GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF TOURISM

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2232
ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021

REVENUE FROM MONUMENTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

2232. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) details of protected and unprotected monuments in the State of Andhra Pradesh,
District-wise;
(b) details of revenue earned through the above monuments during the last five years,
year-wise and monument-wise;
(c) amount spent on safety and security of above monuments during the last five years,
year-wise and monument-wise; and
(d) efforts being made to increase the earning of revenue from above monuments?

ANSWER
MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a): List of 135 Centrally Protected Monuments in Andhra Pradesh is given at

Annexure-I.

(b): Details of revenue is given at Annexure-II.

(c): Amount spent on safety and security these monuments during the last five years
is given at Annexure- III.

(d): All efforts are being made to safeguard and conserve the monuments, which also
includes efforts to increase the revenue earned from the monuments.

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 ANNEXURE- I

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION

NO. 2232 ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021 REGARDING REVENUE FROM MONUMENTS
IN ANDHRA PRADESH

List of Centrally Protected Monuments/Sites in Andhra Pradesh.

Sl. No. Name of the Monument/Site Locality District
1. Hill Fort and building therein and the Gooty Anantapuramu
fortifications at the foot of the hill.
2. Madhavaraya temple (Old Vishnu temple) Gorantla Anantapuramu
3. Outer wall of the Mahalakshmi temple Goripalli Anantapuramu
4 Group of sculptures - Ancient Site Hemavati Anantapuramu
5. Group of old temples together with adjacent land Hemavati Anantapuramu
6. Large dolmen on a rocky hillock Kalyandurg Anantapuramu
7. Mallikarjuna (Siva) temple Kambaduru Anantapuramu
8. Veerabhadra temple Lepakashi Anantapuramu
9. Basavannah temple Lepakashi Anantapuramu
10. Hill fort Madakasira Anantapuramu
11. Large bastion and an old gateway Madakasira Anantapuramu
12. Old gopuram Penukonda Anantapuramu
13. Old stamba or lamp pillar in the Sub Collector’s Penukonda Anantapuramu
office compound
14. Seethatheertham stepped well with entrance in Penukonda Anantapuramu
the from of a bull
15. Small Pavillion and ruined water tower in a field Penukonda Anantapuramu
16. The citadel and ruined buildings on the hill Penukonda Anantapuramu
17. The hill fort and northern gateway with Penukonda Anantapuramu
inscriptions
18. Watch tower known as Rama’s bastion Penukonda Anantapuramu
19 Hill fortress and a large well Ratnagiri Anantapuramu
20 Extensive hill fortress with outlying fortification Ratnagiri Anantapuramu
21 Palace and two temples of Rama and Krishna Rayadurg Anantapuramu
22 Chintalarayaswami Temple Tadpatri Anantapuramu
23 Rameswaraswami temple Tadpatri Anantapuramu
24 Lower fort Chandragiri Chittoor
25 Upper Fort Chandragiri Chittoor
26 Parasuramesvara temple Gudimallam Chittoor
27 Fort Gurramkonda Chittoor
28 Lower fort, Center Fort wall, moat, old fort Gurramkonda Chittoor
gateway, old hanuman temple, old mahammadan
tomb, old mandapam and old mosque
29 Mahal Gurramkonda Chittoor
30 PalliswaramudayaMahadeva temple Kalakada Chittoor
31 Venkateswara Vishnu temple Mangapuram Chittoor
(Hamlet of
Mittapalam)
32 Megalithic cairns with bounding stone circles Pandur Chittoor
33 Chennakeswaraswami temple Sompalle Chittoor
34 Megalithic cists and cairns Virakuppam Chittoor
(Birakuppam)
35 Mounds containing Buddhist remains such as Adurru East Godavari
stupas
36 Gollingeswara group of temples Biccavolu East Godavari
37 Kanchragudi Biccavolu East Godavari
38 Monolithic Ganesa Image Biccavolu East Godavari
39 Nakkalagudi Biccavolu East Godavari
40 Veerabhadra temple Biccavolu East Godavari
41 Bhimeswara temple Draksharama East Godavari
42 Rock-cut caves and cisterns and remains of Kapavaram East Godavari
Buddhist Stupas, Chaityas and Viharas
(monasteries) on the hill Pandavula or
Pandavulakonda
43 Buddhist remains at Kodavali Kodavali East Godavari
44 Bhimeswara temple Samalkot, East Godavari
(Bhimavaram)
45 Ruined Buddhist stupa and other remains Amaravati Guntur
46 An Ancient Siva temple with inscription Ayyangaripalam Guntur
(Hamlet of
Pondugula)
47 Sri Bhavanarayanaswami temple Bapatla Guntur
48 Ruined Buddhist stupa Bhattiprolu Guntur
49 The Sculputres, carvings, images, bas reliefor Buddam Guntur
other like objects discovered within the revenue
limit
50 Kapoteswara temple with five inscriptional slabs Chejerla Guntur
within the temple site
51 Inscribed rock to the west of Dharanikota Dharanikota Guntur
52 Fort in ruins Dharanikota Guntur
53 The Mounds with ancient remains on them Grandhasiri Guntur
(Hamlet of
Vornakallu)
54 Inscribed marble pillar near the Gopala temple Ipur Guntur
55 Ancient Buddhist remains with Brahmi Manchikallu Guntur
inscriptions on the mound
56 Reconstructed monuments at Anupu and Nagarjunakonda Guntur
Nagarjunklonda hilltop
57 Mounds within the limit of Nagulavaram Naglavaram Guntur
58 The Sculputres, carvings, images, bas relief on Pullareddigudem Guntur
the ancient mound
59 (i) The Mounds with remains of ancient building Pullareddigudem Guntur
between the hillock of (Agarharam)
Nagarjuna Konda and the village of
Pullareddigudem
(ii) Mounds adjacent to the hillock reddigudem
(iii) Hill of Nagarjunakonda with the ancient
remains
60. Four-storyed rock cut Hindu temple Undavalli Guntur
61. The Mounds with ancient remains Velpur Guntur
62. Vigneswara swami temple Chilamakuru Kadapa YSR
63. Agatheswarswami temple Chilamakuru Kadapa YSR
64. Remains of the buried Jain temple Danavulapadu Kadapa YSR
65. Fort with enclosed ancient buildings, Gandikota Kadapa YSR
Madhavaperumal temple and tower known as
Madarsala
66. Saumyanath temple Nandalur Kadapa YSR
67. Ancient Village site Peddamudiya Kadapa YSR
68. Kothandaramaswami temple Peddamudiya Kadapa YSR
69. Mukunteswara temple with inscriptions Peddamudiya Kadapa YSR
70. Narasimha temple Peddamudiya Kadapa YSR
71. Old Vishu temple with inscriptions Peddamudiya Kadapa YSR
72. AthiralaParasurama temple Poli Kadapa YSR
73. Bheemeshwara swami temple Pushpagiri Kadapa YSR
(hamlet of
Kotluru)
74. Indranadheshwara swami temple Pushpagiri Kadapa YSR
(hamlet of
Kotluru)
75. Kamalasamveswara swami temple Pushpagiri Kadapa YSR
(hamlet of
Kotluru)
76. Raghaveswara swami temple Pushpagiri Kadapa YSR
(hamlet of
Kotluru)
77. Sivakesavaswami temple Pushpagiri Kadapa YSR
(hamlet of
Kotluru)

