Parliament Question: Preservation and Promotion of Cultural and Historical Heritage of Gujarat

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1277 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025 PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF GUJARAT 1277. SMT. GENIBEN NAGAJI THAKOR: Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has undertaken any initiatives to preserve and promote the cultural and historical heritage of Gujarat; (b) if so, the details of the monuments, heritage sites and cultural festivals supported by the Ministry in Gujarat during the last three years and the current year; (c) whether the Government is providing any financial or technical support for the restoration of historical sites like the Sun Temple (Modhera), Rani ki Vav (Patan), and Champaner - Pavagadh and if so, the details thereof; and (d) the details and status of the proposals for setting up new museums or cultural centers in Gujarat? ANSWER MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT) (a) There are 205 Centrally Protected Monuments under the care and & maintenance of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the state of (b) Gujarat (List attached as Annexure I). ASI has also established one (01) Archaeological Site Museum at Dholavira, located in District Kutch, Gujarat to showcase the rich cultural and historical heritage. Ministry of Culture has set up West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC) at Udaipur to preserve and promote the folk culture of Gujarat. WZCC organizes various cultural activities and programmes in the State of Gujarat. The cultural programmes organized by WZCC, Udaipur in State of Gujarat are Vasantotsav, National Unity Day, Daang Darbar, Nupur Dance Festival & Tribal Festival. The Ministry of Culture has also provided financial assistance to Archaeological Experiential Museum at Vadnagar in the last three years.(c) ASI takes up conservation and preservation work of historical sites like the Sun Temple (Modhera), Rani ki Vav (Patan), and Champaner-Pavagadh as per need and availability of resources. The details of the allocation and expenditure incurred in the last three years for conservation and preservation of these monuments are given in Annexure –II. (d) At present, there is no such proposal pending for consideration with the Ministry of Culture.Annexure I LIST OF THE CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS/SITES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA IN STATE OF GUJARAT SI. No. Name of monuments/sites Location Village/town/city District 1. Achyut Bibi’s Masjid & Tomb Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 2. Ahmed Shah’s Tomb Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 3. Ahmed Shah’s Mosque Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 4. Astodia Gate Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 5. Baba Lauli’s Masjid Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 6. Bhadra Gate beside Bhadrakali Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Temple 7. Brick Minars Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 8. Dariya Khan’s Tomb Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 9. Dariyapur Gate Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 10. Dastur Khan’s Masjid Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 11. Delhi Gate Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 12. Haibat Khan’s Masjid Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 13. Inlet to Kankaria Tank Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 14. Jami Masjid Kochrah Ahmedabad 15. Kalupur Gate Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 