Lok Sabha Question No. 1040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-02
Subject: 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1040

ANSWERED ON02.12.2024

## 46 th SESSION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE OF UNESCO

## 1040.    SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY:

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

- (a) the details of total number of heritage sites in the country which have been accorded the status of World Heritage Properties, State and location-wise;
- (b) whether the 46th Session of  the World  Heritage Committee of UNESCO, presided over by India, was held in New Delhi from 21-31 July, 2024;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and important issues discussed in the said Session;
- (d) whether the India has sent nomination dossier for inclusion of any of its site in the list of World Heritage Properties; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the names and location thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Currently, there are 43 World Heritage Properties in India. The list of these properties is attached as Annexure-I.
- (b) Yes, Sir. The 46 th meeting of World Heritage Committeewas held in New Delhi from 21 st July
- & to  31 st July.  The  details  of  the  agenda  discussed  are  attached  as Annexure-II .  In  this
- (c) meeting, 'Moidams-the  Mound  Burial  System  of  the  Ahom  Dynasty,  Charaideo, Assam' has been inscribed as the 43rd World Heritage Property of India.

Yes, Sir. India has submitted the nomination dossier for the Serial Nomination of Maratha

- (d) Military  Landscape  of  India  in  2024.  The  nominated  property  comprises  12  components,
- & situated across various geographical and physiographic regions in the states of Maharashtra
- (e) and Tamil Nadu. These componentsinclude Salher Fort, Shivneri Fort, Lohagad, Khanderi Fort,  Raigad,  Rajgad,  Pratapgad,  Suvarnadurg,  Panhala  Fort,  Vijaydurg,  Sindhudurg,  and Gingee Fort.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO PART (a) OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1040 FOR 02.12.2024.

## INDIA: WORLD HERITAGE SITES

| Sl. No.   | Site                                                                         | State                                      | Year           |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------|
| 1.        | Agra Fort                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                              | 1983           |
| 2.        | Ajanta Caves                                                                 | Maharashtra                                | 1983           |
| 3.        | Ellora Caves                                                                 | Maharashtra                                | 1983           |
| 4.        | Taj Mahal                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                              | 1983           |
| 5.        | Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram                                          | Tamil Nadu                                 | 1984           |
| 6.        | Sun Temple, Konarak                                                          | Odisha                                     | 1984           |
| 7.        | Kaziranga National Park                                                      | Assam                                      | 1985           |
| 8.        | Keoladeo National Park                                                       | Rajasthan                                  | 1985           |
| 9.        | Manas Wildlife Sanctuary                                                     | Assam                                      | 1985           |
| 10.       | Churches and Convents                                                        | Goa                                        | 1986           |
| 11.       | Fatehpur Sikri                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                              | 1986           |
| 12.       | Group of Monuments at Hampi                                                  | Karnataka                                  | 1986           |
| 13.       | Khajuraho Group of Monuments                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                             | 1986           |
| 14.       | Elephanta Caves                                                              | Maharashtra                                | 1987           |
| 15.       | Great Living Chola Temples at Thanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuran and Darasuram | Tamil Nadu                                 | 1987 &2004     |
| 16.       | Group of Monuments at Pattadakal                                             | Karnataka                                  | 1987           |
| 17.       | Sundarbans National Park                                                     | West Bengal                                | 1987           |
| 18.       | Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks                              | Uttarakhand                                | 1988 &2005     |
| 19.       | Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                             | 1989           |
| 20.       | Humayun's Tomb                                                               | Delhi                                      | 1993           |
| 21.       | Qutb Minar and its Monuments                                                 | Delhi                                      | 1993           |
| 22.       | 22a Mountain Railway of India (Darjeeling) 22b Nilgiri                       | West Bengal Tamil Nadu Himachal Pradesh    | 1999 2005 2008 |
| 23.       | Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya                                        | Bihar                                      |                |
|           |                                                                              |                                            | 2002           |
| 24.       | Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                             | 2003           |
| 25.       | Champaner - Pavagadh Archaeological Park                                     | Gujarat                                    | 2004           |
| 26.       | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)                    | Maharashtra                                | 2004           |
| 27.       | Red Fort Complex                                                             | Delhi                                      | 2007           |
| 28.       | The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur                                                    | Rajasthan                                  | 2010           |
| 29.       | Western Ghats                                                                | Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu | 2012           |

