Lok Sabha Question No. 3711 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-16
Subject: Conservation of ASI Protected Monuments in West Bengal
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Dr. Sharmila Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3711 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026

## CONSERVATION OF ASI PROTECTED MONUMENTS IN WEST BENGAL

## 3711. DR. SHARMILA SARKAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protected monuments along with their ASI circles in West Bengal, district-wise;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated and released towards conservation and maintenance of these monuments since 2014, year and monument-wise; and
- (c) the details of the funds utilised thereon since 2014, year and monument-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There are 135 monuments and archaeological sites and remains declared as of national importance in the State of West Bengal, out of which 86 are under the jurisdiction of Kolkata Circle while 49 are being under the Raiganj Circle of Archaeological Survey of India.  Details are at Annexure-I.
- (b)& (c) Details of the funds allocated and expenditure incurred on conservation and maintenance of protected monuments and protected areas in the State of West Bengal since 2014, are at Annexure-II.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED   QUESTION NO.3711 FOR 16.03.2026.

DISTRICT-WISE  DETAILS  OF  PROTECTED  MONUMENTS  AND  AREAS  (SITES) UNDER  THE  ARCHAEOLOGICAL  SURVEY  OF  INDIA  IN  THE  STATE  OF  WEST BENGAL.

| KOLKATA CIRCLE   | KOLKATA CIRCLE                                                                        |          |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| Sl. No           | Name of Monument / Site                                                               | District |
| 1.               | Ancient Temple                                                                        | Bankura  |
| 2.               | Brindaban Chandra Temple,                                                             | Bankura  |
| 3.               | Radha Damodar Temple                                                                  | Bankura  |
| 4.               | Dalmadal Gun and the platform on which it is mounted                                  | Bankura  |
| 5.               | Gate of Old Fort                                                                      | Bankura  |
| 6.               | Jora Mandir                                                                           | Bankura  |
| 7.               | Jore-Bungla Temple                                                                    | Bankura  |
| 8.               | Kala Chand Temple                                                                     | Bankura  |
| 9.               | Lalji Temple                                                                          | Bankura  |
| 10.              | Madan Gopal Temple                                                                    | Bankura  |
| 11.              | Madanmohan Temple                                                                     | Bankura  |
| 12.              | Maleswar Temple                                                                       | Bankura  |
| 13.              | Muralimohan Temple                                                                    | Bankura  |
| 14.              | Nanda Lal Temple                                                                      | Bankura  |
| 15.              | Patpur Temple                                                                         | Bankura  |
| 16.              | Radhabinode Temple                                                                    | Bankura  |
| 17.              | Radhagovinda Temple                                                                   | Bankura  |
| 18.              | Radhamadhab Temple                                                                    | Bankura  |
| 19.              | Radhashyam Temple                                                                     | Bankura  |
| 20.              | Rashmancha                                                                            | Bankura  |
| 21.              | Shyam Rai Temple                                                                      | Bankura  |
| 22.              | Small Gateway of Fort                                                                 | Bankura  |
| 23.              | Stone Chariot                                                                         | Bankura  |
| 24.              | Saileswar Temple                                                                      | Bankura  |
| 25.              | Sareswar Temple                                                                       | Bankura  |
| 26.              | Temple of Radha Damodar Jew                                                           | Bankura  |
| 27.              | Gokulchand Temple                                                                     | Bankura  |
| 28.              | Temple of Ratneswar                                                                   | Bankura  |
| 29.              | Temple of Shyam Sundar                                                                | Bankura  |
| 30.              | Temple site now represented only by a Mound and a Statue of Surya.                    | Bankura  |
| 31.              | Temple site of an old Jain Temple now represented only by a Mound with a Jain statue. | Bankura  |
| 32.              | Image of Durga slaying Mahisasura under a tree                                        | Bankura  |
| 33.              | Temple site now represented only by a Mound                                           | Bankura  |
| 34.              | Temple site now represented only by a Mound with statues of Ganesh and Nandi on it.   | Bankura  |
| 35.              | Temple site now represented only by a Mound with an Image of Nandi on it.             | Bankura  |
| 36.              | Rock Inscription of Chandra Varman                                                    | Bankura  |

