Lok Sabha Question No. 2040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Establishment of New Cultural Centres in Border Areas
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2040 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW CULTURAL CENTRES IN BORDER AREAS

## †2040.  SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  for  conservation  of  cultural  heritage  of  the country during the last two years;
- (b) the State-wise/UT-wise details of the total amount of funds spent by the Government for their conservation and development during these two years;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  new  cultural  centres  in  the  country particularly in the border areas;
- (d) the details of the action taken so far in this regard;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaints  regarding  poor  maintenance  of cultural heritage sites in the country including Rajasthan; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the action being taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  undertakes  conservation  works  at  3695 Centrally Protected Monuments/Sites, which is a continuous process.
- (b) The State and UT-wise details of the total amount of funds spent by the Government for their conservation and development during these two years are given in Annexure - I.
- (c) There  is  no  such  proposal.  ASI  protects  and  maintains  ancient  monuments/sites  of
- & national importance all over the country including border areas.

(d)

- (e) Yes, Sir,  a  few  complaints  were  received  regarding  maintenance  of  some  monuments
- & which  have  been  addressed  by  the  ASI.  The  centrally  protected  monuments/sites
- (f) generally  are  in  a  good  state  of  maintenance.  ASI  takes  regular  action  regarding  the same as per norms and availability of resources.

Annexure- I

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2040 FOR 19.12.2022.

## DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION AND  DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS.

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT           | Circle / Branch                    | 2020-21             | 2021-22             |
|-----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh              | Agra                               | Expenditure 1296.00 | Expenditure 1935.00 |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh              | Jhansi                             | 100.00              | 415.00              |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh              | Lucknow                            | 388.00              | 1044.00             |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh              | Sarnath                            | 438.00              | 550.00              |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh              | Meerut                             | 0.00                | 280.00              |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                | Aurangabad                         | 316.00              | 799.00              |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                | Mumbai                             | 1100.00             | 1200.00             |
| 3.        | Karnataka                  | Nagpur                             | 400.00              | 450.00              |
| 3.        | Karnataka                  | Bangalore                          | 526.95              | 975.00              |
| 3.        | Karnataka                  | Hampi                              | 910.00              | 800.00              |
| 3.        | Karnataka                  | Dharwad                            | 639.99              | 731.80              |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh             | Bhopal                             | 1150.00             | 1150.00             |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh             | Jabalpur                           | 350.00              | 475.00              |
| 5.        | Odisha                     | Bhubaneswar                        | 363.00              | 822.50              |
| 6.        | West Bengal,               | Kolkata                            | 602.00              | 757.00              |
| 7.        | Sikkim                     | Raiganj                            | 135.00              | 500.00              |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu,Puducherry (UT) | Chennai                            | 525.00              | 800.00              |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu                 | Trichy                             | 200.00              | 400.00              |
| 9.        | Punjab                     | Chandigarh                         | 80.00               | 150.00              |
| 9.        | Haryana                    |                                    |                     |                     |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh           | Shimla                             | 125.00              | 115.00              |
| 11.       | Delhi (NCT)                | Delhi                              | 2082.00             | 1908.00             |
| 11.       |                            | Delhi Mini Circle                  | 369.00              | --                  |
| 12.       | Goa                        | Goa                                | 370.00              | 700.00              |
| 13.       | Assam                      | Guwahati                           | 303.75              | 330.00              |
| 14.       | Manipur                    | Aizawl                             | 131.47              | 125.00              |
| 14.       | Meghalaya                  |                                    |                     |                     |
| 14.       | Mizoram                    |                                    |                     |                     |
| 14.       | Nagaland                   |                                    |                     |                     |
| 14.       | Tripura                    |                                    |                     |                     |
| 14.       | Arunachal Pradesh          |                                    |                     |                     |
| 15.       | Rajasthan                  | Jaipur                             | 740.00              | 753.32              |
| 15.       | Rajasthan                  | Jodhpur                            | 410.00              | 450.00              |
| 16.       | Telangana                  | Hyderabad                          | 280.00              | 680.00              |
| 17.       | Andhra Pradesh             | Amravati                           | 457.00              | 575.00              |
| 18.       | Bihar                      | Patna                              | 123.00              | 335.00              |
| 19.       | Jammu &Kashmir (U.T)       | Srinagar                           | 80.00               | 255.00              |
| 19.       | Jammu &Kashmir (U.T)       | Mini Circle Leh                    | 20.00               | 43.00               |
| 20.       | Kerala                     | Thrissure                          | 203.21              | 682.00              |
| 21.       | Gujarat Daman &Diu (UT)    | Vadodara                           | 635.46              | 800.00              |
|           | Gujarat                    | Rajkot                             | 98.79               | 250.00              |
| 22.       | Uttarakhand                | Dehradun                           | 460.00              | 375.00              |
| 23.       | Chhattisgarh               | Raipur                             | 289.05              | 478.00              |
| 24.       | Jharkhand                  | Ranchi                             | 88.22               | 116.00              |
|           |                            | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | 380.54              | 647.71              |
|           |                            | Horticultural Activity (All India) | 4474.99             | 1931.99             |
|           |                            | DG Office                          | 4441.99             | 1173.00             |
|           |                            | Reserve                            | -                   | 0.00                |
|           |                            | Total                              |                     |                     |
|           |                            |                                    | 26083.41            | 26957.32            |