Lok Sabha Question No. 1193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: Monuments under Adarsh Smarak Scheme
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri G Lakshminarayana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1193 ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025

## MONUMENTS UNDER ADARSH SMARAK SCHEME

## 1193. SHRI G. LAKSHMINARAYANA

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number and names of monuments identified under the Adarsh Smarak Scheme across the country, State/UT-wise and monument-wise;
- (b) the details of funds sanctioned, released, and utilised for each monument under the scheme during the last five years, along with the current status of infrastructure and amenity development such as interpretation centres, Braille signage, parking, illumination, digital displays, and public conveniences;
- (c) the names of monuments selected under Adarsh Smarak Scheme in Andhra Pradesh, including  the  current  status  of  work  at  each  site  and  specific  details  of  amenities developed or under implementation;
- (d) whether any new proposals have been received by the Government for infrastructure development,  conservation,  or  tourism  enhancement  at  the  Lepakshi  Temple  in Anantapur,  and  if  so,  the  details  alongwith  the  status  of  such  proposals  including funds sought or approved; and
- (e) the steps being taken to ensure timely execution, monitoring, and quality standards for projects under the AdarshSmarak Scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) AdarshSmarak was a onetime program initiated in the year 2014-15 for augmentation of  visitors'  amenities.  It  was  implemented  at  a  total  of  100  identified  protected monuments and sites. The list of these monuments/sites is at Annexure-I .
- (b) No  specific  budget  was  allocated  for  Adarsh  Monuments,  as  the  expenditure  for creation / augmentation of visitor's amenities was met from the regular budget. The identified monuments and sites were provided with certain visitors' amenities based on actual requirement and feasibility on case to case basis. The details thereof are at Annexure-II.
- (c) There were three (3) protected monuments identified under Adarsh Smarak program in Andhra Pradesh namely (i) Virabhadra Temple, Lepakshi, Anantpur, (ii) Nagarjunakonda  and  (iii)  Buddhist  Remains,  Salihundum.  The  details  of  visitors' amenities available at the said monuments are at Annexure-III.
- (d) At present, there is no such proposal under consideration.
- (e) AdarshSmarak was a  onetime  program  aimed  at  augmenting  visitors'  amenities  at selected protected monuments and sites wherein the entire process included various stages such as identification of requirement through a need-gap analysis, assessing the onsite feasibility, identifying the best practices in the domain, adequate planning and effective execution in timely manner.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1193 FOR 28.07.2025