16. Kutub Shah’s Mosque Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 17. Mata Bhavani’s Well Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 18. Muhafiz Khan’s Mosque Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 19. Nawab Sardar Khan’s Masjid & outer Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Gate in C.S. No. 6814 20. Nawab Sardar Khan’s Rouza with its Ahmedabad Ahmedabad compound bearing C.S. No. 6811 21. Panchkuwa Gate Ahmedabad Ahmedabad22. Premabhai Gate Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 23. Queen’s Mosque in Sarangpur Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 24. Raipur Gate Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 25. Rani Rupavati’s Mosque Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 26. Rani Sipri’s Mosque & Tomb Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 27. Sarangpur Gate Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 28. Shah Alam’s Tomb with all Ahmedabad Ahmedabad surrounding buildings in the group 29. Shah Kupai Masjid Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 30. Sidi Bashir’s Minars & Tomb Ahmedabad Ahmedabad (Shaking) 31. Sidi Saiyad’s Mosque PaldiKochrah Ahmedabad 32. Teen Darwaja or Tripolia Gate Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 33. Shahpur or Kazi Mohamad Chisti’s Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Masjid 34. Three Gates besides Bhadrakail Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Temple 35. Tomb near Queen’s Mosque, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Sarangpur 36. Tomb of Mir Abu Turab Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 37. Tombs of Queens of Ahmed Shah Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 38. Dada Harir’s Mosque & Tomb Asarwa Ahmedabad 39. Dada (Bai) Harir’s Step Well Asarwa Ahmedabad 40. Malik Alam’s Mosque Dani Limda Ahmedabad 41. Behlol Khan’s Gazi’s Mosque Dholka Ahmedabad 42. Jami Masjid Dholka Ahmedabad 43. Khan Masjid Dholka Ahmedabad 44. Malav Tank Dholka Ahmedabad 45. Ruined Building Dholka Ahmedabad 46. Jethabhai’s Step Well Isanpur Ahmedabad47. Small Stone Mosque (Gumle Masjid) Isanpur Ahmedabad 48. Cazi Masjid Mandal Ahmedabad 49. The Jami masjid, Mandal Mandal Ahmedabad 50. Sayyid masjid, Mandal Mandal Ahmedabad 51. Small Stone Mosque (Rain Masjid) Paladi Ahmedabad 52. Bibiji’s Masjid Rajpur-Hirpur Ahmedabad 53. Ancient Mound Rangpur Ahmedabad 54. Ancient Site Lothal Ahmedabad (Saragwala) 55. The Great mosque, Sarkhej Sarkhej Ahmedabad 56. The great tank, palace and harem, Sarkhej Ahmedabad Sarkhej 57. Pavilion before the Tomb of Shaikh Sarkhej Ahmedabad Ahmed Khatau Gunj Baksh 58. Rauza's of Bava Alisar and Bava Sarkhej Ahmedabad Ganj Baksh, Sarkhej 59. Tomb of BibiRajbai, Sarkhej Sarkhej Ahmedabad 60. Tomb of Mahomed Begarah, Sarkhej Ahmedabad 61. Tomb of Sheikh Ahmad Khatau Ganj Sarkhej Ahmedabad Baksh, Sarkhej 62. Saiyyed Usman’s Mosque & Tomb Usmanpur Ahmedabad 63. Rauza of Azam Khan and Moazzam Vasna Ahmedabad Khan 64. Tombs (Qutub-I-Alam) Vatva Ahmedabad 65. The Mansur Talav and Shrines Viramgam Ahmedabad 66. The step well, Borsad Borsad Anand 67. Jami Masjid Khambhat Anand 68. Jami Masjid Bharuch Bharuch 69. An old ruined temple of Mahadev, Bavka Dahod Bhanka 70. Rudabai Step Well with inscription Adalaj Gandhinagar 71. The Bhamaria Well Mehamadabad Kheda72. Temple of Galteshwar Sarnal Kheda 73. Tombs of Saif-ud-din and Nizam-ud- Sojali Kheda din 74. The Tomb of Mubarak Sayyid Sojali Kheda 75. Vithalbhai Haveli Vaso Kheda 76. Jasmalnathji Mahadev Temple Asoda Mehsana 77. Hingloji Mata Temple Khandosan Mehsana 78. Sabha Mandapa (Double Shrines) & Khandosan Mehsana the ancient shrines, 79. Sun Temple, Surya Kund with Modhera Mehsana adjoining other temples & loose sculptures 80. Malai Mata Temple Palodar Mehsana 81. Sitlamata Temple Piludara Mehsana 82. Torana with a Surya Temple Piludara Mehsana 83. Nilkantheshwar Mahadev Temple Sunak Mehsana 84. Shivai Mata Temple Sunak Mehsana 85. AjpalKund Vadnagar Mehsana 86. Inscription & Arjun Bari Gate Vadnagar Mehsana 87. Torana Vadnagar Mehsana 88. Kund Vijapur Mehsana 89. Bava Man's mosque Champaner Panchmahals 90. Cenotoph of Kevda masjid. Champaner Panchmahal 91. Cenotoph of Nagina masjid Champaner Panchmahal 92. Citadel walls Champaner Panchmahal 93. City gate near Kasbin Talao Champaner Panchmahal 94. City walls at the S.E. corner of the Champaner Panchmahal citadel going up the hill 95. The East and South Bhadra Gates Champaner Panchmahal 96. Helical stepped well with 50 feet Champaner Panchmahal space around it and pathway feet 10 wide to the nearest road)97. Jami masjid. Champaner Panchmahal 98. Kabutarkhana Pavilion Vada Talao Panchmahal 99. Kamani masjid. Champaner Panchmahal 100. Kevda masjid Champaner Panchmahal 101. The Lili Gumbaz-ki-masjid Champaner Panchmahal 102. Mandvi or Custom house Champaner Panchmahal 103. Nagina masjid Champaner Panchmahal 104. Sahar Ki Masjid (Bohrani) Champaner Panchmahal 105. Sakar Khan's Dargah Champaner Panchmahal 106. Step well North of Jami masjid. Champaner Panchmahal 107. Three Cells Champaner Panchmahal 108. Tomb with a brick dome in the centre Vada Talao Panchmahal and 4 small corner domes on way to Khajuri masjid near BadaTalao. 109. Rudra Mala temple Desar Panchmahal 110. Ek-minar-ki-Masjid Halol Panchmahal 111. Panch Mahuda-ki-masjid Halol Panchmahal 112. Tomb near Panch Mahuda-ki-masjid Halol Panchmahal 113. Tomb of Sikandar Shah Halol Panchmahal 114. Kankeshwar Mahadev Temple Kankanpur Panchmahal 115. Fort of Pavagadh and the ruined Pavagadh hill Panchmahal Hindu and Jain temples on the top of Pavagadh hill 116. Gate No. 1 Atak Gate (with two Pavagadh hill Panchmahal gateways). 117. Gate No. 2 (with three Pavagadh hill Panchmahal gateways)Budhiya Gate 118. Gate No. 3 Moti Gate Sadansha Gate Pavagadh hill Panchmahal 119. Gate No. 4 with big bastions with cells Pavagadh hill Panchmahal in the interior 120. Gate No. 5 Gulan Bulan Gate Pavagadh hill Panchmahal121. Gate No. 6 (Buland Darwaza) Pavagadh hill Panchmahal 122. Gate No. 7 Maki Gate Pavagadh hill Panchmahal 123. Gate No. 8 (Tarapur gate) Pavagadh hill Panchmahal 124. Makaikothar Pavagadh hill Panchmahal 125. Mint above gate No. 4 Pavagadh hill Panchmahal 126. Navlakha Kothar Pavagadh hill Panchmahal 127. Patai Rawal Palace with tanks Pavagadh hill Panchmahal 128. Sat Manzil with steps right up to Pavagadh hill Panchmahal bastion on top 129. Walls of Fort on top Pavagadh hill Panchmahal 130. Ratneshwar Old temple with Ratanpur Panchmahal sculptured screen 131. Rani- ki-Vav Anawadapati, Patan Patan 132. Sahasralinga Talao (Excavated) Anawadapati, Patan Patan 133. Limboji Mata Temple Delmal Patan 134. Nilkantheshwar Mahadev Temple Ruhavi Patan 135. Shaikh Farid Tomb Samalpati, Patan Patan 136. Two small shrines Near Sanderi Mata Sander Patan Temple 137. Gateway of Khan Sarovar Sandesapati, Patan patan 138. Jama Masjid Sidhpur Patan 139. Ruins of Rudra Mahalaya Temple Sidhpur Patan 140. Group of temples Khed and Roda Sabarkantha 141. Tomb of Sikandershah Prantij Sabarkantha 142. Ancient site comprised of Survey plot Kamrej Surat No. 535 143. Dargah Known as Khwaja Dana Surat Surat Saheb'sRoza. 