Lok Sabha Question No. 84 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Monuments of National Importance
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.84

ANSWERED ON 01.12.2025

## MONUMENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE

84. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY: SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  list  of  monuments  recognised  as  Monuments  of  National Importance across the country, State-wise especially from Andhra Pradesh;
- (b)  whether the Government has considered rationalising the existing list, if so, the details  of  the  list  of  monuments  proposed  to  be  added,  deleted  and  presently removed State-wise especially from Andhra Pradesh;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  extent  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  for  the maintenance  and  restoration  of  monuments  of  national  importance  during  the last five years, State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (d)  whether  the  Government has undertaken any steps to allow private  entities to sponsor the maintenance/restoration of monuments of national importance, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  steps  to  increase  visitor  footfall  at monuments  of  national  importance,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

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

- (a)  3685  ancient  monuments  and  archaeological  sites  and  remains  of  national importance are looked after by Archeological Survey of India (ASI), out of which 135 are located in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Details are given at Annexure-I.
- (b)  The declaration of ancient monuments or archaeological sites and remains as of National importance is a regular process undertaken according to provisions of the  Ancient  Monuments  and  Archaeological  Sites  and  Remains  Act,  1958. Details  of  the  monuments  as  well  as  archaeological  sites  and  remains  added and removed during the last three years from list of monuments and sites are given at Annexure-II.
- (c)  Details  of  allocation  and  expenditure  incurred  for  conservation,  preservation  and environmental development of protected monuments and sites in the country including Andhra Pradesh during the last five years are given at Annexure-III.
- (d)  The  Adopt-A-Heritage  2.0  programme,  exclusively  for  protected  monuments  was launched in September 2023 to create a framework for engagement with private/public sector  companies  and  NGOs/  Trusts/  Societies,  etc.,  to  develop/provide  amenities  at protected  monuments  to  enhance  visitors'  experience  and  make  them  visitor-friendly.

Details of monuments and private/public sector companies under the scheme are given are at Annexure-IV.

- (e)  ASI  organizes  cultural  awareness  programmes  on  various  occasions  like  World Heritage  Day,  World  Heritage  Week,  International  Museums  Day,  Republic  Day, Independence  Day,  Gandhi  Jayanti,  etc.  through  exhibitions,  workshops  and  other programmes involving school & college students and general public, etc.

Tourist facilities are provided as per the requirement and feasibility at various protected monuments  and  sites  including  World  Heritage  properties  in  the  country.  Further, amenities like drinking water, toilets and facilities like benches, pathways, wheel chairs, ramps, signages, Braille signages, etc. are provided to extend better visitor experience and  make  them  visitor  friendly.    Providing  such  facilities  and  upgrading  them  is  a continuous phenomenon.

….

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 84 FOR 01.12.2025.

STATE-WISE NUMBER OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES  AND  REMAINS  DECLARED  AS  NATIONAL  IMPORTANCE  IN  THE COUNTRY INCLUDING ANDHRA PRADESH.

| Sl.No.   | Name of State / U.T.   |   No. of Monuments |
|----------|------------------------|--------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh         |                135 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh      |                 03 |
| 3.       | Assam                  |                 55 |
| 4.       | Bihar                  |                 70 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh           |                 46 |
| 6.       | Daman & Diu (U.T.)     |                 11 |
| 7.       | Goa                    |                 21 |
| 8.       | Gujarat                |                205 |
| 9.       | Haryana                |                 91 |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh       |                 40 |
| 11.      | Jammu & Kashmir (U.T.) |                 56 |
| 12.      | Jharkhand              |                 14 |
| 13.      | Karnataka              |                506 |
| 14.      | Kerala                 |                 29 |
| 15.      | Ladakh (U.T.)          |                 15 |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh         |                290 |
| 17.      | Maharashtra            |                286 |
| 18.      | Manipur                |                 01 |
| 19.      | Meghalaya              |                 08 |
| 20.      | Mizoram                |                 02 |
| 21.      | Nagaland               |                 04 |
| 22.      | N.C.T. Delhi           |                170 |
| 23.      | Odisha                 |                 82 |
| 24.      | Puducherry (U.T.)      |                 07 |
| 25.      | Punjab                 |                 33 |
| 26.      | Rajasthan              |                161 |
| 27.      | Sikkim                 |                 03 |
| 28.      | Telangana              |                 08 |
| 29.      | Tamilnadu              |                412 |
| 30.      | Tripura                |                 08 |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh          |                735 |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand            |                 43 |
| 33.      | West Bengal            |                135 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                  |               3685 |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 84 FOR 01.12.2025.

