Protected Monuments/Areas in the Country
Protected Monuments/Areas in the Country
There are 3697 ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains declared as of national importance by and under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 in the country. State-wise details are given at Annexure.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) maintains these monuments and sites declared as of national importance based on their requirement in order to preserve them in their originality and pass them on to the future generations.
The temple of Kedarnath, District Rudraprayag, Utarakhand which was damaged due to cloud burst in 2013, was restored by ASI.
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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ANNEXURE
State-Wise Number of Protected Monuments and Protected Areas in The Country
Sl.No.
Name of State
Protected Monuments/Areas
Andhra Pradesh
135
Arunachal Pradesh
03
Assam
55
Bihar
70
Chhattisgarh
46
Daman & Diu (U. T.)
11
Goa
21
Gujarat
205
Haryana
91
Himachal Pradesh
40
Jammu & Kashmir (U. T.)
56
Jharkhand
13
Karnataka
506
Kerala
29
Ladakh (U. T.)
15
Madhya Pradesh
291
Maharashtra
286
Manipur
01
Meghalaya
08
Mizoram
01
Nagaland
04
N.C.T. Delhi
173
Odisha
81
Puducherry (U. T.)
07
Punjab
33
Rajasthan
163
Sikkim
03
Telangana
08
Tamil Nadu
412
Tripura
08
Uttar Pradesh
743
Uttarakhand
44
West Bengal
135
TOTAL