Lok Sabha Question No. 2826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Preservation of Inscriptions and Palaces Found during Excavation
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Anil Firojiya, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2826

ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## PRESERVATION OF INSCRIPTIONS AND PALACES FOUND DURING EXCAVATION

†2826. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA: SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA: SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the sites where archaeological surveys have been carried out in the country;
- (b) whether  the  Ministry  has  collaborated  with  any  other  Ministry  for  promoting  the  culture  of India;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any new scheme has been formulated to preserve inscriptions, palaces and other items of archaeological importance found during such archaeological excavations; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## 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) Yes, Sir.  Ministry  has  collaborated  with  other  Ministries  for  promoting  the culture  of  India.
- & The details are at Annexure-II.

(c)

- (d) & There is no new scheme formulated but ASI carries out preservation of inscriptions, palaces and other items of archaeological importance found during such archaeological excavations.

(e)

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY TO PART (a) OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2826 FOR 7.8.2023.

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF VILLAGE TO VILLAGE SURVEY CARRIED OUT BY ASI FROM 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 | Ladakh (UT)            |                         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 | Tamil Nadu             |                        770 |                                        329 |
|        24 | Uttar Pradesh          |                        615 |                                        229 |
|        25 | Uttarakhand            |                        907 |                                         69 |
|        26 | West Bengal            |                        157 |                                         70 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2826 FOR 7.8.2023.

## DETAILS  OF  COLLABARATION  WITH  THE  OTHER  MINISTRY  FOR  PROMOTING  THE CULTURE OF INDIA DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

|   Sl. No. | Collaboration Ministry/Agency                                  | Department                                                                                 | Purpose                                                                                                                                                                   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Ministry of Education, Government of India                     | Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar                                                | (a) Strengthening and Supporting the Archaeological Sciences Centre established at the IIT, Gandhinagar. (b) Multi-Special Drone Survey of the Harappan Site of Dholavira |
|         1 | Ministry of Education, Government of India                     | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur                                                   | Scientific studies on Vadnagar excavation finding.                                                                                                                        |
|         1 | Ministry of Education, Government of India                     | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati                                                    | Aerial LIDAR or such similar survey at Remains of Bhismaknagar, District Lower Diang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh                                                            |
|         2 | Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India        | Birbal Sahani Institute of Palaeo-sciences                                                 | Scientific studies on Vadnagar excavation finding.                                                                                                                        |
|         2 | Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India        | Institute of Sesmiological Research, Gandhinagar                                           | Scientific studies on Vadnagar excavation finding.                                                                                                                        |
|         2 | Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India        | Indian Institute of Geo Magnetism                                                          | Scientific studies on Vadnagar excavation finding.                                                                                                                        |
|         3 | Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India                  | National Forensic Science University, Gandhinagar                                          | Scientific studies on Vadnagar excavation finding.                                                                                                                        |
|         4 | Government of India                                            | Department of Space, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad                               | Scientific studies on Vadnagar excavation finding.                                                                                                                        |
|         5 | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India | -                                                                                          | Development of National Maritime Heritage Complex as a world class maritime heritage destination.                                                                         |
|         6 | Ministry of Tourism, Government of India                       | -                                                                                          | Several events- programs were organized under the aegis Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav which commence from 12.03.2021                                                            |
|         7 | Ministry of Ayush, Government of India                         | -                                                                                          | International day of Yoga was celebrated in the year 2023.                                                                                                                |
|         8 | The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology         | Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG- N), Gandhinagar | Development of Indian Heritage Mobile Application                                                                                                                         |

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