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Lok Sabha Question No. 82 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Connectivity Between Tourist Places
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.82 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN TOURIST PLACES

82. SHRI B.B.PATIL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether good connectivity between tourist places and main cities, towns and villages by way of improved railways, road transport  is  likely  to  go  a  long  way  in  boosting  tourism industry  in  the  country  and  generating  employment  for  the youth and  local people;
- (b) if  so,  the  initiatives  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  in this regard; and
- (c)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

- (a): Yes, Sir.

(b) and (c): Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has been seeking support  of  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  (MoRTH)  to improve the road connectivity to the important tourist destinations. In  this  regard,  Ministry  of  Tourism  in  consultation  with  State Governments  and  UT  Administrations  had  prepared  two  lists  i.e. first list of 50 destinations and second list of 114 destinations and subsequently  shared  these  two  lists  with  MoRTH.  Ministry  of Tourism has also taken up the matter with Border Roads Organization for improvement of Border Roads.

Ministry of Tourism has also taken up the matter with Ministry of  Railways  for  better  rail  connectivity.  Ministry  of  Railways  has informed that 'Bharat Darshan Trains' run on theme based tourism

- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

circuits  such  as  Ramayana  Circuit,  Jyotirling  Circuit,  Buddhist Circuits  etc.  Further,  Railways  have  also  informed  that  they  have launched  'Bharat  Gaurav  Trains'  (Theme  based  Tourist  Circuit Trains) to showcase India's rich cultural heritage and magnificent historical places. A Task Force has been constituted under the chairmanship of Secretary (Tourism), which includes representatives of Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Road Transport & Highways among other concerned Ministries/ Departments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 79 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Inclusion of Barpeta Satra in Heritage Circuit
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 79 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## INCLUSION OF BARPETA SATRA IN HERITAGE CIRCUIT

79. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  promote  Satra  Nagari Barpeta;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to consider the demand to include Barpeta Satra in Heritage Circuit under Swadesh Darshan Scheme;
- (c)
- if so, the time by which it is likely to be done; and
- (d)    if not, the reason therefor?

## THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Tourism undertakes various promotional activities  in  the  international  and  domestic  markets  to  promote  tourism destinations  and  products  of  the  country  in  a  holistic  manner.  This includes  release  of  media  campaigns  under  'Incredible  India'  brand-line, promotional events, social media promotions etc. The Ministry of Tourism is promoting Barpeta through its website www.incredibleindia.org.

The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  now  revamped  its  Swadesh  Darshan scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) in order to develop sustainable and responsible destinations  with tourist  &  destination  centric  approach and has shared the guidelines for SD2.0 scheme.

The  Ministry  of  Tourism  under its scheme  of 'Swadesh  Darshan' provides  financial  assistance  to  State  Governments/Union  Territory  (UT) Administrations/Central Agencies etc. for development of tourism infrastructure in the country. The projects under this scheme are sanctioned subject to submission of suitable Detailed Project Reports (DPR)  by  the  State  Governments,  adherence  to  scheme  guidelines  and utilization of funds released earlier etc.

The State Government of Assam has not submitted any proposal for tourism  infrastructure  development  of  Barpeta  Satra  under  the  revised guidelines of SD2.0 scheme.

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## ANSWER
Lok Sabha Question No. 77 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Gold Smuggling and Tax Evasion Cases
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## 77. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the people who inform about gold smuggling and tax evasion, will be rewarded;
- (b) if so, whether there is any proposal for an increased reward for the informers and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  a  sub-committee  which  deals  with  the  issues  related  to  the  GST  council  decided  for  an  e-way  bill mandatory for intra-state transportation of gold;
- (d) if so, the details thereof including the names of the states which opposed this proposal; and
- (e) the details of data showing the statistics of gold smuggling cases in Kerala during the last six financial years i.e 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-2020, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a): Yes, Sir. (Rewards related to tax evasion under Income Tax Act, 1961 and Undisclosed Foreign Income  and  Assets  (Imposition  of  Tax)  Act,  2015,  are  given  as  per  Income  Tax  Informants  Rewards Scheme, 2018 issued by CBDT vide letter dated 23.04.2018).
- (b): No, Sir
- (c): A group of Ministers constituted by the GST Council has recommended that the State should be allowed to decide about imposition of the requirement of e-Way bill for intra-state movement of gold and precious stones within their States, with a minimum threshold of Rs. Two lakh and the States can decide any amount above that amount as a minimum threshold and for filling up the e-way bill forms, only part-A of the e-way bill would be required without any need for filling part-B of the e-Way bill to ensure security of transportation.
- (d): The report of GoM was approved by a Council by consensus without any voting.

