CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS BY PRIVATE SECTOR - ADOPT A HERITAGE (AAH) 2.0

Posted On: 19 MAR 2026 1:15PM by PIB Delhi Adopt A Heritage (AAH) 2.0 program has been launched, exclusively for protected monuments of national importance, to create a framework for engagement with private/public sector companies and NGOs/ Trusts/ Societies, etc., to develop/ provide a group of amenities at protected monuments to enhance visitors' experience and make them visitor-friendly, wherein the role of stakeholders or partnered entities is limited to the engagement in the non-conservational aspects viz., cleaning of monument premises, besides providing and maintaining basic tourist amenities like washrooms, drinking water, child care room, benches, pathways, garbage bins, signage, Sound and Light shows, illumination, etc. under the guidance and due consultation with ASI. However, the work related to archaeological conservation and the preservation of protected monuments/sites is executed/supervised by ASI experts. A donor/sponsor while making contributions to the NCF can indicate a project to be taken up for conservation or developing amenities around any monument. The conservation of protected monuments is executed/supervised by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). In addition, the details of 30 MoUs signed under Adopt A Heritage (AAH) 2.0 program is given at Annexure I. The details of centrally protected monuments and sites delisted or newly notified during the last three years are given at Annexure-II. Archaeological Survey of India, (ASI), through its field offices, organizes community-driven and people-centric events, such as walkthroughs, talks, drawing and painting competitions for school and college students, photo exhibitions for visitors, and consultative meetings with locals and community stakeholders. These events are held on various occasions, including World Heritage Day, World Tourism Day, World Heritage Week, International Day of Yoga, among others, and at the time of various other national celebrations as and when entrusted with to raise awareness about the need for sensitization toward the protection of the country's age-old heritage. Annexure-I MoUs signed under AAH 2.0 A total of 30 MoUs have been materialized, the details of which are as below: S.No. Name of Monument Entity State Agra Fort, Agra (UP) Ease My Trip Foundation Uttar Pradesh Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Delhi Sabhyata Foundation Delhi Safdarjung Tomb, Delhi Sabhyata Foundation Delhi Western Group of Temples, Khajuraho Ease My Trip Foundation Madhya Pradesh Kailasanatha temple, Kanchipuram (TN) Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited (CIFCL) Tamil Nadu Sun temple, Konark, Puri (Odisha) Ease My Trip Foundation Odisha Elephanta Caves, Raigarh (Maharashtra) Mahesh Enterprises and Infra India Private Limited Maharashtra Upper Fort Aguada, Goa Drishti Lifesaving Pvt Ltd Goa PuranaQila, Delhi Sabhyata Foundation Delhi QutubMinar, Delhi Ease My Trip Foundation Delhi Humanyun’s Tomb, Delhi Sabhyata Foundation Delhi JantarMantar Powerlinks Transmission Ltd Delhi Group of Monuments, HauzKhas Tata Power Trading Pvt Ltd Delhi UgrasenkiBaoli Zee Aakash Delhi Delhi Gate Redtape Ltd Delhi Kashmere Gate and Mori Gate Redtape Ltd Delhi Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka HEG Ltd Madhya Pradesh Ajmeri Gate Redtape Ltd Delhi Madrasa Mahmud Gawan Shaheen Group of Institutions Karnataka Kamalapur Museum JSW Foundation Karnataka Tomb of Khan-i-Khana Inter Globe Aviation Pvt Ltd (Indigo) Delhi Tomb of Najaf Khan Sawasdee Projects Pvt Ltd Delhi Padma and Rani Talabs at Ranthambore Fort Bisleri International Pvt Ltd Rajasthan BaoriAbaneri Bisleri International Pvt Ltd Rajasthan BaoriNeemrana Bisleri International Pvt Ltd Rajasthan BudhaBudhi pond at Kalinjar Fort Bisleri International Pvt Ltd Uttar Pradesh Development of audio guides Resbird Technologies Multiple sites Red Fort Dalmia Bharat Limited Delhi Aga Khan Palace DCB Bank Maharashtra Airavateswara Temple, Darasuram Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited (CIFCL) Tamil Nadu Annexure-II DETAILS OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES & REMAINS CEASED TO BE OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS. 