|   37. | Two Mounds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Birbhum   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|    38 | Temple of Radha Binode commonly known as Joydeb.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Birbhum   |
|    39 | Old temple of Dharmaraj                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Birbhum   |
|    40 | The temple of Basuli and the mound together with fourteen other temples near them containing the 'Linga' image of Siva                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Birbhum   |
|    41 | Temple and Rasmancha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Birbhum   |
|    42 | Two Ancient Temples (Joined together)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Burdwan   |
|    43 | Rudreswar Temple                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Burdwan   |
|    44 | Group of four Ancient Temples                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Burdwan   |
|    45 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Burdwan   |
|    46 | The tombs of Baharam Sakka, Sher Afgan and Nawab Kutabuddin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Burdwan   |
|    47 | Jain Brick Temple known as Sat-Deul                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Burdwan   |
|    48 | Stone Temple                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Burdwan   |
|    49 | Temple of Ichai Ghose                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Burdwan   |
|    50 | Group of Temples (12 nos. Temples) (i) Bijoy Vaidyanath Temple, (ii) Giri Gobardhan Temple, (iii) Gopalji Temple, (iv) Jaleswar Temple, (v) Krishna Chandraji Temple, (vi) Lalji Temple, (vii) Naba-Kailasha Temple, (viii) Pancharatna Temple, (ix) Pratapeswar Siva Temple in Rajbari Complex, (x)Rameswar Temple, (xi) Ratneswar Temple, (xii) Rupeswar Temple | Burdwan   |
|    51 | The area situated between the road to Amlajore and the river Damodar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Burdwan   |
|    52 | Ancient Site and Remains of Pandurajar Dhipi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Burdwan   |
|    53 | Hansesvari and Vasudeva Temples                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Hooghly   |
|    54 | Dupleix Palace (Institute de Chandan Nagar)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Hooghly   |
|    55 | Dutch Cemetery together with all tombs& monuments contained therein                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Hooghly   |
|    56 | Dutch Memorial monument of Susenne Anne Maria                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Hooghly   |
|    57 | Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra's Math                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Hooghly   |
|    58 | Mounds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Hooghly   |
|    59 | Minar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Hooghly   |
|    60 | Mosque                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Hooghly   |
|    61 | Mosque &Tombs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Hooghly   |
|    62 | i) Danish Cemetery ii) All ancient structures, all tombs stone monument remains and inscriptions within the area enclosed by the said walls.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Hooghly   |
|    63 | Dargah of Zafar Khan Ghazi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Hooghly   |
|    64 | Sri Mayer Ghat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Howrah    |
|    65 | Currency Building                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Kolkata   |
|    66 | St. John's Church                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Kolkata   |
|    67 | Metcalfe Hall                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Kolkata   |
|    68 | Old Building of the Asiatic Society                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Kolkata   |

| 70.   | Maghen David Synagogue                                   | Kolkata           |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 71.   | Dharmaraj Temple                                         | Midanapur         |
| 72.   | Temples of Bandyopadhyay Family                          | Midanapur         |
| 73.   | Sitala Temples                                           | Midanapur         |
| 74.   | Nava Ratna Temple Complex                                | Midanapur         |
| 75.   | Karambera Fort                                           | Midnapore         |
| 76.   | John Pierce's Tomb                                       | Midnapore         |
| 77.   | Ruins of Fort                                            | Nadia             |
| 78.   | Temple                                                   | Nadia             |
| 79.   | Warren Hasting's House                                   | North 24 Parganas |
| 80.   | 26 Shiva Temples                                         | North 24 Parganas |
| 81.   | Chandra Ketu's Fort                                      | North 24 Parganas |
| 82.   | Ancient Mound known as Varahamihirer Dhipi               | North 24 Parganas |
| 83.   | Clive's House known as Barakothi                         | North 24 Parganas |
| 84.   | Temple at Jhater Deul                                    | South 24 Parganas |
| 85.   | Tamluk Rajbati, West Bengal                              | Purba Medinipur   |
| 86.   | Old Temple at Banda                                      | Purulia           |
|       | RAIGANJ CIRCLE                                           |                   |
| 87.   | Cooch Behar Palace                                       | Cooch Behar       |
| 88.   | Rajpat Site                                              | Cooch Behar       |
| 89.   | Tomb of Alexander-Cosma de Koros                         | Darjeeling        |
| 90.   | Tomb of General Lloyd                                    | Darjeeling        |
| 91.   | Mounds                                                   | Dinajpur (South)  |
| 92.   | Dargah of Shah Ata                                       | Dinajpur (South)  |
| 93.   | Baisgazi Wall                                            | Malda             |
| 94.   | Baraduary Masjid or the Great Golden Mosque              | Malda             |
| 95.   | Bhita of Chand Sadagar                                   | Malda             |
| 96.   | Chamkatti Masjid                                         | Malda             |
| 97.   | Chika Masjid                                             | Malda             |
| 98.   | Dakhil Darwaza or the northern Gate of the Fort          | Malda             |
| 99.   | Firoz Minar or the tower of Firoz Shab                   | Malda             |
| 100.  | Gunti gateway                                            | Malda             |
| 101.  | Gunmant Mosque                                           | Malda             |
| 102.  | Kotowali Darwaza                                         | Malda             |
| 103.  | Lotton Masjid                                            | Malda             |
| 104.  | Lukachuri gateway                                        | Malda             |
| 105.  | Qudam Rasul Masjid                                       | Malda             |
| 106.  | Tomb of Fath Khan                                        | Malda             |
| 107.  | Tantipara Masjid                                         | Malda             |
| 108.  | Two tombs in front of Tantipara Masjid                   | Malda             |
| 109.  | Two Stone Pillars                                        | Malda             |
| 110.  | The tower of Nimasarai                                   | Malda             |
| 111.  | Eklakhi Mausoleum                                        | Malda             |
| 112.  | Kutub Shahi Masjid                                       | Malda             |
| 113.  | Adina Mosque                                             | Malda             |
| 114.  | Tomb of Azimunnessa Begum, daughter of Murshid Kuli Khan | Murshidabad       |
| 115.  | Residency Cemetery also known as Station Burial ground   | Murshidabad       |
| 116.  | Bhavanisvar Mandir                                       | Murshidabad       |
| 117.  | Char Bangla group of four Siva mandirs                   | Murshidabad       |

