Lok Sabha Question No. 2098 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: Protection of Heritage Sites
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2098

ANSWERED ON09.12.2024

## PROTECTION OF HERITAGE SITES

## 2098.   SMT. KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and percentage of heritage sites in the country which are currently at risk, as reported by UNESCO;
- (b) the details of the specific factors contributing to the risk;
- (c) whether any assessments have been made by the Government to quantify the impact of climate change on these sites, including data on coastal erosion and flooding;
- (d) the details of funds allocated for conservation during the last five years, including Statewise and year-wise distribution compared to estimated funding needs;
- (e) the  details  of  the  categorization  of  heritage  sites  in  the  country  by  danger  levels  (low, medium, high) and whether any site has been downgraded from high to low danger in the last five years, State-wise; and
- (f) the details of heritage sites in Tamil Nadu State categorized as high or medium danger in the last five years and the measures taken by the Government to reduce risks?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) India has 43 world Heritage properties as of now. None of the World Heritage properties of
- & India are on the World Heritage Danger List.The World Heritage Committee Meeting of
- (b) UNESCO also discussed this matter in its 46 th session  held  in  New  Delhi  in  July  2024. However, no such case has been flagged for the WH properties in India.
- (c) Yes,  Madam.  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  periodically  assesses  the  impact  of  climate change on selected heritage sites under protection of Archaeological Survey of India. For the Natural World Heritage Properties, several programmes and studies are undertaken from time to time by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- (d) Details  of  funds  allocated  for  conservation  of  monuments  including  UNESCO  World Heritage Properties and Natural World Heritage Properties is attached at Annexure-I and II respectively.
- There is no such categorization of heritage sites in the country by danger levels.

(e)

- (f) No, Madam. There are no such properties identified in Tamil Nadu on the World Heritage Danger List.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2098 FOR 09.12.2024.

DETAILS OF ALLOCATION & EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION  AND  ENVIRONMENTAL  DEVELOPMENT  OF  PROTECTED    MONUMENTS DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS.(AMOUNT RS. IN CRORE)

| Sl.   | Name of                     | Circle / Branch   | 2019-20      | 2020-21 Expenditu   | 2021-22 Expenditur   | 2022-23 Expenditur   | 2023-24     |
|-------|-----------------------------|-------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------|
| No.   | State/UT                    |                   | Expenditu re | re                  | e                    | e                    | Expenditure |
| 1     | Uttar Pradesh               | Agra              | 13.55        | 12.96               | 19.35                | 21.15                | 23.52       |
| 1     | Uttar Pradesh               | Jhansi            | -            | 1                   | 4.15                 | 7                    | 5.82        |
| 1     | Uttar Pradesh               | Lucknow           | 5.6          | 3.88                | 10.44                | 19.03                | 16.93       |
| 1     | Uttar Pradesh               | Sarnath           | 3.2          | 4.38                | 5.5                  | 10.15                | 11.32       |
| 1     | Uttar Pradesh               | Meerut            | -            | 0                   | 2.8                  | 6.2                  | 7.95        |
| 2     | Maharashtra                 | Aurangabad        | 6.08         | 3.16                | 7.99                 | 18.7                 | 26.8        |
| 2     | Maharashtra                 | Mumbai            | 9.5          | 11                  | 12                   | 15.35                | 15.56       |
| 2     | Maharashtra                 | Nagpur            | 5.4          | 4                   | 4.5                  | 4.99                 | 10.18       |
| 3     | Karnataka                   | Bangalore         | 11.1         | 5.27                | 9.75                 | 19.85                | 17.34       |
| 3     | Karnataka                   | Hampi             | 10           | 9.1                 | 8                    | 10                   | 12.25       |
| 3     | Karnataka                   | Dharwad           | 7.45         | 6.4                 | 7.32                 | 10.08                | 9.57        |
| 4     | Madhya                      | Bhopal            | 12.5         | 11.5                | 11.5                 | 14.9                 | 17.22       |
| 4     | Pradesh                     | Jabalpur          | -            | 3.5                 | 4.75                 | 8                    | 9.27        |
| 5     | Odisha                      | Bhubaneswa r      | 5.3          | 3.63                | 8.23                 | 13.17                | 12.29       |
| 6     | West Bengal,                | Kolkata           | 8.1          | 6.02                | 7.57                 | 10.16                | 9.1         |
| 7     | Sikkim                      | Raiganj           | -            | 1.35                | 5                    | 7                    | 8           |
| 8     | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (UT) | Chennai           | 9.6          | 5.25                | 8                    | 11.45                | 12.95       |
|       | Tamil Nadu                  | Trichy            | --           | 2                   | 4                    | 8.5                  | 9.55        |
| 9     | Punjab                      |                   |              | 0.8                 | 1.5                  | 6.53                 | 11          |
| 9     | Haryana                     | Chandigarh        | 1.57         |                     |                      |                      |             |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh            | Shimla            | 2.15         | 1.25                | 1.15                 | 8.9                  | 5           |
| 11    | Delhi                       | Delhi             | 23.1         | 20.82               | 19.08                | 30.35                | 36.14       |
| 11    | (NCT)                       | Delhi Mini Circle | 7.15         | 3.69                | --                   | --                   | --          |
| 12    | Goa                         | Goa               | 2.2          | 3.7                 | 7                    | 10.45                | 9.9         |
| 13    | Assam                       | Guwahati          | 3.4          | 3.04                | 3.3                  | 7.44                 | 8.78        |
|       | Meghalaya                   |                   |              |                     |                      |                      |             |

