Lok Sabha Question No. 1247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Museums and Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1247 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.5.2016 VAISAKHA 12, 1938 (SAKA)

## MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS

## +1247. SHRI  RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of museums and monuments of national importance in Rajasthan and details thereof including the names and locations;
- (b) the details of the allocation made and utilised by the Government for conservation and maintenance of these places during the last three years;
- (c) the measures taken to provide basic amenities and better management of these sites in the said State; and
- (d) the  place-wise  number  of  monuments  in  Rajasthan  declared  extinct  by  the Archaeological Survey of India?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) There are two museums i.e. Kalibangan Site Museum in District Hanumangarh and Deeg Palace Museum in District Bharatpur under the control of Archaeological Survey of India in Rajasthan. The detailed list of 162 monuments/sites declared as of National importance in Rajasthan is at Annexure.
- (b) The  expenditure  incurred  for  conservation,  preservation  and  maintenance  of centrally protected monuments/sites  in Rajasthan during the last three years is as under:

| Year    | Expenditure incurred (in lakhs)   | Expenditure incurred (in lakhs)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|         | On Museums                        | On Monuments /Sites               |
| 2013-14 | Rs.16.64                          | Rs.521.48                         |
| 2014-15 | Rs.12.00                          | Rs.1179.96                        |
| 2015-16 | Rs.41.81                          | Rs.1242.27                        |

- (c) In  addition  to  conservation,  preservation,  maintenance  and  development  of environs  in  and  around  centrally  protected  monuments/sites,  providing  basic facilities/amenities  (e.g.  drinking  water,  toilet  blocks,  facilities  for  physically challenged,  pathways,  cultural  notice  boards/signage,  vehicle  parking,  cloak rooms, etc.) to the tourists visiting centrally protected monuments are the regular activities which the Archaeological Survey of India undertakes, as per need and resources. Further, improvement and up gradation of these public amenities is a continuous process.
- (d) No monument has been declared extinct in Rajasthan.  However, following  two monuments in Rajasthan have been reported as untraceable:
1.  Inscription in Fort, Nagar, District Tonk
2. 12 th Century Temple, District Baran

ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1247 FOR 2.5.2016

## LIST OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS IN RAJASTHAN

|   Sl.No. | Name of monument/site                                                                                                | Locality          | District   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
|        1 | Adhai Din-ka-Jhonpra                                                                                                 | Ajmer             | Ajmer      |
|        2 | Baori on the Ajmer-Jaipur Road                                                                                       | Ajmer             | Ajmer      |
|        3 | Badshahi Haveli                                                                                                      | Ajmer             | Ajmer      |
|        4 | Delhi Gate consisting of one archway                                                                                 | Ajmer             | Ajmer      |
|        5 | Gateway of Taragarh Hill                                                                                             | Ajmer             | Ajmer      |
|        6 | Marble Pavilions and Balustrade on the Ana Sagar Bandh and the Ruins of the Marble Hamman behind the Ana Sagar Bundh | Ajmer             | Ajmer      |
|        7 | Saheli Bazar Buildings in Daulat Bagh                                                                                | Ajmer             | Ajmer      |
|        8 | Tomb of Allauddin Khan known as "Sola Thumba"                                                                        | Ajmer             | Ajmer      |
|        9 | Tomb of Abdulla Khan and his wife                                                                                    | Ajmer             | Ajmer      |
|       10 | Tripolia Gate                                                                                                        | Ajmer             | Ajmer      |
|       11 | Magazine Building in Akbar Fort                                                                                      | Ajmer             | Ajmer      |
|       12 | Kos Minar erected by Emperor Akbar                                                                                   | Ajmer-Jaipur Road | Ajmer      |
|       13 | Kos Minar erected by Emperor Akbar                                                                                   | Ajmer-Jaipur Road | Ajmer      |
|       14 | Kos Minar erected by Emperor Akbar.                                                                                  | Chatri            | Ajmer      |
|       15 | Sarai                                                                                                                | Chatri            | Ajmer      |
|       16 | Kos Minar erected by Emperor Akbar.                                                                                  | Chugra            | Ajmer      |
|       17 | Kos Minar erected by Emperor Akbar                                                                                   | Hoshiara          | Ajmer      |
|       18 | Kos Minar erected by Emperor Akbar                                                                                   | Hoshiara          | Ajmer      |
|       19 | Kos Minar erected by Emperor Akbar                                                                                   | Kair              | Ajmer      |
|       20 | Kos Minar erected by Emperor Akbar                                                                                   | Khanpura          | Ajmer      |
|       21 | Mahal Badshahi                                                                                                       | Pushkar           | Ajmer      |
|       22 | Protection of Brahma Temple                                                                                          | Pushkar           | Ajmer      |
|       23 | Bhandasar Jain Temple                                                                                                | Bikaner           | Bikaner    |
|       24 | Jain Temple of Susani Goddess                                                                                        | Morkhana          | Bikaner    |
|       25 | Siva temple and ruins                                                                                                | Arthuna           | Banswara   |
|       26 | Ancient Remains                                                                                                      | Vithaldeva        | Banswara   |
|       27 | Mahakal and two other temples                                                                                        | Bijolia           | Bhilwara   |
|       28 | Rock Inscriptions (12 century)                                                                                       | Bijolia           | Bhilwara   |
|       29 | Rock Inscriptions within the Paraswanath Temple compound (12 century)                                                | Bijolia           | Bhilwara   |