(e):

| Financial Year   |   No. of Gold seizure cases |   Quantity of Gold seized (in Kgs.) |   Value (Rs. in Crores) |
|------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2016-17          |                         179 |                              98.69  |                  29.04  |
| 2017-18          |                         501 |                             266.617 |                  75.176 |
| 2018-19          |                        1167 |                             653.605 |                 163.908 |
| 2019-20          |                        1084 |                             766.676 |                 267.55  |
| 2020-21          |                         652 |                             403.111 |                 184.13  |
| 2021-22          |                         675 |                             585.788 |                 263.33  |

One case of gold smuggling in Kerala has been entrusted to NIA on 10.07.2020 for investigation.

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## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 77

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 18, 2022

Ashadha 27, 1944 (Saka)

## GOLD SMUGGLING AND TAX EVASION CASES
Lok Sabha Question No. 76 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Bad Bank Assets
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: M V V Satyanarayana, Adala Prabhakara Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MNSTRY OF FINANCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-76 ANSWERED ON 18/07/2022

## BAD BANK ASSETS

## 76. SHRI MVV. SATYANARAYANA SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of total assets that have been transferred to the Bad Bank setup by the Ministry;
- (6) whether there has been any in transfer of such stressed assets; delay
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of timeline set by the Ministry for transfer of all such assets?

## ANSWER

(DR BHAGWAT KARAD)

- (a) to (d): National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) has been set up as an asset reconstruction company (ARC wherein Government of India has approved guarantee of up to Rs 30,600 crore for Security Receipts to be issued by NARCL to Lending Institutions. The board of NARCL is in place and has obtained all requisite approvals including that from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) , and has commenced its business.

RBI, the of ARCs, has prescribed a regulatory framework for the functioning of ARCs and there are well-laid norms for transfer of stressed assets by banks and non-banking finance companies to ARCs. Identification and transfer of stressed assets by NARCL is an ongoing process: As per inputs from NARCL; it makes a binding offer to lenders for acquisition of assets, only after the due diligence on the assets is  done and concluded by them  Due diligence involves both financial due diligence and legal due depending on various factors including, inter degree of complexity in nature of assets, location of the security (primary and collateral) , examination of documents etc: Further; post offer by NARCL, lenders also take time for their evaluation process before accepting the offers from NARCL. being regulator already diligence, alia,
Lok Sabha Question No. 75 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Special Development Package
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 75

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, July 18, 2022/Ashadha 27, 1944 (Saka)

## SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE

## 75. SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved a special development package for Rayalaseema and north coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh on par with Bundelkhand package pattern;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has allotted special development package to residuary State of Andhra  Pradesh  based  on  the  socio-economic  indicators  of  Rayalaseema  and  north coastal regions;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  factors  on  which  the  special  development  package  fund  was quantified; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a)  to  (e):  Following  the  recommendations  of  NITI Aayog  in  its  report  on  'Developmental Support to the Successor State of Andhra Pradesh under Andhra Pradesh re-organization Act (APRA),  2014  dated  01.12.2015'  the  Union  Government  has  released  an  amount  of Rs.1,750.00  crore  including  an  amount  of  Rs.350.00  crore    released  on  31.03.2021  to  the State of Andhra Pradesh towards Special Development Package under Sections 46(2) & (3) and 94(2) of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act (APRA), 2014 for development of seven backward  districts  of  the  State  covering  Rayalaseema  and  North  Costal  Region.  The Utilization Certificates for an amount of Rs.1,049.34 crore have been submitted by the State Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh.  The  releases  towards  Special  Development  Package  for development  of  seven  backward  districts  of  the  State  under  the  Andhra  Pradesh  Reorganization Act, 2014 are based on recommendations of the NITI Aayog.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 74 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Recommendation for sanctioning AIIMS
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 74

