Lok Sabha Question No. 4084 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Preservation of Traditional Pooja and Mythological practices
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Smt. Malvika Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4084

ANSWERED ON 18.08.2025

## PRESERVATION OF TRADITIONAL POOJA AND MYTHOLOGICAL PRACTICES

## 4084. SMT. MALVIKA DEVI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state :-

(a)  the  details  of  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  preserve  old heritage traditional Pooja and mythological practices;

(b) the details of the fund utilised by the Government on preserving old temples of the  country  including  Odisha  especially  in  Kalahandi  and  Nuapada  during  the  last five years; and

(c) the details of the fund utilised by the Government for restoration of old temples in the country including Odisha?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  The Ministry of Culture, through the Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA)-the nodal agency  for  all  Intangible  Cultural  Heritage  (ICH)-related  matters  in  the  countrymaintains the National Inventory of ICH. This inventory encompasses a wide range of  traditions  and  practices,  including  pooja  and  mythological  rituals,  Kutiyattam, Ramlila, Vedic Chanting, Nowrouz, Ramman,  Mudiyettu, Buddhist Chanting, Sankirtana,  Chetttikulangara  Kumbha  Bharani  Kettukazhacha,  Lama  Dances  of Sikkim, Jangam Gayan, Durga Puja, Qawwali, Garba, Ranmale, Rangpachami Gerr, Deepawali, Chhath  Puja, Mahabharata  Koothu Festival, Narmada  Parikrama, Pandharpur Vari, Rath Yatra of Puri, and Bhagoriya Adivasi Nritya.

The  process  of  inclusion  in  the  National  Inventory  involves  systematic  digitization and  documentation  of  these  traditional  practices.  Furthermore,  cultural  events  are organized to provide performance opportunities to local artists and stakeholders. In this  regard,  the  SNA,  in  collaboration  with  the  District  Administration,  Solapur, Maharashtra, and the Shri Vitthal Rukmini Temple Trust, Pandharpur, Maharashtra, organised Kala  Pravah -a  temple  festival-at  Shri  Jagadguru  Sant  Tukaram Maharaj  Bhavan  from  23-24  June  2024.  The  festival  featured  performances  of Bharud, Warkari  Kirtan,  Sapta  Khanjiri  Bhajan,  Dashawtar,  and  the  Warkari  Dindi procession.

(b) to (c) The fund allocation and expenditure for conservation and preservation in the  country  including  Odisha  over  the  last  five  years    has  been  attached  as  per annexure attached.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) DETAILS OF ALLOCATION & EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION,  PRESERVATION  AND  ENVIRONMENTAL  DEVELOPMENT  OF  PROTECTED  MONUMENTS DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