## DETAILS OF  PROTECTED  MONUMENTS  AND  PROTECTED  AREAS (SITES) IDENTIFIED AS ADARSH SMARAKS

|   Sl. No. | State                 | District       | Name of the Monument(s)                                                                            |
|-----------|-----------------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh        | Palnadu        | Reconstructed monuments at Nagarjunakonda                                                          |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh        | Ananthapuramu  | SreeVeerabadraSwamy Temple at Lepakshi                                                             |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh        | Srikakulam     | Eastern portion of Salihundam hill Containing Buddhist Remains(A chaitya and four stupas)          |
|         4 | Assam                 | Sivasagar      | Rang Ghar Ruins                                                                                    |
|         5 | Bihar                 | Muzafarpur     | Ashokan Column, Kolhua                                                                             |
|         6 | Bihar                 | Nalanda        | Excavated remains of NalandaMahavihar, Nalanda                                                     |
|         7 | Bihar                 | Rohtas         | Sher Shah Suri's Tomb, Sasaram                                                                     |
|         8 | Chattisgarh           | Mahasamund     | Laxman Temple, Sirpur                                                                              |
|         9 | Daman & Diu (U.T.)    | Diu            | Diu Fort, Diu                                                                                      |
|        10 | Goa                   | North Goa      | Church of St. Augustine, Old Goa                                                                   |
|        11 | Gujarat               | Mehsana        | Rani kiVav, Patan.                                                                                 |
|        12 | Gujarat               | Panchmahal     | Champaner-Monuments, Champaner                                                                     |
|        13 | Gujarat               | Ahmedabad      | Archaeological Remains of a Harappan Port Town, Lothal                                             |
|        14 | Gujarat               | Mehsana        | Sun Temple,Modhera                                                                                 |
|        15 | Gujarat               | Kachchh        | Ancient Site, Dholavira                                                                            |
|        16 | Haryana               | Kurkshetra     | Sheikh Chilli's Tomb, Thanesar                                                                     |
|        17 | Haryana               | Mahendragarh   | Jal Mahal and adjacent land, Narnaul                                                               |
|        18 | Himachal Pradesh      | Kangra         | Monolithic Rock Cut Temple at Masroor                                                              |
|        19 | Jammu & Kashmir(U.T.) | Anantnag       | Ancient temple, Martand                                                                            |
|        20 | Jammu & Kashmir(U.T.) | Srinagar       | Group of arched terraces/ structural complex, at Pari Mahal                                        |
|        21 | Jammu & Kashmir(U.T.) | Udhampur       | Ancient Fort attributed to Raja Suchet Singh and Samadhi of Queen of Raja Suchet Singh at Ramnagar |
|        22 | Jharkhand             | West Singhbhum | Tank and remains at village Benisagar                                                              |
|        23 | Karnataka             | Hassan         | Gommateswara statue, Saravanabelagola                                                              |
|        24 | Karnataka             | Hassan         | (i) Keshava Temple,Belur; and (ii) Hoyasaleswara temple, Halebidu                                  |
|        25 | Karnataka             | Mandya         | Daria DaulatBagh, Srirangapatna                                                                    |
|        26 | Karnataka             | Bagalakote     | Group of monuments at Pattadakal                                                                   |
|        27 | Karnataka             | Bagalakote     | Group of Temples,Aihole                                                                            |
|        28 | Karnataka             | Vijayapura     | Gol-Gumbaz, Bijapur                                                                                |

|   29. | Karnataka      | Vijayanagara    | Group of Monuments at Hampi                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|-------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    30 | Karnataka      | Bidar           | Fort Bidar                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|    31 | Kerala         | Kannur          | St. Angelo Fort, Kannur                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|    32 | Kerala         | Kasargod        | Bekal Fort, Pallikere                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|    33 | Kerala         | Ernakulam       | St. Francis Church, Kochi                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|    34 | Kerala         | Thrissur        | Kudakkalluparambu, a prehistoric site consisting of 50 to 60Kudakals or umbrella monuments at Cheramangad                                                                                                               |
|    35 | Madhya Pradesh | Raisen          | SaviteTemple,ii) Ancient remains, rock engraving, Bhojpur                                                                                                                                                               |
|    36 | Madhya Pradesh | Raisen          | Pre-historic rock shelters with paintings comprising of Tajpura, Bineka,Bhimbetka,Lakhajuar East and Lakhajuhar West groups Bhaianpura,AmchhaKhurd, AmchhaKalam, Kasolwara, Gotampur, Borda, Bineka, Tajpura, Goharganj |
|    37 | Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior         | Gwalior Fort                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|    38 | Madhya Pradesh | Dhar            | Royal Palace (Group of monument) at Mandu                                                                                                                                                                               |
|    39 | Madhya Pradesh | Raisen          | Group of Buddhist Monument at Sanchi                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|    40 | Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur      | Western Group of Temples at Khajuraho                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|    41 | Madhya Pradesh | Annupur         | Group of Monuments at Amarkantak                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|    42 | Maharashtra    | Aurangabad      | Ajanta Caves                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|    43 | Maharashtra    | Aurangabad      | Ellora Caves                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|    44 | Maharashtra    | Aurangabad      | Tomb of RabiaDaurani (Bibi-Ka-Maqbara), Aurangabad                                                                                                                                                                      |
|    45 | Maharashtra    | Aurangabad      | Daulatabad Fort                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|    46 | Maharashtra    | Raigad          | Elephanta Caves at Gharapuri-Uran                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|    47 | Maharashtra    | Mumbai Suburban | Buddhist Caves at Kanheri                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|    48 | Maharashtra    | Pune            | Aga Khan Palace, Pune                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|    49 | Mizoram        | Champhai        | Menhirs and Caves at Vangchhia                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|    50 | Nagaland       | Dimapur         | Remains of a Fort, Dimapur                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|    51 | NCT of Delhi   | Central Delhi   | Red Fort, Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|    52 | NCT of Delhi   | South East      | Humayun's Tomb, Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|    53 | NCT of Delhi   | South           | QutbMinar, Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|    54 | NCT of Delhi   | South east      | PuranaQila, Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|    55 | NCT of Delhi   | New Delhi       | Safdarjang Tomb, Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|    56 | Odisha         | Puri            | Sun Temple, Konark                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|    57 | Odisha         | Khordha         | Khandagiri andUdaygiri Caves, Bhubaneswar                                                                                                                                                                               |
|    58 | Punjab         | Jalandhar       | Sarai including gateway, Nurmahal                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|    59 | Punjab         | Jalandhar       | Tombs of Mohammad Momin and of Haji Jamal, Nakodar                                                                                                                                                                      |
|    60 | Punjab         | Fatehgarh Sahib | Ancient site and Buddhist Stupa, Fatehgarh Sahib                                                                                                                                                                        |
|    61 | Punjab         | Jalandhar       | Sarai Including Gateway, Dakhni                                                                                                                                                                                         |

