Question : EXCAVATION WORK OF ASI

(a) the areas of the country including Chhattisgarh where the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) carried out excavation works during each of the last three years along with the archaeological articles recovered therefrom;

(b) whether the Department of Archaeology publishes any report regarding the said articles;

(c) if so, the details of the said reports published during the above period;

(d) the sites at which excavation is currently being undertaken by the ASI and those at which excavation has been discontinued or postponed as on date along with the reasons therefor; and

(e) the funds sanctioned, released and utilised for the purpose during the said period, State-wise?

MINISTER OF CULTURE (SHRIMATI CHANDRESH KUMARI KATOCH)

(a) The details for the last three years are at Annexure-I.

(b) Yes, Sir. The Archaeological Survey of India publishes the summary reports on the excavations in its yearly publication, ‘Indian Archaeology – A Review’ and detailed reports under Memoir Series.

(c) The details in respect of Memoir Series for the last three years are as under:

# Trivedi, P. K. 2009, Excavations at Tarkhanewala – Dera & Chak 86 (2003-04).

# Nambirajan, M. 2009, Bekal Excavation (1997-2001).

# Verma, B. S. 2011, Antichak Excavations -2 (1971-1981).

# Lal, B. B. 2011, Excavations at Bharadvaja Asrama (1978-79 & 1982-83).

# Trivedi, P. K. 2011, Excavations at Udayagiri-2, Odisha (2001-03).

# Badhreenath, S. 2011, Excavations at Siruthavur (2008).

# Poonacha, K. P. 2011, Excavations at Kanaganahalli.

(d) The details of sites where the excavations are currently being undertaken and the sites where excavation could not be undertaken with reasons are at Annexure-I.

(e) The funds allotted, released and utilized during the last three years for the excavations and explorations (under sub-head 03 00 50) during the last three years are at Annexure-II:

Ruppes in lakhs
Year	Allotment &Released	Expenditure 
2009-10	408.00	387.79
2010-11	327.00	310.52
2011-12	305.62	303.37