(a) whether there is a need to repair and conserve a large number of archaeological sites in Uttar Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
(c) the amount of funds sanctioned, released and utilized for conservation of archaeological sites across the country particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) & (b) Conservation work of protected monuments in the country including Uttar Pradesh is attended regularly and they are in a fairly good state of preservation.
(c) The details of expenditure incurred for conservation of protected monuments in the country including Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat during the last three years and allocation for the current year, State/UT-wise are given in annexure.
ANNEXURE
Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha unstarred question no. †3128 for 31.12.2018
Details of expenditure incurred for conservation of protected monuments in the country including Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat during the last three years and allocation for the current year, State/UT-wise.
(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)
Sl. No. Name of State/UT Circle / Branch Expenditure Allocation
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
1. Uttar Pradesh Agra Circle 1270.00 940.00 850.00 800.00
Lucknow Circle 945.08 688.52 648.97 650.00
Sarnath Circle 495.00 230.20 200.00 225.00
2. Maharashtra Aurangabad Circle 629.05 334.00 544.99 550.00
Mumbai Circle 902.82 900.48 914.98 850.00
Nagpur Circle 845.00 395.54 530.00 530.00
3. Karnataka Bangalore Circle 1427.02 1009.50 1056.89 950.00
Mini Circle Hampi 401.24 800.31 660.00 650.00
Dharwad Circle 716.42 516.98 597.99 600.00
4. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Circle 1261.01 745.00 779.98 750.00
5. Odisha Bhubaneswar Circle 679.52 865.00 689.92 550.00
6. West Bengal, Kolkata Circle 537.95 280.68 521.00 751.18
Sikkim
7. Tamil Nadu, Chennai Circle 919.10 583.98 460.05 500.00
Puducherry (UT)
8. Punjab Chandigarh Circle 634.98 523.85 424.91 425.00
Haryana
9. Himachal Pradesh Shimla Circle 300.00 106.22 148.75 150.00
10. Delhi Delhi Circle 1176.73 562.50 901.88 1883.65
Delhi Mini Circle - 418.05 640.11 600.00
11. Goa Goa Circle 240.99 155.30 239.64 240.00
12. Assam Guwahati Circle 395.07 262.19 377.00 300.00
Manipur
Meghalaya Aizwal Circle, Mijoram 72.20 86.20 100.00
Mizoram
Nagaland
Tripura
Arunchal Pradesh
13. Rajasthan Jaipur Circle 512.98 208.48 255.00 260.00
Jodhpur Circle 729.29 322.42 370.00 375.00
14. Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Circle 776.61 841.50 350.00 350.00
Telangana
15. Telengana Amrawati Circle --- --- 684.98 650.00
16. Bihar Patna Circle 374.99 153.53 195.00 250.00
17. Jammu &
Kashmir Srinagar Circle 135.07 95.83 215.00 250.00
Mini Circle Leh 131.50 43.40 54.09 55.00
18. Kerala Thrissure Circle 545.00 284.98 325.00 350.00
19. Gujarat Vadodara Circle 1123.07 1385.00 1117.99 950.00
Daman & Diu(UT)
20. Uttarakhand Dehradun Circle 215.00 55.07 70.00 70.00
21. Chhattisgarh Raipur Circle 670.33 216.30 176.39 175.00
22. Jharkhand Ranchi Circle 147.61 50.13 175.00 150.00
Chemical
Preservation
(All India) 729.60 690.13 549.79 582.00
Horticultural Activity (All India) 3878.22 4655.95 5528.20 5300.00
Construction of Boundary walls & Toilet Blocks at Monuments ¬¬¬- 10783.00 19737.09 19016.35
Reserve -- --- --- 289.68
Total 23746.25 30176.22 41076.79 41127.86