## MONDAY, THE 18 th July, 2022/Ashadha 27, 1944(Saka)

## RECOMMENDATION FOR SANCTIONING AIIMS

## 74. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has received any recommendation from the Ministry of Health & Welfare for sanctioning All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  considered  the  proposal  for  setting  up  of  AIIMS  in Kerala; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the decision taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a)-(b): Ministry of Finance had received proposal of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for sanctioning an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for Kerala.
- (c)-(d):  AIIMS  are  set  up  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Swasthya  Suraksha  Yojana  (PMSSY) implemented by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Government has approved setting up of AIIMS across the country in a phased manner.
Lok Sabha Question No. 68 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Dual Degrees
Ministry: Education
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand, S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.68 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## Dual Degrees

## 68. SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND: SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  Indian  Students  from  Tamil  Nadu  pursuing  higher  education  in  foreign countries, country-wise,
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  chalked  out  any  comprehensive  policy  to  accommodate  and support more students to pursue their higher education in the country itself and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Indian students can pursue dual degrees conferred by Indian and foreign higher education institutions separately and simultaneously and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  dual  degree  provision  will  be  applicable  for  online  and  distance  learning programmes too, and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Dr. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that they do not have database of students pursing higher studies in foreign countries.
- (b): The UGC has initiated several measures for internationalization of higher education system in India. In order to foster academic collaboration between Indian Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs)  and  foreign  HEIs,  'University  Grants  Commission  (Academic  Collaboration  between Indian  and  Foreign  Higher  Educational  Institutions  to  offer  Twinning,  Joint  Degree  and  Dual Degree Programmes) Regulations, 2022' have been notified on 2nd May, 2022.
- (c): Under the provisions of the aforementioned Regulations, 'Dual Degree Programme' shall be a  programme  jointly  designed  and  offered  by  the  Indian  and  Foreign  Higher  Educational Institutions in the same disciplines/subject areas and in the same level. These Regulations are available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/4555806\_UGC-Acad-Collab-Regulations.pdf .
- (d)  &  (e):  The  UGC  has  informed  that  under  the  provisions  of  the  aforementioned  UGC Regulations,  the  Credits  to  be  earned  by  the  Indian  students  from  the  foreign  institution  and credits  earned  by  the  foreign  students  from  Indian  institutions  shall  be  obtained  through conventional mode programmes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 65 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Project Elephant
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 65

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## Project Elephant

## 65. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government under the 'Project Elephant' scheme has promoted and supplied usage of technology to mitigate human elephant conflict in the border regions of Andhra Pradesh & Odisha and Andhra Pradesh & Tamilnadu; and;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) &(b)The Government under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme-Project Elephant (CSS-PE) has provided Rs.4.0 Lakhs in the year 2020-21 and Rs. 3.50 Lakhs in the year 2021-22, to State of Andhra Pradesh, for procurement of drones to track the movement of elephants. The States of Odisha and Tamil Nadu did not request funding assistance for technological support under the CSS-PE.  Moreover,  the  states  are also supported  for various conservation and management interventions involving scientific and technological inputs under the CSS-PE.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 58 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Conservation of Memorial Arches
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.58 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## CONSERVATION OF MEMORIAL ARCHES

## 58.  SHRI Y.S.  AVINASH REDDY :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), has taken up conservation of a century old World War I and II Memorial Arches, currently in a dilapidated state; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof/progress  made,  State-wise  along  with  the  funds sanctioned/spent since  2014 onwards and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The conservation of a century old  World War I Memorial at Valadi, Lalkudi taluk,
- & Trichy  District  in  Tamil  Nadu,  which  is  unprotected,  has  been  taken  up  by
- (b) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The amount sanctioned and spent for the work is given as under:

## (Amount in Rupees)

|   S. No. | Financial Year   | Sanctioned   | Expenditure   |
|----------|------------------|--------------|---------------|
|        1 | 2021-22          | 5,11,000.00  | 5,10,144.00   |
|        2 | 2022-23          | 1,50,000.00  | Nil           |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 56 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Domestic Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 56

