Lok Sabha Question No. 5755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Preservation of Minority Heritage and Pilgrimage Sites
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri G Lakshminarayana, Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas

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There are

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5755 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026

## PRESERVATION OF MINORITY HERITAGE AND PILGRIMAGE SITES

## 5755. SHRI G  LAKSHMINARAYANA: SHRI TANGELLA UDAY  SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  number  of  minority  heritage  sites,  places  of  worship  and  pilgrimage  sites identified for preservation, restoration or development under various Government schemes during the last ten years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilised  for  such  projects  during  the  said period, State/UT and year-wise;
- (c) the details of number  of  proposals received from  States/UTs for preservation or development of minority heritage sites, along with their present status; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  a  dedicated  scheme  for  preservation, restoration and promotion of minority heritage sites and pilgrimage destinations and if so, the details along with timeline thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

3686

centrally protected

monuments/sites under

the jurisdiction

of

- to Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  in  the  country  including  minority  heritage  sites,
- (d) places of  worships and pilgrimage sites. Conservation and preservation of these monuments/sites  is  a  regular  process  and  is  taken  up  as  per  the  requirement  and availability  of  resources  subject  to  the  guidelines  of  National  Policy  for  Conservation, 2014. Details of the funds allocated and expenditure incurred on conservation, preservation and development of these monuments/sites are given at Annexure-I.

ASI undertakes preservation, restoration & promotions of centrally protected monuments from funds allocated by the Government of India.

## ANNEXURE - I

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5755 FOR 30.03.2026.

Details of funds allocated & expenditure incurred for conservation, preservation and development of centrally protected monuments/sites.

(Amount in Crores)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT       | Circle / Branch (Number of   | 2020-21     | 2020-21      | 2021-22     | 2021-22      | 2022-23     | 2022-23      | 2023-24     | 2023-24      | 2024-25     | 2024-25      |
|-----------|------------------------|------------------------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|           |                        | Monuments )                  | Allocati on | Expendit ure | Allocati on | Expendit ure | Allocati on | Expenditu re | Allocati on | Expenditu re | Allocati on | Expenditu re |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh          | Agra                         | 13.00       | 12.96        | 19.35       | 19.35        | 21.27       | 21.15        | 23.5 2      | 23.52        | 15.9 0      | 15.90        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh          | Jhansi                       | 1.00        | 1.00         | 4.15        | 4.15         | 7.00        | 7.00         | 5.82        | 5.82         | 6.10        | 6.10         |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh          | Lucknow                      | 3.88        | 3.88         | 10.44       | 10.44        | 19.03       | 19.03        | 16.9 3      | 16.93        | 8.91        | 8.91         |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh          | Sarnath                      | 4.38        | 4.38         | 5.50        | 5.50         | 10.15       | 10.15        | 11.3 2      | 11.32        | 7.62        | 7.62         |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh          | Meerut                       | 0.00        | 0.00         | 2.80        | 2.80         | 6.20        | 6.20         | 7.9 5       | 7.95         | 6.70        | 6.64         |
| 2.        | Maharashtra            | Aurangabad                   | 3.16        | 3.16         | 8.00        | 7.99         | 18.70       | 18.70        | 26.8 0      | 26.80        | 8.60        | 8.60         |
| 2.        | Maharashtra            | Mumbai                       | 11.00       | 11.00        | 12.00       | 12.00        | 15.35       | 15.35        | 15.5 6      | 15.56        | 18.1 9      | 18.19        |
| 2.        | Maharashtra            | Nagpur                       | 4.00        | 4.00         | 4.50        | 4.50         | 5.00        | 4.99         | 10.1 8      | 10.18        | 10.6 0      | 10.60        |
| 3.        | Karnataka              | Bangalore                    | 5.27        | 5.27         | 9.75        | 9.75         | 19.85       | 19.85        | 17.3 4      | 17.34        | 8.55        | 8.55         |
| 3.        | Karnataka              | Hampi                        | 9.10        | 9.10         | 8.00        | 8.00         | 10.00       | 10.00        | 12.2 5      | 12.25        | 6.52        | 6.52         |
| 3.        | Karnataka              | Dharwad                      | 6.40        | 6.40         | 7.32        | 7.32         | 10.08       | 10.08        | 9.57        | 9.57         | 7.46        | 7.46         |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh         | Bhopal                       | 11.50       | 11.50        | 11.50       | 11.50        | 14.90       | 14.90        | 17.2 2      | 17.22        | 12.3 0      | 12.30        |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh         | Jabalpur                     | 3.50        | 3.50         | 4.75        | 4.75         | 8.00        | 8.00         | 9.27        | 9.27         | 7.00        | 6.99         |
| 5.        | Odisha                 | Bhubaneswar And Puri         | 3.63        | 3.63         | 8.23        | 8.23         | 13.18       | 13.17        | 12.2 9      | 12.29        | 11.5 0      | 11.37        |
| 6.        | West Bengal,           | Kolkata                      | 6.03        | 6.02         | 7.67        | 7.57         | 10.16       | 10.16        | 9.10        | 9.10         | 6.01        | 6.01         |
| 7.        | West Bengal, Sikkim    | Raiganj                      | 1.35        | 1.35         | 5.00        | 5.00         | 7.00        | 7.00         | 8.00        | 8.00         | 6.10        | 6.10         |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry | Chennai                      | 5.25        | 5.25         | 8.00        | 8.00         | 11.45       | 11.45        | 12.9 5      | 12.95        | 13.1 5      | 13.14        |
| 8.        |                        | Trichy                       | 2.00        | 2.00         | 4.00        | 4.0          | 8.50        | 8.50         | 9.55        | 9.55         | 5.80        | 5.80         |
| 9.        | Punjab Haryana         | Chandigarh                   | 0.80        | 0.80         | 1.50        | 1.50         | 6.53        | 6.53         | 11.0 0      | 11.00        | 8.40        | 8.40         |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh       | Shimla                       | 1.25        | 1.25         | 1.15        | 1.15         | 8.90        | 8.90         | 5.00        | 5.00         | 2.80        | 2.79         |
| 11.       | Delhi                  | Delhi                        | 20.82       | 20.82        | 19.10       | 19.08        | 30.50       | 30.35        | 36.1        | 36.14        | 24.9        | 24.94        |
|           | (NCT)                  | Delhi Mini Circle            | 3.69        | 3.69         |             |              | 10.45       | 10.45        | 4 9.90      | 9.90         | 5 9.00      | 9.00         |
| 12. 13.   | Goa Assam              | Goa Guwahati                 | 3.70 3.04   | 3.70 3.04    | 7.00 3.30   | 7.00         |             | 7.44         |             | 8.78         | 5.72        |              |
|           |                        |                              |             |              |             | 3.30         | 7.44        |              | 8.78        |              |             | 5.71         |
|           | Meghalaya              |                              |             |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
|           | Nagaland               |                              |             |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
|           | Arunachal Pradesh      |                              |             |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
| 14.       | Manipur                | Aizawl                       | 1.31        | 1.31         | 1.25        | 1.25         | 2.00        | 2.00         | 1.29        | 1.29         | 1.26        | 1.25         |
|           | Mizoram                |                              |             |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
|           | Tripura                |                              |             |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |             |              |
| 15.       | Rajasthan              | Jaipur                       | 7.40        | 7.40         | 7.53        | 7.53         | 10.28       | 10.28        | 12.7 5      | 12.75        | 10.9 1      | 10.91        |

