Question : Renovation of Historical Buildings

(a) whether any survey of historically important buildings including monuments/forts has been conducted and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Bhagalpur district of Bihar;

(b) whether most of these buildings/forts/monuments are in dilapidated condition and are in urgent need of repairs and further maintenance;

(c) if so, the details of such Building/ forts/ monuments in the country, State/UT-wise and the list of buildings repaired in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Bihar during the last three years, year-wise, district-wise and location-wise along with the funds allocated and spent thereon;

(d) whether the Archaeological Survey of India proposes to take over these forts/buildings/heritage sites and ensure proper upkeep and maintenance thereof; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken for the proper maintenance of ancient monuments, particularly in Delhi?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE & 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 LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 362 FOR 22.03.2021


(a) Conducting survey/exploration to identify/located ancient sites/ monuments/ building or fort is a regular phenomenon of Archaeological Survey of India. Details of potential monuments/site identified for declaring them as Centrally protected Monuments/sites is at Annexure.

(b) No sir, the conservation work of centrally protected monuments in the country, including Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Bihar, is attended regularly by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) according to the need and as per the availability of funds and resources, and they are in a good state of preservation.

(c)to(e) There are 743 centrally protected monuments/sites in Uttar Pradesh, 173 in Delhi and 70 in Bihar. The conservation work of protected monuments/sites is continuous process and it is attended regularly on need basis as per the availability of funds and resources. The details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred for conservation and preservation of protected monuments in these States are as follows:

Amount Rs. in Lakhs
State Year Funds Allocated Expenditure Incurred

Delhi 2019-20 1542.00 1541.99
2018-19 3066.65 3066.00
2017-18 3025.00 3025.00

Uttar Pradesh 2019-20 2235.00 2235.00
2018-19 1597.00 1595.17
2017-18 1699.00 1698.97

Bihar 2019-20 195.00 195.00
2018-19 176.00 175.98
2017-18 155.00 145.45

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.362 FOR 22.03.2021

DETAILS OF MONUMENTS IDENTIFIED FOR DECLARING THEM AS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE

Sl. No. Name Of Monuments Locality/District State
1. Rock Paintings Chintakunta, District Y.S.R. Kadapa Andhra Pradesh
2. Ancient Site Khirsara, District Kacchh Gujarat
3. Ancient Mounds 6 & 7 Rakhigarhi, District Hisar Haryana
4. Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple Kalesar, District Kangra Himachal Pradesh
5. Terracotta Brick Temples Doisa Nagar, Navratangarh, Sisai, District Gumla Jharkhand
6. Rock Paintings Isko, District Hazaribagh Jharkhand
7. Rock Art Site Murgi Rdanag, District Leh Ladakh - UT
8. Ancient Caves Saspol / Gon-Nila-Phuk Medition caves Saspol, District Leh Ladakh - UT
9. Ancient Buddhist institute remains Nyarma, District Leh Ladakh - UT
10. Tirisha Stupa along with adjoining remains and prehistoric site around holy lake District Leh Ladakh - UT
11. Ancient Khar (Castle) Scurbuchan, District Leh Ladakh - UT
12. Ancient Menhirs Lungphunlian, District Champhai Mizoram
13. Ancient Menhirs and Settlement Dungtlang,District Champhai Mizoram
14. Ancient Menhirs and Rock Engraving Farkawan, District Champhai Mizoram
15. Archaeological sites and remains Masol, District Mohali Punjab
16. Ancient Naula Village Syunrakat, District Almora Uttarakhand
17. Four temples located adjacent to the Centrally protected monument Kuber Temples District Almora Uttarakhand
18. Archaeological Site, Talab Tank and Baoli Ganesh Bagh, District Chitrakut Uttar Pradesh
19. Nakkar Khana Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
20. Archaeological site Sisvania, District Basti Uttar Pradesh
21. Group of Rock Paintings Fatehpur Sikri, District Agra Uttar Pradesh


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