Ministry of Culture
FUNDS TO MAKE HERITAGE BUILDINGS ACCESSIBLE
Posted On:
05 FEB 2024 5:30PM by PIB Delhi
All ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains declared as national importance are accessible to public.
So far as provisions for disability are concerned the activity of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) are regulated by provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 considering feasibility, scope and norms to maintain original character of the monument Various facilities are provided at protected monuments, details thereof are at Annexure.
There is no separate provision for the said activities. However, the expenditure is met out from overall budget of ASI allocated for the conservation and maintenance. The expenditure incurred on the same including providing amenities during last 5 years is as under:
(Amount in Crore)
|
Year
|
Expenditure
|
|
2018-19
|
406.38
|
|
2019-20
|
435.61
|
|
2020-21
|
260.90
|
|
2021-22
|
270.00
|
|
2022-23
|
392.71
|
|
|
|
The Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 provides provision for the same.
DETAILS OF AMENITIES / FACILITY AVAILABLE FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED-PERSONS (DIVYANG) AT PROTECTED MONUMENTS
|
SL.
NO.
|
STATE/UT
|
RAMP
|
WHEEL CHAIR
|
DIFFERENTLY ABLED (DIVYANG) TOILETS
|
SIGNAGE IN BRAILLE
|
AUDIO GUIDE
|
PATHWAY WITH TACTILE STRIP
|
| |
Andhra Pradesh
|
3
|
8
|
10
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Assam
|
3
|
5
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
| |
Bihar
|
2
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
| |
Chhattisgarh
|
1
|
3
|
10
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
| |
Daman & Diu, Dadar Nagar Haveli (UT)
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Goa
|
12
|
5
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Gujarat
|
6
|
15
|
12
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Haryana
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Himachal Pradesh
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
| |
Jammu & Kashmir (UT)
|
2
|
13
|
4
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Jharkhand
|
1
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Karnataka
|
21
|
40
|
25
|
13
|
1
|
1
|
| |
Kerala
|
8
|
29
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Ladakh (UT)
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Madhya Pradesh
|
14
|
33
|
5
|
27
|
2
|
8
|
| |
Maharashtra
|
4
|
14
|
13
|
3
|
25
|
1
|
| |
Manipur
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Mizoram
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| |
NCT Delhi
|
6
|
41
|
10
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
| |
Odisha
|
11
|
8
|
9
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Punjab
|
3
|
7
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Rajasthan
|
27
|
13
|
9
|
1
|
-
|
4
|
| |
Tamil Nadu
|
27
|
47
|
38
|
22
|
-
|
9
|
| |
Telangana
|
6
|
11
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Tripura
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
| |
Uttar Pradesh
|
14
|
31
|
31
|
20
|
-
|
1
|
| |
Uttarakhand
|
20
|
25
|
10
|
11
|
2
|
-
|
| |
West Bengal
|
7
|
30
|
10
|
27
|
-
|
11
|
| |
Total
|
211
|
403
|
235
|
154
|
34
|
47
|
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture, Tourism And Development of North Eastern Region Shri G.Kishan Reddy in Lok Sabha today.
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(Release ID: 2002674)