Lok Sabha Question No. 2525 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Maintenance of Ancient Monuments in Bihar
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2525

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2023

## MAINTENANCE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN BIHAR

## †2525.  SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH: SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV: SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  schemes  of  the  Central  Government  for  the  maintenance  of  ancient  monuments  and memorials in Bihar;
- (b) the  district-wise  number  of  monuments/  memorials  declared  as  monuments/memorials  of national importance in Bihar by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI);
- (c) the amount released to maintain all the ancient monuments under the said schemes for each of the last five years;
- (d) the details of the revenue earned by the Government from these memorials during the last three years, year-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government contemplates to declare any monument/memorial as monument/memorial of  National  Importance  and  Vaishali  district  in  Bihar  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There are 70 protected monuments/sites under the care and maintenance of Archaeological Survey  of  India  (ASI)  in  the  State  of  Bihar.  Conservation  and  maintenance  of  ancient monuments/sites  is  a  continuous  process  and  is  taken  up  as  per  the  requirement  and availability of resources.
- (b) District-wise  number  of  monuments/sites  declared  as  of  national  importance  in  Bihar  is given in Annexure-I.
- (c) The details of amount allocated for conservation of all the monuments/sites in the State of Bihar for the last five years are as under:-
- (d) The  details  of  the  revenue  earned  by  the  ASI  from  sale  of  tickets  on  the  ticketed monuments/sites during the last three years are as under:-
- (e) No such proposal is under consideration.

|        |         | (Amount in Crores)   | (Amount in Crores)   | (Amount in Crores)   | (Amount in Crores)   |
|--------|---------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Year   | 2018-19 | 2019-20              | 2020-21              | 2021-22              | 2022-23              |
| Amount | 1.76    | 1.55                 | 1.23                 | 3.35                 | 9.00                 |

|        | (Amount in Lakhs)   | (Amount in Lakhs)   | (Amount in Lakhs)   |
|--------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Year   | 2020-21             | 2021-22             | 2022-23             |
| Amount | 86.95               | 149.55              | 388.61              |

## ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2525 FOR 18.12.2023.

## District-wise number of monuments/sites declared as of national importance in Bihar

| Sl. No.   | District       |   Number of Monuments |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------|
| 1.        | Aurangabad     |                    01 |
| 2.        | Bhagalpur      |                    04 |
| 3.        | Buxar          |                    01 |
| 4.        | East Champaran |                    03 |
| 5.        | Gaya           |                    11 |
| 6.        | Jehanabad      |                    09 |
| 7.        | Kaimur         |                    02 |
| 8.        | Kishanganj     |                    01 |
| 9.        | Madhubani      |                    01 |
| 10.       | Muzaffarpur    |                    01 |
| 11.       | Nalanda        |                    08 |
| 12.       | Patna          |                    11 |
| 13.       | Rohtas         |                    05 |
| 14.       | Saran          |                    01 |
| 15.       | Siwan          |                    01 |
| 16.       | Vaishali       |                    03 |
| 17.       | West Champaran |                    07 |
|           | Total          |                    70 |

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