Re-Demarcation of Prohibited/Regulated Boundaries of Protected Monuments
Re-Demarcation of Prohibited/Regulated Boundaries of Protected Monuments
There are 3696 ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains declared as of national importance in the country. During the performance audit and subsequent survey conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), it is found that 18 protected monuments and sites are not in good state of preservation.
As and when any unauthorized construction is reported in prohibited or regulated area, ASI initiates action as per provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (AMASR Act, 1958).
Number of cases reported with respect to unauthorized constructions carried out in prohibited and regulated areas is given at Annexure.
As per the existing rule position, section 20A of the AMASR Act, 1958, stipulates that an area extending to 100 meters from the protected limit is prohibited area and section 20B of the AMASR Act, 1958 stipulate that an area extending to 200 meters from the prohibited limit is regulated area.
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE
The Number of Cases Reported and Action Taken with Respect to Unauthorized Constructions in Prohibited and Regulated Areas
Sl. No.
Name of State
Number of Cases Reported and Action Taken
In Prohibited Area
In Regulated Area
Andhra Pradesh
4095
3819
Arunachal Pradesh
00
00
Assam
171
91
Bihar
220
18
Chhattisgarh
404
179
Daman & Diu (U. T.)
25
18
Goa
02
00
Gujarat
628
519
Haryana
888
667
Himachal Pradesh
149
56
Jammu & Kashmir (U. T.)
00
112
Jharkhand
00
00
Karnataka
3225
3186
Kerala
88
142
Ladakh (U. T.)
31
36
Madhya Pradesh
2419
3941
Maharashtra
2594
1778
Manipur
01
01
Meghalaya
00
01
Mizoram
01
00
Nagaland
00
00
N.C.T. Delhi
2616
2582
Odisha
107
16
Puducherry (U. T.)
12
13
Punjab
1112
1016
Rajasthan
1274
638
Sikkim
00
00
Telangana
33
41
Tamil Nadu
738
820
Tripura
29
06
Uttar Pradesh
3584
3382
Uttarakhand
00
00
West Bengal
521