|   62. | Rajasthan     | Deeg           | DeegBhawans, Deeg                                                                                             |
|-------|---------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    63 | Rajasthan     | SawaiMadhopur  | Ranthambhore Fort                                                                                             |
|    64 | Rajasthan     | Rajsamand      | Fort of Kumbhalgarh, Kumbhalgarh                                                                              |
|    65 | Rajasthan     | Chittorgarh    | Fort of Chittor, Chittorgarh                                                                                  |
|    66 | Rajasthan     | Banswara       | Ancient Shiv Temple and Ruins, Arthuna                                                                        |
|    67 | Rajasthan     | Udaipur        | SasBahu Temples, Nagda                                                                                        |
|    68 | Tamil Nadu    | Chengalpattu   | Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram                                                                                   |
|    69 | Tamil Nadu    | Vellore        | Vellore Fort                                                                                                  |
|    70 | Tamil Nadu    | Villupuram     | Fort, Gingee                                                                                                  |
|    71 | Tamil Nadu    | Kanchipuram    | Kailasanatha Temple, Kanchipuram                                                                              |
|    72 | Tamil Nadu    | Thanjavur      | BrihadisvaraTemple, Thanjavur                                                                                 |
|    73 | Tamil Nadu    | Pudukkottai    | Cave's Sittannavasal, Pudukkottai                                                                             |
|    74 | Tamil Nadu    | Pudukkottai    | Muvarkoil with surrounding sub-Shrines, stone enclosure and stone well on the North-East corner at Kudumbolur |
|    75 | Telangana     | Hyderabad      | Golconda Fort                                                                                                 |
|    76 | Telangana     | Mulugu         | Ramappa Temple, Palampet                                                                                      |
|    77 | Tripura       | Unakoti        | Sculpture and Rock-cut relief at Unakotitirtha,                                                               |
|    78 | Ladakh(U.T.)  | Leh            | Ancient Palace, Leh                                                                                           |
|    79 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra           | Taj Mahal, Agra                                                                                               |
|    80 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra           | Agra Fort, Agra                                                                                               |
|    81 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra           | Group of monuments at FatehpurSikri                                                                           |
|    82 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra           | Akbar's Tomb Sikandra, Agra                                                                                   |
|    83 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra           | Itimad-Ud-Daulla, Agra                                                                                        |
|    84 | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi         | Jhansi Fort, Jhansi                                                                                           |
|    85 | Uttar Pradesh | Banda          | Fort of Kalinjer                                                                                              |
|    86 | Uttar Pradesh | Saravasti      | Sravasti : Sahet and Mahet at Ghooghulpur                                                                     |
|    87 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow        | Residency, Lucknow                                                                                            |
|    88 | Uttar Pradesh | Siddharthnagar | Site, Stupa & Monastery of the Sakyas, Piprahwa                                                               |
|    89 | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi       | Excavated Remains at Sarnath                                                                                  |
|    90 | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi       | Lal Khan Tomb at Rajghat                                                                                      |
|    91 | Uttar Pradesh | Kushinagar     | Budhist Remains (Mahaparinirvan Temple) at Kushinagar                                                         |
|    92 | Uttarakhand   | Almora         | Jageshwar Group of Temples at Jageshwar                                                                       |
|    93 | Uttarakhand   | Almora         | Sun Temple at Katarmal                                                                                        |
|    94 | Uttarakhand   | Bageshwar      | Group of temples Baijnath at Baijnath                                                                         |
|    95 | Uttarakhand   | Chamoli        | Rudranath (Gopinath)Temple at Gopeshwar                                                                       |
|    96 | Uttarakhand   | Dehradun       | Lakhamandal Temple, Lakhamandal                                                                               |
|    97 | West Bengal   | Bankura        | 1. Rashmancha, Bishnupur. 2. Jore-bunglaTemple, Bishnupur. 3. Shyamrai Temple, Bishnupur.                     |
|    98 | West Bengal   | Murshidabad    | Hazarduari Palace at Murshidabad                                                                              |
|    99 | West Bengal   | Cooch Behar    | Cooch-Behar Palace at Cooch-Behar                                                                             |
|   100 | West Bengal   | Malda          | Adina Mosque, Pandua                                                                                          |

ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1193 FOR 28.07.2025

## STATEMENT OF FACILITIES AVAILABLE AT 100 IDENTIFIED ADARSH SMARAKS

|   Sl. No. | Type of Facility      | Type of Facility        |   Number of monuments having facility |
|-----------|-----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|         1 | Signages              | Cultural Notice Board   |                                   100 |
|         1 | Signages              | Protection Notice Board |                                   100 |
|         2 | Toilet                | Toilet                  |                                   100 |
|         3 | Drinking Water        | Drinking Water          |                                   100 |
|         4 | Cafeteria             | Cafeteria               |                                    42 |
|         5 | Interpretation Centre | Interpretation Centre   |                                    17 |
|         6 | Souvenir Shops        | Souvenir Shops          |                                    04 |
|         7 | Ramps                 | Ramps                   |                                    72 |
|         8 | Braille Signage       | Braille Signage         |                                    54 |
|         9 | Illumination          | Illumination            |                                    34 |
|        10 | Sound & Light Show    | Sound & Light Show      |                                    17 |
|        11 | Benches               | Benches                 |                                   100 |
|        12 | Baby Care Room        | Baby Care Room          |                                    53 |
|        13 | Parking               | Parking                 |                                    60 |
|        14 | Cloak Room            | Cloak Room              |                                    33 |
|        15 | Wheel Chairs          | Wheel Chairs            |                                   100 |
|        16 | Pathway               | Pathway                 |                                   100 |

ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1193 FOR 28.07.2025

## STATEMENT  OF  VISITORS'  AMENITIES  IN  ADARSH  SMARAKS  IN  ANDHRA PRADESH

|   Sl. No. | Monuments                                                                                                                     | Details of visitor's amenities available                                                                                                                  |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Reconstructed monuments at Nagarjunakonda, Palnadu District                                                                   | Signages (Protection Notice Board & Cultural Notice Board), Toilets, Drinking Water, Cafeteria, Ramps, Benches, Wheel Chairs and Pathway.                 |
|         2 | SreeVeerabadraSwamy Temple at Lepakshi, Ananthapuramu District.                                                               | Signages (Protection Notice Board & Cultural Notice Board), Toilets, Drinking Water, Ramps, Illumination, Benches, Wheel Chairs and Pathway.              |
|         3 | Eastern portion of Salihundam hill Containing Buddhist Remains (A chaitya and four stupas) at Salihundam, Srikakulam District | Signages (Protection Notice Board & Cultural Notice Board), Toilets, Drinking Water, Cafeteria, Illumination, Benches, Parking, Wheel Chairs and Pathway. |

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