Lok Sabha Question No. 314 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Development of Heritage Sites
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.314 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015 AGRAHAYANA 30, 1937 (SAKA)

## DEVELOPMENT OF HERITAGE SITES

## *314. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether in 2002, the Government had identified 72 heritage sites for overall development from tourism point of view and   quite a substantial amount of work had
- (b) whether the works at the same heritage sites were either disbanded or the pace of
- (c) whether the Government plans to revive the works left half-way through at all the 72 heritage sites and also to take up further upgradation of all such sites and if so, the details thereof including the action takenlproposed to be taken in this regard; and
- (d) the proposed sites in Andhra Pradesh which are likely to be included?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) AND MINISTER OF STATE, CIVIL AVIATION

(DR: MAHESH SHARMA)

(a)to(d)

A statement is laid on the table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 314 FOR 21.12.2015

- (a)to(d) From time to time, on priority basis, different monuments and sites of the Archaeological  Survey of India are being taken up for  developing tourist facilities and amenities. At present;, 25 monumentslsites have been identified to be developed as Adarsh Smarak: Visitors' facilitieslamenities s0 far created for these 25 sites are as per annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (2) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.314 FOR 21.12.2015

## List of\_facilities at ADARSH Monuments

| S.No   | Name of the Monument                     | Illumination   | Light & Sound show   | Toilets   | Interpretation Centre   | Cafeteria   | Drinking Water   | Souvenir Shop   | Audio Visual center   | Ramp   | Signages_   | Signages_   | Braille   | Wi-fi   |
|--------|------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------|-------------------------|-------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|--------|-------------|-------------|-----------|---------|
| S.No   | Name of the Monument                     | Illumination   | Light & Sound show   | Toilets   | Interpretation Centre   | Cafeteria   | Drinking Water   | Souvenir Shop   | Audio Visual center   | Ramp   | CNB         | PNB         | Braille   | Wi-fi   |
| 1.     | Elephanta CavesMumbai                    | Y              | N                    |           | N                       |             | Y                | Y               | N                     |        | Y           | Y           | N         | N       |
| 2      | Red Fort,Delhi                           | Y              | Y                    | Y         |                         |             | Y                | N               |                       | Y      | Y           | Y           | Y         |         |
| 3      | Humayun'$ Tomb,Delhi                     | Y              | N                    | Y         |                         | Y           | Y                | N               | N                     |        | Y           | Y           | Y         |         |
| 4      | Qutb Complex, Delhi                      | Y              | N                    | Y         | N                       | Y           | Y                | N               | Y                     | Y      | Y           | Y           | Y         | N       |
| 5      | of Temples, Khajuraho                    | N              |                      |           | N                       | N           |                  | Y               |                       | "N     |             |             |           |         |
| 6      | Pattadakal Group of Temples, Pattadakal  | Y              | N                    |           | N                       | N           |                  | N               |                       | N      | Y           | Y           | N         | N       |
|        | Taj Mahal, Agra                          | N              | N                    |           | N                       | Y           |                  | N               | Y                     | Y      | Y           | Y           | Y         |         |
| 8      | Fatehpur Sikri, Agra                     | Y              | N                    | Y         | N                       | N           |                  | N               | Y                     | Y      | Y |    | Y           | Y         | N       |
| 9      | KGroup of temples at Mahabalipuram       | N              | N                    | Y         | N                       | N           |                  | N               |                       | Y      | Y           | Y           | N         | Y       |
| 10     | Great Living Chola Temples at Thanjavur, |                | N                    |           | Y                       | N           |                  | N               | N                     | Y      |             | Y           | N         |         |
| 11     | Sun Temple, Konark                       | Y              | N                    |           | N                       | N           |                  | N               |                       | N      | Y           | Y           | N         | N       |

| N              | ejedajd Japun) N   |    |         | N                 | (uoue Jedajd Japun) N   | N   |    | N   | (uonejedajd Japun) N   |    | N   | N   | peqeieinea     | SZ   |
|----------------|--------------------|----|---------|-------------------|-------------------------|-----|----|-----|------------------------|----|-----|-----|----------------|------|
| N              |                    |    |         | N                 | N                       | N   |    | N   | N                      |    | N   |     |                |      |
| N              | N                  |    |         | N                 | N                       | N   |    | N   | N                      | A  | N   | N   | Jnusew         |      |
| N              |                    | X  |         |                   | N                       | N   |    | N   | N                      |    | N   | N   | aidua} pueyuew |      |
| N              | N                  |    |         | N                 | N                       | N   |    | N   | N                      |    | N   | N   |                |      |
|                |                    |    |         | N                 | N                       | N   |    | A   | A                      |    |     |     | 4ieuejes       |      |
| N              |                    |    |         | (pa Jinbaj Jou) N | N                       | N   |    | N   | N                      |    | N   | N   |                | 61   |
| N              |                    |    |         |                   | A                       | N   |    | N   | N                      |    | N   | N   | Jemysa?er      | 81   |
| panssi Japjo N |                    |    |         | N                 | N                       | N   |    | N   | N                      | A  | N   |     | vemp Jezeh     | LI   |
|                | N                  |    |         | N                 | N                       |     |    |     | N                      |    | N   | N   | npuew          | 91   |
| N              | N                  |    | N| | N                 | N                       | N   |    | N   |                        |    |     |     |                | ST   |
| N              | N                  |    |         | N                 | A                       | N   | A  | N   |                        |    | N   |     |                |      |
| N              |                    |    |         |                   | N                       | N   |    | N   | N                      | A  | N   | N   |                |      |
|                | N                  | A  |         | N                 | A                       | N   |    | N   | N                      |    | A   | A   | Idweh          |      |