## (A) DETAILS  OF  ANCIENT  MONUMENTS  AND  ARCHAEOLOGICAL  SITES  AND REMAINS ADDED IN THE LIST

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Monument or Sites and Locality        | District    | State         |   Year |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|--------|
|         1 | Ancient Naula, Syunrakot                          | Almora      | Uttarakhand   |   2023 |
|         2 | Kapileswar Temple, Kapileswar                     | Bhubaneswar | Odisha        |   2023 |
|         3 | Ancient Mound No. VI, Rakhigarhi                  | Hissar      | Haryana       |   2024 |
|         4 | Ancient Mound No. VII, Rakhigarhi                 | Hissar      | Haryana       |   2024 |
|         5 | Siva Temple (Swapneswar Mahadev Temple), Punjiama | Khordha     | Odisha        |   2025 |
|         6 | Painted Rock Shelter,Isko                         | Hazaribagh  | Jharkhand     |   2025 |
|         7 | Nakkar Khana                                      | Luncknow    | Uttar Pradesh |   2025 |
|         8 | Menhirs                                           | Champhai    | Mizoram       |   2025 |

## (B) DETAILS OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS REMOVED FROM THE LIST

|   Sl. No. | Name of Monument                                                                         | District           | State          |   Year |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------|
|         1 | Nicholson Statue and its platform, and the surrounding gardens, paths and enclosure wall | Delhi              | Delhi (NCT)    |   2024 |
|         2 | Kos Minar No.13                                                                          | Gurugram (Gurgaon) | Haryana        |   2025 |
|         3 | Kos Minar                                                                                | Karnal             | Haryana        |   2025 |
|         4 | Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun                                                      | Satna              | Madhya Pradesh |   2025 |
|         5 | Bara Khamba Cemetery                                                                     | Delhi              | Delhi          |   2025 |
|         6 | Inchla Wali Gumti                                                                        | Delhi              | Delhi          |   2025 |
|         7 | Temple (12th Century)                                                                    | Kotah              | Rajasthan      |   2025 |
|         8 | Inscription in Fort                                                                      | Jaipur             | Rajasthan      |   2025 |
|         9 | Kutumbari area ଵଷ nalis                                                                  | Almora             | Uttarakhand    |   2025 |
|        10 | ଵ଺ A banyan grove of great antiquity containing traces of ancient buildings              | Ghazipur           | Uttar Pradesh  |   2025 |
|        11 | Closed Cemetery, Katra Naka                                                              | Banda              | Uttar Pradesh  |   2025 |
|        12 | Gunner Burkill's Tomb at Rangoon                                                         | Jhansi             | Uttar Pradesh  |   2025 |
|        13 | Cemetery                                                                                 | Lucknow            | Uttar Pradesh  |   2025 |
|        14 | Cemeteries                                                                               | Lucknow            | Uttar Pradesh  |   2025 |
|        15 | Tombs                                                                                    | Lucknow            | Uttar Pradesh  |   2025 |
|        16 | Remains of 3 small Linga temples to the north of the village Circa 1000 A.D.             | Mirzapur           | Uttar Pradesh  |   2025 |
|        17 | Telia Nala Buddhist ruins, forms part of deserted village                                | Varanasi )Benares( | Uttar Pradesh  |   2025 |
|        18 | Tablet on the Treasury Building                                                          | Varanasi (Benares) | Uttar Pradesh  |   2025 |

## APPENDIX - III

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 84 FOR 01.12.2025.