|   30. | Ancient temple known as Kaneriki Putali                                                                                                              | Khadipur village   | Bhilwara     |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------|
|    31 | Wall Paintings of Hardoti School in the palace                                                                                                       | Bundi              | Bundi        |
|    32 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                                                        | Nainwa             | Bundi        |
|    33 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                                                        | Keshwarai Patan    | Bundi        |
|    34 | Ghateshwar Temple                                                                                                                                    | Badoli             | Chittaurgarh |
|    35 | Kund                                                                                                                                                 | Badoli             | Chittaurgarh |
|    36 | Shrinagar Chawri                                                                                                                                     | Badoli             | Chittaurgarh |
|    37 | Temple of Ashtamata                                                                                                                                  | Badoli             | Chittaurgarh |
|    38 | Temple of Ganesh                                                                                                                                     | Badoli             | Chittaurgarh |
|    39 | Temple of Sheshashayan                                                                                                                               | Badoli             | Chittaurgarh |
|    40 | Temple of Shiv and Kund                                                                                                                              | Badoli             | Chittaurgarh |
|    41 | Temple of Trimurti                                                                                                                                   | Badoli             | Chittaurgarh |
|    42 | Temple of Vamanavatar known as Narad Temple                                                                                                          | Badoli             | Chittaurgarh |
|    43 | Fort of Chittaur as a whole                                                                                                                          | Chittaur           | Chittaurgarh |
|    44 | Mahanal Temple & Math                                                                                                                                | Menal              | Chittaurgarh |
|    45 | Hathiwada enclosure with inscription together with adjacent in S.Plot No. 301.                                                                       | Nagari             | Chittaurgarh |
|    46 | Ancient site and remains together with adjacent area comprised in whole of survey no.2 : 991,992,993,994/1,994/3, 995,996,997,998,999,1000 and 1002. | Nagari             | Chittaurgarh |
|    47 | Archaeological sites & ramains                                                                                                                       | Nilodh / Jeora     | Chittaurgarh |
|    48 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                       | Badopal            | Hanumangarh  |
|    49 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                       | Bhadrakali         | Hanumangarh  |
|    50 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                       | Dhokal             | Hanumangarh  |
|    51 | Fort Bhatner                                                                                                                                         | Hanumangarh        | Hanumangarh  |
|    52 | Three Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                 | Kalibangan         | Hanumangarh  |
|    53 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                       | Manak              | Hanumangarh  |
|    54 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                       | Munda              | Hanumangarh  |
|    55 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                       | Peer Sultan        | Hanumangarh  |
|    56 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                       | Pilibangan         | Hanumangarh  |
|    57 | Two Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                   | Mathula            | Ganganagar   |
|    58 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                       | Chak 86            | Ganganagar   |
|    59 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                       | Bhannar Thedi      | Ganganagar   |
|    60 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                       | Binjor             | Ganganagar   |
|    61 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                       | Baror              | Ganganagar   |
|    62 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                       | Rang Mahal         | Ganganagar   |
|    63 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                       | Tarkhanwala Dera   | Ganganagar   |
|    64 | Jain Temple Inscription                                                                                                                              | Baroda             | Dungarpur    |
|    65 | Somnath Temple                                                                                                                                       | Deo Somnath        | Dungarpur    |

