(a) whether the Government has formulated schemes for the development of various
sites of historical and cultural importance in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) the funds allocated by the Union Government to the State Governments for
implementation of such schemes during 2003-2004; and
(d) the amount spent so far on the schemes?
MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CULTURE (SHRI JAGMOHAN)
(a) and (b): Development of tourist places is primarily undertaken by the respective State
Governments/UT Administrations. The Department of Tourism also sanctions projects
for development of tourist places of national and international importance including sites
of historical and cultural importance in consultation with the State Governments/UT
Administrations.
Archaeological Survey of India looks after the work of conservation and maintenance of
monuments/sites under Central protection.
(c) and (d): State-wise information on projects sanctioned by Department of Tourism
during the year 2003-04 (upto 29.11.2003) is given in the Annexure.
ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO.+1949 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2003 REGARDING
DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORICAL SITES
STATE-WISE TOURISM PROJECTS SANCTIONED DURING THE
YEAR 2003-04( UP TO 29.11.2003)
(Rs.in Lakhs) S.No State/UT No of Project Amount Amount Sanctioned Sanctoned Released
1. Andhra Pradesh 2 550.00 515.00
2. Assam 2 155.46 155.06
3. Arunachal Pradesh 3 157.54 122.00
4. Bihar 0 0.00 0.00
5. Chattisgarh 2 57.00 20.60 6. Goa 0 0.00 0.00
7 Gujarat 2 19.00 15.20
8. Haryana 6 558.49 440.49
9. Himachal Pradesh 2 65.00 24.80 10. J&K 2 770.00 770.00 11. Jharkhand 1 393.00 393.00 12. Karnataka 3 304.00 241.70 13. Kerala 2 65.00 27.00 14. Madhya Pradesh 6 236.20 119.12 15. Maharashtra 4 679.30 679.30 16. Manipur 1 82.44 24.73 17. Meghalaya 1 1.50 1.20 18. Mizoram 3 205.85 66.75 19. Nagaland 2 456.00 136.80 20. Orissa 3 404.55 126.50 21. Punjab 0 0.00 0.00 22. Rajasthan 9 1477.81 1296.25 23. Sikkim 4 550.50 179.25 24. Tamilnadu 6 833.55 596.73 25. Tripura 3 42.21 15.16 26. Uttaranchal 1 2.30 2.30 27. Uttar Pradesh 3 500.80 499.80 28. West Bengal 8 578.32 245.22 29. Andaman & Nicobar 0 0.00 0.00 30. Chandigarh 1 5.00 4.00 31. Dadar & Nagar Haveli 0 0.00 0.00 32. Delhi 7 727.07 727.07 33. Daman & Diu 1 265.07 238.56 34. Lakshadweep 0 0.00 0.00 35. Pondicherry 1 245.17 73.55
Total 91 10388.13 7757.14