Lok Sabha Question No. 1117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-02
Subject: Maintenance of Ancient Monuments in West Bengal
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Saumitra Khan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1117 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2024

## MAINTENANCE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN WEST BENGAL

## 1117. SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  for  the maintenance of ancient monuments in the State of West Bengal, particularly in Bankura District;
- (b) the details of the expenditure incurred on the maintenance of each monument of the said State during the last five years, year-wise;
- (c) whether the Government  proposes  to take any special steps for the maintenance and beautification of the famous ancient heritages of Bishnupur Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  conserves  and  maintains  the  ancient monuments across India including the State of West Bengal, particularly in Bankura district, out of the funds allocated by the Government. No separate schemes  is  being  implemented  by  the  ASI  for  the  maintenance  of  ancient monuments in the State of West Bengal, particularly in Bankura District.
- (b) Details of Expenditure incurred on the conservation and maintenance of each monument of the State of West Bengal during the last five years, year-wise is given in Annexure I.
- (c) ASI undertakes the conservation, restoration and maintenance works of the
- & Centrally Protected Monuments including ancient heritage of Bishnupur as
- (d) per the requirements and availability of resources.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1117 FOR  02.12.2024.

Monuments wise expenditure incurred on Conservation and Maintenance of CPM under ASI, in the West Bengal in the last five F.Y 2019-20 to 2023-24.

(Amount in Rs.)

|   Sl.No | Name of the Monuments                               | District    | For the year 2019-20   |   For the year 2020-21 |   For the year 2021-22 |   For the year 2022-23 |   For the year 2023-24 |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|       1 | Kalachand Temple, Bishnupur                         | Bankura     | 150884                 |                 277726 |                 229636 |                 500303 |                1070713 |
|       2 | Madan Gopal Temple, Bishnupur                       | Bankura     | 149152                 |                 153958 |                 176684 |                 157745 |                 178498 |
|       3 | Radha Madhab temple at Bishnupur                    | Bankura     | 148292                 |                 154772 |                 136107 |                 128325 |                 642493 |
|       4 | Radha Gobindo temple at Bishnupur                   | Bankura     | 158184                 |                 152465 |                 148331 |                 182422 |                 263809 |
|       5 | Nandalal temple at Bishnupur                        | Bankura     | 151092                 |                 153294 |                 198849 |                 183980 |                 440343 |
|       6 | Murali Mohan Temple, Bishnupur,                     | Bankura     | 147583                 |                 153458 |                 184740 |                 211546 |                 326527 |
|       7 | Dalmadal Gun and the platform on wh                 | Bankura     | 139912                 |                 144989 |                 176293 |                 168542 |                 161510 |
|       8 | Patpur Temples, Bishnupur                           | Bankura     | 5576                   |                  73510 |                      0 |                 121614 |                 797885 |
|       9 | Jora Mandir, Bishnupur                              | Bankura     | 147940                 |                 280122 |                 194855 |                 322762 |                 903940 |
|      10 | Shyamrai Temple at Bishnupur                        | Bankura     | 173574                 |                 150277 |                 154984 |                 185984 |                 874469 |
|      11 | Jore-Bungla Temple, Bishnupur                       | Bankura     | 301217                 |                 166085 |                 153141 |                 192306 |                 236146 |
|      12 | Rashmancha, Bishnupur                               | Bankura     | 330673                 |                 321640 |                 265972 |                 359576 |                1451767 |
|      13 | Lalji Temple, Bishnupur,                            | Bankura     | 148559                 |                 151662 |                      0 |                 396279 |                 223810 |
|      14 | Small Gateway of Fort,                              | Bankura     | 0                      |                      0 |                      0 |                      0 |                   4160 |
|      15 | Bishnupur Gate of Old Fort, Bishnupur               | Bankura     |                        |                 131222 |                 142098 |                 161076 |                 164353 |
