Lok Sabha Question No. 346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Conservation of Heritage Monuments in Warangal, Telangana
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Dr. Kadiyam Kavya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.346 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026

## CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE MONUMENTS IN WARANGAL, TELANGANA

## 346. DR. KADIYAM KAVYA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has identified any heritage monuments in Warangal, Telangana for conservation and development under Central schemes such as the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA) or other heritage programmes;
- (b) if so, the project-wise details, including funds sanctioned and released during the last three years; and
- (c) the timeline for completion and the steps taken  to  ensure  protection  from encroachment and  structural deterioration?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There are 8 nos. of centrally protected monuments/sites in Telengana State including 2
- & monuments/sites in Warangal under the jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India
- (b) (ASI). ASI takes up conservation and preservation works of these monuments/sites as per the need and availability of resources subject to the National Policy for Conservation and it is a continuous process. All these monuments/sites are in a good state of preservation. The details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred for conservation and preservation of these monuments/sites in the last three years are given as under:-

## (Amount in Crores)

|   S. No. | Year    |   Allocation |   Expenditure incurred |
|----------|---------|--------------|------------------------|
|        1 | 2022-23 |        15.5  |                  15.5  |
|        2 | 2023-24 |        14.38 |                  14.38 |
|        3 | 2024-25 |         6.8  |                   6.77 |

Under the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) Scheme launched  by  the  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs;  Warangal  City,  District: Warangal was promoted as a HERITAGE CITY, through which work at two centrally protected monuments in Warangal was taken up, viz., (i) Thousand Pillar Temple (2018) -  Parking  area  was  provided  with  tiles  and  area  illumination  was  carried  out  and  (ii) Warangal  Fort  (2022)  -  Facade  Illumination  was  provided  to  the  North  Gate,  Kush Mahal, the Swayambhu Temple Complex and the Kirti Thoran through Kakatiya Urban Development Authority (KUDA).

The  Ministry  of  Tourism,  Government  of  India  had  sanctioned  Rs.6199.65  Lakhs under  PRASHAD  scheme  for  Development  of  Pilgrimage  and  Heritage  Tourism Infrastructure at Rudreshwar (Ramappa) Temple, Mulugu, Telangana..

However,  There  is  no  specific  scheme  under  National  Mission  on  Monuments  and Antiquities (NMMA) that has been proposed for the monuments of Warangal.

- (c) In order to contain the encroachments and remove them, the Superintending Archaeologist is authorised to issue show cause notices, followed by  a direction to the District  Collector/Magistrate  to  remove  such  encroachment  under  the  provision  of  the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 and Rules, 1959 framed thereunder. Assistance in containing and removing encroachments is also sought from  the  respective  State  Government/Police  authorities  from  time  to  time.  Further,  in addition to the regular watch and ward staff and private security personnel have also been deployed  for  the  safety  and  security  of  selected  monuments/sites.  Besides  regular inspection  is  carried  out  to  assess  conservation  requirement  and  measures  are  taken accordingly.