(a) whether the Government of Maharashtra had submitted any proposal for installation of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji at Megh Dambri in Raigad Fort; and
(b) if so, the Union Government`s decision thereon alongwith the cost involved therein?
(a) whether the Government of Maharashtra had submitted any proposal for installation of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji at Megh Dambri in Raigad Fort; and
(b) if so, the Union Government`s decision thereon alongwith the cost involved therein?
MINISTER FOR TOURISM AND CULTURE (SHRI JAGMOHAN)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) Installation of a new statue within the precincts of a centrally protected monument distorts the ancient ambience of the protected monument and contravenes the provisions of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 and Rules, 1959.