(a) The details of centrally protected monuments in Delhi;
(b) Whether the Government is aware that the land mafias have encroached these
important historical places and sold the ancient idols to foreign countries;
(c) If so, the details thereof; and
(d) The steps taken by the Government to evict the land from land mafias and to
develop these places?
MINISTER FOR TOURISM AND CULTURE (SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI)
(a) A list of 175 centrally protected monuments declared as of national importance
under the provision of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains
Act, 1958 and Rules, 1959 in Delhi is at Annexure-I.
(b)to(d) Fourteen cases of encroachments have been reported in the protected
monuments of ASI in Delhi. There are no reports of theft of ancient idols from
the protected monuments.The details of encroachment and the steps initiated
to evict the encroachers from the protected monuments is at Annexure-II.