(a) the details of the recently held India Heritage Walk Festival (IHWF) in the country;
(b) the detailed list of the heritage sites and monuments under Government''s control in the country, State/UT-wise;
(c) the measures taken for their maintenance and security; and
(d) the action taken by the Government on destruction of a number of heritage sites, monuments and statues in country?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE
AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) No such festival has been organized by Archaeological Survey of India.
(b) There are 3686 monuments / sites of national importance declared under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 by the Central Government which are under control of Archaeological Survey of India. A statement indicating State/UT-wise number of monuments / sites is given at Annexure.
(c) Regular conservation and annual maintenance of monuments / sites is taken up as per the requirement and priority considering available resources on case to case basis. Further, for security besides regular Monument Attendants, private security guards, and CISF have been deployed at monuments.
(d) On report of such incidence action is taken-up as per provision of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. In the recent past no such destruction is reported.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1580 FOR 5.3.2018
NUMBER OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS/SITES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA 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