MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM.
(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)
(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *147 FOR 02.03.2020.
(a) The details of expenditure incurred by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for conservation of protected monuments in the country, during the last three years, are given in Annexure –I.
(b) The details of top-ten revenue generating monuments during the last three years, protected by the ASI, are given in Annexure-II.
(c) The current staff position of ASI is 5976 in respect of all categories. In addition 19 expert consultants are engaged. The details of total expenditure incurred during the last three years on salaries, wages etc. are as under:
Sl. No. Year Expenditure incurred on salaries, wages etc. (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)
1 2016-17 36760.69
2 2017-18 40985.37
3 2018-19 43027.27
(d) & (e) The vacancies arise on account of retirement, resignation, death etc. and constant efforts are taken to fill up the same in accordance with the respective recruitment rules through UPSC and SSC. Besides, wherever necessary man power are also engaged through outsourcing so as to ensure smooth functioning of the department. The fund allocated for meeting expenses on account of salaries, wages etc in ASI is Rs.44510.46 Lakhs for the year 2019-20.
ANNEXURE - I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. 147 FOR 02.03.2020
STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS FOR CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF MONUMENTS
(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)
Sl. No. Name of State/UT Circle / Branch Total Number of Monuments Year
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Exp. Exp. Exp.
1. Uttar Pradesh Agra Circle 745 940.00 850.00 858.61
Lucknow Circle 688.52 648.97 481.99
Sarnath Circle 230.20 200.00 254.57
2. Maharashtra Aurangabad Circle 286 334.00 544.99 430.00
Mumbai Circle 900.48 914.98 889.97
Nagpur Circle 395.54 530.00 470.00
3. Karnataka Bangalore Circle 506 1009.50 1056.89 985.00
Mini Circle Hampi 800.31 660.00 519.04
Dharwad Circle 516.98 597.99 639.97
4. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Circle 292 745.00 779.98 809.48
5. Odisha Bhubaneswar Circle 80 865.00 689.92 590.00
6. West Bengal, Kolkata Circle 135 280.68 521.00 968.75
Sikkim 03
7. Tamil Nadu, Chennai Circle 413 583.98 460.05 809.50
Puducherry (UT) 07
8. Punjab Chandigarh Circle 33 524.68 424.91 289.99
Haryana 91
9. Himachal Pradesh Shimla Circle 40 106.22 148.75 151.00
10. Delhi Delhi Circle 111 569.82 901.88 2456.65
Delhi Mini Circle 63 418.05 640.11 609.35
11. Goa Goa Circle 21 155.30 239.64 159.99
12. Assam Guwahati Circle 55 262.19 377.00 315.00
Manipur 01
Meghalaya Aizwal Circle, Mijoram 08 72.20 86.20 83.76
Mizoram 01
Nagaland 04
Tripura 08
Arunchal Pradesh 03
13. Rajasthan Jaipur Circle 163 208.48 255.00 290.00
Jodhpur Circle 322.42 370.00 415.00
14. Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Circle 129 841.50 350.00 370.00
Telangana 08
15. Telangana Amravati Circle 0 684.98 529.94
16. Bihar Patna Circle 70 153.53 195.00 175.98
17. Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar Circle 56 95.83 215.00 175.00
Mini Circle Leh 14 43.40 54.09 69.98
18. Kerala Thrissure Circle 28 284.98 325.00 227.00
19. Gujarat Vadodara Circle 203 1385.00 1117.99 961.99
Daman & Diu(UT) 12
20. Uttarakhand Dehradun Circle 42 55.07 70.00 82.00
21. Chhattisgarh Raipur Circle 47 216.30 176.39 209.08
22. Jharkhand Ranchi Circle 13 50.13 175.00 86.00
Chemical Preservation
(All India) -- 635.13 549.79 517.49
Horticultural Activity (All India) -- 4655.95 5528.20 4562.93
DG Office --- 10783.00 19737.09 19057.00
Total 3691 30129.37 41076.79 40502.01
ANNEXURE – II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 147 FOR 02.03.2020
TOP 10 REVENUE GENERATING MONUMENTS DURING LAST THREE YEARS (YEAR-WISE)
1. Top 10 Revenue Generating Monuments during 2016-2017 (April to March)
S. No. Monument Name
1 Taj Mahal
2 Agra fort.
3 Qutb Minar Day
4 Red fort
5 Humayun''s Tomb
6 Purana Qila
7 Fatehpur Sikri
8 Sun Temple Konark
9 Group of Monument, Mamallapuram
10 Ellora Caves
2. Top 10 Revenue Generating Monuments during 2017-2018 (April to March)
S. No. Monument Name
1 Taj Mahal
2 Agra fort.
3 Qutb Minar
4 Fatehpur Sikri
5 Red Fort
6 Humayun''s Tomb
7 Sun Temple Konark
8 Group of Monument, Mamallapuram
9 Ellora Caves
10 Western Group of Temple, Khajuraho
3. Top 10 Revenue Generating Monuments during 2018-2019 (April to March)
S. No. Monument Name
1 Taj Mahal
2 Agra Fort
3 Qutub Minar
4 Red Fort
5 Humayuns Tomb
6 Fatehpur Sikri
7 Sun Temple, Konarak
8 Group of Monuments, Mamallapuram
9 Ellora Caves
10 Elephanta Caves
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