|   66. | Buddhist Caves and Pillars                                                               | Binnayaga (Dag)        | Jhalawar       |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|----------------|
|    67 | Caves of Naranjani etc.                                                                  | Binnayaga (Dag)        | Jhalawar       |
|    68 | Ancient Ruins                                                                            | Dalsanagar (Gangadhar) | Jhalawar       |
|    69 | Ancient Ruins                                                                            | Dudhaliya (Dag)        | Jhalawar       |
|    70 | Buddhist Caves                                                                           | Hathiagor              | Jhalawar       |
|    71 | Buddhist Caves, Pillars, Idols                                                           | Kolvi (Dag)            | Jhalawar       |
|    72 | Old Temples near the Chandrabhaga                                                        | Jhalrapatan            | Jhalawar       |
|    73 | Ancient Mound                                                                            | Abaneri                | Dausa          |
|    74 | Baori                                                                                    | Abaneri                | Dausa          |
|    75 | Harsat Mata ka Mandir                                                                    | Abaneri                | Dausa          |
|    76 | Banjaron ki Chhatri (containing two pillars similar to railing pillars of Bharhut Stupa) | Lalsot                 | Dausa          |
|    77 | Ancient Mound                                                                            | Maheshra               | Dausa          |
|    78 | Ancient Mound                                                                            | Raniwas                | Dausa          |
|    79 | Ancient Mound                                                                            | Sikrai                 | Dausa          |
|    80 | Sun Temple                                                                               | Amber                  | Jaipur         |
|    81 | Jama Masjid                                                                              | Amber                  | Jaipur         |
|    82 | Laxmi Narain's Temple                                                                    | Amber                  | Jaipur         |
|    83 | Sri Jagat Siromani ji temple                                                             | Amber                  | Jaipur         |
|    84 | Pundrik ji-ki-Haveli Paintings in a room                                                 | Brahmpuri              | Jaipur         |
|    85 | Temple containing Fresco paintings                                                       | Gulta ji               | Jaipur         |
|    86 | Excavated Site                                                                           | Sambhar                | Jaipur         |
|    87 | Excavated Site                                                                           | Bairat                 | Jaipur         |
|    88 | Fortress known as Medhaji-ka-Mahal,                                                      | Jamwa Ramgarh          | Jaipur         |
|    89 | Fort including Ancient Temples                                                           | Jaisalmer              | Jaisalmer      |
|    90 | Ancient Site                                                                             | Lodruva Patan          | Jaisalmer      |
|    91 | Fort                                                                                     | Mandore                | Jodhpur        |
|    92 | Ruins of Temples                                                                         | Ganesh-Ganj or Atru    | Baran          |
|    93 | Yupa Pillars                                                                             | Badwa                  | Baran          |
|    94 | Temple (12 century)                                                                      | Baran                  | Baran          |
|    95 | Ancient Ruins and Structural Remains                                                     | Krishnavilas           | Baran          |
|    96 | Old Temples, Statues and Inscriptions                                                    | Shargarh               | Baran          |
|    97 | Siva Temple and two unpublished Gupta Inscriptions                                       | Charchoma              | Kota           |
|    98 | Temple, Fort wall and Statues                                                            | Dara or Mukandara      | Kota           |
|    99 | Temple with Inscriptions                                                                 | Kanswa                 | Kota           |
|   100 | Persian Inscriptions in a Baori                                                          | Alanpur                | Sawai Madhopur |

