Lok Sabha Question No. 1362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Conservation of Monuments under Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, BHARAT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1362 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.7.2016 SRAVANA 3, 1938 (SAKA)

## CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS UNDER SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN

- +1362. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK: SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  identified  protected  monuments  under  Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the funds sanctioned by the Government to various State Governments including Uttar  Pradesh  and  Jharkhand  for  the  purpose  since  the  launch  of  this  scheme, State/UT-wise and year-wise; and
- (d) the details of the amount released and utilized so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)&(b) The  Swatchh  Bharat  Abhiyan  is  followed  for  all  3686  centrally  protected monuments  in  the  country  so  that  they  are  maintained  in  a  good  state  of preservation  and  cleanliness.  The  State-wise  details  of  monuments  are  at Annexure-I.
- (c)&(d) Archaeological  Survey  of  India  is  responsible  for  conservation,  preservation and maintenance including environmental development and day-to-day cleanliness at all centrally protected monuments  in  the  country.    The expenditure  required  for  cleanliness  is  met  from  consolidated  budget.    The fund  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  on  conservation,  preservation  and maintenance including cleaning of monuments of National importance in the country  during  year  2014-15  and  2015-16  is  at  Annexure-II.    However,  no funds have been allocated to State Governments in this regard.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)&(b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1362 FOR 25.7.2016

LIST OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS/SITES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA IN THE COUNTRY

| Sl.No.   | Name of State       |   Nos. of Monuments |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh      |                 129 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                  03 |
| 3.       | Assam               |                  55 |
| 4.       | Bihar               |                  70 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh        |                  47 |
| 6.       | Daman & Diu (U. T.) |                  12 |
| 7.       | Goa                 |                  21 |
| 8.       | Gujarat             |                 203 |
| 9.       | Haryana             |                  91 |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh    |                  40 |
| 11.      | Jammu & Kashmir     |                  69 |
| 12.      | Jharkhand           |                  13 |
| 13.      | Karnataka           |                 506 |
| 14.      | Kerala              |                  28 |
| 15.      | Madhya Pradesh      |                 292 |
| 16.      | Maharashtra         |                 285 |
| 17.      | Manipur             |                  01 |
| 18.      | Meghalaya           |                  08 |
| 19.      | Mizoram             |                  01 |
| 20.      | Nagaland            |                  04 |
| 21.      | N.C.T. Delhi        |                 174 |
| 22.      | Odisha              |                  79 |
| 23.      | Puducherry (U.T.)   |                  07 |
| 24.      | Punjab              |                  33 |
| 25.      | Rajasthan           |                 162 |
| 26.      | Sikkim              |                  03 |
| 27.      | Telangana           |                  08 |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu          |                 413 |
| 29.      | Tripura             |                  08 |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh       |                 743 |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand         |                  42 |
| 32.      | West Bengal         |                 136 |
|          | TOTAL               |                3686 |

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURED  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (C)&  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1362 FOR 25.07.2016 STATE/UT-WISE  DETAILS  OF  FUNDS  ALLOCATED  AND  UTILISED  FOR  CONSERVATION  OF MONUMENTS UNDER ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA

(Amount Rupees in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   | Number of protected monuments   | Circle / Branch                    | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|-----------|--------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|           |                    |                                 | Agra Circle                        | 1404.99   | 1270.00   |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh      | 743                             | Lucknow Circle                     | 1165.00   | 945.08    |
|           |                    |                                 | Sarnath Circle                     | 534.99    | 495.00    |
| 2.        | Maharashtra        | 285                             | Aurangabad Circle                  | 695.00    | 629.05    |
|           |                    |                                 | Mumbai Circle                      | 645.00    | 902.82    |
|           |                    |                                 | Nagpur Circle                      | 444.98    | 845.00    |
| 3.        | Karnataka          | 506                             | Bangalore Circle                   | 1515.99   | 1427.02   |
|           |                    |                                 | Mini Circle Hampi                  | 90.00     | 401.24    |
|           |                    |                                 | Dharwad Circle                     | 713.94    | 716.42    |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh     | 292                             | Bhopal Circle                      | 956.99    | 1261.01   |
| 5.        | Odisha             | 79                              | Bhubaneswar Circle                 | 596.99    | 679.52    |
| 6.        | West Bengal,       | 136                             | Kolkata Circle                     | 549.63    | 537.95    |
|           | Sikkim             | 03                              |                                    |           |           |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu,        | 413                             | Chennai Circle                     | 1070.01   | 919.10    |
|           | Puducherry (UT)    | 07                              |                                    |           |           |
| 8.        | Punjab             | 33                              | Chandigarh Circle                  | 875.85    | 634.98    |
|           | Haryana            | 91                              |                                    |           |           |
| 9.        | Himachal           | 40                              | Shimla Circle                      | 315.00    | 300.00    |
| 10.       | Delhi              | 174                             | Delhi Circle                       | 1499.75   | 1176.73   |
| 11.       | Goa                | 21                              | Goa Circle                         | 397.36    | 240.99    |
| 12.       | Assam              | 55                              | Guwahati Circle                    | 292.56    | 395.07    |
|           | Manipur            | 01                              |                                    |           |           |
|           | Meghalaya          | 08                              |                                    |           |           |
|           | Mizoram            | 01                              |                                    |           |           |
|           | Nagaland           | 04                              |                                    |           |           |
|           | Tripura            | 08                              |                                    |           |           |
|           | Arunchal Pradesh   | 03                              |                                    |           |           |
| 13.       | Rajasthan          | 162                             | Jaipur Circle                      | 610.00    | 512.98    |
|           |                    |                                 | Jodhpur Circle                     | 569.96    | 729.29    |
| 14.       | Andhra Pradesh     | 129                             | Hyderabad Circle                   | 998.32    | 776.61    |
|           | Telangana          | 08                              |                                    |           |           |
| 15.       | Bihar              | 70                              | Patna Circle                       | 414.99    | 374.99    |
| 16.       | Jammu &            | 56                              | Srinagar Circle                    | 443.00    | 135.07    |
|           | Kashmir            | 13                              | Mini Circle Leh                    | 141.98    | 131.50    |
| 17.       | Kerala             | 28                              | Thrissur Circle                    | 647.19    | 659.99    |
| 18.       | Gujarat            | 203                             | Vadodara Circle                    | 847.99    | 1123.07   |
|           | Daman & Diu(UT)    | 12                              |                                    |           |           |
| 19.       | Uttarakhand        | 42                              | Dehradun Circle                    | 264.99    | 215.00    |
| 20.       | Chhattisgarh       | 47                              | Raipur Circle                      | 587.89    | 670.33    |
| 21.       | Jharkhand          | 13                              | Ranchi Circle                      | 115.98    | 147.61    |
|           |                    |                                 | Chemical Preservation (All India)  | 787.65    | 729.60    |
|           |                    |                                 | Horticultural Activity (All India) | 3357.98   | 3878.22   |
|           | Total              | 3686                            |                                    | 23551.95  | 23861.24  |