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He said that fund allocation varies according to the ongoing work and projects. “If more funds are required, the centre immediately issue the additional funds,” he claimed, adding that a total of Rs 8 crore has been allocated to Agra circle this fiscal. Sharma informed the LS that Rs 12.68 crore funds had been allocated for the Taj Mahal in the last three years.According to year-wise figures, provided by the government, Rs 4.12 crore expenditure were incurred against the allocation of Rs 4.22 crore in the year 2017-18 for the conservation of the monument. AGRA: Contrary to the advice of the Supreme Court, the Centre has categorically denied any move to hire an international expert for the conservation of the Unesco world heritage site, Taj Mahal The denial came from the Union cultural minister Dr Mahesh Sharma while replying to an unstarred question by TG Venkatesh Babu, Mullappally Ramachandran, and P Nagarajan in Lok Sabha. The three MPs had asked whether the government has any plan to hire an international expert for the restoration work of the monument.Recently, the apex court had expressed concern over the marble structure turning green and the bench on May 1 asked the Centre and UP government to think of hiring experts from outside if local experts could not do the job.In the next hearing on May 9, the Centre had informed the court that they were considering the suggestion to involve international experts in the conservation of the 17th century monument.The Centre has also informed Lok Sabha about the fund allocation and expenditure incurred for the monument’s conservation, preservation and environmental development works in the last three fiscals..