FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR HERITAGE MONUMENTS
FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR HERITAGE MONUMENTS
There are 3697 ancient monuments and archaeological sites declared as of national importance under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 in the country. State-wise number of monuments and expenditure incurred on conservation, preservation and maintenance of these monuments and sites during the last five years is given at Annexure.
The conservation, preservation and maintenance work of protected monuments and areas is a continuous process and attended regularly by the Archaeological Survey of India, as per need and priority and the funds are allocated accordingly.
Identification of monuments for protection and their conservation and providing tourist facilities/ infrastructure is a regular process. The allocation released for monuments of Tamil Nadu is as under:
Year
(2018-2023)
Allocation
(in crore rupees)
2018-19
8.10
2019-20
9.60
2020-21
7.25
2021-22
12.00
2022-23
19.95
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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Annexure
STATE-WISE NUMBER OF MONUMENTS AND SITES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE IN THE COUNTRY AND EXPENDITURE INCURRED ON CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION
Sl.No.
Name of State / U.T.
Number of Monuments & Site
Expenditure (amount in crores)
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
Andhra Pradesh
135
5.30
5.15
4.57
5.75
11.60
Assam
55
3.15
3.40
3.04
3.30
7.44
Arunachal Pradesh
03
Nagaland
04
Meghalaya
08
Bihar
70
1.76
1.45
1.23
3.35
9.00
Chhattisgarh
46
0.86
3.00
2.89
4.78
7.50
Daman & Diu (U.T.)
11
9.62
7.00
7.34
10.50
14.09
Gujarat
205
Goa
21
1.60
2.20
3.70
7.00
10.45
Haryana
91
2.90
1.57
0.80
1.50
6.53
Punjab
33
Himachal Pradesh
40
1.51
2.15
1.25
1.15
8.90
Jammu & Kashmir (U.T.)
56
1.65
1.55
0.80
2.55
6.03
Jharkhand
13
0.86
1.60
0.88
1.16
2.00
Karnataka
506
21.44
28.55
20.77
25.07
39.93
Kerala
29
2.27
4.50
2.03
6.82
7.50
Ladakh (U.T.)
15
0.70
0.28
0.20
0.43
1.92
Madhya Pradesh
291
8.09
12.50
15.00
16.25
22.90
Maharashtra
286
17.9
20.98
18.16
24.49
39.04
Manipur
01
0.84
1.00
1.31
1.25
2.00
Mizoram
01
Tripura
08
N.C.T. Delhi
173
30.66
30.25
24.51
19.08
30.35
Odisha
81
5.90
5.30
3.63
8.23
13.17
Rajasthan
163
7.05
10.28
11.50
12.03
17.93
Telangana
08
3.70
5.35
2.80
6.80
15.50
Tamil Nadu
412
8.10
9.60
7.25
12.00
19.95
Puducherry (U.T.)
07
Uttar Pradesh
743
15.95
22.35
22.22
42.24
63.53
Uttarakhand
44
0.82
3.59
4.60
3.75
4.85
West Bengal
135
9.69
8.10
7.37
12.57
17.16
Sikkim
03
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