DETAILS  OF  ALLOCATION  AND  EXPENDITURE  INCURRED  FOR  CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS AND SITES IN THE COUNTRY INCLUDING ANDHRA PRADESH DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

(Amount Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT            | Circle / Branch   | 2020-21    | 2020-21     | 2021-22    | 2021-22     | 2022-23    | 2022-23     | 2023-24    | 2023-24     | 2024-25    | 2024-25     |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-------------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT            | Circle / Branch   | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh               | Agra              | 13.00      | 12.96       | 19.35      | 19.35       | 21.27      | 21.15       | 23.52      | 23.52       | 9.50       | 9.48        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh               | Jhansi            | 1.00       | 1.00        | 4.15       | 4.15        | 7.00       | 7.00        | 5.82       | 5.82        | 4.30       | 4.30        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh               | Lucknow           | 3.88       | 3.88        | 10.44      | 10.44       | 19.03      | 19.03       | 16.93      | 16.93       | 5.51       | 5.51        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh               | Sarnath           | 4.38       | 4.38        | 5.50       | 5.50        | 10.15      | 10.15       | 11.32      | 11.32       | 4.32       | 4.32        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh               | Meerut            | 0.00       | 0.00        | 2.80       | 2.80        | 6.20       | 6.20        | 7.9        | 7.95        | 5.20       | 4.72        |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                 | Aurangabad        | 3.16       | 3.16        | 8.00       | 7.99        | 18.70      | 18.70       | 5 26.80    | 26.80       | 5.20       | 5.16        |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                 | Mumbai            | 11.00      | 11.00       | 12.00      | 12.00       | 15.35      | 15.35       | 15.56      | 15.56       | 12.58      | 12.56       |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                 | Nagpur            | 4.00       | 4.00        | 4.50       | 4.50        | 5.00       | 4.99        | 10.18      | 10.18       | 6.80       | 6.80        |
| 3.        | Karnataka                   | Bangalore         | 5.27       | 5.27        | 9.75       | 9.75        | 19.85      | 19.85       | 17.34      | 17.34       | 5.05       | 5.05        |
| 3.        | Karnataka                   | Hampi             | 9.10       | 9.10        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 10.00      | 10.00       | 12.25      | 12.25       | 3.80       | 3.71        |
| 3.        | Karnataka                   | Dharwad           | 6.40       | 6.40        | 7.32       | 7.32        | 10.08      | 10.08       | 9.57       | 9.57        | 5.42       | 5.42        |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh              | Bhopal            | 11.50      | 11.50       | 11.50      | 11.50       | 14.90      | 14.90       | 17.22      | 17.22       | 7.40       | 7.40        |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh              | Jabalpur          | 3.50       | 3.50        | 4.75       | 4.75        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 9.27       | 9.27        | 4.50       | 4.49        |
| 5.        | Odisha                      | Bhubaneswar       | 3.63       | 3.63        | 8.23       | 8.23        | 13.18      | 13.17       | 12.29      | 12.29       | 8.50       | 7.74        |
| 6.        | West Bengal,                | Kolkata           | 6.03       | 6.02        | 7.67       | 7.57        | 10.16      | 10.16       | 9.10       | 9.10        | 3.95       | 3.92        |
| 7.        | Sikkim                      | Raiganj           | 1.35       | 1.35        | 5.00       | 5.00        | 7.00       | 7.00        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 3.80       | 3.80        |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (UT) | Chennai           | 5.25       | 5.25        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 11.45      | 11.45       | 12.95      | 12.95       | 9.25       | 9.24        |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu                  | Trichy            | 2.00       | 2.00        | 4.00       | 4.0         | 8.50       | 8.50        | 9.55       | 9.55        | 3.40       | 3.40        |