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No. Name of Monument Locality State/UT Notification date Nicholson Statue and its platform, and the surrounding gardens, paths and enclosure wall Outside the Kashmiri Gate, Delhi Delhi NCT of Delhi 02.12.2024 Bara Khamba Cemetery Imperial City Delhi NCT of Delhi 01.07.2025 Inchla Wali Gumti Mubarakpur Kotla Delhi, NCT of Delhi 01.07.2025 Kos Minar No.13 Village Mujessar Haryana 01.07.2025 Kos Minar Shahabad Haryana 01.07.2025 Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun Bachhaun Madhya Pradesh 01.07.2025 Temple (12th Century) Baran Rajasthan 01.07.2025 Inscription in Fort Nagar Rajasthan 01.07.2025 A banyan grove of great antiquity containing traces of ancient buildings Bharanli Ganga tir Uttar Pradesh 01.07.2025 Closed Cemetery, Katra Naka South-west of Banda City Uttar Pradesh 01.07.2025 Gunner Burkill’s Tomb at Rangoon Rangoon Uttar Pradesh 01.07.2025 Cemetery Gaughat Uttar Pradesh 01.07.2025 Cemeteries At mile 6 and 8, Jahraila Road Uttar Pradesh 01.07.2025 Tombs In miles 3, 4 and 5, Lucknow-Fyzabad Road Uttar Pradesh 01.07.2025 Remains of 3 small Linga temples to the north of the village Circa 1000 A.D. Ahugi Uttar Pradesh 01.07.2025 Telia Nala Buddhist ruins, forms part of deserted village Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 01.07.2025 Tablet on the Treasury Building Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 01.07.2025 Kutumbari area 13 16 nalis Dwarahat Uttarakhand 01.07.2025 This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today. ***** M Annadurai (Release ID: 2242375) Visitor Counter : 577 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Culture CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS BY PRIVATE SECTOR - ADOPT A HERITAGE (AAH) 2.0 Posted On: 19 MAR 2026 1:15PM by PIB Delhi Adopt A Heritage (AAH) 2.0 program has been launched, exclusively for protected monuments of national importance, to create a framework for engagement with private/public sector companies and NGOs/ Trusts/ Societies, etc., to develop/ provide a group of amenities at protected monuments to enhance visitors' experience and make them visitor-friendly, wherein the role of stakeholders or partnered entities is limited to the engagement in the non-conservational aspects viz., cleaning of monument premises, besides providing and maintaining basic tourist amenities like washrooms, drinking water, child care room, benches, pathways, garbage bins, signage, Sound and Light shows, illumination, etc. under the guidance and due consultation with ASI. However, the work related to archaeological conservation and the preservation of protected monuments/sites is executed/supervised by ASI experts. A donor/sponsor while making contributions to the NCF can indicate a project to be taken up for conservation or developing amenities around any monument. The conservation of protected monuments is executed/supervised by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). In addition, the details of 30 MoUs signed under Adopt A Heritage (AAH) 2.0 program is given at Annexure I. The details of centrally protected monuments and sites delisted or newly notified during the last three years are given at Annexure-II. Archaeological Survey of India, (ASI), through its field offices, organizes community-driven and people-centric events, such as walkthroughs, talks, drawing and painting competitions for school and college students, photo exhibitions for visitors, and consultative meetings with locals and community stakeholders. These events are held on various occasions, including World Heritage Day, World Tourism Day, World Heritage Week, International Day of Yoga, among others, and at the time of various other national celebrations as and when entrusted with to raise awareness about the need for sensitization toward the protection of the country's age-old heritage. Annexure-I MoUs signed under AAH 2.0 A total of 30 MoUs have been materialized, the details of which are as below: S.No. Name of Monument Entity State Agra Fort, Agra (UP) Ease My Trip Foundation Uttar Pradesh Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Delhi Sabhyata Foundation Delhi Safdarjung Tomb, Delhi Sabhyata Foundation Delhi Western Group of Temples, Khajuraho Ease My Trip Foundation Madhya Pradesh Kailasanatha temple, Kanchipuram (TN) Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited (CIFCL) Tamil Nadu Sun temple, Konark, Puri (Odisha) Ease My Trip Foundation Odisha Elephanta Caves, Raigarh (Maharashtra) Mahesh Enterprises and Infra India Private Limited Maharashtra Upper Fort Aguada, Goa Drishti Lifesaving Pvt Ltd Goa PuranaQila, Delhi Sabhyata Foundation Delhi QutubMinar, Delhi Ease My Trip Foundation Delhi Humanyun’s Tomb, Delhi Sabhyata Foundation Delhi JantarMantar Powerlinks Transmission Ltd Delhi Group of Monuments, HauzKhas Tata Power Trading Pvt Ltd Delhi