Case of declaring Ram Setu as a national monument is pending in the court, the government gave information in the Lok Sabha
The government told the Parliament that no proposal to declare Ram Setu of national importance is currently pending. The Central Government gives two months' time to issue a notification declaring the ancient monument of national importance. Minister G Kishan Reddy said that out of the antiquities received from foreign countries during the last ten years, 31 antiquities received from Australia, Singapore, Britain and America are from Tamil Nadu.
Ram Setu was once again mentioned in Parliament. The government told Parliament that the matter of declaring Ram Setu as a national monument is pending in the court. Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said this in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
In his reply, he also said that no proposal to declare Ram Setu of national importance is currently pending. He was asked whether a request to declare marine or submerged sites like Ram Setu in the country as national monuments is pending with the Government of India.
He said monuments and sites are declared under Section 4 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958. The Central Government gives a time of two months to issue a notification of its intention to declare any ancient monument of national importance.
The government told Parliament on Monday that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received 357 antiquities from foreign countries from 1976-2023. Out of these, 344 antiquities have been obtained after 2014. Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy gave this information in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
He was also asked about the details of the number of artefacts related to Tamil Nadu recovered from abroad during the last ten years. In his response, he said that out of the antiquities received from foreign countries during the last ten years, 31 antiquities received from Australia, Singapore, Britain and America are from Tamil Nadu.
The government told the Lok Sabha on Monday that out of the budget of Rs 340.33 crore allocated for the Prime Minister's Museum project, Rs 305.36 crore has been spent till November 30.
Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy gave this information in response to a question about the main features of the museum based on the Prime Ministers of India and the total government expenditure incurred from the budget allocated for the project. The Prime Minister's Museum was inaugurated by the Honorable Prime Minister on April 14, 2022.