| 9.        | Punjab                      | Chandigarh        | 0.80       | 0.80        | 1.50       | 1.50        | 6.53       | 6.53        | 11.00      | 11.00       | 5.65       | 5.65        |
| 10        | Haryana Himachal            | Shimla            | 1.25       | 1.25        | 1.15       | 1.15        | 8.90       | 8.90        | 5.00       | 5.00        | 2.00       | 2.00        |
| 11.       | Pradesh Delhi               | Delhi             | 20.82      | 20.82       | 19.10      | 19.08       | 30.50      | 30.35       | 36.14      | 36.14       | 17.85      | 16.53       |
|           | (NCT)                       | Delhi Mini Circle | 3.69       | 3.69        | --         | --          | --         | --          | --         | --          | --         | --          |
| 12.       | Goa                         | Goa               | 3.70       | 3.70        | 7.00       | 7.00        | 10.45      | 10.45       | 9.90       | 9.90        | 6.00       | 6.00        |
| 13.       | Assam                       | Guwahati          | 3.04       | 3.04        | 3.30       | 3.30        | 7.44       | 7.44        | 8.78       | 8.78        | 3.20       | 3.19        |
| 13.       | Meghalaya                   |                   |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |
| 13.       | Nagaland                    |                   |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |
| 13.       | Arunachal                   |                   |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |
| 14.       | Pradesh Manipur             | Aizawl            | 1.31       | 1.31        | 1.25       | 1.25        | 2.00       | 2.00        | 1.29       | 1.29        | 1.00       | 0.99        |
| 14.       | Mizoram                     |                   |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |
| 14.       | Tripura                     |                   |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |            |             |
| 15.       | Rajasthan                   | Jaipur            | 7.40       | 7.40        | 7.53       | 7.53        | 10.28      | 10.28       | 12.75      | 12.75       | 7.20       | 7.15        |
| 15.       |                             | Jodhpur           | 4.10       | 4.10        | 4.50       | 4.50        | 7.65       | 7.65        | 10.65      | 10.65       | 6.75       | 6.75        |
| 16.       | Telangana                   | Hyderabad         | 2.80       | 2.80        | 7.00       | 6.80        | 15.50      | 15.50       | 14.38      | 14.38       | 4.80       | 4.77        |
| 17.       | Andhra Pradesh              | Amravati          | 4.57       | 4.57        | 5.75       | 5.75        | 11.60      | 11.60       | 14.70      | 14.70       | 6.50       | 6.50        |
| 18.       | Bihar                       | Patna             | 1.23       | 1.23        | 3.35       | 3.35        | 9.00       | 9.00        | 16.00      | 16.00       | 5.33       | 5.33        |
| 19.       | Jammu & Kashmir (U.T)       | Srinagar          | 0.80       | 0.80        | 2.55       | 2.55        | 6.11       | 6.03        | 7.17       | 7.17        | 3.65       | 3.64        |
| 20.       | Ladakh (UT)                 | Mini Circle Leh   | 0.20       | 0.20        | 0.43       | 0.43        | 1.92       | 1.92        | 3.50       | 3.50        | 1.50       | 1.50        |
| 21.       | Kerala                      | Thrissure         | 2.03       | 2.03        | 6.82       | 6.82        | 7.50       | 7.50        | 7.09       | 7.09        | 4.22       | 4.22        |
| 22.       | Gujarat Daman & Diu (UT)    | Vadodara          | 6.35       | 6.35        | 8.00       | 8.00        | 11.00      | 11.00       | 12.00      | 12.00       | 4.50       | 4.50        |
| 22.       | Gujarat                     | Rajkot            | 0.99       | 0.99        | 2.50       | 2.50        | 3.09       | 3.09        | 2.50       | 2.50        | 2.00       | 2.00        |
| 23.       | Uttarakhand                 | Dehradun          | 4.60       | 4.60        | 3.75       | 3.75        | 4.85       | 4.85        | 5.42       | 5.42        | 3.60       | 3.60        |
| 24.       | Chhattisgarh                | Raipur            | 2.89       | 2.89        | 4.78       | 4.78        | 7.50       | 7.50        | 5.94       | 5.94        | 5.13       | 5.13        |
| 25.       | Jharkhand                   | Ranchi            | 0.88       | 0.88        | 1.18       | 1.16        | 2.00       | 2.00        | 2.15       | 2.15        | 1.25       | 1.25        |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 84 FOR 01.12.2025.

