Lok Sabha Question No. 2945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Survey to Identify Heritage Sites
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2945

ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## SURVEY TO IDENTIFY HERITAGE SITES

## 2945. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey to identify the heritage sites in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the heritage sites where development work has been started during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the details of the development work carried out so far, heritage site-wise; and
- (d) the details of these heritage sites located in Jharkhand where holistic development work has been started or proposed to be undertaken?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) regularly conducts Village to Village Survey to explore and record the antiquarian remains. The details are at Annexure-I.
- (b) On annual basis ASI undertakes special nature of conservation, preservation and environmental
- & development of about 600-700 monuments out of 3696 monuments/sites across the country.
- (c) Remaining  are  taken  up  for  annual  maintenance.  Further,  amenities  like  drinking  water  & toilets and facilitates like pathways, ramps, visitor benches, signages, wheel chairs, dustbins, light & sound show, publication sale counters, etc. are provided.  Conservation and providing facilities at monuments is a regular phenomenon.
- (d) The monument and sites taken up for maintenance and development in the State of Jharkhand are-
- i. Ancient Shiva Temple, Khekparta, District Lohardaga
- ii. Ancient tank and remains of temples and structures at Benisagar, District W. Singhbhum
- iii. Jami Mosque, Hadaf, District Sahibganj
- iv. Baradari of Mouza, Arzimukhimpur, District Sahibganj
- v. Palace and temple complex, Navaratanagarh, District Gumla
- vi. Temples at Haradih, District Ranchi
- vii. Terracotta temple (Dhobi Math), Navaratanagarh, Sisai, District Gumla (Unprotected)
- viii. Baoli Math, Navaratanagarh, Sisai, District Gumla (Unprotected)

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY TO PART (a) OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2945   FOR 7.8.2023.

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF VILLAGE TO VILLAGE SURVEY CARRIED OUT BY ASI DURING  2014-15 to 2022-23:

|   Sl.No. | Name of State / U.T.   |   No. of Villages Surveyed |   No. of villages with antiquarian remains |
|----------|------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Assam                  |                         23 |                                         23 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh         |                         15 |                                         12 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh      |                         01 |                                         01 |
|        4 | Bihar                  |                        654 |                                        113 |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh           |                        696 |                                         72 |
|        6 | Goa                    |                        187 |                                        101 |
|        7 | Gujarat                |                        176 |                                        116 |
|        8 | Haryana                |                         60 |                                         09 |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh       |                        714 |                                        250 |
|       10 | Jammu &Kashmir (U.T.)  |                         25 |                                         25 |
|       11 | Jharkhand              |                        360 |                                        109 |
|       12 | Karnataka              |                        933 |                                        806 |
|       13 | Kerala                 |                        169 |                                         37 |
|       14 | Leh                    |                         06 |                                         06 |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh         |                        378 |                                        273 |
|       16 | Maharashtra            |                        235 |                                        124 |
|       17 | Meghalaya              |                         01 |                                         01 |
|       18 | Mizoram                |                         71 |                                         57 |
|       19 | Odisha                 |                         29 |                                         12 |
|       20 | Punjab                 |                       1459 |                                        130 |
|       21 | Rajasthan              |                        330 |                                        123 |
|       22 | Telangana              |                         15 |                                         10 |
|       23 | Tamilnadu              |                        770 |                                        329 |
|       24 | Uttar Pradesh          |                        615 |                                        229 |
|       25 | Uttarakhand            |                        907 |                                         69 |
|       26 | West Bengal            |                        157 |                                         70 |

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