Lok Sabha Question No. 3948 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Restoration of Centrally Protected Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shri Rajesh Verma, Smt. Shambhavi, Shri Ravindra Dattaram Waikar, Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3948 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.08.2025

## RESTORATION OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS

## 3948.   SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR:

SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE:

SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL:

SMT. SHAMBHAVI:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  centrally  protected  monuments  under  Archaeological Survey  of  India  (ASI)  that  are  currently  awaiting  restoration,  category,  State  and year-wise  along with their waiting time;
- (b) the details of the monuments classified as 'endangered' or 'in need of immediate intervention' by ASI, category, State and year-wise during the last five years;
- (c) the  details  of  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  restore  and conserve  the  said  monuments  that  are  currently  in  a  dilapidated  or  endangered conditions;
- (d) the details of the steps taken/being taken by the Government to enhance financial and  technical  capacity  of  ASI  and  other  conservation  bodies  to  expedite  the restoration of the protected monuments; and
- (e) whether the Government is considering to launch a National Mission to fast-track restoration of neglected and lesser-known monuments?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) There are 3685 centrally protected monuments/sites under the care and
- to maintenance of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the country. Conservation of
- (c) these monuments/sites is a regular process and is taken up as per the requirement and availability of resources subject to the terms of National Policy for Conservation, 2014.  All these monuments/sites are in a good state of preservation.
- (d) ASI provides sufficient financial and technical support for conservation, preservation and  maintenance  of  all  centrally  protected  monuments/sites.  Whenever  required, opinion of institutions such as IIT, CBRI, etc. is also taken for structural assessment. Details of the funds allocated and expenditure incurred on conservation, preservation and development of these monuments/sites in the last five years are given at Annexure-I.
- (e) No such proposal is under consideration.

Annexure-I

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  (d) OF THE LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3948 FOR 18.08.2025

DETAILS OF ALLOCATION & EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS/SITES DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