|                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                   |                                                     |      |      |      |       |       |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------|------|------|-------|-------|
| 14                                                  | Manipur                                             | Aizawl                                              | 1    | 1.31 | 1.25 |  2    |  1.29 |
| 14                                                  | Mizoram                                             | Aizawl                                              | 1    | 1.31 | 1.25 |  2    |  1.29 |
| 14                                                  | Tripura                                             | Aizawl                                              | 1    | 1.31 | 1.25 |  2    |  1.29 |
| 15                                                  | Rajasthan                                           | Jaipur                                              | 4.89 | 7.4  | 7.53 | 10.28 | 12.75 |
| 15                                                  | Rajasthan                                           | Jodhpur                                             | 8.69 | 6.58 | 7.59 | 11.96 | 10.65 |
| 16                                                  | Telangana                                           | Hyderabad                                           | 5.35 | 2.8  | 6.8  | 15.5  | 14.38 |
| 17                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                      | Amravati                                            | 5.15 | 4.57 | 5.75 | 11.6  | 14.7  |
| 18                                                  | Bihar                                               | Patna                                               | 1.45 | 1.23 | 3.35 |  9    | 16    |
| 19                                                  | Jammu& Kashmir (U.T)                                | Srinagar                                            | 1.55 | 0.8  | 2.55 |  6.03 |  7.17 |
| 20                                                  | Ladakh (UT)                                         | Mini Circle Leh                                     | 0.28 | 0.2  | 0.43 |  1.92 |  3.5  |
| 21                                                  | Kerala                                              | Thrissur                                            | 4.5  | 2.03 | 6.82 |  7.5  |  7.09 |
| 22                                                  | Gujarat Daman& Diu (UT)                             | Vadodara                                            | 7    | 6.35 | 8    | 11    | 12    |
| 22                                                  | Gujarat                                             | Rajkot                                              | -    | 0.99 | 2.5  |  3.09 |  2.5  |
| 23                                                  | Uttarakhand                                         | Dehradun                                            | 3.59 | 4.6  | 3.75 |  4.85 |  5.42 |
| 24                                                  | Chhattisgar h                                       | Raipur                                              | 3    | 2.89 | 4.78 |  7.5  |  5.94 |
| 25                                                  | Jharkhand                                           | Ranchi                                              | 1.6  | 0.88 | 1.16 |  2    |  2.15 |
| Expenditures Incurred by Science Branch (All India) | Expenditures Incurred by Science Branch (All India) | Expenditures Incurred by Science Branch (All India) | 3.71 | 3.85 | 7.4  | 17.57 | 10.6  |

ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED

QUESTION NO. 2098 FOR 09.12.2024. DETAILS OF EXPENDITURES ON CONSERVATION OF NATURAL/ MIXED WORLD HERITAGE PROPERTIES.

|   Sr. No. | Site                         | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | Sub-Total (in Lakh INR)   |
|-----------|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Sundarbans NP                | 1,180.60  | 1,130.15  | 2,004.36  | 1,207.38  | 1,352.63  | 6,875.12                  |
|         2 | GHNPCA                       | 991.48    | 848.52    | 624.42    | 859.88    | 718.46    | 4,042.76                  |
|         3 | Nanda Devi &VoF              | 162.90    | 86.79     | 0.00      | 38.30     | 44.92     | 332.91                    |
|         4 | Khangchendzonga NP           | 61.92     | 52.40     | 0.00      | 27.84     | 31.50     | 173.66                    |
|         5 | Western Ghats - KaasWLS      | 117.91    | 24.01     | 122.16    | 92.19     | 87.76     | 444.03                    |
|         6 | Western Ghats - Kudremukh NP | 404.07    | 312.80    | 345.67    | 294.05    | 499.32    | 1,855.91                  |
|         7 | ManasWLS                     | 1,587.22  | 1,102.30  | 1,147.22  | 1,416.96  | 904.96    | 6,158.66                  |
|         8 | Kaziranga NP                 | 1,559.69  | 1,609.90  | 994.62    | 1,214.90  | 1,141.27  | 6,520.38                  |
|         9 | Keoladeo NP                  | 312.16    | 443.78    | 656.59    | 858.31    | 1,221.68  | 3,492.52                  |

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