Lok Sabha Question No. 785 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Monuments Declared As National Importance
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.785

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## MONUMENTS DECLARED AS NATIONAL IMPORTANCE

†785. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  monuments  or  sites  declared  as  of  national  importance  by      the Archaeological Survey of India and the State-wise details thereof; and
- (b) the amount of funds spent on conservation of the said monuments or sites during   the last five years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) There are 3693 monuments and sites of national importance. State-wise details are at Annexure-I.
- (b) The expenditure incurred on conservation and preservation of these monuments and sites (State-wise) during the last five years is at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED    QUESTION NO.  785 FOR 07.02.2022 STATE-WISE NUMBER OF MONUMENTS/SITES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE IN THE     COUNTRY

| 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 3693 | TOTAL 3693             | TOTAL 3693                 |

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 785 FOR 07.02.2022 ALLOCATION AND EXPENDITURE INCURRED ON CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF MONUMENTS AND SITES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE (STATEWISE) DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT                  | Circle /                  | 2016-17    | 2016-17     | 2017-18    | 2017-18     | 2018-19    | 2018-19     | 2019-20    | 2019-20     | 2020-21    | 2020-21     |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT                  | Branch                    | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure |
| 1.        | Uttar                             | Agra Circle               | 940.00     | 940.00      | 850.00     | 850.00      | 860.00     | 858.61      | 1355.00    | 1355.00     | 1300.00    | 1296.00     |
| 1.        | Pradesh                           | Lucknow Circle            | 689.50     | 688.52      | 649.00     | 648.97      | 482.00     | 481.99      | 560.00     | 560.00      | 388.00     | 388.00      |
| 1.        |                                   | Sarnath Circle            | 230.21     | 230.20      | 200.00     | 200.00      | 255.00     | 254.57      | 320.00     | 320.00      | 438.00     | 438.00      |
| 1.        | *                                 | Meerut Circle             | --         | --          | --         | --          | -          | -           | -          | -           | 0.00       | 0.00        |
| 1.        |                                   | * Janshi Circle           | --         | --          | --         | --          | -          | -           |            | -           | 100.00     | 100.00      |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                       | Aurangabad Circle         | 334.00     | 334.00      | 545.00     | 544.99      | 430.00     | 430.00      | 608.85     | 608.85      | 316.00     | 316.00      |
| 2.        |                                   | Mumbai Circle             | 922.00     | 900.48      | 915.00     | 914.98      | 890.00     | 889.97      | 950.00     | 950.00      | 1100.00    | 1100.00     |
| 2.        |                                   | Nagpur Circle             | 399.00     | 395.54      | 530.00     | 530.00      | 470.00     | 470.00      | 540.00     | 540.00      | 400.00     | 400.00      |
| 3.        | Karnataka                         | Bangalore Circle          | 1010.00    | 1009.50     | 1056.90    | 1056.89     | 985.00     | 985.00      | 1110.00    | 1110.00     | 527.00     | 526.95      |
| 3.        |                                   | Hampi                     | 800.32     | 800.31      | 660.00     | 660.00      | 535.00     | 519.04      | 1000.00    | 1000.00     | 910.00     | 910.00      |
| 3.        |                                   | Dharwad                   | 517.00     | 516.98      | 598.00     | 597.99      | 640.00     | 639.97      | 745.00     | 745.00      | 640.00     | 639.99      |
| 4.        | Madhya                            | Circle Bhopal Circle      | 745.00     | 745.00      | 780.00     | 779.98      | 810.00     | 809.48      | 1250.00    | 1250.00     | 1150.00    | 1150.00     |
| 4.        | Pradesh                           | * Jabalpur                | --         | --          | --         | --          | -          | -           |            | -           | 350.00     | 350.00      |
| 5.        | Odisha                            | Circle Bhubaneswar Circle | 865.00     | 865.00      | 690.00     | 689.92      | 590.00     | 590.00      | 530.00     | 530.00      | 363.00     | 363.00      |
| 6.        | West Bengal                       | Kolkata Circle            | 298.00     | 280.68      | 521.00     | 521.00      | 1074.98    | 968.75      | 815.00     | 810.00      | 603.00     | 602.00      |
| 6.        | West Bengal, Sikkim               | * Raiganj Circle          | --         | --          | --         | --          | -          | -           |            | -           | 135.00     | 135.00      |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (UT)       | Chennai Circle            | 596.00     | 583.98      | 460.00     | 460.00      | 810.00     | 809.50      | 960.00     | 960.00      | 525.00     | 525.00      |
| 7.        | * Trichy                          | Circle                    | --         | --          | --         | --          | -          | -           |            | -           | 200.00     | 200.00      |
| 8.        | Punjab Haryana                    | Chandigarh Circle         | 530.00     | 524.68      | 425.00     | 424.91      | 290.00     | 289.99      | 157.00     | 157.00      | 80.00      | 80.00       |
| 9.        | Himachal                          | Shimla Circle             | 107.24     | 106.22      | 148.75     | 148.75      | 151.00     | 151.00      | 215.00     | 215.00      | 125.00     | 125.00      |
| 10.       | Pradesh NCT of Delhi              | Delhi Circle              | 568.25     | 569.82      | 902.00     | 901.88      | 2456.65    | 2456.65     | 2310.00    | 2310.00     | 2082.00    | 2082.00     |
| 10.       |                                   | Delhi Mini Circle         | 419.25     | 418.05      | 640.00     | 640.00      | 610.00     | 609.35      | 715.00     | 715.00      | 369.00     | 369.00      |
| 11.       | Goa                               | Goa Circle                | 155.00     | 155.30      | 239.65     | 239.64      | 160.00     | 159.99      | 220.00     | 220.00      | 370.00     | 370.00      |
| 12.       | Assam Nagaland Meghalaya Arunchal | Guwahati Circle           | 262.19     | 262.19      | 377.00     | 377.00      | 315.00     | 315.00      | 340.00     | 340.00      | 303.75     | 303.75      |
| 12.       | Pradesh Manipur Mizoram Tripura   | Aizwal Circle             |            | 72.20       | 86.20      | 86.20       | 85.00      | 83.76       | 100.00     | 100.00      | 131.48     | 131.47      |
| 13.       | Rajasthan                         | Jaipur Circle             | 210.00     | 208.48      | 255.00     | 255.00      | 290.00     | 290.00      | 490.00     | 489.00      | 740.00     | 740.00      |
| 13.       |                                   | Jodhpur                   | 323.00     | 322.42      | 370.00     | 370.00      | 415.00     | 415.00      | 540.00     | 539.00      | 410.00     | 410.00      |
| 14.       | Telangana                         | Circle Hyderabad Circle   | 841.50     | 841.50      | 350.00     | 350.00      | 370.00     | 370.00      | 535.00     | 535.00      | 280.00     | 280.00      |
| 15.       | Andhra Pradesh                    | Amravati Circle           | --         | --          | 685.00     | 684.98      | 530.00     | 529.94      | 515.00     | 515.00      | 457.00     | 457.00      |
| 16.       | Bihar                             | Patna Circle              | 159.00     | 153.53      | 195.00     | 195.00      | 176.00     | 175.98      | 155.00     | 145.45      | 123.00     | 123.00      |
| 17.       | Jammu & Kashmir (UT)              | Srinagar Circle           | 95.83      | 95.83       | 215.00     | 215.00      | 175.00     | 175.00      | 155.00     | 155.00      | 80.00      | 80.00       |
| 17.       | Ladakh (UT)                       | Mini Circle               | 43.42      | 43.40       | 54.12      | 54.09       | 70.00      | 69.98       | 30.00      | 28.49       | 20.00      | 20.00       |
| 18.       |                                   | Thrissure                 | 285.00     | 284.98      | 325.00     | 325.00      | 227.00     | 227.00      | 450.00     | 450.00      | 203.21     | 203.21      |
|           | Kerala                            | Leh Circle                |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |

