Lok Sabha Question No. 660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Funds spent on Conservation of Cultural Heritages
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. †660 ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## FUNDS SPENT ON CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGES

## † 660.  SHRI  NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  conservation  of  cultural  heritages  of  the country during the last two years;
- (b) the  details  of  the  total  funds  spent  on  the  conservation  and  development  of  these heritages during the last two years, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  new  cultural  centres  in  the  country particularly in border areas and the action taken so far in this regard; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaints  from  other  places  including Rajasthan regarding maintenance of cultural heritages of the country and if so, the details thereof alongwith the action taken 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  as  and
- & when required at 3696 Centrally Protected Monuments/Sites, which is a continuous
- (b) process. The details of the total funds spent on the conservation and development of these monuments during the last two years are given in Annexure- I.
- (c) There is no such proposal.
- (d) Yes, Sir, a few complaints were received regarding maintenance of some monuments which have been addressed by the ASI. The centrally protected monuments/sites are in a good state of maintenance. ASI takes regular action regarding the same as per norms and availability of resources.

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Annexure- I

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†660 FOR 06.02.2023.

## 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             |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                | 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                              |                     | 26957.32            |
|           |                            |                                    | 26083.41            |                     |

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