(a) the total number of protected monuments in Bihar;
(b) the location-wise details thereof;
(c) the amount spent on the preservation and maintenance of these monuments during the last
three years and the current year; and
(d) the revenue earned by the Government from these monuments during the above said period?
MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CULTURE(SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI)
(a)&(b) Details of 70 monuments/sites declared as of national importance in Bihar are at Annexure.
(c) The amount spent on the preservation and maintenance of these monuments is as under:
2005-06 Rs.325.00 lakhs
2006-07 Rs.155.00 lakhs
2007-08 Rs.427.97 lakhs
2008-09 Rs.292.35 lakhs
(Upto 30 Nov.08)
Rupees Dollars
2005-06 Rs.23.71 lakhs 0.63 lakh
2006-07 Rs.32.73 lakhs 0.95 lakh
2007-08 Rs.36.81 lakhs 1.24 lakhs
2008-09 Rs.15.34 lakhs
(Upto Oct.08)