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## DOMESTIC WORKERS

## 56.    SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether there is any data on the total number of domestic workers in the country and if so, the number of such domestic workers who have registered on the eshram portal so far;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  launched  any  specific  scheme  or programme  to  alleviate  the  problems  of  the  domestic  workers especially in light of the COVID19 pandemic;
- (c)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)whether it is true that a Draft National Policy for Domestic Workers is under consideration and if so, the current status of the implementation of the policy?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a): As  on  12th  July,  2022,  2.76  crore  domestic  &  household workers have been registered on e-SHRAM portal.
- (b) & (c): The  Unorganized  Workers'  Social  Security  Act,  2008,  now subsumed  in  the  Code  on  Social  Security,  2020,  provides  for  social security  to  all  unorganized  workers  including  domestic  workers. Government has launched Central Sector Schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti  Beema  Yojana  (PMJJBY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha Beema Yojana (PMSBY) for life and disability cover and Pradhan Mantri Shram  Yogi  Man  Dhan    Pension  Yojana  (PM-SYM)  for  pension  to  the unorganised  workers  including  domestic  workers.  Domestic  Workers Sector Skill Council  (DWSSC) under  Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship is imparting various skill development training programmes  to  domestic  workers.  Ayushman  Bharat  Pradhan  Mantri Jan  Arogya  Yojana  (PMJAY)  provides  secondary  and  tertiary  health benefits  to  all  unorganized  workers  including  domestic  workers  who are  covered  as  eligible  beneficiaries  as  per  Socio  Economic  Caste census Data, 2011. The Labour Codes, viz Code on Wages, 2019, Code on  Occupational  Safety,  Health  and  Working  Conditions,  2020  and Social  Security  Code,  2020  provide  for  decent  working  conditions, wages,                                        occupational  Safety,  grievances  redressal mechanism and social security benefits  to  all  categories  of  workers including domestic workers.

(d): No, Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 55 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Conservation of Excavation Site in Kalaburgi
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: S. Muniswamy, Umesh G. Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 55

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## CONSERVATION OF EXCAVATION SITE IN KALABURGI

## 55. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

## DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Kanaganahalli  and  Sannati  in  Chittapur  Taluka  of  Kalaburagi  district  in Karnataka  represents  one  of  the  earliest  stupa  settlements  in  the  country  and  is  dated earlier than Sanchi Stupa;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  including  its  historical  and  archaeological  importance  in  the history of Buddhist excavations conducted in the early 1990s and 2000s by ASI which had resulted in interesting structural remains and archaeological findings;
- (c) whether only a small portion of the excavation done by the ASI is under the protection of the Government and fairly a large part, prone to open under the bare sky, still unprotected;
- (d) if so, the measures taken to conserve the excavation site by the ASI; and
- (e) whether the Government has any plan to declare the ASI site as UNESCO World Heritage and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) Kanaganahalli and Sannati in Chittapur Taluka of Kalaburagi District represents one of the earliest stupa settlements in the country which is contemporary to Sanchi stupa.
- (b) The site of Sannati has four mounds which are archaeologically significant. The mounds are  namely,  Benagutti,  Hasargundigi,  Kanaganahalli  and  Ranamandla.  The  mound Benagutti is located on the left bank of Bhima basin in Chitapur Taluk. The mound yielded an elliptical brick vihara of Satavahana period.  Ranamandla has an ancient fortification. Ruins  of  a  Buddhist  Stupa,  ayaka  pillars,  limestone  railings  with  a  panel  depicting Mauryan king Ashoka, standing and seated figures  of  Lord  Buddha  of  1st-2nd  CE  and other  artefacts  were  found  at  Kanaganahalli.  The  site  was  patronised  mainly  by  the Satavahana dynasty.
- (c) The  ancient  site  where  excavations  were  conducted  is  protected.  Architectural  stone
- & members are safely kept under roof shed. The conservation work of the main portion of
- (d) Stupa has been initiated.
- (e) There is no such proposal under consideration at present.