(Amount Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT       | Circle / Branch (Number of        | 2020-21    | 2020-21     | 2021-22    | 2021-22     | 2022-23     | 2022-23     | 2023-24    | 2023-24     | 2024-25    | 2024-25     |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT       | Monuments)                        | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation  | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh          | Agra (154)                        | 13.00      | 12.96       | 19.35      | 19.35       | 21.27       | 21.15       | 23.52      | 23.52       | 9.50       | 9.48        |
| 1.        |                        | Jhansi (173)                      | 1.00       | 1.00        | 4.15       | 4.15        | 7.00        | 7.00        | 5.82       | 5.82        | 4.30       | 4.30        |
| 1.        |                        | Lucknow (191)                     | 3.88       | 3.88        | 10.44      | 10.44       | 19.03       | 19.03       | 16.93      | 16.93       | 5.51       | 5.51        |
| 1.        |                        | Sarnath (143)                     | 4.38       | 4.38        | 5.50       | 5.50        | 10.15       | 10.15       | 11.32      | 11.32       | 4.32       | 4.32        |
| 1.        |                        | Meerut (82)                       | 0.00       | 0.00        | 2.80       | 2.80        | 6.20        | 6.20        | 7.95       | 7.95        | 5.20       | 4.72        |
| 2.        | Maharashtra            | Aurangabad (75)                   | 3.16       | 3.16        | 8.00       | 7.99        | 18.70       | 18.70       | 26.80      | 26.80       | 5.20       | 5.16        |
| 2.        |                        | Mumbai (117)                      | 11.00      | 11.00       | 12.00      | 12.00       | 15.35       | 15.35       | 15.56      | 15.56       | 12.58      | 12.56       |
|           |                        | Nagpur (94)                       | 4.00       | 4.00        | 4.50       | 4.50        | 5.00        | 4.99        | 10.18      | 10.18       | 6.80       | 6.80        |
| 3.        | Karnataka              | Bangalore (133)                   | 5.27       | 5.27        | 9.75       | 9.75        | 19.85       | 19.85       | 17.34      | 17.34       | 5.05       | 5.05        |
|           |                        | Hampi (91)                        | 9.10       | 9.10        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 10.00       | 10.00       | 12.25      | 12.25       | 3.80       | 3.71        |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh         | Dharwad (282)                     | 6.40       | 6.40 11.50  | 7.32 11.50 | 7.32 11.50  | 10.08 14.90 | 10.08 14.90 | 9.57 17.22 | 9.57 17.22  | 5.42 7.40  | 5.42 7.40   |
|           |                        | Bhopal (183) Jabalpur (108)       | 11.50 3.50 | 3.50        | 4.75       | 4.75        | 8.00        | 8.00        | 9.27       | 9.27        | 4.50       | 4.49        |
| 5.        |                        | Bhubaneswar /Puri (81)            | 3.63       | 3.63        | 8.23       | 8.23        |             | 13.17       | 12.29      | 12.29       | 8.50       |             |
|           | Odisha                 |                                   |            |             |            |             | 13.18       |             |            |             |            | 7.74        |
| 6.        | West Bengal,           | Kolkata (86)                      | 6.03       | 6.02        | 7.67       | 7.57        | 10.16       | 10.16       | 9.10       | 9.10        | 3.95       | 3.92        |
| 7.        | West Bengal, Sikkim    | Raiganj (52)                      | 1.35 5.25  | 1.35        | 5.00       | 5.00 8.00   | 7.00 11.45  | 7.00 11.45  | 8.00 12.95 | 8.00 12.95  | 3.80 9.25  | 3.80 9.24   |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry | Chennai (257) Trichy (162)        | 2.00       | 5.25 2.00   | 8.00 4.00  | 4.0         | 8.50        | 8.50        | 9.55       | 9.55        | 3.40       | 3.40        |
| 9.        | Punjab                 | Chandigarh (126)                  | 0.80       | 0.80        | 1.50       | 1.50        | 6.53        | 6.53        | 11.00      | 11.00       | 5.65       | 5.65        |
| 10        | Haryana                |                                   |            | 1.25        | 1.15       | 1.15        |             |             |            |             | 2.00       | 2.00        |
|           | Himachal Pradesh       | Shimla (40)                       | 1.25       |             | 19.10      | 19.08       | 8.90        | 8.90        | 5.00       | 5.00        |            |             |
| 11.       | Delhi (NCT)            | Delhi (172)                       | 20.82 3.69 | 20.82       | --         | --          | 30.50 --    | 30.35 --    | 36.14 --   | 36.14 --    | 17.85 --   | 16.53       |
| 12.       | Goa                    | Delhi Mini Circle Goa (21)        | 3.70       | 3.69 3.70   | 7.00       | 7.00        | 10.45       | 10.45       | 9.90       | 9.90        | 6.00       | -- 6.00     |
| 13.       |                        | Guwahati (70)                     | 3.04       | 3.04        | 3.30       | 3.30        | 7.44        | 7.44        | 8.78       | 8.78        | 3.20       |             |