|     |                         | Jodhpur       |   4.10 |   4.10 |   4.50 |   4.50 |   7.65 |   7.65 | 10.6 5   |   10.65 | 9.25   |   9.24 |
|-----|-------------------------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----------|---------|--------|--------|
| 16. | Telangana               | Hyderabad     |   2.8  |   2.8  |   7    |   6.8  |  15.5  |  15.5  | 14.3 8   |   14.38 | 6.80   |   6.77 |
| 17. | Andhra Pradesh          | Amravati      |   4.57 |   4.57 |   5.75 |   5.75 |  11.6  |  11.6  | 14.7 0   |   14.7  | 12.9 0 |  12.9  |
| 18. | Bihar                   | Patna         |   1.23 |   1.23 |   3.35 |   3.35 |   9    |   9    | 16.0 0   |   16    | 8.73   |   8.73 |
| 19. | Jammu& Kashmir (U.T)    | Srinagar      |   0.8  |   0.8  |   2.55 |   2.55 |   6.11 |   6.03 | 7.17     |    7.17 | 4.90   |   4.89 |
| 20. | Ladakh (UT)             | Mini Circle   |   0.2  |   0.2  |   0.43 |   0.43 |   1.92 |   1.92 | 3.50     |    3.5  | 2.20   |   2.2  |
| 21. | Kerala                  | Leh Thrissure |   2.03 |   2.03 |   6.82 |   6.82 |   7.5  |   7.5  | 7.09     |    7.09 | 6.30   |   6.3  |
| 22. | Gujarat Daman& Diu (UT) | Vadodara      |   6.35 |   6.35 |   8    |   8    |  11    |  11    | 12.0 0   |   12    | 7.70   |   7.69 |
|     | Gujarat                 | Rajkot        |   0.99 |   0.99 |   2.5  |   2.5  |   3.09 |   3.09 | 2.50     |    2.5  | 3.00   |   3    |
| 23. | Uttarakhand             | Dehradun      |   4.6  |   4.6  |   3.75 |   3.75 |   4.85 |   4.85 | 5.42     |    5.42 | 5.10   |   5.1  |
| 24. | Chhattisgarh            | Raipur        |   2.89 |   2.89 |   4.78 |   4.78 |   7.5  |   7.5  | 5.94     |    5.94 | 8.19   |   8.19 |
| 25. | Jharkhand               | Ranchi        |   0.88 |   0.88 |   1.18 |   1.16 |   2    |   2    | 2.15     |    2.15 | 2.25   |   2.25 |

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