Parliament Question: Maintenance of cultural heritages sites in Uttarakhand

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.27 ANSWERED ON 29.01.2026 MAINTENANCE OF CULTURAL HERITAGES SITES IN UTTARAKHAND 27# SHRI MAHENDRA BHATT: Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state: (a) the number of historical and cultural heritages selected in Uttarakhand; (b) the location of these heritage sites in the State and the amount spent by the Central Government on their maintenance; (c) whether Government is considering the renovation of those sites that are in dilapidated condition; (d) whether Government has prepared any action plan for this; and (e) if so, the outline thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT) (a) There are 43 ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains declared as of national importance in the State of Uttarakhand. (b) The locations-wise details of these national importance monuments and areas (sites) in the State of Uttarakhand are given at Annexure. Further, the amount spent funds on their conservation and maintenance during the last three years is given as under: Year Expenditure (amount in crore) 2022-23 4.85 2023-24 5.42 2024-25 5.10 (c) No such protected monuments and areas (sites) are in dilapidated condition. However, the conservation and preservation of the protected monuments and areas (sites) are taken up by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as per the need and requirement considering availability of funds and resources, following the national conservation policy, which is a continuous process. (d)&(e) Question does not arise.ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 27 FOR 29.01.2026. LOCATION-WISE DETAILS OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS AND AREAS (SITES) UNDER THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA IN STATE OF UTTARAKHAND. Sl.No. Name of Monument / Site Locality 1. Gujardeo Temple Dwarahat 2. Badrinath group of Temples Dwarahat 3. Bandeo Temple Dwarahat 4. Kacheri group of Temple Dwarahat 5. Maniyan group of Temples Dwarahat 6. Mritunjaya group Dwarahat 7. Ratan Deo Shrines Dwarahat 8. Surya Temple Katarmal 9. Dandeshwar Temple Kotuli and Chandhok Gunth (Jageshwar) 10. Chandi-ka-Temple Phulai Gunth, Jageshwar 11. Jageshwar Temple Phulai Gunth, Jageshwar 12. Kuber Temple Phulai Gunth, Jageshwar 13. Mritunjaya Temple Phulai Gunth, Jageshwar 14. Nanda Devi or Nau Durga Phulai Gunth, Jageshwar 15. Nava-grah shrine Phulai Gunth, Jageshwar 16. Pyramidal shrine Phulai Gunth, Jageshwar 17. Shrine dedicated to Surya Phulai Gunth, Jageshwar 18. Ancient Naula Syunrakot 19. Group of ancient temples, consisting of main shrine of Baijnath or Vaidyanath Siva and 17 subsidiary shrines. 20. Three temples of the Indo-Aryan shikara type known as Talli Hat, Mound Katyur Lakshmi Narayan, Rakshas Deval and Satya Narayan. 21. Remains of sixteen temples Adibadri 22. Fort with walls and ruins of dwelling house inside it and Chandpur with flights of steps. 23. Trident of iron with a shaft with one ancient and three Gopeshwar modern inscriptions. 24. Rudranath temple Gopeshwar 25. Two Temple Pandukeshwar 26. Rock Inscription in Survey Plot No. 89 Village Mandal, 27. Group of Baleshwar Temples Champawat 28. Kotwali Chabutra Champawat 29. Naula or covered spring attached to the Baleshwar Champawat Temples 30. Temple sacred to Mahasu Hanol 31. Archaeological Site &Remains, Ashwamedha Yagya No. Jagatram Village, Ann 1, 2 & 3 Field Tea Company jungleSl.No. Name of Monument / Site Locality and Dumet (Barhwala) 32. The inscribed rock edicts of Asoka Kalsi 33. Kalinga Monuments Karanpur 34. Temple and images in its vicinity Lakha Mandal 35. Archaeological Sites and Remains Virpurkhurd, Virbhadra 36. Old Cemetery Shaikhpuri & Ganeshpur (Roorkee) 37. Remains of ancient buildings locallly identified with Dhikuli Vairatapattana 38. Old temple sacred to Sita Sitabani 39. Patal Bhubaneswar Caves Gangolihat 40. Remains of a few old temples and an inscribed masonry Gangolihat well 41. Vishnu Temple Kotali 42. Excavated Site at Dronasagar Mauza Ujjain Kashipur 43. Excavated site and Remains Village Khawli Sera, Purola *****