Lok Sabha Question No. 1831 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Ancient Heritages in Darbhanga
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1831

ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## ANCIENT HERITAGES IN DARBHANGA

## †1831.   SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  ancient  heritage  situated  in  the  country  specially  in  Darbhanga  district  of Bihar State;
- (b) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  protection  and  promotion  of  Indian Culture in the country including Darbhanga district during the last five years;
- (c) the details of the programmes initiated to promote Indian Culture and spread awareness about it during the said period;
- (d) the  quantum  of  funds  released  to  various  non-governmental  organizations  for  the  said purpose State/UT-wise including Darbhanga district in Bihar; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government for maintenance and conservation of the said heritage sites along with the details of funds allocated and spent during the last five years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   State-wise details of monuments/sites of national importance throughout the country are given at Annexure. There is no protected monument in Darbhanga district of Bihar.
- (b) Conservation, preservation and maintenance of centrally protected monuments and sites and  providing basic amenities and facilities like drinking water, toilet blocks, facilities for  physically  challenged,  pathways,  cultural  notice  boards,  signage,  parking,  cloak rooms,  etc.  to  the  tourists  visiting  these  monument  are  regular  activities  which  the Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  undertakes,  as  per  need,  priority  and  resources. Improvement and upgradation of these public amenities is a continuous process.
- (c) ASI organizes cultural awareness programmes on various occasions like World Heritage Day, World Heritage Week, International Museums Day, Republic Day, Independence Day,  Gandhi  Jayanti,  etc.  through  exhibitions,  workshops  and  other  programmes involving school & college students and general public.
- (d) No  such  fund  was  released  by  ASI  for  the  said  purpose  to  any  Non-Governmental Organisatioin.
- (e) ASI regularly conserves, and maintains centrally protected monuments and sites as per need  and  priority  which  is  a  regular  phenomenon.  Expenditure  on  conservation, preservation and maintenance of monuments/sites during last five year is as under:

## Amount in crore

| Year    |   Expenditure |
|---------|---------------|
| 2017-18 |        410.77 |
| 2018-19 |        405.02 |
| 2019-20 |        435.39 |
| 2020-21 |        260.83 |
| 2021-22 |        269.57 |

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1831 FOR 13.02.2023.

STATE-WISE NUMBER OF MONUMENTS/SITES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE IN THE  COUNTRY.

| Sl.No.   | 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                | 205                        |
| 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            | 44                         |
| 33.      | West Bengal            | 135                        |
|          | TOTAL                  |                            |
|          |                        | 3696                       |

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