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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2276
ANSWERED ON 12.03.2026
CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS
2276. SMT. RAJANI ASHOKRAO PATIL
Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has reviewed the condition of centrally protected monuments
and heritage sites across the country;
(b) the findings of most recent assessments carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India
and related agencies;
(c) the funds allocated and utilised for conservation, restoration and maintenance works,
State-wise and monument-wise;
(d) the role of private agencies, public-private partnerships and corporate social responsibility
initiatives in upkeeping and preservation; and
(e) the reasons why many heritage sites continue to deteriorate despite budgetary allocations
and the steps proposed to ensure sustainable conservation, enhanced monitoring and
protection of India’s cultural heritage?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)
(a) There are 3686 centrally protected monuments/sites under the care and maintenance of
&
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) across the country. Conservation and preservation
(b)
work of these monuments/sites is a continuous process and is taken up as per the need and
availability of resources and is subject to the National Policy for Conservation. All these
monuments/sites are regularly inspected by the ASI officers/officials from time to time to
review the condition and accordingly conservation, restoration and maintenance works are
carried out. All monuments/sites are in a good state of preservation.(c) The state-wise funds allocated and utilised for conservation, restoration and maintenance
work during the last five financial years and current financial year are given at Annexure
I.
(d) The Adopt A Heritage 2.0 program, exclusively for protected monuments of national
importance, is launched by the ASI to create a framework for engagement with private
/public sector companies and NGOs/ Trusts/ Societies, etc., to develop/provide amenities
at protected monuments; to enhance visitors' experience and make them visitor-friendly.
The role of stakeholders or partnered entities is limited to the engagement in the non-
conservational aspects viz., cleaning of monument premises, besides providing and
maintaining basic tourist amenities like washrooms, drinking water, child care room,
benches, pathways, garbage bins, signage, Sound and Light shows, illumination, etc.
under the guidance and due consultation with ASI. As of date, under this program, a total
of 30 MoUs have been signed. The details are attached herewith as Annexure II.
(e) ASI takes up conservation and restoration work of centrally protected monuments/sites as
per the need of the monuments/sites and as per the availability of resources. There is no
monument in deteriorating condition under the jurisdiction of ASI.ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2276 FOR 12.03.2026.
Sl. Name of Circle 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
No. State/UT (up to 05.03.2026)
Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure
1. Uttar Pradesh Agra 13.00 12.96 19.35 19.35 21.27 21.15 23.52 23.52 15.90 15.90 16.30 14.22
Jhansi 1.00 1.00 4.15 4.15 7.00 7.00 5.82 5.82 6.10 6.10 8.95 8.81
Lucknow 3.88 3.88 10.44 10.44 19.03 19.03 16.93 16.93 8.91 8.91 8.30 8.14
Sarnath 4.38 4.38 5.50 5.50 10.15 10.15 11.32 11.32 7.62 7.62 10.21 10.10
Meerut 0.00 0.00 2.80 2.80 6.20 6.20 7.95 7.95 6.70 6.64 6.90 5.86
2. Maharashtra Aurangabad 3.16 3.16 8.00 7.99 18.70 18.70 26.80 26.80 8.60 8.60 10.80 9.51
Mumbai 11.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 15.35 15.35 15.56 15.56 18.19 18.19 17.94 14.57
Nagpur 4.00 4.00 4.50 4.50 5.00 4.99 10.18 10.18 10.60 10.60 15.50 13.73
3. Karnataka Bangalore 5.27 5.27 9.75 9.75 19.85 19.85 17.34 17.34 8.55 8.55 12.50 10.52
Hampi 9.10 9.10 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 12.25 12.25 6.52 6.52 8.28 7.79
Dharwad 6.40 6.40 7.32 7.32 10.08 10.08 9.57 9.57 7.46 7.46 6.45 5.73
4. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 11.50 11.50 11.50 11.50 14.90 14.90 17.22 17.22 12.30 12.30 13.00 12.52
Jabalpur 3.50 3.50 4.75 4.75 8.00 8.00 9.27 9.27 7.00 6.99 6.45 5.42
5. Odisha Bhubaneswar /Puri 3.63 3.63 8.23 8.23 13.18 13.17 12.29 12.29 11.50 11.37 10.50 7.83
6. West Bengal, Kolkata (86) 6.03 6.02 7.67 7.57 10.16 10.16 9.10 9.10 6.01 6.01 5.10 4.68
7. West Bengal, Raiganj 1.35 1.35 5.00 5.00 7.00 7.00 8.00 8.00 6.10 6.10 8.40 7.68
