Lok Sabha Question No. 3453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Preservation of Minority Heritage and Pilgrimage Sites
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Dr. Byreddy Shabari, Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3453 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025

## PRESERVATION OF MINORITY HERITAGE AND PILGRIMAGE SITES

## 3453.   SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS: DR. BYREDDY SHABARI :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  and  details  of  minority  heritage  sites,  places  of  worship,  and pilgrimage sites identified for preservation, restoration, or development under any Government schemes during the last ten years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned, released and utilised for such projects during the said period, State/UT and year-wise;
- (c) the  number  and  details  of  the  proposals  received  from  various  States  for  such preservation  or  development  along  with  their  current  status  such  as  approved, pending or rejected; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  a  dedicated  scheme  for  the preservation,  restoration  and  promotion  of  minority  heritage  sites,  places  of worship  and  pilgrimage  destinations  and  if  so,  the  details  and  the  timeline thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There  are  3685  centrally  protected  monuments/sites  under  the  jurisdiction  of
- & Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  in  the  country  including  minority  heritage
- (b) sites, places of worships and pilgrimage sites. Conservation and preservation of these  monuments/sites  is  a  regular  process  and  is  taken  up  as  per  the requirement  and  availability  of  resources  subject  to  the  guidelines  of  National Policy  for  Conservation,  2014.  Details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  expenditure incurred on conservation, preservation and development of these monuments/sites are given at Annexure-I.
- (c) ASI  undertakes  preservation,  restoration  &  promotions  of  centrally  protected
- & monuments from funds allocated by the Government of India.

(d) (d)

Annexure-I

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3453 FOR 11.08.2025

## Details of funds allocated & expenditure incurred for conservation, preservation and development of centrally protected monuments/sites.

