Adoption of Monuments by Corporate Houses
The Government of India encourages Public Private Partnership (PPP) for conservation, restoration and environmental development of protected monuments and sites under the aegis of National Culture Fund (NCF), a Trust under the Ministry of Culture. A few Corporate Houses and public sector units have come forward for the maintenance and development of monuments, including World Heritage, Sites, declared as of national importance.
As of now 14 PSUs have come forward to adopt monuments under CSR. Details are as given below:-
| Sl. No. | List of Monuments | Name of the Sponsoring agency |
| 1 | Monuments at Lodhi Garden | Steel Authority of India Ltd. |
| 2 | Lauriya Nandangarh, West Champaran, | Bokaro Steel Plant |
| 3 | Yusuf Quattal Mosque, New Delhi | M/s. PEC Ltd` |
| 4 | Sun Temple, | Indian Oil Foundation
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| 5 | Kanheri Caves, Mumbai | |
| 6 | Group of Temples, Khajuraho | |
| 7 | Kolhua and Vaishali | |
| 8 | Warangal Fort, Warangal | |
| 9 | Hidimba Devi Temple | UCO Bank, Kolkata |
| 10 | Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur | State Trading Corporation Ltd. |
| 11 | Tughlaqabad Fort | GAIL |
| 12 | Groups of Monuments, Mandu (MP), Group of Temples, Vikramshila, Bihar Archaeological Site, Lalitgiri/ Dhauli (Orissa) | NTPC |
| 13 | Ahom Monuments | ONGC |
| 14 | Hazardwari Palace | SBI, Kolkata |
| 15 | Temples at Mahabalipuram | The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd |
| 16 | SwantantraSangramSangrahalaya, Red Fort, New Delhi | BHEL |
| 17 | Shiva Templa and Malikarjuna Temple, Karjat, Ahmednagar, Maharastra | GAIL |
| 18 | Jai Prakash Yantra, JantarMantar, Delhi | STC
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This information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Source Ministry of Culture 02-March, 2016