MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE & TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) Yes Madam. The conservation work of protected monuments under Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) including World Heritage Sites is attended as per the conservation policy of the ASI and International Charters for conservation of historical buildings recognized by the UNESCO. The conservation work of the protected monuments is attended regularly and they are in a good state of preservation.
(b) The State-wise details of expenditure incurred for conservation of protected monuments, under the ASI, during the last three years are given in annexure-I.
(c) The conservation work of the protected monuments is attended by the ASI only. No protected monument has been handed over to any other organization for maintenance at present except Khan-e-Khana’s Tomb within Humayun’s Tomb complex where conservation work has been taken up by Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) under the overall supervision of ASI.
(d) Yes Madam. The details of proposals received for protection of ancient monuments from various State Governments and their status is given in annexure-II. Once a site is declared as protected monument, ASI takes care for its conservation and no funds in this regard are provided to State Governments.
(e) No natural world Heritage site in the country has been included in the endangered list of UNESCO.
ANNEXURE-I
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2520 FOR 01.08.2016
STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS ALLOCATED AND UTILISED FOR CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS UNDER ASI FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS
(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)
Sl. No. Name of State/UT Number of protected monuments Circle / Branch Allocation /Expenditure
Allocation
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1. Uttar Pradesh 743 Agra Circle 957.97 1404.99 1270.00 1060.00
Lucknow Circle 944.99 1165.00 945.08 925.00
Sarnath Circle --- 534.99 495.00 500.00
2. Maharashtra 285 Aurangabad Circle 493.00 695.00 629.05 500.00
Mumbai Circle 415.00 645.00 902.82 725.00
Nagpur Circle --- 444.98 845.00 610.00
3. Karnataka 506 Bangalore Circle 1253.00 1515.99 1427.02 1125.00
Mini Circle Hampi -- 90.00 401.24 575.00
Dharwad Circle 993.79 713.94 716.42 675.00
4. Madhya Pradesh 292 Bhopal Circle 716.99 956.99 1261.01 925.0
5. Odisha 79 Bhubaneswar Circle 280.00 596.99 679.52 605.00
6. West Bengal, 136 Kolkata Circle 448.18 549.63 537.95 550.00
Sikkim 03
7. Tamil Nadu, 413 Chennai Circle 845.00 1070.01 919.10 775.00
Puducherry (UT) 07
8. Punjab 33 Chandigarh Circle 795.92 875.85 634.98 555.00
Haryana 91
9. Himachal Pradesh 40 Shimla Circle 155.86 315.00 300.00 275.00
10. Delhi 174 Delhi Circle 1300.19 1499.75 1176.73 750.00
Delhi Mini Circle - - - 375.00
11. Goa 21 Goa Circle 144.50 397.36 240.99 300.00
12. Assam 55 Guwahati Circle 174.94 292.56 395.07 260.00
Manipur 01
Meghalaya 08 Aizwal Circle, Mijoram
125.00
Mizoram 01
Nagaland 04
Tripura 08
Arunchal Pradesh 03
13. Rajasthan 162 Jaipur Circle 521.48 610.00 512.98 485.00
Jodhpur Circle --- 569.96 729.29 615.00
14. Andhra Pradesh 129 Hyderabad Circle 1068.43 998.32 776.61 675.00
Telangana 08
15. Bihar 70 Patna Circle 263.00 414.99 374.99 375.00
16. Jammu &
Kashmir 56 Srinagar Circle 260.00 443.00 135.07 275.00
13 Mini Circle Leh 116.83 141.98 131.50 130.00
17. Kerala 28 Thrissur Circle 455.00 647.19 659.99 585.00
18. Gujarat 203 Vadodara Circle 655.00 847.99 1123.07 1025.00
Daman & Diu(UT) 12
19. Uttarakhand 42 Dehradun Circle 210.49 264.99 215.00 145.00
20. Chhattisgarh 47 Raipur Circle 468.40 587.89 670.33 560.00
21. Jharkhand 13 Ranchi Circle 69.00 115.98 147.61 135.00
Chemical Preservation
(All India) 510.85 787.65 729.60 985.00
Horticultural Activity (All India) 2446.05 3357.98 3878.22 3405.00
Reserve 880.00
Total 3686 16963.86 23551.95 23861.24
22465.00
ANNEXURE -II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2520 FOR 01.08.2016
LIST OF MONUMENTS/SITES IDENTIFIED FOR CENTRAL PROTECTION
Sl. No. Name of Monument/Site State Status
1. Ancient Buddhist Institute Remains in the locality of Nyarma Thiksay, District Leh Jammu and Kashmir The proposal is further processed for issuing Preliminary Notification
2. Group of Temples at Ranipur Jhariyal, District Bolangir Odisha Listed for getting Verified
3. Proposal for protection as of national importance in respect of Biranchi Nayarana Temple, Buguda, Orissa. Odisha Listed for getting Verified
4. Vimalesvari Temple, Huma, Dist. Sambhalpur Odisha Listed for getting Verified
5. Nilamadhava Temple, Kantilo, Dist. Nayagarh Odisha Listed for getting Verified
6. Ganjam Fort, Ganjam Odisha Listed for getting Verified
7. Nrusinghanatha Temple, Paikmal, Dist. Baragarh Odisha Listed for getting Verified
8. Suku Sari Deula and Bhabanisankara Temple Complex by the side of Sari Deula in Bhubaneswar Odisha Listed for getting Verified
9. Birth Place of Madan Mohan Malviya, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Listed for getting Verified
10. Unakoti Rock cut carvings near north Tripura district Tripura Listed for getting Verified
11. Buddhist Stupa and other Navograha temples excavated at Pilak in south Tripura district Tripura Listed for getting Verified
12. Buddhist Stupas at Boxanagar in west Tripura district Tripura Listed for getting Verified
13. Rock cut Carvings across the bank of Gomti River at Chabimura in south Tripura district Tripura Listed for getting Verified
14. Fort of Bajrang Garh Madhya Pradesh Listed for getting Verified
15. Mandar Parvat, Bihar Bihar Listed for getting Verified
16. Birth Place of Dr. Dwarikanath Kotnis Memorial, Solapur Maharashtra Listed for getting Verified
17. Birth Place of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar at Mhow Madhya Pradesh Listed for getting Verified
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