Lok Sabha Question No. 1006 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: Preservation of Historical Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1006

TO BE ANSWERED ON - 29.07.2024

## PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

## †1006.  SHRI BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken or proposes to take any steps to preserve the historical monuments in the country particularly in Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof till date;
- (c) the names of ancient monuments for which grants are being provided, Statewise; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  expenditure  incurred  on  the  maintenance  of  the  said monuments during the last three years and  till date, State-wise/project-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) takes up conservation and maintenance
- to work of protected monuments and sites throughout the country, including 286
- (c) in  the  state  of  Maharashtra.  Conservation  and  maintenance  of  monuments and archaeological sites is a continuous process and is taken up as per the need of monuments and availability of resources.
- (d) The details of expenditure incurred  on the conservation and maintenance of these  monuments  during  the  last  three  years  and  till  date,  State-wise  is attached as Annexure-I.

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1006 FOR 29.07.2024.

DETAILS  OF  EXPENDITURE  INCURRED  FOR  CONSERVATION,  PRESERVATION  AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.

(Amount Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT           | Circle / Branch                    | 2021-22     | 2022-23     | 2023-24     | 2024-25 (up to 15.07.2024)   |
|-----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------|
|           |                            |                                    | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure                  |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh              | Agra                               | 19.35       | 21.15       | 23.52       | 3.90                         |
|           |                            | Jhansi                             | 4.15        | 7.00        | 5.82        | 1.90                         |
|           |                            | Lucknow                            | 10.44       | 19.03       | 16.93       | 2.54                         |
|           |                            | Sarnath                            | 5.50        | 10.15       | 11.32       | 2.28                         |
|           |                            | Meerut                             | 2.80        | 6.20        | 7.95        | 1.20                         |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                | Aurangabad                         | 7.99        | 18.70       | 26.80       | 2.36                         |
|           |                            | Mumbai                             | 12.00       | 15.35       | 15.56       | 6.08                         |
|           |                            | Nagpur                             | 4.50        | 4.99        | 10.18       | 2.50                         |
| 3.        | Karnataka                  | Bangalore                          | 9.75        | 19.85       | 17.34       | 2.99                         |
|           |                            | Hampi                              | 8.00        | 10.00       | 12.25       | 1.50                         |
|           |                            | Dharwad                            | 7.32        | 10.08       | 9.57        | 1.57                         |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh             | Bhopal                             | 11.50       | 14.90       | 17.22       | 2.55                         |
|           |                            | Jabalpur                           | 4.75        | 8.00        | 9.27        | 1.97                         |
| 5.        | Odisha                     | Bhubaneswar & Puri                 | 8.23        | 13.17       | 12.29       | 3.12                         |
| 6.        | West Bengal,               | Kolkata                            | 7.57        | 10.16       | 9.10        | 1.41                         |
| 7.        | Sikkim                     | Raiganj                            | 5.00        | 7.00        | 8.00        | 1.68                         |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry(UT) | Chennai                            | 8.00        | 11.45       | 12.95       | 2.99                         |
|           | Tamil Nadu                 | Trichy                             | 4.0         | 8.50        | 9.55        | 1.03                         |
| 9.        | Punjab                     | Chandigarh                         | 1.50        | 6.53        | 11.00       | 1.99                         |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh           | Shimla                             | 1.15        | 8.90        | 5.00        | 0.85                         |
| 11.       | Delhi (NCT) (UT)           | Delhi                              | 19.08       | 30.35       | 36.14       | 2.13                         |
| 12.       | Goa                        | Goa                                | 7.00        | 10.45       | 9.90        | 3.61                         |
| 13.       | Assam                      | Guwahati                           | 3.30        | 7.44        | 8.78        | 0.95                         |
|           | Meghalaya                  |                                    |             |             |             |                              |
|           | Nagaland                   |                                    |             |             |             |                              |
|           | Arunachal Pradesh          |                                    |             |             |             |                              |
| 14.       | Manipur Mizoram            | Aizawl                             | 1.25        | 2.00        | 1.29        | 0.00                         |
| 15.       | Tripura Rajasthan          | Jodhpur                            | 4.50        | 7.65        | 10.65       | 2.50                         |
| 16.       | Telangana                  | Hyderabad                          | 6.80        | 15.50       | 14.38       | 2.58                         |
| 17.       | Andhra Pradesh             | Amravati                           | 5.75        | 11.60       | 14.70       | 2.64                         |
| 18.       | Bihar                      | Patna                              | 3.35        | 9.00        | 16.00       | 2.02                         |
| 19.       | Jammu & Kashmir            | Srinagar                           | 2.55        | 6.03        | 7.17        | 1.83                         |
| 20        | Ladakh (UT)                | Mini Circle Leh                    | 0.43        | 1.92        | 3.50        | 0.22                         |
| 21.       | Kerala                     | Thrissure                          | 6.82        | 7.50        | 7.09        | 1.11                         |
| 22.       | Gujarat Diu                | Vadodara                           | 8.00        | 11.00       | 12.00       | 1.99                         |
|           | Daman & (UT) Gujarat       | Rajkot                             | 2.50        | 3.09        | 2.50        | 0.11                         |
| 23. 24.   | Uttarakhand                | Dehradun                           | 3.75 4.78   | 4.85        | 5.42        | 0.68                         |
|           | Chhattisgarh               | Raipur                             |             | 7.50        | 5.94        | 1.01                         |
| 25.       | Jharkhand                  | Ranchi                             | 1.16        | 2.00        | 2.15        | 0.21                         |
|           |                            | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | 6.48        | 9.89        | 8.36        | 0.86                         |
|           |                            | Horticultural Activity (All India) | 19.32       | --          | --          | --                           |
|           |                            | DG Office                          | 11.73       | 2.77        | 13.19       | 0.00                         |
|           |                            | Reserve                            | 0.00        | --          | --          | --                           |
|           |                            | Total                              | 269.57      | 391.93      | 443.53      | 73.36                        |

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