144. Old Dutch& Armenian Tombs & Surat Surat Cemetaries145. Old English Tombs Surat Surat 146. Tomb of Khwaja Safar Sulemani Surat Surat 147. Fateh Burj Vyara Tapi 148. Microlithic site S. No. 311, 312, 313& Amrapura Vadodara. 298, Amrapura 149. Hira Gate with S.No. 38,41,45, 47 & Dabhoi Vadodara Tika No. 102 & 103 150. Mahudi (Champaneri) Gate & Dabhoi Vadodara adjacent construction 151. Nandodi Gate with adjacent Dabhoi Vadodara construction 152. Saptamukhi Vav Dabhoi Vadodara 153. Vadodara Gate & its adjacent Dabhoi Vadodara construction 154. Hazira or Qutbuddin Mahmad Khan's Danteshwar Vadodara Tomb 155. Ancient site of Sandhiyapura Goraj Vadodara 156. Ancient site (Excavated) Kayavarohan Vadodara 157. Gateway or Torana Kayavarohan Vadodara 158. Frescoes on the walls of Pratap Road, Vadodara BhauTambekar's Wada Vadodara 159. Historic Site S. No. 431 to 435 Akota, Vadodara Vadodara 160. Tomb of Raao Lakha & Chhatri Bhuj Kachchh 161. Siva Temple Kotai Kachchh 162. Excavated Site Surkotada Kachchh 163. Ancient Site (Kotada) Dholavira Kachchh 164. Ancient Site Juni- Kuran JuniKuran Kachchh 165. Durvasa Rishi’s Ashram and its site Pinadara Devbhoomi Dwarka 166. Kalika Mata Temple NaviDhreiwad Devbhoomi Dwarka 167. Gokeshwar Mahadev Temple Lowrali Devbhoomi Dwarka 168. Gadhi Fortress and Temple in survey Old Dhinki Devbhoomi Dwarka No.106 169. Temple of Rama Laxman Baradia Devbhoomi Dwarka170. Dwarkadhish Group of Temples with Dwarka Devbhoomi Dwarka its outer compound S.No.1607,1608 & 1609 171. Kshatrapa Inscriptions Dwarka Devbhoomi Dwarka 172. Rukmani Temple Dwarka Devbhoomi Dwarka 173. Magderu Temple Dhrasanvel Dhrasanwel Devbhoomi Dwarka 174. Guhadity Temple in Survey No. 655 Varvala Devbhoomi Dwarka 175. Junagadhi (Jain) Temple Vasai Devbhoomi Dwarka 176. Kankeshvara Mahadev Temple and Vasai Devbhoomi Dwarka other shrines 177. Gop (Sun) Temple NaniGop Jamnagar 178. Ancient Site Gohilwada Timbo Amreli Amreli (Mound) 179. Fresco on the wall of Kashivisvanath PadarSingha Amreli temple 180. Ancient Site Venivadar Amreli 181. Ancient Site/Mound Sihor Bhavnagar 182. Darbargarh Sihor Bhavnagar 183. Ancient Site/Mound Vallabhaipur Bhavanagar 184. Jain Temples Talaja Bhavanagar 185. Talaja Caves Talaja Bhavanagar 186. Masjid of Ragusha Pir Ranpur Botad 187. Ashokan Rock (Edicts) Junagadh Junagadh 188. Buddhistic Cave Junagadh Junagadh 189. Baba Pyare, Khapra Kodia Caves Junagadh Junagadh 190. Ancient Mound Intwa Junagadh 191. Jami Masjid Mangrol Junagadh 192. Bibi Masjid Mangrol Junagadh 193. Raveli Masjid Mangrol Junagadh 194. Ranchhod Rayaji Temple with MulDwarka Junagadh wasteland around the chowk of mahadev Temple 195. House where Mahatma Gandhi was Porbandar Porbandar born196. Old Parsvanth Temple Miyani Porbandar 197. Dhank Caves Dhank Rajkot 198. Sun Temple Thangadh Surendranagar 199. Navlakha Temple Sejakpur Surendranagar 200. Ancient Site/Mound in Village Sejakpur Surendranagar 201. Ranak Devi's Temple Wadhwan Surendranagar 202. Ananteshwara Temple BhadiaAnandpur Surendranagar 203. Darbargarh Halvad Morbi 204. Ancient Quarry Site-I Dholavira Kachchh 205. Ancient Quarry Site-II Dholavira KachchhAnnexure-II THE DETAILS OF THE ALLOCATION AND EXPENDITURE INCURRED IN THE LAST THREE YEARS FOR CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF SUN TEMPLE (MODHERA), RANI KI VAV (PATAN), AND CHAMPANER-PAVAGADH (Rs in Lakhs) Sl. Name of the monument Financial Year no. 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1. Sun Temple Modhera, Patan 28.93 102.93 90.00 2. Rani kiVav, Patan 68.94 39.53 82.79 3. Sahar ki Masjid at Champaner 34.41 15.77 45.00 Pavagadh 4. Kevda Masjid at Champaner 3.02 6.30 20.00 Pavagadh 5. Jami Masjid at Champaner Pavagadh 22.49 30.50 50.00 ------