Lok Sabha Question No. 5046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: Promotion and Preservation of Cultural Heritage
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Smt. Malvika Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5046

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026

## PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

## 5046. SMT. MALVIKA DEVI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  schemes  currently  being  implemented  by  the  Government  for preservation and promotion  of India's tangible and intangible cultural heritage, particularly  in  aspirational  and  backward  districts,  such  as  Kalahandi and  Nuapada  in Odisha;
- (b) the details of total funds allocated and utilised under these schemes during the last three financial years, State/UT and year-wise, especially in Odisha; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up any cultural resource centres or museums in Odisha, especially in the said district?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM

## (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) There are 82 nos. of centrally protected monuments under the jurisdiction of
- & Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  in  the  State  of  Odisha  including  01  monument
- (b) namely  Asurgarh  Fort  in  the  District  of  Kalahandi.    ASI  takes  up  conservation  and preservation works of these monuments/sites as per the need and availability of resources subject to the National Policy for Conservation and it is a continuous process. The details of  expenditure  incurred  for  conservation  and  maintenance  of  Asurgarh  Fort  during  the last three years including current year are given as under:-

(Amount in Rs.)

| Expenditure incurred during the year   | Expenditure incurred during the year   | Expenditure incurred during the year   | Expenditure incurred during the year   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2022-23                                | 2023-24                                | 2024-25                                | 2025-26                                |
| Nil                                    | Nil                                    | 6360/-                                 | 195344/-                               |

The  details of total funds allocated  and utilised by ASI  for conservation and maintenance  during  the  last  three  years,  State/UT  and  year-wise,  including  State  of Odisha are given at Annexure-I.

The Government of India has set up Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) at Kolkata to promote  various  forms  of  folk  art  of  its  member  States  which  includes  the  State  of Odisha. EZCC organizes various cultural activities in its member States for which annual grant-in-aid is provided to them. The grant-in-aid released to EZCC, Kolkata during the last three years is as under:

| Year    |   Amount released (in lakhs) |
|---------|------------------------------|
| 2022-23 |                       755.81 |
| 2023-24 |                       897.14 |
| 2024-25 |                      1145.48 |

EZCC organizes number of programmes like Folk Fair, National Tribal/ Folk Dance & Music Festival, Chilika Shelduck Folk Carnival, All India Multilingual Drama & Dance Festival  etc.  in  Odisha.  Workshops  viz.  Filigree,  Patachitra,  Mayurbhanj  Chhau  and Saura  Painting  are  also  conducted  by  EZCC  to  promote  dying  &  vanishing  folk  art forms.

- (c) At present, there is no such proposal under consideration.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5046  FOR 23.03.2026.

The details of total funds allocated and utilised by ASI for conservation and maintenance during the last three years, State/UT and year-wise, including State of  Odisha.

