The Minister of Culture Smt.
Chandresh Kumari Katoch has said that no direct foreign assistance is received
by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for development, restoration and
conservation of protected monuments. However, few works are attended to by
receiving matching grants from World Monuments Fund through National Culture
Fund and some other are executed by funding from Japan International
Cooperation Agency. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Smt. Katoch said, the regular conservation work at these monuments is
executed from normal budget allocations to ASI. The details of these works executed
during the last three years and the expenditure incurred thereon so far, are given under:
Monument wise details of funds received and
expenditure incurred from World Monument Fund and Japan International
Cooperation Agency
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Works taken up by funding from World Monument Fund (WMF)
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Sl. No.
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Name of the monument
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Funds received from
(Amount, Rs. in crores)
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Expenditure so far (upto
31.07.2013)
Amount Rs. in crores
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World Monument Fund
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Archaeological Survey of India
Contribution
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1.
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Jaisalmer Fort
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2.00
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2.00
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1.59
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Works taken up by funding from Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA)
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Sl.
No.
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Name of the monument
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Total fund sanctioned
(Rs. in crores)
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Expenditure
so far upto 31.03.2013
(Rs. in crores)
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1.
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Ajanta Caves
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37.69
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4.42
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2.
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Ellora Caves
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5.71
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3.
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Pitalkhora Caves
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0.43
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4.
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Aurangabad Caves
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1.38
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5.
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Bibi Ka Maqbara
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4.39
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6.
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Daulatabad Fort
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6.88
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7.
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Patnadevi Temple
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0.36
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8.
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Survey, maintenance and equipments
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10.87
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9.
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Lonar
Conservation & Development works
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0.90
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Total
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37.69
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35.34
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(JICA project is closed
in March, 2013.)
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