Sikkim
8. Tamil Nadu, Chennai 5.25 5.25 8.00 8.00 11.45 11.45 12.95 12.95 13.15 13.14 11.20 9.94
Puducherry Trichy 2.00 2.00 4.00 4.0 8.50 8.50 9.55 9.55 5.80 5.80 6.20 5.17
9. Punjab Chandigarh 0.80 0.80 1.50 1.50 6.53 6.53 11.00 11.00 8.40 8.40 12.20 12.09
Haryana
10 Himachal Shimla 1.25 1.25 1.15 1.15 8.90 8.90 5.00 5.00 2.80 2.79 2.10 2.10
Pradesh
11. Delhi Delhi 20.82 20.82 19.10 19.08 30.50 30.35 36.14 36.14 24.95 24.94 42.71 35.99
(NCT)
Delhi Mini Circle 3.69 3.69 -- -- -- -- -- --
12. Goa Goa 3.70 3.70 7.00 7.00 10.45 10.45 9.90 9.90 9.00 9.00 5.40 5.22
13. Assam Guwahati 3.04 3.04 3.30 3.30 7.44 7.44 8.78 8.78 5.72 5.71 4.76 4.21
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Arunachal
Pradesh
14. Manipur Aizawl 1.31 1.31 1.25 1.25 2.00 2.00 1.29 1.29 1.26 1.25 1.30 1.09
Mizoram
Tripura
15. Rajasthan Jaipur 7.40 7.40 7.53 7.53 10.28 10.28 12.75 12.75 10.91 10.91 9.00 7.34
Jodhpur 4.10 4.10 4.50 4.50 7.65 7.65 10.65 10.65 9.25 9.24 8.70 7.81
16. Telangana Hyderabad 2.80 2.80 7.00 6.80 15.50 15.50 14.38 14.38 6.80 6.77 13.45 10.67
17. Andhra Pradesh Amravati 4.57 4.57 5.75 5.75 11.60 11.60 14.70 14.70 12.90 12.90 15.35 15.34
18. Bihar Patna 1.23 1.23 3.35 3.35 9.00 9.00 16.00 16.00 8.73 8.73 15.00 14.86
19. Jammu & Srinagar 0.80 0.80 2.55 2.55 6.11 6.03 7.17 7.17 4.90 4.89 5.95 5.82
Kashmir (U.T)
20. Ladakh (UT) Mini Circle Leh 0.20 0.20 0.43 0.43 1.92 1.92 3.50 3.50 2.20 2.20 4.65 4.50
21. Kerala Thrissure 2.03 2.03 6.82 6.82 7.50 7.50 7.09 7.09 6.30 6.30 4.42 4.13
22. Gujarat Vadodara 6.35 6.35 8.00 8.00 11.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 7.70 7.69 10.20 8.76
Daman & Diu (UT)
Gujarat Rajkot 0.99 0.99 2.50 2.50 3.09 3.09 2.50 2.50 3.00 3.00 4.80 3.90
23. Uttarakhand Dehradun 4.60 4.60 3.75 3.75 4.85 4.85 5.42 5.42 5.10 5.10 6.60 6.33
24. Chhattisgarh Raipur 2.89 2.89 4.78 4.78 7.50 7.50 5.94 5.94 8.19 8.19 16.15 13.34
25. Jharkhand Ranchi 0.88 0.88 1.18 1.16 2.00 2.00 2.15 2.15 2.25 2.25 2.59 2.38
Chemical 3.82 3.81 6.51 6.48 9.91 9.89 8.36 8.36 3.88 3.74 6.29 5.18
Preservation
(HAollr tIincduilatu)r al 44.75 44.75 19.33 19.32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Activity
(All India)
DG Office 44.42 44.42 11.74 11.73 3.15 2.77 13.19 13.19 2.17 2.15 0.75 0.53
Reserve - - 0.02 0.00 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total 260.90 260.83 270.00 269.57 392.71 391.93 443.53 443.53 313.43 313.04 375.28 333.92ANNEXURE-II
ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2276 FOR 12.03.2026.
MoUs signed under AAH 2.0
A total of 30 MoUs have been materialized, the details of which are as below:
S.No. Name of Monument Entity State
1. Agra Fort, Agra (UP) Ease My Trip Foundation Uttar Pradesh
2. Mehrauli Archaeological Sabhyata Foundation Delhi
Park, Delhi
3. Safdarjung Tomb, Delhi Sabhyata Foundation Delhi
4. Western Group of Ease My Trip Foundation Madhya
Temples, Khajuraho Pradesh
5. Kailasanatha temple, Cholamandalam Investment and Tamil Nadu
Kanchipuram (TN) Finance Company Limited (CIFCL)
6. Sun temple, Konark, Puri Ease My Trip Foundation Odisha
(Odisha)
7. Elephanta Caves, Raigarh Mahesh Enterprises and Infra India Maharashtra
(Maharashtra) Private Limited
8. Upper Fort Aguada, Goa Drishti Lifesaving Pvt Ltd Goa
9. PuranaQila, Delhi Sabhyata Foundation Delhi
10. QutubMinar, Delhi Ease My Trip Foundation Delhi
11. Humanyun’s Tomb, Delhi Sabhyata Foundation Delhi
12. JantarMantar Powerlinks Transmission Ltd Delhi
13. Group of Monuments, Tata Power Trading Pvt Ltd Delhi
HauzKhas
14. UgrasenkiBaoli Zee Aakash Delhi
15. Delhi Gate Redtape Ltd Delhi
16. Kashmere Gate and Mori Redtape Ltd Delhi
Gate
17. Rock Shelters of HEG Ltd Madhya
Bhimbetka Pradesh
18. Ajmeri Gate Redtape Ltd Delhi
19. Madrasa Mahmud Gawan Shaheen Group of Institutions Karnataka
20. Kamalapur Museum JSW Foundation Karnataka
21. Tomb of Khan-i-Khana InterGlobe Aviation Pvt Ltd (Indigo) Delhi22. Tomb of Najaf Khan Sawasdee Projects Pvt Ltd Delhi
23. Padma and Rani Talabs Bisleri International Pvt Ltd Rajasthan
at Ranthambore Fort
24. BaoriAbaneri Bisleri International Pvt Ltd Rajasthan
25. BaoriNeemrana Bisleri International Pvt Ltd Rajasthan
26. BudhaBudhi pond at Bisleri International Pvt Ltd Uttar Pradesh
Kalinjar Fort
27. Development of audio Resbird Technologies Multiple sites
guides
28. Red Fort Dalmia Bharat Limited Delhi
29. Aga Khan Palace DCB Bank Maharashtra
30. Airavateswara Temple, Cholamandalam Investment and Tamil Nadu
Darasuram Finance Company Limited (CIFCL)
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