|           | Assam                  |                                   |            |             |            |             |             |             |            |             |            | 3.19        |
|           | Meghalaya              |                                   |            |             |            |             |             |             |            |             |            |             |
|           | Nagaland               |                                   |            |             |            |             |             |             |            |             |            |             |
|           | Arunachal              |                                   |            |             |            |             |             |             |            |             |            |             |
| 14.       | Pradesh Manipur        | Aizawl (10)                       | 1.31       | 1.31        | 1.25       | 1.25        | 2.00        | 2.00        | 1.29       | 1.29        | 1.00       | 0.99        |
|           | Tripura                |                                   |            |             |            |             |             |             |            |             |            |             |
| 15.       | Rajasthan              | Jaipur (90)                       | 7.40       | 7.40        | 7.53       | 7.53        | 10.28       | 10.28       | 12.75      | 12.75       | 7.20       | 7.15        |
|           |                        | Jodhpur (73)                      | 4.10       | 4.10        | 4.50       | 4.50        | 7.65        | 7.65        | 10.65      | 10.65       | 6.75       | 6.75        |
| 16.       | Telangana              | Hyderabad (8)                     | 2.80       | 2.80        | 7.00       | 6.80        | 15.50       | 15.50       | 14.38      | 14.38       | 4.80       | 4.77        |
| 17.       | Andhra Pradesh         | Amravati (135)                    | 4.57       | 4.57        | 5.75       | 5.75        | 11.60       | 11.60       | 14.70      | 14.70       | 6.50       | 6.50        |
| 18.       | Bihar                  | Patna (70)                        | 1.23       | 1.23        | 3.35       | 3.35        | 9.00        | 9.00        | 16.00      | 16.00       | 5.33       | 5.33        |
| 19.       | Jammu & Kashmir (U.T)  | Srinagar (56)                     | 0.80       | 0.80        | 2.55       | 2.55        | 6.11        | 6.03        | 7.17       | 7.17        | 3.65       | 3.64        |
| 20.       | Ladakh (UT)            | Mini Circle Leh (15)              | 0.20       | 0.20        | 0.43       | 0.43        | 1.92        | 1.92        | 3.50       | 3.50        | 1.50       | 1.50        |
| 21.       | Kerala                 | Thrissure (29)                    | 2.03       | 2.03        | 6.82       | 6.82        | 7.50        | 7.50        | 7.09       | 7.09        | 4.22       | 4.22        |
| 22.       | Gujarat                | Vadodara (170)                    | 6.35       | 6.35        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 11.00       | 11.00       | 12.00      | 12.00       | 4.50       | 4.50        |
|           | Daman & Diu (UT)       |                                   |            |             |            |             |             |             |            |             | 2.00       |             |
|           | Gujarat                | Rajkot (46)                       | 0.99       | 0.99        | 2.50       | 2.50        | 3.09        | 3.09        | 2.50       | 2.50        |            | 2.00        |
| 23.       | Uttarakhand            | Dehradun (44)                     | 4.60       | 4.60        | 3.75       | 3.75        | 4.85        | 4.85        | 5.42       | 5.42        | 3.60       | 3.60        |
| 24. 25.   | Chhattisgarh           | Raipur (46)                       | 2.89       | 2.89        | 4.78       | 4.78        | 7.50        | 7.50        | 5.94       | 5.94        | 5.13       | 5.13        |
|           | Jharkhand              | Ranchi (13)                       | 0.88       | 0.88        | 1.18       | 1.16        | 2.00        | 2.00        | 2.15       | 2.15        | 1.25       | 1.25        |
|           |                        | Chemical Preservation (All India) | 3.82       | 3.81        | 6.51       | 6.48        | 9.91        | 9.89        | 8.36       | 8.36        | 3.15       | 2.97        |
|           |                        | Horticultural Activity            | 44.75      | 44.75       | 19.33      | 19.32       | --          | --          | --         | --          | --         | --          |
|           |                        | (All India) DG Office             | 44.42      | 44.42       | 11.74      | 11.73       | 3.15        | 2.77        | 13.19      | 13.19       | 2.17       | 2.15        |
|           |                        | Reserve                           | -          | -           | 0.02       | 0.00        | --          | --          | --         | --          | --         | --          |
|           |                        | Total                             | 260.90     | 260.83      |            |             |             |             |            |             |            |             |
|           |                        |                                   |            |             | 270.00     | 269.57      | 392.71      | 391.93      | 443.53     | 443.53      | 205.93     | 202.84      |