Lok Sabha Question No. 2479 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Funds Allocated for Renovation of Monuments in Shravasti and Balrampur Districts
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shiromani Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2479

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2023

## FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR RENOVATION OF MONUMENTS IN SHRAVASTI AND BALRAMPUR DISTRICTS

## †2479.  SHRI RAMSHIROMANI VERMA :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Government for the conservation, safety, renovation, security and beautification  of  historical  and  religious  monuments  by  the  Archaeological  Survey  of India (ASI) in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years, year-wise;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the quantum of funds allocated and released for the purpose during the  last  five  years,  State/UT-wise  including  Uttar  Pradesh  especially  in Shravasti and Balrampur districts of Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  shortlisted  the  new  historical  buildings  or  sites  to  be developed as tourist spots in near future; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & There  are  743  protected  monuments  and  sites  under  the  care  and  maintenance  of Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh.    ASI  takes  up
- (b) conservation and maintenance works of monuments as per their requirements and within available resources. Further, private security guards and CISF staff have been deployed at monuments for security and safety. If any encroachment is noticed, legal action is initiated against the violators as per the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.

Details of funds allocated to different ASI circles for conservation and preservation during the last five years, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh, are given in Annexure-I.

- (c) No such proposal is under consideration.

&

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2479  FOR 18.12.2023.

Details of funds allocated for conservation and preservation during the last five years, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh.

(Amount Rs. in Crore)

| Name of State/UT                     | Circle / Branch   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23    |
|--------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| Uttar Pradesh                        | Agra              | 8.60      | 13.55     | 13.00     | 19.35     | 21.27      |
| Uttar Pradesh                        | Jhansi            | -         | -         | 1.00      | 4.15      | 7.00       |
| Uttar Pradesh                        | Lucknow           | 4.82      | 5.60      | 3.88      | 10.44     | 19.03      |
| Uttar Pradesh                        | Sarnath           | 2.55      | 3.20      | 4.38      | 5.50      | 10.15      |
| Uttar Pradesh                        | Meerut            | -         | -         | 0.00      | 2.80      | 6.20       |
| Maharashtra                          | Aurangabad        | 4.30      | 6.08      | 3.16      | 8.00      | 18.70      |
| Maharashtra                          | Mumbai            | 8.90      | 9.50      | 11.00     | 12.00     | 15.35      |
| Maharashtra                          | Nagpur            | 4.70      | 5.40      | 4.00      | 4.50      | 5.00       |
| Karnataka                            | Bangalore         | 9.85      | 11.10     | 5.27      | 9.75      | 19.85      |
| Karnataka                            | Hampi             | 5.35      | 10.00     | 9.10      | 8.00      | 10.00      |
| Karnataka                            | Dharwad           | 6.40      | 7.45      | 6.40      | 7.32      | 10.08      |
| Madhya Pradesh                       | Bhopal            | 8.10      | 12.50     | 11.50     | 11.50     | 14.90      |
|                                      | Jabalpur          | -         | -         | 3.50      | 4.75      | 8.00       |
| Odisha                               | Bhubaneswar       | 5.90      | 5.30      | 3.63      | 8.23      | 13.18      |
| West Bengal                          | Kolkata           | 10.75     | 8.15      | 6.03      | 7.67      | 10.16      |
| Sikkim                               | Raiganj           | -         | -         | 1.35      | 5.00      | 7.00       |
| Tamil Nadu/                          | Chennai           | 8.10      | 9.60      | 5.25      | 8.00      | 11.45      |
| Puducherry (UT) Tamil Nadu           | Trichy            | --        | --        | 2.00      | 4.00      | 8.50       |
| Punjab                               | Chandigarh        | 2.90      | 1.57      | 0.80      | 1.50      | 6.53       |
| Haryana Himachal                     | Shimla            | 1.51      | 2.15      | 1.25      | 1.15      | 8.90       |
| Delhi (NCT)                          | Delhi             | 30.67     | 30.25     | 24.51     | 19.10     | 30.50      |
| Goa                                  | Goa               | 1.60      | 2.20      | 3.70      | 7.00      | 10.45      |
| Assam                                | Guwahati          | 3.15      | 3.40      | 3.04      | 3.30      | 7.44       |
| Meghalaya Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh | Aizawl            | 0.85      | 1.00      | 1.31      | 1.25      | 2.00       |
| Manipur                              |                   |           |           |           |           |            |
| Rajasthan                            | Jaipur Jodhpur    | 2.90 4.15 | 4.90 5.40 | 7.40 4.10 | 7.53 4.50 | 10.28 7.65 |
| Telangana                            |                   |           | 5.35      | 2.80      | 7.00      | 15.50      |
|                                      | Hyderabad         | 3.70      |           |           |           |            |
| Andhra Pradesh                       | Amravati          | 5.30      | 5.15      | 4.57      | 5.75      | 11.60      |
| Bihar                                | Patna             | 1.76      | 1.55      | 1.23      | 3.35      | 9.00       |
| Jammu &Kashmir (U.T)                 | Srinagar          | 1.75      | 1.55      | 0.80      | 2.55      | 6.11       |
| Ladakh (UT)                          | Mini Circle Leh   | 0.70      | 0.30      | 0.20      | 0.43      | 1.92       |
| Kerala                               | Thrissure         | 2.27      | 4.50      | 2.03      | 6.82      | 7.50       |
| Gujarat/ Daman &Diu (UT)             | Vadodara          | 9.62      | 7.00      | 6.35      | 8.00      | 11.00      |
| Gujarat                              | Rajkot            | -         | -         | 0.99      | 2.50      | 3.09       |
| Uttarakhand                          | Dehradun          | 0.82      | 3.59      | 4.60      | 3.75      | 4.85       |
| Chhattisgarh                         | Raipur            | 2.10      | 3.00      | 2.89      | 4.78      | 7.50       |
| Jharkhand                            | Ranchi            | 0.86      | 1.60      | 0.88      | 1.18      | 2.00       |