|      16 | Stone Chariot, Bishnupur                            | Bankura     | 148138                 |                      0 |                  39836 |                      0 |                  46840 |
|      17 | Radhashyam Temple, Bishnupur                        | Bankura     | 8825 16388             |                   2663 |                      0 |                 159185 |                 458577 |
|      18 | Ancient Temple, Bahulara, Bahulara                  | Bankura     | 51316                  |                  33066 |                      0 |                 139596 |                 686622 |
|      19 | Madanmohan Temple, Bishnupur                        | Bankura     | 150275                 |                 148269 |                 192522 |                 223862 |                 178498 |
|      20 | The temple of Ratneswar, Jagannathp                 | Bankura     | 16403                  |                  10333 |                      0 |                      0 |                 157496 |
|      21 | The temple of Radha Binode common                   | Birbhum     | 193433                 |                 219968 |                 188126 |                 238221 |                 229452 |
|      22 | The old temple of Dharmaraj, Kabilas                | Birbhum     | 218472                 |                 228321 |                 191347 |                 118629 |                 238789 |
|      23 | Gokulchand Temple, Gokulnagar                       | Bankura     | 61033                  |                  14333 |                  19599 |                 278933 |                 277690 |
|      24 | Maleswar Temple, Bishnupur                          | Bankura     | 148065                 |                  13017 |                  31600 |                 315221 |                 280453 |
|      25 | Sareswar Temple, Dihar                              | Bankura     | 8108                   |                 230867 |                2311281 |                1128258 |               17245623 |
|      26 | Saileswar Temple, Dihar                             | Bankura     | 0                      |                      0 |                      0 |                 919850 |                 304496 |
|      27 | The temple of Shyam Sundar, Madan                   | Bankura     | 23920                  |                  13000 |                  66380 |                      0 |                  12166 |
|      28 | The temple of Radha Damodar Jew,G                   | Bankura     | 41488                  |                      0 |                  90000 |                 115355 |                 484447 |
|      29 | Old Temple at Banda (locally known                  | Purulia     | 153047                 |                 150675 |                 142988 |                 182476 |                 384384 |
|      30 | The Rock inscription of Chandra Var                 | Bankura     | 4834                   |                   4834 |                      0 |                   3923 |                 148292 |
|      31 | John Pierce's tomb, Medinipur                       | WestMidnap  | 140032                 |                 147240 |                 192758 |                 177511 |                 224689 |
|      32 | Hazarduari Palace & Imambara togeth                 | Murshidabad | 1410293                |                2366914 |                2033881 |                5444201 |               14589019 |
|      33 | Imambara, Killa Nizamat Tomb of Alivardi Khan & the | Murshidabad | 1026577                |                2018112 |                1697938 |                1840837 |                6849814 |
|      34 | Tomb o                                              | Murshidabad | 371128                 |                1342327 |                1064765 |                2381894 |                4301759 |
|      35 | Old English Cemetery or Old Residen                 | Murshidabad | 108155                 |                1091867 |                 175338 |                  79379 |                 346300 |
|      36 | The ancient Mosque, Kheraul                         | Murshidabad | 0                      |                 995649 |                 279015 |                 153805 |                 401224 |
|      37 | Char Bangla group of Four Siva Temp                 | Murshidabad | 246979                 |                1220826 |                 180035 |                 292813 |                1507618 |
|      38 | White Mosque, Killa Nizamat                         | Murshidabad | 173040                 |                1134077 |                 186653 |                  96661 |                1004211 |
|      39 | Karambera Fort, Gaganeswar                          | WestMidnap  | 144742                 |                 964811 |                 154190 |                 190011 |                 403804 |
|      40 | Tomb and Mosque of Murshid Kuli K                   | Murshidabad | 367471                 |                1348297 |                 430959 |                1448343 |                2175929 |
|      41 | Residency Cemetery also known as St                 | Murshidabad | 349825                 |                1344281 |                 262633 |                 441101 |                4375744 |