(Amount Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT         | Circle /          | 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         | Branch            | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh            | Agra              | 13.00      | 12.96       | 19.35      | 19.35       | 21.27      | 21.15       | 23.52      | 23.52       | 9.50       | 9.48        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh            | Jhansi            | 1.00       | 1.00        | 4.15       | 4.15        | 7.00       | 7.00        | 5.82       | 5.82        | 4.30       | 4.30        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh            | Lucknow           | 3.88       | 3.88        | 10.44      | 10.44       | 19.03      | 19.03       | 16.93      | 16.93       | 5.51       | 5.51        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh            | Sarnath           | 4.38       | 4.38        | 5.50       | 5.50        | 10.15      | 10.15       | 11.32      | 11.32       | 4.32       | 4.32        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh            | Meerut            | 0.00       | 0.00        | 2.80       | 2.80        | 6.20       | 6.20        | 7.95       | 7.95        | 5.20       | 4.72        |
| 2.        | Maharashtra              | Aurangabad        | 3.16       | 3.16        | 8.00       | 7.99        | 18.70      | 18.70       | 26.80      | 26.80       | 5.20       | 5.16        |
| 2.        | Maharashtra              | Mumbai            | 11.00      | 11.00       | 12.00      | 12.00       | 15.35      | 15.35       | 15.56      | 15.56       | 12.58      | 12.56       |
| 2.        | Maharashtra              | Nagpur            | 4.00       | 4.00        | 4.50       | 4.50        | 5.00       | 4.99        | 10.18      | 10.18       | 6.80       | 6.80        |
| 3.        | Karnataka                | Bangalore         | 5.27       | 5.27        | 9.75       | 9.75        | 19.85      | 19.85       | 17.34      | 17.34       | 5.05       | 5.05        |
| 3.        | Karnataka                | Hampi             | 9.10       | 9.10        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 10.00      | 10.00       | 12.25      | 12.25       | 3.80       | 3.71        |
| 3.        | Karnataka                | Dharwad           | 6.40       | 6.40        | 7.32       | 7.32        | 10.08      | 10.08       | 9.57       | 9.57        | 5.42       | 5.42        |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh           | Bhopal            | 11.50      | 11.50       | 11.50      | 11.50       | 14.90      | 14.90       | 17.22      | 17.22       | 7.40       | 7.40        |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh           | Jabalpur          | 3.50       | 3.50        | 4.75       | 4.75        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 9.27       | 9.27        | 4.50       | 4.49        |
| 5.        | Odisha                   | Bhubaneswar /Puri | 3.63       | 3.63        | 8.23       | 8.23        | 13.18      | 13.17       | 12.29      | 12.29       | 8.50       | 7.74        |
| 6.        | West Bengal              | Kolkata           | 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           | 1.35       | 1.35        | 5.00       | 5.00        | 7.00       | 7.00        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 3.80       | 3.80        |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu,              | Chennai           | 5.25       | 5.25        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 11.45      | 11.45       | 12.95      | 12.95       | 9.25       | 9.24        |
|           | Puducherry               | Trichy            | 2.00       | 2.00        | 4.00       | 4.0         | 8.50       | 8.50        | 9.55       | 9.55        | 3.40       | 3.40        |
| 9.        | Punjab                   | Chandigarh        | 0.80       | 0.80        | 1.50       | 1.50        | 6.53       | 6.53        | 11.00      | 11.00       | 5.65       | 5.65        |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh         | Shimla            | 1.25       | 1.25        | 1.15       | 1.15        | 8.90       | 8.90        | 5.00       | 5.00        | 2.00       | 2.00        |
| 11.       | Delhi                    | Delhi             | 20.82      | 20.82       | 19.10      | 19.08       | 30.50      | 30.35       | 36.14      | 36.14       | 17.85      | 16.53       |
| 11.       | (NCT)                    | Delhi Mini Circle | 3.69       | 3.69        | --         | --          | --         | --          | --         | --          | --         | --          |
| 12.       | Goa                      | Goa               | 3.70       | 3.70        | 7.00       | 7.00        | 10.45      | 10.45       | 9.90       | 9.90        | 6.00       | 6.00        |
| 13.       | Assam                    | Guwahati          | 3.04       | 3.04        | 3.30       | 3.30        | 7.44       | 7.44        | 8.78       | 8.78        | 3.20       | 3.19        |
| 13.       | Meghalaya                |                   |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |
| 13.       | Nagaland                 |                   |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |
| 14.       | Pradesh Manipur          | Aizawl            | 1.31       | 1.31        | 1.25       | 1.25        | 2.00       | 2.00        | 1.29       | 1.29        | 1.00       | 0.99        |
| 14.       | Mizoram                  |                   |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |
| 15.       | Rajasthan                | Jaipur            | 7.40       | 7.40        | 7.53       | 7.53        | 10.28      | 10.28       | 12.75      | 12.75       | 7.20       | 7.15        |
|           |                          | Jodhpur           | 4.10       | 4.10        | 4.50       | 4.50        | 7.65       | 7.65        | 10.65      | 10.65       | 6.75       | 6.75        |
| 16.       | Telangana                | Hyderabad         | 2.80       | 2.80        | 7.00       | 6.80        | 15.50      | 15.50       | 14.38      | 14.38       | 4.80       | 4.77        |
| 17.       | Andhra Pradesh           | Amravati          | 4.57       | 4.57        | 5.75       | 5.75        | 11.60      | 11.60       | 14.70      | 14.70       | 6.50       | 6.50        |
| 18.       | Bihar                    | Patna             | 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          | 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   | 0.20       | 0.20        | 0.43       | 0.43        | 1.92       | 1.92        | 3.50       | 3.50        | 1.50       | 1.50        |
| 21.       | Kerala                   | Thrissure         | 2.03       | 2.03        | 6.82       | 6.82        | 7.50       | 7.50        | 7.09       | 7.09        | 4.22       | 4.22        |
| 22.       | Gujarat Daman & Diu (UT) | Vadodara          | 6.35       | 6.35        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 11.00      | 11.00       | 12.00      | 12.00       | 4.50       | 4.50        |
| 22.       | Gujarat                  | Rajkot            | 0.99       | 0.99        | 2.50       | 2.50        | 3.09       | 3.09        | 2.50       | 2.50        | 2.00       | 2.00        |
| 23.       | Uttarakhand              | Dehradun          | 4.60       | 4.60        | 3.75       | 3.75        | 4.85       | 4.85        | 5.42       | 5.42        | 3.60       | 3.60        |
| 24.       | Chhattisgarh             | Raipur            | 2.89       | 2.89        | 4.78       | 4.78        | 7.50       | 7.50        | 5.94       | 5.94        | 5.13       | 5.13        |
| 25.       | Jharkhand                | Ranchi            | 0.88       | 0.88        | 1.18       | 1.16        | 2.00       | 2.00        | 2.15       | 2.15        | 1.25       | 1.25        |

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