(a) whether the Government have given permission for religious use of monuments and memorials important from archaeological and historical point of view; and
(b) if so, the names thereof, location/State-wise?
(a) whether the Government have given permission for religious use of monuments and memorials important from archaeological and historical point of view; and
(b) if so, the names thereof, location/State-wise?
MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CULTURE (SHRI ANANTH KUMAR)
(a)&(b) No such blanket permission has been given in respect of the centrally protected monuments under the Archaeological Survey of India. However such of the centrally protected monuments which were in religious use when they were notified as monuments of national importance have been allowed to continue with their customary usage.