|      42 | Mounds known as the Devil's Mound                   | Murshidabad | 245951                 |                1214237 |                 521319 |                 778778 |                4159677 |

| 43    | Yellow Mosque, Killa Nizamat                               | Murshidabad                    | 166335        | 1106290         | 186653         | 98350          | 235896          |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
| 44    | Motijheel Jama Masjid                                      | Murshidabad                    | 128422        | 1097389         | 330356         | 171285         | 526446          |
| 45    | Tomb of Azimunnisa Begum, Daught                           | Murshidabad                    | 363666        | 1345821         | 354171         | 194140         | 1492759         |
| 46    | Tomb of Sujauddin, Rosniganj                               | Murshidabad                    | 244899        | 1256450         | 842427         | 1190050        | 643050          |
| 47    | Bhabanisvar Mandir, Baranagar                              | Murshidabad                    | 130444        | 1095161         | 175338         | 80002          | 489369          |
| 48    | Dutch Cemetery, Kalikapur                                  | Murshidabad Murshidabad 169176 | 233956        | 1214318         | 180035         | 80003 80002    | 345466 203783   |
| 49    | The two Mound known as BarkonaDe                           | Murshidabad                    |               | 1100312         | 155078         | 80003          | 235246          |
| 50    | Tomb of Mirmadan, Faridpur Rajpat site, Khalisa Gosanimari | CoochBehar                     | 0 1782632     | 995649 2733340  | 155078 4382322 | 584435         | 375614          |
| 51    |                                                            | CoochBehar                     | 2423257       | 3554615         | 6596101        | 15445091       | 3458167         |
| 52 53 | Kochbihar Palace Temple of Ichai Ghosh,                    | Barddhaman                     | 245667        | 307340          | 154416         | 301416         | 254883          |
| 54    | Gaurangpur Ancient site and remains of                     | Barddhaman                     | 196932        | 211404          | 154141         | 155705         | 232051          |
| 55    | Panduraja The group of four ancient temples, Be            | Barddhaman                     | 234667        | 245369          | 219111         | 184263         | 255771          |
| 56    | Jain Brick Temple known as Sat- Deul                       | Barddhaman                     | 262405        | 242349          | 239775         | 189859         | 757121          |
| 57    | Temples of Bandyopadhyay family, P                         | WestMidnap                     | 12250         | 81250           | 0              | 84330          | 213136          |
| 58    | Sitala Temples, Pathra                                     | WestMidnap                     | 0             | 0               | 0              | 0              | 0               |
| 59    | The two ancient temples (joined toget                      | Barddhaman                     | 232967        | 237819          | 166784         | 98768          | 241103          |
| 60    | The tombs of Bahram Sakka,Sher Af                          | Barddhaman                     | 187312        | 215085          | 164562         | 150700         | 251257          |
| 61    | Ruins of Fort, Bamanpukur                                  | Nadia                          | 181207        | 221333          | 198686         | 203715         | 265410          |
|       |                                                            | PaschimBar                     |               | 212555          |                |                | 246426          |
| 62    | The Stone Temple, Garui                                    |                                | 183817        |                 | 166156         | 38450          |                 |
| 63 64 | 26 Siva Temples, Khardah Warren Hasting's House,           | North 24Pgs North 24Pgs        | 534601 781331 | 888986 951580   | 1038296 835325 | 1127415 698546 | 1406799 1107641 |
| 65    | Barasat Chandra Ketu's Fort,                               | North 24Pgs                    | 293922        | 429389          | 373939         | 426893         | 489952          |
| 66    | Berachampa Clive's House known as Barakothi, D             | North 24Pgs                    | 526307        | 647943          | 556183         | 636580         | 759474          |
| 67    | Maghen David Synagogue, B.R.B.Bo                           | Kolkata                        | 484166        | 449565          | 544520         | 1177293        | 596763          |
| 68    | Old Building of the Asiatic Society,P                      | Kolkata                        | 1267977       | 1545088         | 1331381        | 1653103        | 1413789         |
| 69    | Metcalfe Hall, Strand Road                                 | Kolkata                        | 3168754       | 4326301         | 3876581        | 5298364        | 4391604         |
