(a) whether the Government has made any specific efforts to restore the popularity of the cities and monuments built by the popular kings of ancient and medieval period which have been almost forgotten; and
(b) if so, the State-wise details of the works carried out and funds allocated to restore forgotten heritages and the contribution of the kings in the country including Bundelkhand and Uttarakhand during the last three years?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE &TOURISM
(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)
(a) & (b) The process of protection of monuments/sites is a continuous process which is done as per the provisions of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. All Efforts are taken for maintenance of all centrally protected monuments in a good condition. Regular conservation and preservation is taken up depending upon need and requirement of the monument /site considering availability of funds and resources. Provision of visitors amenities like drinking water and toilets and facilities like pathways, ramps, signage’s in various languages, sound and light shows, illumination, etc. is also taken up by Archaeological Survey of India. The expenditure incurred on all centrally protected monuments/ sites, State-wise, including monuments/sites within the State of Uttarakhand and Bundelkhand region is given at Annexure.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)&(b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3017 FOR 15.3.2021
DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND ALLOCATION FOR CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR
(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)
Sl. No. Name of State/UT Circle / Branch Expenditure 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Allocation
2020-21 (upto January 2021)
1. Uttar Pradesh Agra Circle 850.00 858.61 1355.00 900.00
Lucknow Circle 648.97 481.99 560.00 308.00
Sarnath Circle 200.00 254.57 320.00 375.00
*Meerut Circle - - - 100.00
2. Maharashtra Aurangabad Circle 544.99 430.00 608.85 425.00
Mumbai Circle 914.98 889.97 950.00 950.00
Nagpur Circle 530.00 470.00 540.00 400.00
3. Karnataka Bangalore Circle 1056.89 985.00 1110.00 750.00
Hampi 660.00 519.04 1000.00 775.00
Dharwad Circle 597.99 639.97 745.00 585.00
4. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Circle 779.98 809.48 1250.00 1200.00
*Jabalpur Circle - - - 200.00
*Jhansi Circle - - - 100.00
5. Odisha Bhubaneswar Circle 689.92 590.00 530.00 275.00
6. West Bengal, Kolkata Circle 521.00 968.75 810.00 571.50
Sikkim *Raiganj Circle - - - 100.00
7. Tamil Nadu, Chennai Circle 460.05 809.50 960.00 575.00
Puducherry (UT)
8. Punjab Chandigarh Circle 424.91 289.99 157.00 100.00
Haryana
9. Himachal Pradesh Shimla Circle 148.75 151.00 215.00 125.00
10. Delhi Delhi Circle 901.88 2456.65 2310.00 1350.00
Delhi Mini Circle 640.11 609.35 715.00 500.00
11. Goa Goa Circle 239.64 159.99 220.00 250.00
12. Assam Guwahati Circle 377.00 315.00 340.00 300.00
Manipur
Meghalaya Aizwal Circle, Mijoram 86.20 83.76 100.00 150.00
Mizoram
Nagaland
Tripura
Arunchal Pradesh
13. Rajasthan Jaipur Circle 255.00 290.00 489.00 650.00
Jodhpur Circle 370.00 415.00 539.00 350.00
14. Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Circle 350.00 370.00 535.00 300.00
Telangana
15. Telangana Amravati Circle 684.98 529.94 515.00 400.00
16. Bihar Patna Circle 195.00 175.98 145.45 100.00
17. Jammu & Kashmir (UT) Srinagar Circle 215.00 175.00 155.00 100.00
18. Ladakh (UT) Mini Circle Leh 54.09 69.98 28.49 20.00
19. Kerala Thrissure Circle 325.00 227.00 450.00 252.00
*Trichy Circle - - - 200.00
20. Gujarat Vadodara Circle 1117.99 961.99 700.00 675.00
21 Daman & Diu(UT) *Rajkot Circle - - - 100.00
22. Uttarakhand Dehradun Circle 70.00 82.00 358.50 350.00
23. Chhattisgarh Raipur Circle 176.39 209.08 300.00 260.00
24. Jharkhand Ranchi Circle 175.00 86.00 160.00 100.00
Chemical Preservation (All India) 549.79 517.49 334.47 336.70
Horticultural Activity (All India) 5528.20 4562.93 3810.50 3850.00
DG Office 19737.09 19057.00 20223.00 6881.80
*New Circles created in 2020-21