CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS AND HERITAGE SITES

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There are total of 3686 centrally protected monuments under the care and maintenance of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) including 286 monuments in the State of Maharashtra. ASI takes up conservation work of these protected monuments/sites including provision of amenities as per the need and availability of resources.

Conservation and preservation of the protected monument is a continuous process and all protected monuments are in good state of preservation including in the State of Maharashtra and West Bengal. Adequate Funds are allotted as per the requirements of the monuments and approved Annual Conservation Programme (ACP) for the upkeep of the monuments. The state-wise details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred during the last five years and the current year is given at Annexure I.

No approved work is incomplete or pending due to shortage of funds or administrative delays

All protected monuments are regularly inspected by the ASI official/officers from time to time to assess the present condition and conservations works.

This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today

Annexure-I

DETAILS OF ALLOCATION & EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL

DEVELOPMENT OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.                                        

                                                                                                                                        (Amount Rs. in Crore)

Sl.

No.

Name of State/UT

Circle / Branch

(Number of Monuments)

2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26

(up to 27.01.2026)

Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure
1. Uttar Pradesh Agra 13.00 12.96 19.35 19.35 21.27 21.15 23.52 23.52 15.90 15.90 17.00 13.36
Jhansi 1.00 1.00 4.15 4.15 7.00 7.00 5.82 5.82 6.10 6.10 9.50 7.65
Lucknow 3.88 3.88 10.44 10.44 19.03 19.03 16.93 16.93 8.91 8.91 7.95 7.41
Sarnath 4.38 4.38 5.50 5.50 10.15 10.15 11.32 11.32 7.62 7.62 9.75 6.89
Meerut 0.00 0.00 2.80 2.80 6.20 6.20 7.95 7.95    6.70    6.64   6.50  4.61
2. Maharashtra Aurangabad 3.16 3.16 8.00 7.99 18.70 18.70 26.80 26.80 8.60 8.60 11.00 9.18
Mumbai 11.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 15.35 15.35 15.56 15.56  18.19 18.19 17.50 13.12
Nagpur 4.00 4.00 4.50 4.50 5.00 4.99 10.18 10.18  10.60 10.60 15.00 12.21
3. Karnataka Bangalore 5.27 5.27 9.75 9.75 19.85 19.85 17.34 17.34 8.55 8.55 12.00 8.96
Hampi 9.10 9.10 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 12.25 12.25 6.52 6.52 8.75 7.14
Dharwad 6.40 6.40 7.32 7.32 10.08 10.08 9.57 9.57    7.46    7.46   6.25   5.18
4.   Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 11.50 11.50 11.50 11.50 14.90 14.90 17.22 17.22 12.30 12.30 13.50 11.55
Jabalpur 3.50 3.50 4.75 4.75 8.00 8.00 9.27 9.27 7.00 6.99 6.00 4.80
5. Odisha       Bhubaneswar

And Puri

3.63 3.63 8.23 8.23 13.18 13.17 12.29 12.29 11.50 11.37 11. 6.74
6. West Bengal, Kolkata 6.03 6.02 7.67 7.57 10.16 10.16 9.10 9.10 6.01 6.01 4.75 3.92
7. West Bengal,

Sikkim

Raiganj 1.35 1.35 5.00 5.00 7.00 7.00 8.00 8.00 6.10 6.10 8.00 7.11
8. Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Chennai 5.25 5.25 8.00 8.00 11.45 11.45 12.95 12.95 13.15 13.14 13.00 9.50
Trichy 2.00 2.00 4.00 4.0 8.50 8.50 9.55 9.55 5.80 5.80 6.50 4.77
9. Punjab Chandigarh 0.80 0.80 1.50 1.50 6.53 6.53 11.00 11.00 8.40 8.40 11.00 10.19
Haryana
10 Himachal

Pradesh

Shimla 1.25 1.25 1.15 1.15 8.90 8.90 5.00 5.00 2.80 2.79 2.00 1.88
11. Delhi

(NCT)

Delhi 20.82 20.82 19.10 19.08 30.50 30.35 36.14 36.14 24.95 24.94 39.92 33.99
Delhi Mini Circle 3.69 3.69
12. Goa Goa 3.70 3.70 7.00 7.00 10.45 10.45 9.90 9.90 9.00 9.00 5.06 5.05
13. Assam Guwahati 3.04 3.04 3.30 3.30 7.44 7.44 8.78 8.78 5.72 5.71 4.66 3.35
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Arunachal

Pradesh

14. Manipur Aizawl 1.31 1.31 1.25 1.25 2.00 2.00 1.29 1.29 1.26 1.25 1.20 0.93
Mizoram
Tripura
15. Rajasthan Jaipur 7.40 7.40 7.53 7.53 10.28 10.28 12.75 12.75 10.91 10.91 8.00 6.66
Jodhpur 4.10 4.10 4.50 4.50 7.65 7.65 10.65 10.65 9.25 9.24 9.00 6.89
16. Telangana Hyderabad 2.80 2.80 7.00 6.80 15.50 15.50 14.38 14.38 6.80 6.77 12.00 9.58
17. Andhra Pradesh Amravati 4.57 4.57 5.75 5.75 11.60 11.60 14.70 14.70 12.90 12.90 14.00 11.64
 

18.

Bihar Patna 1.23 1.23 3.35 3.35 9.00 9.00 16.00 16.00 8.73 8.73 14.50 11.77
19. Jammu &

Kashmir (U.T)

Srinagar 0.80 0.80 2.55 2.55 6.11 6.03 7.17 7.17 4.90 4.89 5.75 4.97
20. Ladakh (UT)

 

Mini Circle Leh 0.20 0.20 0.43 0.43 1.92 1.92 3.50 3.50 2.20 2.20 4.50 3.71
21. Kerala Thrissure 2.03 2.03 6.82 6.82 7.50 7.50 7.09 7.09 6.30 6.30 4.25 3.55
22. Gujarat

Daman & Diu (UT)

Vadodara 6.35 6.35 8.00 8.00 11.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 7.70 7.69 10.50 7.58
Gujarat Rajkot 0.99 0.99 2.50 2.50 3.09 3.09 2.50 2.50 3.00 3.00 4.00 2.62
23. Uttarakhand Dehradun 4.60 4.60 3.75 3.75 4.85 4.85 5.42 5.42 5.10 5.10 6.50 4.74
24. Chhattisgarh Raipur 2.89 2.89 4.78 4.78 7.50 7.50 5.94 5.94 8.19 8.19 12.25 9.21
25. Jharkhand Ranchi 0.88 0.88 1.18 1.16 2.00 2.00 2.15 2.15 2.25 2.25 2.37