| 70    | Beth-El-Synagogue, Pollock Street                          | Kolkata                        | 483732        | 624459          | 545746         | 1231564        | 711073          |
| 71    | Currency Building, Dalhousie Square,                       | Kolkata                        | 3024977       | 5710255         | 5693553        | 8102056        | 5523345         |
|       |                                                            |                                | 51390         |                 | 7595           | 38037          | 231013          |
| 72 73 | The Minar, Pandua                                          | Barddhaman Barddhaman          | 19533         | 25598 240281    | 197557         | 226746         | 256214          |
| 74    | The Mosque Pandua The group of temples known as Brind      | Barddhaman                     | 208967        | 231705          | 206209         | 228296         | 251584          |
| 75    | Dupleix Palace, Chandan Nagar                              | Hooghly                        | 507543        | 628354          | 577752         | 1142528        | 1097051         |
| 76    | Dutch Memorial Monument of Susenn                          | Hooghly                        | 264343        | 590041          | 561272 557712  | 607161 591957  | 769244          |
| 77    | Dutch Cemetery together with all tom                       | Hooghly                        | 266623        | 540893          |                |                | 1343414         |
| 78 79 | Danish Cemetery, Shri Rampur Hansesvari and Vasudeva       | Hooghly Hooghly                | 518217 525660 | 635856 887214   | 545986 922246  | 607149 833452  | 881507 1394588  |
| 80    | temples tog The Mosque and Tombs,                          | Hooghly                        | 189607        | 217998          | 189656         | 226049         | 220818          |
| 81    | Satgaon Jaffar Khan Gazi Darga, Tribeni,                   |                                | 264361        | 577683          | 581220         | 620451         | 938998          |
|       | Hoog                                                       | Hooghly                        |               |                 |                |                |                 |
| 82    | The temple at Jhater Deul, Jata                            | South24Pgs                     | 182719        | 240815          | 210080         | 228189         | 438005          |
| 83    | Bhita of Chand Sadagar, Gaur                               | Malda                          | 693976        | 1149516         | 759432         | 634544         | 476448          |
| 84 85 | Lottan Masjid, Gaur Baisgazi Wall, Gaur                    | Malda Malda                    | 699826 871388 | 1167368 1336312 | 755272 911690  | 3268049 806841 | 261929          |
| 86    | Gunamant Mosque,                                           | Malda                          | 703906        | 1167272         | 764007         |                | 210044 803645   |
| 87    |                                                            | Malda                          | 878701        | 1337501         | 950872         | 831707 1031615 | 799295          |
|       | Gaur Chika Mosque,Gaur                                     |                                |               |                 |                |                |                 |
| 88 89 | Qadam Rasul Mosque, Gaur Dakhil Darwaza,Gaur               | Malda Malda                    | 691750 693976 | 1167368 1154856 | 752239 740564  | 649796 5016755 | 565504          |
| 90    | Barduari Masjid or the Great                               | Malda                          | 704146        | 1165628         | 779738         | 4218685        | 2955389 596608  |
| 91    | Golden Tower of Nimasarai, Nimasarai                       | Malda                          | 173494        | 656969          | 222875         | 148650         | 124113          |
| 92    | Tantipara Masjid,Gaur                                      | Malda                          | 693976        | 1166176         | 752568         | 3644524 325886 | 3119828         |
| 93    | Qutub Sahi Masjid Eklakhi Mausoleum,Pandua                 | Malda Malda                    | 348924 359292 | 828706 828706   | 377228 432462  | 348767         | 2488344 2905354 |
| 94 95 | Gumti Gateway,Gaur                                         | Malda                          | 697816        | 1167272         | 756955         | 653792         | 417961          |

|   96 | Chamkatti Masjid, Gaur                                             | Malda                                 |   692304 |   1483878 | 2960876   | 673630   | 456985   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|
|   97 | Kotwali Darwaja,Gaur                                               | Malda                                 |   520483 |   1166176 | 518026    | 451277   | 421673   |
|   98 | Jahan Kosha Gun,Topkhana                                           | Murshidabad                           |        0 |    657477 | 170641    | 80002    | 286339   |
|   99 | South Gate, KillaNizamat                                           | Murshidabad                           |   175951 |    563839 | 184857    | 75628    | 314494   |