|   101. | Jain Temple                                                                                     | Sawai Madhopur    | Sawai Madhopur   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|    102 | Ranthambhor Fort                                                                                | Ranthambor        | Sawai Madhopur   |
|    103 | Harshnath Temple                                                                                | Sikar             | Sikar            |
|    104 | Bisal Deo ji's Temple                                                                           | Bisalpur          | Tonk             |
|    105 | Ancient Mound                                                                                   | Bundwali Doongri  | Tonk             |
|    106 | Ancient Mound                                                                                   | Gariagarh (Newai) | Tonk             |
|    107 | Devapura Barodia Mounds                                                                         | Jhalia            | Tonk             |
|    108 | Hathi Bhata                                                                                     | Khera             | Tonk             |
|    109 | Ancient Mound                                                                                   | Nagar             | Tonk             |
|    110 | Excavated Site                                                                                  | Nagar             | Tonk             |
|    111 | Inscription in Fort                                                                             | Nagar             | Tonk             |
|    112 | Mand Kila Tal Inscription                                                                       | Nagar             | Tonk             |
|    113 | Yupa Pillars in Bichpuria Temple                                                                | Nagar             | Tonk             |
|    114 | Inscription                                                                                     | Panwar            | Tonk             |
|    115 | Excavated Site                                                                                  | Rairh (Newai)     | Tonk             |
|    116 | Kala Pahar Temple                                                                               | Todarai Singh     | Tonk             |
|    117 | Kalyanrai ji's Temple                                                                           | Todarai Singh     | Tonk             |
|    118 | Laxmi Narainji's Temple locally known as Gopinathji's Temple                                    | Todarai Singh     | Tonk             |
|    119 | Old Baories locally known as Hadirani-ka- kund                                                  | Todarai Singh     | Tonk             |
|    120 | Pipa ji's Temple                                                                                | Todarai Singh     | Tonk             |
|    121 | Akbar's Chhatri                                                                                 | Bayana            | Bharatpur        |
|    122 | Ancient Fort with its Monuments                                                                 | Bayana            | Bharatpur        |
|    123 | Brahmabad Idgah                                                                                 | Bayana            | Bharatpur        |
|    124 | Islam Shah's Gate                                                                               | Bayana            | Bharatpur        |
|    125 | Jahangir's Gateway                                                                              | Bayana            | Bharatpur        |
|    126 | Jhajri                                                                                          | Bayana            | Bharatpur        |
|    127 | Saraj Sad-ullah                                                                                 | Bayana            | Bharatpur        |
|    128 | Usa Mandir                                                                                      | Bayana            | Bharatpur        |
|    129 | Lodhi's Minar                                                                                   | Bayana            | Bharatpur        |
|    130 | Delhi Gate outside the Bharatpur Fort.                                                          | Bharatpur         | Bharatpur        |
|    131 | Fateh Burj near Anah Gate                                                                       | Bharatpur         | Bharatpur        |
|    132 | Jawahar Burj and Ashtadhatu Gateway inside the Bharatpur Fort                                   | Bharatpur         | Bharatpur        |
|    133 | Moat surrounding the Fort wall                                                                  | Bharatpur         | Bharatpur        |
|    134 | Fort walls including Chowburja gate and approach bridges at the chowburja and ashtadhatu gates. | Bharatpur         | Bharatpur        |
|    135 | Deeg Bhawan (Palaces)                                                                           | Deeg              | Bharatpur        |

|   136. | Looted gun                                                                                             | Deeg                       | Bharatpur   |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------|
|    137 | Marble Jholla                                                                                          | Deeg                       | Bharatpur   |
|    138 | Chaurasi Khamba temple                                                                                 | Kaman                      | Bharatpur   |
|    139 | Ancient Mound                                                                                          | Malah                      | Bharatpur   |
|    140 | Ancient Mound                                                                                          | Noh                        | Bharatpur   |
|    141 | Collasal image of Yaksha                                                                               | Noh                        | Bharatpur   |
|    142 | Lal Mahal                                                                                              | Rupvaa                     | Bharatpur   |
|    143 | Shiva temple                                                                                           | Neelkanth                  | Alvar       |
|    144 | Ancient site                                                                                           | Bhangarh                   | Alvar       |
|    145 | Ancient Remains                                                                                        | Pandrupol                  | Alvar       |
|    146 | Lal Masjid                                                                                             | Tijara                     | Alvar       |
|    147 | Ancient Ruins                                                                                          | Kalyanpur                  | Udaipur     |
|    148 | Sas Bahu Temples                                                                                       | Nagda                      | Udaipur     |
|    149 | Fort of Kumbhalgarh as a whole                                                                         | Kumbhalgarh                | Rajasamand  |
|    150 | Ghat with inscriptions paviions and Toranas (together with adjacent area comprised in S.Plot No. 344). | Nav Chowki Rajsamand       | Rajasamand  |
|    151 | Archaeological Sites and Remains                                                                       | Gilund                     | Rajasamand  |
|    152 | Babur's Garden (Charbagh)                                                                              | Dholpur (Jhor)             | Dholpur     |
|    153 | Jogni-Jogna Temple                                                                                     | Dholpur / Sone- ka - Gurja | Dholpur     |
|    154 | Shergarh Fort                                                                                          | Dholpur                    | Dholpur     |
|    155 | Wall painting in the palaces of Maharaja Gopal Lal                                                     | Karauli                    | Karauli     |
|    156 | Haldighati                                                                                             | Dara                       | Rajsamand   |
|    157 | Badshahi Bagh                                                                                          | Nathdwara                  | Rajsamand   |
|    158 | Chetak Samadhi                                                                                         | Raktatalai                 | Rajsamand   |
|    159 | Rakta Talai                                                                                            | Tehsil- Nathdwara          | Rajsamand   |
|    160 | Ruined Palace of Maharana Pratap at Chavand                                                            | Sarada                     | Udaipur     |
|    161 | Mahal known as Hawa Mahal, Veerpura (Jaisamand)                                                        | Sarada                     | Udaipur     |
|    162 | Hawa Mahal known as Roothi Rani Ka Mahal, Veerpura (Jaisamand)                                         | Sarada                     | Udaipur     |