78. Trikoteswara swami temple Pushpagiri Kadapa YSR

(hamlet of
Kotluru)
79. Vaidhyanadha swami temple Pushpagiri Kadapa YSR
(hamlet of
Kotluru)
80. Fort with ancienct buildings therein Siddhout Kadapa YSR
81. Visvanatha swami temple Sivalpalli Kadapa YSR
82. Sri Kodandarmaswamy temple and adjoining Vontimitta Kadapa YSR
buildings
83. Ancient site with the mound marking the Allure Krishna
Buddhist Stupas in it
84. Buddhist remains in a mound Ghantasala Krishna
85. Mound contining Buddhist remains and ancient Gudivada Krishna
village site
86. Sculpatures, carvings, images other like object Gudur Krishna
found in the vicinity of the old Mosque
87. Hillock containing the mound marking the Gummadiduru Krishna
ancient remains of ancient Buddhist stupas
situated on it.
88. Buddhist remains of a Stupa on the hill Jaggayyapeta Krishna
89. Bandra Fort: (i) Armoury known as Fort and Masulipathnam Krishna
 customs office (ii) Belfry
90. Dutch cemetery (D. No. 308) Masulipathnam Krishna
91. Rock cut cave temple on the hill Mogalrajapuram Krishna
92. Ancient site and remains comprised in survey Munagacherla Krishna
plot no. 37
93. Four pillars in the ruined mandapam in Vijayawada Krishna
Jammidoddi
94. Inscribed pillar and slab in Mallesvarasvami Vijayawada Krishna
temple
95. Kiratharjuna Pillar on the Indrakilla Hill Vijayawada Krishna
96. Two rock cut cave temples on the Indrakila hill Vijayawada Krishna
known as AkkannaMuddanna caves
97. Ruined for and building therein except Ramazan Adoni Kurnool
masjid
98. Inscribed boulder bearing Andhra records of 150 Chinnakadaburu Kurnool
A.D.
99. A prominent granite hillock bearing Asokan Jonnagiri Kurnool
inscription
100. Gateways and the bastions of the old fort viz Kurnool Kurnool

i. Bastion No. 1 Beach GhantkiBuruzu

ii. Bastion No. 2 Lal BangalowBuruzu
iii. Gateway to Gopala Darwaja
iv. Gateway to Panikiddi