DETAILS  OF  ADOPT  A  HERITAGE  2.0  PROGRAM,  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  PROTECTED MONUMENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE IN THE COUNTRY.

| S.No. Name of Monument                          | Entity                                                       | State           |
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1. Agra Fort, Agra (UP)                         | Ease My Trip Foundation                                      | Uttar Pradesh   |
| 2. Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Delhi          | Sabhyata Foundation                                          | Delhi           |
| 3. Safdarjung Tomb, Delhi                       | Sabhyata Foundation                                          | Delhi           |
| 4. Western Group of Temples, Khajuraho          | Ease My Trip Foundation                                      | Madhya Pradesh  |
| 5. Kailasanatha temple, Kanchipuram (TN)        | Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited (CIFCL) | Tamil Nadu      |
| 6. Sun temple, Konark, Puri (Odisha)            | Ease My Trip Foundation                                      | Odisha          |
| 7. Elephanta Caves, Raigarh (Maharashtra)       | Mahesh Enterprises and Infra India Private Limited           | Maharashtra     |
| 8. Upper Fort Aguada, Goa                       | Drishti Lifesaving Pvt Ltd                                   | Goa             |
| 9. Purana Qila, Delhi                           | Sabhyata Foundation                                          | Delhi           |
| 10.Qutub Minar, Delhi                           | Ease My Trip Foundation                                      | Delhi           |
| 11.Humanyun's Tomb, Delhi                       | Sabhyata Foundation                                          | Delhi           |
| 12.Jantar Mantar                                | Powerlinks Transmission Ltd                                  | Delhi           |
| 13.Group of Monuments, Hauz Khas                | Tata Power Trading Pvt Ltd                                   | Delhi           |
| 14.Ugrasen ki Baoli                             | Zee Aakash                                                   | Delhi           |
| 15.Delhi Gate                                   | Redtape Ltd                                                  | Delhi           |
| 16.Kashmere Gate and Mori Gate                  | Redtape Ltd                                                  | Delhi           |
| 17.Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka                   | HEG Ltd                                                      | Madhya Pradesh  |
| 18.Ajmeri Gate                                  | Redtape Ltd                                                  | Delhi           |
| 19.Madrasa Mahmud Gawan                         | Shaheen Group of Institutions                                | Karnataka       |
| 20.Kamalapur Museum                             | JSW Foundation                                               | Karnataka       |
| 21.Tomb of Khan-i-Khana                         | InterGlobe Aviation Pvt Ltd (Indigo)                         | Delhi           |
| 22.Tomb of Najaf Khan                           | Sawasdee Projects Pvt Ltd                                    | Delhi           |
| 23. Padma and Rani Talabs at Ranthambore Fort   | Bisleri International Pvt Ltd                                | Rajasthan       |
| 24.Baori Abaneri                                | Bisleri International Pvt Ltd                                | Rajasthan       |
| 25.Baori Neemrana                               | Bisleri International Pvt Ltd                                | Rajasthan       |
| 26.Budha Budhi pond at Kalinjar Fort            | Bisleri International Pvt Ltd                                | Uttar Pradesh   |
| 27. Development of audio guides at 18 monuments | Resbird Technologies                                         | Multiple states |
| 28.Red Fort                                     | Dalmia Bharat Limited                                        | Delhi           |
| 29.Aga Khan Palace                              | DCB Bank                                                     | Maharashtra     |