Question : Conservation of Monuments

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 155
TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015
AGRAHAYANA 9, 1937 (SAKA)


CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS


†155. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:
SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:
SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:
SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:
SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:
SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:
SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:
SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:
SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:
SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:
SHRI P.K. BIJU:
SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:
DR. A. SAMPATH:
SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:
SHRI INNOCENT:
SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:


Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:
a) the details of protected monuments/temples/forts/heritage sites and museums lying in dilapidated conditions due to natural calamities and on the verge of collapse due to lack of proper maintenance along with the action proposed to be taken for restoration of these monuments, States/UTs and monument-wise;

b) the monument/temple/fort/heritage sites/museum-wise details of the financial assistance granted and expenditure incurred for the conservation, protection and establishment during the last three years, State-wise and whether the funds provided, are insufficient, and if not, the reason therefor;

c) whether the National Monuments Authority (NMA) has asked Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to re-examine the list of protected monuments along with the details of denotified/missing/untraceable monuments/forts/temples, State-wise and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government for the renovation of damaged monuments;

d) whether the Government provided funds for maintenance of heritage buildings not declared by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as protected sites and if so, the details thereof; and

e) whether the Government has any scheme to promote the involvement of youth in the conservation of heritage and monuments in the country and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE & TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
AND MINISTER OF STATE, CIVIL AVIATION


(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)


a) No Madam. The protected monuments of ASI are in a fairly good state of preservation.

b) The State-wise details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred for conservation of protected monuments and museums of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for last three years, are given in annexure I & II respectively. Adequate funds are provided for conservation as per requirements.

c) No, Madam. The National Monuments Authority is not mandated for this purpose as per the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2010. However, NMA has requested ASI to send an updated and corrected list of missing/ untraceable monuments under Delhi Circle of ASI.

d) Yes Madam. ASI has taken up conservation work of some unprotected monuments from available funds. The details are given in annexure III.
e) No Madam. No such scheme is there at present.



Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.155 FOR 30.11.2015

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS ALLOCATED/EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS UNDER ASI DURING LAST THREE YEARS

(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)
Sl. No. Name of State/UT Circle / Branch Allocation /Expenditure
2012-2013 2013-14 2014-15
1. Uttar Pradesh Agra Circle 737.49 957.97 1404.99
Lucknow Circle 1047.49 944.99 1165.00
Sarnath Circle --- --- 534.99
2. Maharashtra Aurangabad Circle 494.00 493.00 695.00
Mumbai Circle 414.99 415.00 645.00
Nagpur Circle --- --- 444.98
3. Karnataka Bangalore Circle
1131.00 1253.00 1515.99
Mini Circle Hampi -- -- 90.00
Dharwad Circle 793.00 993.79 713.94
4. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Circle 708.50 716.99 956.99
5. Odisha Bhubaneswar Circle 455.22 280.00 596.99
6. West Bengal, Kolkata Circle 378.75 448.18 549.63
Sikkim
7. Tamil Nadu, Chennai Circle 500.03 845.00 1070.01
Puducherry (UT)
8. Punjab Chandigarh Circle 685.92 795.92 875.85
Haryana
9. Himachal Pradesh Shimla Circle 105.00 155.86 315.00
10. Delhi Delhi Circle 1100.98 1300.19 1499.75
11. Goa Goa Circle 107.99 144.50 397.36
12. Assam Guwahati Circle 207.25 174.94 292.56
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Tripura
Arunchal Pradesh
13. Rajasthan Jaipur Circle 435.00 521.48 610.00
Jodhpur Circle --- --- 569.96
14. Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Circle 890.00 1068.43 998.32
Telangana
15. Bihar Patna Circle 275.04 263.00 414.99
16. Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar Circle 243.80 260.00 443.00
Mini Circle Leh 67.00 116.83 141.98
17. Kerala Thrissur Circle 406.00 455.00 647.19
18. Gujarat Vadodara Circle 459.99 655.00 847.99
Daman & Diu (UT)
19. Uttarakhand Dehradun Circle 107.49 210.49 264.99
20. Chhattisgarh Raipur Circle 405.00 468.40 587.89
21. Jharkhand Ranchi Circle 53.57 69.00 115.98
Chemical Preservation
(All India) 527.67 510.85 787.65
Horticultural Activity (All India) 2128.63 2446.05 3357.98