(Amount in Crores)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT       | Circle              | 2022-23     | 2022-23      | 2023-24     | 2023-24      | 2024-25     | 2024-25      |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|           |                        |                     | Allocati on | Expendit ure | Allocati on | Expendit ure | Allocati on | Expendit ure |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh          | Agra                | 21.27       | 21.15        | 23.52       | 23.52        | 15.9 0      | 15.90        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh          | Jhansi              | 7.00        | 7.00         | 5.82        | 5.82         | 6.10        | 6.10         |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh          | Lucknow             | 19.03       | 19.03        | 16.9 3      | 16.93        | 8.91        | 8.91         |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh          | Sarnath             | 10.15       | 10.15        | 11.3 2      | 11.32        | 7.62        | 7.62         |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh          | Meerut              | 6.20        | 6.20         | 7.95        | 7.95         | 6.70        | 6.64         |
| 2.        | Maharashtra            | Aurangabad          | 18.70       | 18.70        | 26.8 0      | 26.80        | 8.60        | 8.60         |
| 2.        | Maharashtra            | Mumbai              | 15.35       | 15.35        | 15.5 6      | 15.56        | 18.19       | 18.19        |
| 2.        | Maharashtra            | Nagpur              | 5.00        | 4.99         | 10.1 8      | 10.18        | 10.60       | 10.60        |
| 3.        | Karnataka              | Bangalore           | 19.85       | 19.85        | 17.3 4      | 17.34        | 8.55        | 8.55         |
| 3.        | Karnataka              | Hampi               | 10.00       | 10.00        | 12.2 5      | 12.25        | 6.52        | 6.52         |
| 3.        | Karnataka              | Dharwad             | 10.08       | 10.08        | 9.57        | 9.57         | 7.46        | 7.46         |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh         | Bhopal              | 14.90       | 14.90        | 17.2 2      | 17.22        | 12.30       | 12.30        |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh         | Jabalpur            | 8.00        | 8.00         | 9.27        | 9.27         | 7.00        | 6.99         |
| 5.        | Odisha                 | Bhubaneswa r / Puri | 13.18       | 13.17        | 12.2 9      | 12.29        | 11.5 0      | 11.37        |
| 6.        | West Bengal,           | Kolkata (86)        | 10.16       | 10.16        | 9.10        | 9.10         | 6.01        | 6.01         |
| 7.        | West Bengal, Sikkim    | Raiganj             | 7.00        | 7.00         | 8.00        | 8.00         | 6.10        | 6.10         |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry | Chennai             | 11.45       | 11.45        | 12.9 5      | 12.95        | 13.1 5      | 13.14        |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry | Trichy              | 8.50        | 8.50         | 9.55        | 9.55         | 5.80        | 5.80         |
| 9.        | Punjab                 | Chandigarh          | 6.53        | 6.53         | 11.0        | 11.00        | 8.40        | 8.40         |
| 9.        | Punjab                 |                     |             |              | 0           |              |             |              |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh       | Shimla              | 8.90        | 8.90         | 5.00        | 5.00         | 2.80        | 2.79         |
| 11.       | Delhi (NCT)            | Delhi               | 30.50       | 30.35        | 36.14       | 36.14        | 24.9 5      | 24.94        |
| 12.       | Goa                    | Goa                 | 10.45       | 10.45        | 9.90        | 9.90         | 9.00        | 9.00         |
| 13.       | Assam                  | Guwahati            | 7.44        | 7.44         | 8.78        | 8.78         | 5.72        | 5.71         |
| 13.       | Meghalaya              |                     |             |              |             |              |             |              |
| 13.       | Nagaland               |                     |             |              |             |              |             |              |
| 13.       | Arunachal              |                     |             |              |             |              |             |              |
| 14.       | Pradesh Manipur        | Aizawl              | 2.00        | 2.00         | 1.29        | 1.29         | 1.26        | 1.25         |
| 14.       | Mizoram                |                     |             |              |             |              |             |              |
| 14.       | Tripura                |                     |             |              |             |              |             |              |
| 15.       | Rajasthan              | Jaipur              | 10.28       | 10.28        | 12.7 5      | 12.75        | 10.9 1      | 10.91        |

|     |                                 | Jodhpur                         |   7.65 |   7.65 | 10.65   |   10.65 |   9.25 |   9.24 |
|-----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
| 16. | Telangana                       | Hyderabad                       |  15.5  |  15.5  | 14.3 8  |   14.38 |   6.8  |   6.77 |
| 17. | Andhra Pradesh                  | Amravati                        |  11.6  |  11.6  | 14.70   |   14.7  |  12.9  |  12.9  |
| 18. | Bihar                           | Patna                           |   9    |   9    | 16.0 0  |   16    |   8.73 |   8.73 |
| 19. | Jammu &                         | Srinagar                        |   6.11 |   6.03 | 7.17    |    7.17 |   4.9  |   4.89 |
| 20. | Kashmir Ladakh (UT) Mini Circle | Kashmir Ladakh (UT) Mini Circle |   1.92 |   1.92 | 3.50    |    3.5  |   2.2  |   2.2  |
| 21. | Kerala                          | Thrissure                       |   7.5  |   7.5  | 7.09    |    7.09 |   6.3  |   6.3  |
| 22. | Gujarat Daman &Diu (UT)         | Vadodara                        |  11    |  11    | 12.00   |   12    |   7.7  |   7.69 |
|     | Gujarat                         | Rajkot                          |   3.09 |   3.09 | 2.50    |    2.5  |   3    |   3    |
| 23. | Uttarakhand                     | Dehradun                        |   4.85 |   4.85 | 5.42    |    5.42 |   5.1  |   5.1  |
| 24. | Chhattisgarh                    | Raipur                          |   7.5  |   7.5  | 5.94    |    5.94 |   8.19 |   8.19 |
| 25. | Jharkhand                       | Ranchi                          |   2    |   2    | 2.15    |    2.15 |   2.25 |   2.25 |

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