101. Mausoleum known as Abdul Wahab Khan’s Kurnool Kurnool

Tomb and adjoining building
102. Nandavaram Temple including the sculpture of Nandavaram Kurnool
Subrahamanya
103. The Asokan inscription Two early Chalukya Rajulamadagiri Kurnool
inscriptions and One late Chalukya inscriptions (Hamlet of Jutur)
104. Inscribed stone lying to the east of Siva temple Rayachoti Kurnool
105. Old cave temple Yaganti Kurnool
106. Uma Mahesvaraswami temple Yaganti Kurnool
107. Ancient Mounds Kanuparti Prakasam
108. A group of eight rock cut temple in Kottapalli Prakasam
Bhairavakonda hill
109. Chola temple Motupalle Prakasam
110. Ancient Mount Pedaganjam Prakasam
111. Pitikeswara group of temples including Pittikayagulla Prakasam
Approach road
112. Ancient Site Pusalapadu Prakasam
113. Ramalingeswara Group of temples Satiavolu Prakasam
114. Mound known as ‘BodipatiDibba’ Ramatirtham SPSR-Nellore
(Hamlet of Varini)
115. Ancient Mound in part of S. No. 855 A Ramatritham SPSR-Nellore
116. Hill Fort with Ancient buildings therein Udayagiri SPSR-Nellore
117. Krishna Temple in a part of Donka with Udayagiri SPSR-Nellore
Gopuram, Kalyanamandapam and Masonry built
Tank
118. Ranganayakula Temple Udayagiri SPSR-Nellore
119. Ancient Mound Kalingapatnam Srikakulam
120. Sri Somesvara temple Mukhalingam Srikakulam
121. Bhimesvara temple Mukhalingesvara Srikakulam
122. Mukhalingesvara temple Mukhalingesvara Srikakulam
123. Buddhist remains: Salihundam Srikakulam
(i) six Images, (ii) Three images and some more
images on the hill, (iii) One image, (iv) Three
images
124. Eastern portion of Salihundam hill containing Salihundam Srikakulam
Buddhist remains (A Chaitya and four stupas)
125. Ancient Buddhist Mounds locally known as Kotturu (near Vishakhapatnam
‘DhanaDibbalu’ Gokivada forest)
126. Buddhist roc-cut stupas, Dagebas and caves and Sankaram Vishakhapatnam
the ruins of a structural Chaitya with its
outbuilding and other Ancient remains on two
adjoining hills known as Bojjanna Konda.
127. DurgaBhairavakonda having an ancient Neelavati Vizianagaram
monument called Durga
128. Ruined Buddhist Monastery at Ramathritham Vizianagaram
Gurubhaktulakonda
129. The old temple (Dibbesvarasvami temple) Sarapalli Vizianagaram
(Sarapalle)
130. Mounds containing Buddhist remains Arugolanu West Godavari
131. Mounds locally known as Bhimalingadibba Denduluru West Godavari
132. Buddhist monuments Guntupalle West Godavari
(i) Rock-cut temple, (ii) Large Monastery, (iii)
Small Monastery, (iv) Brick Chaitya, (v) Ruined
Mandapa, (vi) Stone built Stupa and Large group
of stupas
133. The caves and structural stupa of Archaeological Jilakarragudem West Godavari
interest on Dharmalingesvarasvami hill (Hamlet of
Guntupalle)
134. Ancient Mounds in S. No. 501-1 Pedavegi West Godavari
135. The mounds of Pedavegi: Dibba No. 1 Dibba Pedavegi West Godavari
No.2, Dibba No.3, Dibbar No.4, Dibba No. 5.

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 ANNEXURE- II

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION

NO. 2232 ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021 REGARDING REVENUE FROM MONUMENTS
IN ANDHRA PRADESH

Revenue Details of Centrally Protected Monuments under ASI in the State of Andhra Pradesh
during the last five years

S. Circle Monuments 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21

No.
1. Ruined 1999670 285140 348760 2605735 35840
Buddhist
Stupa,
Amaravati
2. Buddhist 1106580 404415 3290405 603450 204935
Monument at
Guntupalli
3. Chandragiri 1943720 1853305 3316365 584325 1135835
Amaravati Monument
4. Hills of 1884505 2030290 2648540 286445 0*
Nagarjunkonda
with Ancient
Remains
5. Four Storeyed 287600 2063810 348760 2892655 1051900
Rock-Cut
Hindu
Temples,
Undavalli

Note: * Renovation work is under progress.

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 ANNEXURE- III

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION

NO. 2232 ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021 REGARDING REVENUE FROM MONUMENTS
IN ANDHRA PRADESH

The details of expenditure incurred on deployment of Private Security Guards on the

following monument in Andhra Pradesh is mentioned below:
S. Name of Monument Year wise expenditure incurred on Security
No.
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
1. Maha Stupa and 21,97,109 22,57,179 23,44,740 24,52,176 26,32,835
remains Amaravati
2. Reconstructed 27,23,410 28,34,496 29,93,279 45,22,845 51,02,885
monuments at
Nagarjunakonda
3. Four Rock cut Hindu 10,32,840 10,62,936 10,99,110 11,49,041 12,35,020
Temple, Undavalli
4. The Caves Buddhist 8,75,672 9,07,200 9,38,322 9,81,816 10,54,126
monuments,
Guntupalli
5. Rani Mahal Fort, 22,35,716 23,11,731 23,99,872 25,13,874 26,96,309
Chandragiri
6. Reconstructed 27,80,898 28,34,496 28,98,338 30,64,116 32,93,390
monuments at
Anupu,
Nagarjunakonda

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