ANNEXURE -II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 155 FOR 30.11.2015

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS ALLOCATED/EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND UPGRADATION OF MUSEUMS UNDER THE ASI, DURING LAST THREE YEARS

Sl. No. State Name of the Museum Allocation/ Expenditure
(Amount Rs. In lakhs)
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
1. Delhi Swatantrata Sangram Sangrahalaya, Red Fort, Delhi. 17.26 25.89 8.99
Indian War Memorial Museum, Red Fort, Delhi 5.08 13.58 2.69
Swatantrata Senani Samark Museum, Salimgarh, Red Fort, Delhi 14.44 11.44 4.37
Archaeological Museum, Red Fort, Delhi 6.50 15.87 4.86
Archaeological Museum, Purana Qila, Delhi 12.01 11.67 2.13
Punjab Ropar Museum, Ropar 8.67 7.95 00.00
Haryana Museum, Sheikh Chilli’s Tomb, Thaneswar 1.85 7.40 1.13
Himachal Pradesh Kangra Fort Museum, Kangra 1.22 6.94 00.00
Madhya Pradesh Gwalior Museum, Gwalior 8.34 12.75 1.54
Chanderi Museum, Chanderi 35.15 16.75 5.66
Khajuraho Museum, Khajuraho 22.77 14.10 5.05
Sanchi Museum, Sanchi 29.69 7.49 2.29
Rajasthan Kalibangan Museum, Kalibangan 6.59 11.15 0.56
Deeg Palace Museum, Deeg 3.80 7.49 1.25
Uttar Pradesh Taj Museum, Agra 13.47 7.42 2.03
Fetehpur Sikri Museum, Fetehpur Sikri 9.34 17.58 5.73
Residency Museum, Lucknow 2.80 24.15 6.18
Sarnath Museum, Sarnath 47.50 64.15 12.52
Uttrakhand Jageshwar Museum, Jageshwar 3.53 8.02 00.80
Assam Sri Surya Pahar Museum, Assam 12.94 13.63 00.00
Bihar Vaishali Museum, Vaishali 4.00 9.94 3.50
Nalanda Museum. Nalanda 8.25 12.25 4.03
Bodhgaya Museum, Bodhgaya 6.60 4.48 1.84
Vikramshila Museum, Vikramshila 9.23 11.83 2.17
Bhubaneswar Konark Museum, Konark 13.99 14.30 1.70
Maharashtra Ratnagiri Museum, Ratnagiri 16.30 30.10 3.91
West Bengal Tamluk Museum, Tamluk 6.38 5.78 1.93
Kooch Bihar Museum, Kooch Bihar 20.43 19.67 6.48
Hazarduary Palace Museum, Murshidabad 24.46 41.25 4.93
Tamil Nadu Fort St. George Museum, Chennai 66.66 40.00 8.36
Tipu Sultan Palace Museum, Srirangapatana 6.50 8.49 2.83
Andhra Pradesh Nagarjunakonda Museum, Nagarjunakonda 35.10 28.50 8.98
Amravati Museum, Amravati 19.30 9.06 2.05
Chandragiri Museum, Chandragiri 5.78 9.56 00.88
Telangana Kondapur Museum, Kondapur 17.93 6.02 00.79
Karnataka Halebidu Museum, Halebidu 10.29 5.23 2.75
Aihole Museum, Aihole 13.60 6.17 1.81
Bijapur Museum, Bijapur 14.50 13.36 3.52
Kerala Mattancherry Palace Museum, Kochi 9.50 18.55 3.48
Goa Velha Goa Museum, Goa 38.18 20.43 00.65
Gujarat Lothal Museum, Lothal 8.54 8.34 3.46
Dholavira Museum, Dholavira 2.98 8.11 3.23
Bangalore Hampi Museum, Hampi 15.00 8.75 2.58
Badami Museum, Badami 11.60 8.81 2.02


Annexure-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 155 FOR 30.11.2015

Allocation of fund for conservation of unprotected monuments by ASI for the current financial year 2015-16.
(Amount Rs. in lakhs)
Sl.No. Name of unprotected Monument Allocation for
2015-16
1. Shri Kedarnath Temple, Uttarakhand 70.00

2. Jama Masjid, Delhi
40.00
3. Rachol Seminary, Goa 65.00

4. Koodalmanickam Temple, Kerala 100.00



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