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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5755
TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026
PRESERVATION OF MINORITY HERITAGE AND PILGRIMAGE SITES
5755. SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA:
SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS:
Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:
(a) the details of number of minority heritage sites, places of worship and pilgrimage sites
identified for preservation, restoration or development under various Government schemes
during the last ten years, State/UT-wise;
(b) the details of funds sanctioned, released and utilised for such projects during the said
period, State/UT and year-wise;
(c) the details of number of proposals received from States/UTs for preservation or
development of minority heritage sites, along with their present status; and
(d) whether the Government proposes to introduce a dedicated scheme for preservation,
restoration and promotion of minority heritage sites and pilgrimage destinations and if so,
the details along with timeline thereof ?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)
(a) There are 3686 centrally protected monuments/sites under the jurisdiction of
to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the country including minority heritage sites,
(d) places of worships and pilgrimage sites. Conservation and preservation of these
monuments/sites is a regular process and is taken up as per the requirement and
availability of resources subject to the guidelines of National Policy for Conservation,
2014. Details of the funds allocated and expenditure incurred on conservation,
preservation and development of these monuments/sites are given at Annexure-I.
ASI undertakes preservation, restoration & promotions of centrally protected monuments
from funds allocated by the Government of India.ANNEXURE – I
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5755 FOR 30.03.2026.
Details of funds allocated & expenditure incurred for conservation, preservation and
development of centrally protected monuments/sites.
(Amount in Crores)
Sl. Name of Circle / 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
No. State/UT Branch
(Number of Allocati Expendit AllocatiExpenditAllocatiExpenditu AllocatiExpenditu Allocati Expenditu
Monuments on ure on ure on re on re on re
)
1. Uttar Pradesh Agra 13.00 12.96 19.35 19.35 21.27 21.15 23.5 23.52 15.9 15.90
2 0
Jhansi 1.00 1.00 4.15 4.15 7.00 7.00 5.82 5.82 6.10 6.10
Lucknow 3.88 3.88 10.44 10.44 19.03 19.03 16.9 16.93 8.91 8.91
3
Sarnath 4.38 4.38 5.50 5.50 10.15 10.15 11.3 11.32 7.62 7.62
2
Meerut 0.00 0.00 2.80 2.80 6.20 6.20 7.9 7.95 6.70 6.64
5
2. Maharashtra Aurangabad 3.16 3.16 8.00 7.99 18.70 18.70 26.8 26.80 8.60 8.60
0
Mumbai 11.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 15.35 15.35 15.5 15.56 18.1 18.19
6 9
Nagpur 4.00 4.00 4.50 4.50 5.00 4.99 10.1 10.18 10.6 10.60
8 0
3. Karnataka Bangalore 5.27 5.27 9.75 9.75 19.85 19.85 17.3 17.34 8.55 8.55
4
Hampi 9.10 9.10 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 12.2 12.25 6.52 6.52
5
Dharwad 6.40 6.40 7.32 7.32 10.08 10.08 9.57 9.57 7.46 7.46
4. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 11.50 11.50 11.50 11.50 14.90 14.90 17.2 17.22 12.3 12.30
2 0
Jabalpur 3.50 3.50 4.75 4.75 8.00 8.00 9.27 9.27 7.00 6.99
5. Odisha Bhubaneswar 3.63 3.63 8.23 8.23 13.18 13.17 12.2 12.29 11.5 11.37
And Puri 9 0
6. West Bengal, Kolkata 6.03 6.02 7.67 7.57 10.16 10.16 9.10 9.10 6.01 6.01
7. West Bengal, Raiganj 1.35 1.35 5.00 5.00 7.00 7.00 8.00 8.00 6.10 6.10
Sikkim
8. Tamil Nadu, Chennai 5.25 5.25 8.00 8.00 11.45 11.45 12.9 12.95 13.1 13.14
Puducherry 5 5
Trichy 2.00 2.00 4.00 4.0 8.50 8.50 9.55 9.55 5.80 5.80
9. Punjab Chandigarh 0.80 0.80 1.50 1.50 6.53 6.53 11.0 11.00 8.40 8.40
Haryana 0
10 Himachal Shimla 1.25 1.25 1.15 1.15 8.90 8.90 5.00 5.00 2.80 2.79
Pradesh
11. Delhi Delhi 20.82 20.82 19.10 19.08 30.50 30.35 36.1 36.14 24.9 24.94
(NCT) Delhi Mini 3.69 3.69 4 5
Circle
12. Goa Goa 3.70 3.70 7.00 7.00 10.45 10.45 9.90 9.90 9.00 9.00
13. Assam Guwahati 3.04 3.04 3.30 3.30 7.44 7.44 8.78 8.78 5.72 5.71
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
Mizoram
Tripura
15. Rajasthan Jaipur 7.40 7.40 7.53 7.53 10.28 10.28 12.7 12.75 10.9 10.91
5 1Jodhpur 4.10 4.10 4.50 4.50 7.65 7.65 10.6 10.65 9.25 9.24
5
16. Telangana Hyderabad 2.80 2.80 7.00 6.80 15.50 15.50 14.3 14.38 6.80 6.77
8
17. Andhra Amravati 4.57 4.57 5.75 5.75 11.60 11.60 14.7 14.70 12.9 12.90
0 0
Pradesh
18. Bihar Patna 1.23 1.23 3.35 3.35 9.00 9.00 16.0 16.00 8.73 8.73
0
19. Jammu & Srinagar 0.80 0.80 2.55 2.55 6.11 6.03 7.17 7.17 4.90 4.89
Kashmir (U.T)
20. Ladakh (UT) Mini Circle 0.20 0.20 0.43 0.43 1.92 1.92 3.50 3.50 2.20 2.20
21. Ker ala ThLriesshu re 2.03 2.03 6.82 6.82 7.50 7.50 7.09 7.09 6.30 6.30
22. Gujarat Vadodara 6.35 6.35 8.00 8.00 11.00 11.00 12.0 12.00 7.70 7.69
Daman & Diu 0
(UT)
Gujarat Rajkot 0.99 0.99 2.50 2.50 3.09 3.09 2.50 2.50 3.00 3.00
23. Uttarakhand Dehradun 4.60 4.60 3.75 3.75 4.85 4.85 5.42 5.42 5.10 5.10
24. Chhattisgarh Raipur 2.89 2.89 4.78 4.78 7.50 7.50 5.94 5.94 8.19 8.19
25. Jharkhand Ranchi 0.88 0.88 1.18 1.16 2.00 2.00 2.15 2.15 2.25 2.25
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