Question : Maintenance of Monuments

(a) whether the Government contemplates to formulate a scheme for
maintenance of ancient monuments/forts/temples/heritage sites in the
country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has any proposal to take/seek support from
corporate organizations for the maintenance of these sites and if so, the
details thereof;

(c) the State-wise and UT-wise details regarding the number of
archaeological sites and protected historical monuments in the country;

(d) the annual budget allocated and expenditure incurred for preserving
and developing these sites along with the revenue earned from these monuments and the reasons for non-utilisation of funds during the last
three years, State/UT-wise; and

(e) whether Chirand in the Saran district of Bihar is under consideration
for being taken up by the Archaeological Survey of India and if so,
the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) There are 3686 centrally protected monuments/sites under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The conservation and maintenance of these monuments, including forts and temples, is done regularly as per the availability of resources. They are in a good state of preservation.

(b) Yes Madam. Under the National Culture Fund (NCF) several PSUs, financial institution, etc. have come forward to provide funds for various amenities related works. Similarly, under Adopt a Heritage Scheme recently launched by Ministry of Tourism, Public and Private Sector companies have been invited to adopt a monument for providing visitor amenities and their maintenance.

(c) The list of 3686 centrally protected monuments/sites is attached as Annexure-I

(d) Detail regarding annual budget allocation and expenditure incurred during the last three financial years is as furnished below:

S.No. Year Expenditure
(Rupees in Crores)
1. 2014-15 235.52
2. 2015-16 237.46
3. 2016-17 301.76
4. 2017-18 365.60 (Allocation)


During the last three financial years there are no unutilized funds. The details of revenue earned from these monuments during last three years is given below:

S.No. Year Total Revenue collected from 116 ticketed monuments
(Rupees in Crores)
1. 2014-15 94.46
2. 2015-16 93.95
3. 2016-17 221.30

(e) No Madam, Chirand is under the protected list of Monuments of State Government and not under Archaeological Survey of India.


Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2716 for 12.03.2018

Details of protected monuments of ASI in the country
Sl. No. Name of State Nos. of Monuments
1. Andhra Pradesh 129
2. Arunachal Pradesh 03
3. Assam 55
4. Bihar 70
5. Chhattisgarh 47
6. Daman & Diu (U. T.) 12
7. Goa 21
8. Gujarat 203
9. Haryana 91
10. Himachal Pradesh 40
11. Jammu & Kashmir 69
12. Jharkhand 13
13. Karnataka 506
14. Kerala 28
15. Madhya Pradesh 292
16. Maharashtra 285
17. Manipur 01
18. Meghalaya 08
19. Mizoram 01
20. Nagaland 04
21. N.C.T. Delhi 174
22. Odisha 79
23. Puducherry (U.T.) 07
24. Punjab 33
25. Rajasthan 162
26. Sikkim 03
27. Telangana 08
28. Tamil Nadu 413
29. Tripura 08
30. Uttar Pradesh 743
31. Uttarakhand 42
32. West Bengal 136
TOTAL 3686