|   30. | Hill Forts of Rajasthan 30a Chittorgarh 30b Kumbhalgarh 30c Jaisalmer 30d Ranthambhore 30e Amber 30f Gagron   | Rajasthan        |   2013 |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------|
|    31 | Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) at Patan                                                                   | Gujarat          |   2014 |
|    32 | Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area                                                               | Himachal Pradesh |   2014 |
|    33 | Archeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda                                                           | Bihar            |   2016 |
|    34 | The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement                    | Chandigarh       |   2016 |
|    35 | Khangchendzonga National Park                                                                                 | Sikkim           |   2016 |
|    36 | Historic City of Ahmadabad                                                                                    | Gujarat          |   2017 |
|    37 | Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai                                                             | Maharashtra      |   2018 |
|    38 | Jaipur City                                                                                                   | Rajasthan        |   2019 |
|    39 | Dholavira: a Harappan City                                                                                    | Gujarat          |   2021 |
|    40 | Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple                                                                         | Telangana        |   2021 |
|    41 | Santiniketan, India                                                                                           | West Bengal      |   2023 |
|    42 | Sacred Ensemble of Hoysalas                                                                                   | Karnataka        |   2023 |
|    43 | Moidams - the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty                                                         | Assam            |   2024 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b&c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1040 FOR 02.12.2024.

- I. PROVISIONAL AGENDAOFTHE46THSESSIONOFTHEWORLDHERITAGECOMMITTEE(N EWDELHI,2024)
1. Opening session
2. Admission of Observers
3. Adoption of the Agenda and the Timetable
5. 3A. Adoption of the Agenda
6. 3B. Adoption of the Time table
4. Report  of  the  Rapporteur  of  the  extended  45th  session  of  the  World Heritage Committee (Riyadh,2023)
5. Reports of the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies
9. 5A. Report of the World Heritage Centre on its activities and the implementation of the World Heritage Committee's decisions
10. 5B. Reports of the Advisory Bodies
11. 5C. Progress report on the implementation of the Strategy for World Heritage in Africa
6. Follow-up to the World Heritage Capacity-Building Strategy and Progress report on the World Heritage-related category 2 centres
13. 6A. World  Heritage-related  Capacity-Building  activities  and  Follow-up  to  the World Heritage Capacity-Building Strategy
14. 6B. Progress  report  on  the  activities  concerning  the  implementation  of  the World  Heritage  Convention  by  the  World  Heritage-related  category  2 centres
7. State of conservation of World Heritage properties
16. 7A. State  of  conservation  of  World  Heritage  properties  inscribed  on  the  List  of World Heritage in Danger
17. 7B. State  of  conservation  of  World  Heritage  properties  inscribed  on  the World Heritage List
8. Nomination process
19. 8A. Tentative Lists submitted by States Parties as of 15 April,2024
20. 8B. Nominations to the World Heritage List
21. 8C. Update  of  the  World  Heritage  List  and  of  the  List  of  World  Heritage  in

Danger

|     | 8D. Clarifications of property boundaries and areas by States Parties 8E. Review and approval of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value                                                                                    |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 9.  | Global Strategy for a representative, balanced and credible World Heritage List                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10. | Periodic Reports 10A.Report on the results of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting exercise in Europe and North America 10B.Mid-Cycle assessment report on the implementation of the Third Cycle Action Plan in Africa and the Arab States |
| 11. | Report of the Open-ended Working Group established by the extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee                                                                                                                             |
| 12. | International Assistance Presentation of the final accounts of the World Heritage Fund for the biennium 2023, Report on the execution of the budget for the biennium 2024-2025,                                                             |
|     | 2022- Follow-up to Decision 45 COM15                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 13. |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 14. | Other business                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 15. | Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee                                                                                                                           |
|     | Provisional Agenda of the 47 th session of the World Heritage Committee                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 16. |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|     | Adoption of Decisions                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 17. |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

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