(a) whether the Government has decided to keep ten ancient monuments open even past sunset and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the monuments in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh which will be kept open even sunset past; and
(c) whether there is any plan to extend the said decision to more monuments besides these ten monuments and if so, the time by which it is likely to be done?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM
(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)
(a) Thirty centrally protected monuments / sites remain open even past sun set, details of which are at Annexure.
(b) Shekh Chillis Tomb at Thanesar in Haryana is identified to be kept open even past sun set. This will be open to public after the illumination is done.
Residency Building at Lucknow and Man Mahal at Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh are open for public even past sun set.
(c) No such proposal is under consideration at present.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXUR REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3011 FOR 15.03.2021
LIST OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS/SITES WHICH ARE OPENED DURING LATE HOURS
S.No. State District Locality Name of Monument / Site
1 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Hyderabad City Char Minar
2 Delhi Delhi Delhi Afsar Wala-ki-masjid
3 Delhi Delhi Delhi Red Fort
4 Delhi Delhi Delhi Old Fort
5 Delhi Delhi Delhi Safdarjung Tomb
6 Delhi Delhi Delhi Humayun’s Tomb
7 Delhi Delhi Delhi Gateways of Abadi Bagh Bu-Halima
8 Delhi Delhi Delhi Jantar Mantar
9 Delhi Delhi Delhi Kotla Firoz Shah
10 Delhi Delhi Delhi Tomb of Afsar Wala
11 Delhi Delhi Delhi Tomb of Khan Khanan
12 Delhi Delhi Mehrauli Group of buildings at Hauz Khas
13 Delhi Delhi Mehrauli Qutb Archaeological Area
14 Gujarat Patan Patan Rani-ki-Vav (Not Yet Opened)
15 Haryana Thanesar Kurukshetra Sheikh Chilli Tomb (Not Yet Opened)
16 Karnataka Pattadakkal Bhagalkot Group of Monuments, 17Pattadakkal (Not Yet Opened)
17 Karnataka Vijayapura Vijayapura Gol Gumbaz (Not Yet Opened)
18 Karnataka Bangalore Bangalore Tipu Sultan’s Palace
19 Karnataka Bijapur Bijapur Gol Gumbaz
20 Karnataka Mandya Seringapat-nam Daria Daulat Bagh
21 Madhya Pradesh Khajuraho Chhattarpur Dulhadeo Temple (Not Yet Opened)
22 Maharashtra Pune Pune Aga Khan Palace
23 Maharashtra Gadchiroli Markanda Chamursi Group of temples, Markanda Chamurshi
24 Maharashtra Aurangabad Aurangabad Tomb of Rabia Daurani (Bibi-ka-Maqbara)
25 Odisha Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar Rajarani Temple complex
26 Rajasthan Ajmer Ajmer Marble pavilion and balustrade on the Anasagar Bund and the ruins of the marble Hamam behind the Anasagar Dam
27 Uttar Pradesh Agra Agra Taj Mahal
28 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Lucknow Residency building
29 Uttar Pradesh Varanasi Varanasi Man Mahal, Vaidhshala
30 West Bengal Kolkata Kolkata Metcalfe Hall