Lok Sabha Question No. 626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Declaration of Monuments as Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Jagannath Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.626

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## DECLARATION OF MONUMENTS AS MONUMENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE IN WEST BENGAL

## 626. SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) the  district-wise  number  of  monuments  or  sites  declared  as  monuments  of  national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India in West Bengal;
- (b) the details of the amount spent on the said monuments or sites during the last three years;
- (c) the  year-wise revenue earned by the Government from these monuments during the last three years;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to declare any other monument as a monument of national importance in West Bengal; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   135 monuments and sites are declared to be of national importance in West Bengal. District-wise number of monuments and sites is at Annexure.
- (b) Details  of the amount spent on conservation, preservation and maintenance of these monuments and  sites during the last three years are given as under:

## (Amount in Crore)

| year    |   Expenditure |
|---------|---------------|
| 2019-20 |          9.68 |
| 2020-21 |          8.1  |
| 2021-22 |          7.37 |

- (c)   The  revenue from these monuments on the said monuments or sites during the last three years is given as under:

## (Amount in Crore)

| year    |   Expenditure |
|---------|---------------|
| 2019-20 |          3.29 |
| 2020-21 |          1.23 |
| 2021-22 |          1.65 |

- (d) At present no such proposal is under consideration.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED    QUESTION NO. 626 FOR 06.02.2023.

## DISTRICT-WISE  NUMBER  OF  MONUMENTS AND  SITES  OF  NATIONAL IMPORTANCE IN THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

| Sl.No.   | District          |   Number of Monument / Site |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.       | Bankura           |                          36 |
| 2.       | Birbhum           |                          05 |
| 3.       | Burdwan           |                          11 |
| 4.       | Cooch Behar       |                          02 |
| 5.       | Darjeeling        |                          02 |
| 6.       | Dinajpur (South)  |                          02 |
| 7.       | Hooghly           |                          11 |
| 8.       | Howrah            |                          01 |
| 9.       | Kolkata           |                          06 |
| 10.      | Malda             |                          21 |
| 11.      | Midanapur         |                          06 |
| 12.      | Murshidabad       |                          22 |
| 13.      | Nadia             |                          02 |
| 14.      | North 24 Parganas |                          05 |
| 15.      | Purba Medinipur   |                          01 |
| 16.      | Purulia           |                          01 |
| 17.      | South 24 Parganas |                          01 |
|          | Total             |                         135 |

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