Lok Sabha Question No. 1745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-10
Subject: Maintenance and Beautification of Ancient Heritages in Rajasthan
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. † 1745

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2025

## MAINTENANCE AND BEAUTIFICATION OF ANCIENT HERITAGES IN RAJASTHAN

## † 1745. DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of schemes being implemented by the Central Government for the maintenance of ancient monuments in the State of Rajasthan particularly in the district of Udaipur division;
- (b) the details of the expenditure incurred on the maintenance of each monuments in the State during the last five years;
- (c) whether the  Government proposes to take any special step for the maintenance and beautification of famous ancient heritages of the districts of Udaipur division; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There  is  no  such  scheme  under  consideration.  However,  Archaeological Survey  of  India  (ASI)  takes  up  conservation  and  maintenance  work  of protected monuments and sites throughout the country regularly as per the need  of  monuments  and  availability  of  resources.  The  facilities  being provided in these monuments/sites are drinking water, toilet, pathways etc. Out of 163 monuments/sites in the state of Rajasthan, 30 monuments/sites are  in  the  districts  of  Udaipur  division.  The  list  of  monuments/sites  in  the districts of Udaipur division is attached as Annexure - I.

- (b) The details of expenditure incurred on the conservation and maintenance of protected  monuments  and  archaeological  sites  in  the  Rajasthan  during  the last five years are as under:

(Amount Rs. in Crores)

| Financial Year   |   Expenditure |
|------------------|---------------|
| 2019-20          |         10.28 |
| 2020-21          |         11.5  |
| 2021-22          |         12.03 |
| 2022-23          |         17.93 |
| 2023-24          |         23.4  |

- (c) There is no such special proposal for the maintenance and beautification of
- & famous ancient heritages of the districts of Udaipur division. The
- (d) conservation, maintenance and upkeep of protected monuments  is a continuous  process  and  all  the  monuments/sites  in  the  districts  of  Udaipur division are in good state of preservation

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1745 FOR 10.03.2025.

|   Sl. No. | Name of Monument/ Site                                                                                                                | Location             | District     |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|         1 | Shiv temple and Ruins                                                                                                                 | Arthuna              | Banswara     |
|         2 | Ancient remains                                                                                                                       | Vithal Deva          | Banswara     |
|         3 | Ghateshwar temple                                                                                                                     | Badoli               | Chittaurgarh |
|         4 | Kund                                                                                                                                  | Badoli               | Chittaurgarh |
|         5 | Shringar Chawri                                                                                                                       | Badoli               | Chittaurgarh |
|         6 | Temple of Ashtamata                                                                                                                   | Badoli               | Chittaurgarh |
|         7 | Temple of Ganesh                                                                                                                      | Badoli               | Chittaurgarh |
|         8 | Temple of Sheshashayan                                                                                                                | Badoli               | Chittaurgarh |
|         9 | Temple of Shiv and Kund                                                                                                               | Badoli               | Chittaurgarh |
|        10 | Temple of Trimurti                                                                                                                    | Badoli               | Chittaurgarh |
|        11 | Temple of Vamanavatar known as Narad temple                                                                                           | Badoli               | Chittaurgarh |
|        12 | Fort of Chittor as a whole                                                                                                            | Chittaur             | Chittaurgarh |
|        13 | Menal (Mahanal) Temple and Math                                                                                                       | Menal                | Chittaurgarh |
|        14 | Hathiwada enclosure with Inscription together with adjacent land in Survey plot No. 301                                               | Nagari               | Chittaurgarh |
|        15 | Ancient ruins                                                                                                                         | Nagari               | Chittaurgarh |
|        16 | Archaeological sites &remains at Jeora comprised in survey plot No. 416                                                               | Nilodh / Jeora       | Chittaurgarh |
|        17 | Jaina Temple Inscription                                                                                                              | Baroda               | Dungarpur    |
|        18 | Somnath Temple                                                                                                                        | DevSomnath           | Dungarpur    |
|        19 | Chetak Samadhi                                                                                                                        | Chetak Samadhi       | Rajsamand    |
|        20 | Archaeological site and remains comprised in survey plot Nos. 938, 941, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073 and 1074 | Gilund (BhagwanPura) | Rajsamand    |
|        21 | HaldiGhati                                                                                                                            | Haldi Ghati Dara     | Rajsamand    |
|        22 | Fort of Kumbhalgarh as a whole                                                                                                        | Kumbhalgarh          | Rajsamand    |
|        23 | Ghat with inscriptions, Pavilions and Toranas, together with adjacent area comprised in survey plot No. 344                           | Navchowki, Rajsamand | Rajsamand    |
|        24 | RaktaTalai                                                                                                                            | RaktaTalai           | Rajsamand    |
|        25 | BadshahiBagh                                                                                                                          | ShahiBagh            | Rajsamand    |
|        26 | PratapSmarak                                                                                                                          | Chavand              | Udaipur      |
|        27 | Ancient ruins                                                                                                                         | Kalyanpur            | Udaipur      |
|        28 | SasBahu Temples                                                                                                                       | Nagda                | Udaipur      |
|        29 | Mahal known as HawaMahal                                                                                                              | Veerpura (Jaisamand) | Udaipur      |
|        30 | HawaMahal known as Roothi Rani kaMahal                                                                                                | Veerpura (Jaisamand) | Udaipur      |

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