(a) the details of the works started to provide amenities to the tourists visiting temples and monuments during the last three years and the current year;
(b) the year-wise details of the funds utilized for the said work during the said period;
(c) whether the Government has taken steps to provide adequate security to tourists at such monuments; and
(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has taken up work of providing public amenities at the protected monuments including temples comprising of toilets, drinking water, signage, benches, dustbins, parking, improvement of pathways, etc.
(b) The funds are provided for conservation and development works of the monuments. The details of expenditure incurred during the last three years and allocation for the current financial year for conservation and development works including amenities are as follows:-
(Amount Rs. In Lakhs)
Sl. No. year Expenditure/allocation.
1. 2015-16 23746.25
2. 2016-17 30176.22
3. 2017-18 41076.79
4. 2018-19 41127.86 (Allocation)
(c) & (d) ASI has deployed watch & ward staff for safety and security at the monuments. In addition armed and un-armed security personnel and CISF have been deputed under different Circle offices for security to tourists at monuments as detailed in Annexure.
ANNEXURE
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 156 FOR 04.02.2019
DETAILS OF DEPLOYMENT OF SECURITY PERSONNEL AT VARIOUS MONUMENTS/SITES/MUSEUMS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
Sl.No. Name of State Circle/Branch Private Security Guards CISF Pers.
Un-Armed Armed
1. Uttar Pradesh
Agra Circle 138 18 279
Lucknow Circle 56 28 -
Sarnath 26 19 -
2. Maharashtra Aurangabad Circle 121 - -
Mumbai Circle 137 - -
3. Karnataka
Bangalore Circle 68 32 -
Dharwad Circle 105 38 -
Hampi Mini Circle 71 15 -
4. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Circle 141 39 -
5. Odisha Bhubaneswar Circle 42 29 -
6. West Bengal, Sikkim Kolkata Circle 52 35 -
7. Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Chennai Circle 39 23 -
8. Punjab, Haryana Chandigarh Circle 03 11 -
9. Himachal Pradesh Shimla Circle 04 08 -
10. Delhi Delhi Circle 292 48 317
11. Goa Goa Circle 24 08 -
12. Assam Guwahati Circle 21 12 -
13 Mizoram Aizawal Circle 05 - -
14 Tripura 17 - -
15 Rajasthan Jaipur Circle 16 10 -
Jodhpur Circle 36 20 -
16. Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Hyderabad Circle 78 42 -
17. Bihar Patna Circle 70 36 -
18. Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar Circle - 08 -
Mini Circle Leh 08 - -
19. Kerala Thrissur Circle - 12 -
20. Gujarat Vadodara Circle 77 28 -
21. Uttarakhand Dehradun Circle - 06 -
22. Chhattisgarh Raipur Circle 12 04 -
23. Jharkhand Ranchi Circle 12 - -
TOTAL 1671 529 596