## (Amount Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT         | Circle / Branch   | 2020-21    | 2020-21     | 2021-22    | 2021-22     | 2022-23    | 2022-23     | 2023-24    | 2023-24     | 2024-25    | 2024-25     |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT         | Circle / Branch   | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh            | Agra              | 13.00      | 12.96       | 19.35      | 19.35       | 21.27      | 21.15       | 23.52      | 23.52       | 9.50       | 9.48        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh            | Jhansi            | 1.00       | 1.00        | 4.15       | 4.15        | 7.00       | 7.00        | 5.82       | 5.82        | 4.30       | 4.30        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh            | Lucknow           | 3.88       | 3.88        | 10.44      | 10.44       | 19.03      | 19.03       | 16.93      | 16.93       | 5.51       | 5.51        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh            | Sarnath           | 4.38       | 4.38        | 5.50       | 5.50        | 10.15      | 10.15       | 11.32      | 11.32       | 4.32       | 4.32        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh            | Meerut            | 0.00       | 0.00        | 2.80       | 2.80        | 6.20       | 6.20        | 7.95       | 7.95        | 5.20       | 4.72        |
| 2.        | Maharashtra              | Aurangabad        | 3.16       | 3.16        | 8.00       | 7.99        | 18.70      | 18.70       | 26.80      | 26.80       | 5.20       | 5.16        |
| 2.        | Maharashtra              | Mumbai            | 11.00      | 11.00       | 12.00      | 12.00       | 15.35      | 15.35       | 15.56      | 15.56       | 12.58      | 12.56       |
| 2.        | Maharashtra              | Nagpur            | 4.00       | 4.00        | 4.50       | 4.50        | 5.00       | 4.99        | 10.18      | 10.18       | 6.80       | 6.80        |
| 3.        | Karnataka                | Bangalore         | 5.27       | 5.27        | 9.75       | 9.75        | 19.85      | 19.85       | 17.34      | 17.34       | 5.05       | 5.05        |
| 3.        | Karnataka                | Hampi             | 9.10       | 9.10        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 10.00      | 10.00       | 12.25      | 12.25       | 3.80       | 3.71        |
| 3.        | Karnataka                | Dharwad           | 6.40       | 6.40        | 7.32       | 7.32        | 10.08      | 10.08       | 9.57       | 9.57        | 5.42       | 5.42        |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh           | Bhopal            | 11.50      | 11.50       | 11.50      | 11.50       | 14.90      | 14.90       | 17.22      | 17.22       | 7.40       | 7.40        |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh           | Jabalpur          | 3.50       | 3.50        | 4.75       | 4.75        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 9.27       | 9.27        | 4.50       | 4.49        |
| 5.        | Odisha                   | Bhubaneswar /Puri | 3.63       | 3.63        | 8.23       | 8.23        | 13.18      | 13.17       | 12.29      | 12.29       | 8.50       | 7.74        |
| 6.        | West Bengal              | Kolkata           | 6.03       | 6.02        | 7.67       | 7.57        | 10.16      | 10.16       | 9.10       | 9.10        | 3.95       | 3.92        |
| 7.        | West Bengal, Sikkim      | Raiganj           | 1.35       | 1.35        | 5.00       | 5.00        | 7.00       | 7.00        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 3.80       | 3.80        |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu,              | Chennai           | 5.25       | 5.25        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 11.45      | 11.45       | 12.95      | 12.95       | 9.25       | 9.24        |
|           | Puducherry               | Trichy            | 2.00       | 2.00        | 4.00       | 4.0         | 8.50       | 8.50        | 9.55       | 9.55        | 3.40       | 3.40        |
| 9.        | Punjab                   | Chandigarh        | 0.80       | 0.80        | 1.50       | 1.50        | 6.53       | 6.53        | 11.00      | 11.00       | 5.65       | 5.65        |
| 10        | Haryana Himachal Pradesh | Shimla            | 1.25       | 1.25        | 1.15       | 1.15        | 8.90       | 8.90        | 5.00       | 5.00        | 2.00       | 2.00        |
| 11.       | Delhi                    | Delhi             | 20.82      | 20.82       | 19.10      | 19.08       | 30.50      | 30.35       | 36.14      | 36.14       | 17.85      | 16.53       |
|           | (NCT)                    |                   | 3.69       | 3.69        |            |             |            |             |            | --          |            |             |
|           | (NCT)                    | Delhi Mini Circle |            |             | --         | --          | --         | --          | --         |             | --         | --          |
| 12.       | Goa                      | Goa               | 3.70       | 3.70        | 7.00       | 7.00        | 10.45      | 10.45       | 9.90       | 9.90        | 6.00       | 6.00        |
| 12.       | Meghalaya                |                   |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |
| 12.       | Nagaland                 |                   |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |
| 14.       | Pradesh Manipur          | Aizawl            | 1.31       | 1.31        | 1.25       | 1.25        | 2.00       | 2.00        | 1.29       | 1.29        | 1.00       | 0.99        |
| 14.       | Mizoram                  |                   |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |
| 14.       | Tripura                  |                   |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |
| 15.       | Rajasthan                | Jaipur            | 7.40       | 7.40        | 7.53       | 7.53        | 10.28      | 10.28       | 12.75      | 12.75       | 7.20       | 7.15        |
| 15.       |                          | Jodhpur           | 4.10       | 4.10        | 4.50       | 4.50        | 7.65       | 7.65        | 10.65      | 10.65       | 6.75       | 6.75        |
| 16.       | Telangana                | Hyderabad         | 2.80       | 2.80        | 7.00       | 6.80        | 15.50      | 15.50       | 14.38      | 14.38       | 4.80       | 4.77        |
| 17.       | Andhra Pradesh           | Amravati          | 4.57       | 4.57        | 5.75       | 5.75        | 11.60      | 11.60       | 14.70      | 14.70       | 6.50       | 6.50        |
| 18.       | Bihar                    | Patna             | 1.23       | 1.23        | 3.35       | 3.35        | 9.00       | 9.00        | 16.00      | 16.00       | 5.33       | 5.33        |
| 19.       | Jammu & Kashmir (U.T)    | Srinagar          | 0.80       | 0.80        | 2.55       | 2.55        | 6.11       | 6.03        | 7.17       | 7.17        | 3.65       | 3.64        |
| 20.       | Ladakh (UT)              | Mini Circle Leh   | 0.20       | 0.20        | 0.43       | 0.43        | 1.92       | 1.92        | 3.50       | 3.50        | 1.50       | 1.50        |
| 21.       | Kerala                   | Thrissure         | 2.03       | 2.03        | 6.82       | 6.82        | 7.50       | 7.50        | 7.09       | 7.09        | 4.22       | 4.22        |
| 22.       | Gujarat Daman & Diu (UT) | Vadodara          | 6.35       | 6.35        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 11.00      | 11.00       | 12.00      | 12.00       | 4.50       | 4.50        |
| 22.       | Gujarat                  | Rajkot            | 0.99       | 0.99        | 2.50       | 2.50        | 3.09       | 3.09        | 2.50       | 2.50        | 2.00       | 2.00        |
| 23.       | Uttarakhand              | Dehradun          | 4.60       | 4.60        | 3.75       | 3.75        | 4.85       | 4.85        | 5.42       | 5.42        | 3.60       | 3.60        |
| 24.       | Chhattisgarh             | Raipur            | 2.89       | 2.89        | 4.78       | 4.78        | 7.50       | 7.50        | 5.94       | 5.94        | 5.13       | 5.13        |
| 25.       | Jharkhand                | Ranchi            | 0.88       | 0.88        | 1.18       | 1.16        | 2.00       | 2.00        | 2.15       | 2.15        | 1.25       | 1.25        |

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