CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS AND HERITAGE SITES
CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS AND HERITAGE SITES
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
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M Annadurai
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.
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
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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
2.50