|     |              | * Rajkot Circle                    | --       | --       | --       | --       | -        | -        | -        | -        | 98.79    | 98.79    |
|-----|--------------|------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 20. | Uttarakhand  | Dehradun Circle                    | 70.00    | 55.07    | 70.00    | 70.00    | 82.00    | 82.00    | 359.00   | 358.50   | 460.00   | 460.00   |
| 21. | Chhattisgarh | Raipur Circle                      | 216.78   | 216.30   | 177.00   | 176.39   | 210.00   | 209.08   | 300.00   | 300.00   | 289.05   | 289.05   |
| 22. | Jharkhand    | Ranchi Circle                      | 80.00    | 50.13    | 175.00   | 175.00   | 86.00    | 86.00    | 160.00   | 160.00   | 88.22    | 88.22    |
|     |              | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | 710.93   | 635.13   | 550.80   | 549.79   | 524.96   | 517.49   | 337.50   | 334.47   | 382.05   | 380.54   |
|     |              | Horticultural Activity (All India) | 4657.05  | 4655.95  | 5529.00  | 5528.20  | 4563.00  | 4562.93  | 3810.00  | 3810.50  | 4475.00  | 4474.99  |
|     |              | DG Office                          | 10783.00 | 10783.00 | 19737.90 | 19737.09 | 19057.27 | 19057.00 | 20223.33 | 20223.00 | 4441.99  | 4441.99  |
|     |              | Reserve                            |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
|     |              | Total                              | 30248.47 | 30129.37 | 41080.32 | 41076.79 | 40637.86 | 40502.01 | 43560.68 | 43539.26 | 26090.00 | 26083.41 |

* New Circles created in 2020-21

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