | Jharkhand              |                         13 |
| 13.       | Karnataka              |                        506 |
| 14.       | Kerala                 |                         29 |
| 15.       | Ladakh (U.T.)          |                         15 |
| 16.       | Madhya Pradesh         |                        291 |
| 17.       | Maharashtra            |                        286 |
| 18.       | Manipur                |                         01 |
| 19.       | Meghalaya              |                         08 |
| 20.       | Mizoram                |                         01 |
| 21.       | Nagaland               |                         04 |
| 22.       | N.C.T. Delhi           |                        173 |
| 23.       | Odisha                 |                         80 |
| 24.       | Puducherry (U.T.)      |                         07 |
| 25.       | Punjab                 |                         33 |
| 26.       | Rajasthan              |                        163 |
| 27.       | Sikkim                 |                         03 |
| 28.       | Telangana              |                         08 |
| 29.       | Tamilnadu              |                        412 |
| 30.       | Tripura                |                         08 |
| 31.       | Uttar Pradesh          |                        743 |
| 32.       | Uttarakhand            |                         43 |
| 33.       | West Bengal            |                        135 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                  |                       3693 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA STATE-WISE NATIONAL IMPORTANCE IN THE     COUNTRY

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