|  100 | Tripolia Gate, Killa Nizamat                                       | Murshidabad                           |   172518 |    654619 | 186653    | 80004    | 219189   |
|  101 | Lukochuri Gateway,Gaur                                             | Malda                                 |   682415 |   1337501 | 954473    | 901905   | 3550430  |
|  102 | Adina Masjid,Pandua                                                | Malda                                 |  1729497 |   2029147 | 1554926   | 9521711  | 3222934  |
|  103 | Dargah of Shah Ata, Gangarampur                                    | Dakshin Dinajpur                      |   174046 |    648800 | 239076    | 180047   | 107092   |
|  104 | The Rudreswar Temple, Bamunara                                     | PaschimBarddh aman                    |   224542 |    218300 | 155101    | 180485   | 234507   |
|  105 | The temple of Basuli and the mound t                               | Birbhum                               |   191999 |    226889 | 197457    | 155762   | 351059   |
|  106 | The temple, Palpara                                                | Nadia                                 |   498191 |    625872 | 556575    | 539841   | 494648   |
|  107 | The Stone Temple, Garui                                            | Malda                                 |   173494 |    291246 | 237553    | 178635   | 107108   |
|  108 | Firoz Minar, Gaur                                                  | Malda                                 |   346989 |    461975 | 379390    | 521369   | 346827   |
|  109 | Mounds, Dakshin Dinajpur                                           | South Dinajpur                        |   173494 |    313524 | 269021    | 208577   | 96285    |
|  110 | Tomb of Fath Khan, Gaur                                            | Malda                                 |   692872 |    978969 | 761656    | 642745   | 419354   |
|  111 | Two Tombs in front of Tantipara Mas                                | Murshidabad                           |   867471 |    972374 | 951265    | 720964   | 354592   |
|  112 | Ancient mound known as Varahamihi                                  | North 24 Pgs                          |   177443 |    227440 | 198153    | 285535   | 338491   |
|  113 | Radhabinode Temple, Bishnupur Bankura                              | Radhabinode Temple, Bishnupur Bankura |    11805 |         0 | 31600     | 0        | 210298   |
|  114 | Brindaban Chandra Temple, Birsingh                                 | Bankura                               |    30470 |    252100 | 0         | 0        | 54353    |
|  115 | St. John's Church, Council House Str                               | Kolkata                               |  1042913 |   1191217 | 1047535   | 1171263  | 1219832  |
|  116 | Sri Mayer Ghat, Belur                                              | Howrah                                |   231289 |    314992 | 277513    | 295483   | 348935   |
|  117 | Ancient mound comprised in Survey P                                | Burdwan                               |   186847 |    210028 | 154488    | 153155   | 237144   |
|  118 | Mounds, Mahanad                                                    | Hoogly                                |   185887 |    201598 | 187151    | 167668   | 187551   |
|  119 | Tamluk Rajbati, Tamluk                                             | PurbaMedinipu r                       |    71020 |    181300 | 0         | 0        | 619459   |
|  120 | Tomb of Alexander-Csoma De Koros                                   | Darjeeling                            |   159931 |    306707 | 198676    | 118110   | 27991    |
|  121 | Tomb of General Lloyd,                                             | Darjeeling                            |   172699 |    306707 | 210916    | 195206   | 110313   |
|  122 | The Temple and Rasmancha (Damoda                                   | Birbhum                               |    19200 |     13716 | 2720      | 39632    | 228658   |
|  123 | 1. GroupofTemples (12 Nos. T) Pancharatna temples, Kalna, PurbaBar | Barddhaman                            |   413565 |    487090 | 48409     | 1117752  | 2589546  |
|  124 | Nava Ratna Temple Complex, Pathra                                  | West Midnapur                         |   124176 |    251081 | 147571    | 195890   | 242309   |
|  125 | Radha Damodar Temple, Birsingha                                    | Bankura                               |    11550 |     52000 | 0         | 220336   | 242397   |
|  126 | Ancient Site (The area situated betwee                             | Barddhaman                            |        0 |     59500 | 1645      | 33880    | 328301   |
|  127 | Dharmaraj Temple, Pathra                                           | West Midnapur                         |        0 |         0 | 0         | 0        | 0        |
|  128 | Nilkuthi Mound Mouza Chak,Chand                                    | Murshidabad                           |        0 |         0 |           |          |          |
|  129 | The two mounds to the north of the vi                              | Birbhum                               |        0 |         0 | 2840      | 31891    | 208721   |

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