(a) the effective role of National Monuments Authority in the safety, security and maintenance of ancient historical and protected monuments in the country;
(b) the details thereof in respect of such monuments, State –wise; and
(c) the details of the measures taken for protection and maintenance of such monuments in Uttar Pradesh?
MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)
(a) The roles of National Monuments Authority (NMA) as mandated by Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act (AMASR), 1958 and Rules framed there under inter-alia include: making recommendations to the Central Government for grading, categorization and classification of Centrally Protected Monuments (CPM) and protected areas; conducting impact assessment of large scale development projects proposed in the regulated areas; preparation of Heritage Bye Laws (HBL) for each CPM and protected area; regulation of construction activities in the regulated area of CPM and protected area while ensuring that they do not have any substantial adverse impact on the preservation, safety, security or access to the monuments or its immediate surroundings.
(b) The state–wise abstract of 3693 Centrally Protected Monuments is annexed as Annexure.
(c) The Archaeological Survey of India looks after protection, conservation, preservation and maintenance of Centrally Protected Monuments/sites in the country including Uttar Pradesh regularly, within the available resources, as per the requirements of different sites.
Annexure
Annexure referred in part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.2142 for Reply on 02.08.2021 regarding Role of National Monuments Authority
S.No. Name of State Nos. of Monuments
1. Andhra Pradesh 135
2. Arunachal Pradesh 3
3. Assam 55
4. Bihar 70
5. Chhattisgarh 46
6. Daman & Diu (U.T) 11
7. Goa 21
8. Gujarat 203
9. HARYANA 91
10. Himachal Pradesh 40
11. Jammu & Kashmir (U.T) 56
12. Jharkhand 13
13. Karnataka 506
14. Kerala 29
15. Ladakh (U.T) 15
16. Madhya Pradesh 291
17. Maharashtra 286
18. Manipur 01
19. Meghalaya 08
20. Mizoram 01
21. Nagaland 04
22. N. C. T Delhi 173
23. Odisha 80
24. Pondicherry (U.T) 07
25. Punjab 33
26. Rajasthan 163
27. Sikkim 03
28. Telangana 08
29. Tamil Nadu 412
30. Tripura 08
31. Uttar Pradesh 743
32. Uttrakhand 43
33. West Bengal 135
Total 3693
The details of Centrally Protected Monuments are available on the web-site of Archaeological Survey of India i.e. www.asi.nic.in .