|   118. | Tomb of Mir Madan                                                       | Murshidabad   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|    119 | Dutch Cemetery                                                          | Murshidabad   |
|    120 | Old English Cemetary or the old Residency burial- ground                | Murshidabad   |
|    121 | Ancient Monument                                                        | Murshidabad   |
|    122 | The tomb and the mosque of Aliverdi Khan and the tomb of Seraj-ud-Dowla | Murshidabad   |
|    123 | Hazarduari Palace &Imambara (Murshidabad)                               | Murshidabad   |
|    124 | South Gate, Kella Nezamat                                               | Murshidabad   |
|    125 | Immambara, Kella Nezamat                                                | Murshidabad   |
|    126 | White Mosque, Kella Nezamat                                             | Murshidabad   |
|    127 | Yellow Mosque with vacant land                                          | Murshidabad   |
|    128 | Tripolia Gate, Kella Nizamat                                            | Murshidabad   |
|    129 | Nil Kuthi Mound                                                         | Murshidabad   |
|    130 | Motijhil Jama Masjid                                                    | Murshidabad   |
|    131 | Two mounds called the Barkona Deul mound                                | Murshidabad   |
|    132 | Mounds known as the Devil's Mound and Raja Karna's Palace               | Murshidabad   |
|    133 | Tomb of Sujauddin                                                       | Murshidabad   |
|    134 | Tank &Mosque of Murhsid Kuli Khan                                       | Murshidabad   |
|    135 | Jahan Kosa Gun                                                          | Murshidabad   |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)&(c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED   QUESTION NO.3711 FOR 16.03.2026

DETAILS OF FUNDS ALLOCATED AND EXPENDITURE INCURRED ON CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS AND PROTECTED AREAS UNDER THE KOLKATA CIRCLE AND RAIGANJ CIRCLE IN THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL SINCE 2014.

(Amount rupees in crore)

| Year                |   Kolkata Circle | Raiganj Circle                                                                                             |
|---------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15             |             5.54 | Monuments of Raiganj Circle were part of the Kolkata Circle as Raiganj circle was formed in the year 2020. |
| 2015-16             |             5.5  | Monuments of Raiganj Circle were part of the Kolkata Circle as Raiganj circle was formed in the year 2020. |
| 2016-17             |             2.72 | Monuments of Raiganj Circle were part of the Kolkata Circle as Raiganj circle was formed in the year 2020. |
| 2017-18             |             5.3  | Monuments of Raiganj Circle were part of the Kolkata Circle as Raiganj circle was formed in the year 2020. |
| 2018-19             |             8.96 | Monuments of Raiganj Circle were part of the Kolkata Circle as Raiganj circle was formed in the year 2020. |
| 2019-20             |             7.29 | Monuments of Raiganj Circle were part of the Kolkata Circle as Raiganj circle was formed in the year 2020. |
| 2020-21             |             6.34 | 2.66                                                                                                       |
| 2021-22             |             7.59 | 3.92                                                                                                       |
| 2022-23             |             9.83 | 6.72                                                                                                       |
| 2023-24             |             8.78 | 7.39                                                                                                       |
| 2024-25             |             5.94 | 5.86                                                                                                       |
| 2025-26 (till date) |             4.45 | 8.01                                                                                                       |

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