Question : Restoration of Azimganj Sarai

(a) whether the Government proposes the restoration of the Azimganj Sarai with 108 rooms and a large courtyard, the fort like structure that was the grandest Sarai in the area, built during Mughal emperor Akbar''s reign in the 15th Century which once served historians and travellers who used the Grand Trunk Road; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the future development plan of the
Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) & (b) The Azimganj Sarai is not a protected monument of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Hence, presently there is no such proposal.




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