CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF MONUMENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE

There are 3686 protected monuments and protected areas (Archaeological sites) across the country, which are looked after by the Archaeological Survey of India ( ASI ). State/UT-wise numbers are given at Annexure-I. The details of revenue generated through sale of entry tickets at ticketed monuments and from other sources during the last three years, State/UT-wise are at Annexure-II. The details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred on the conservation, preservation and environmental development of 3686 protected monuments and protected areas during the last three years as under: Year Allocation Expenditure (amount in crore) 2022-23 392.71 391.93 2023-24 443.53 443.53 2024-25 313.43 313.04 2025-26 (up to 05.03.2026) 375.28 333.92 At present, no protected monument or protected area (sites) is untraceable. On notice of instances of unauthorized constructions in the prohibited and regulated areas around protected monuments action/steps are has taken as per the Act and related rules, which includes issuance of notices, police complaint, stoppage of construction, demolition of illegal structures through district administration and coordination with local authorities to prevent further violations. In total, 36083 cases of illegal constructions have been reported within prohibited and regulated areas. ANNEXURE-I State-Wise Details of Protected Monuments and Protected Areas (Sites) Under the Archaeological Survey of India in the Country. S. No. Name of State / U.T. Number of Protected Monuments and Protected 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 14 Karnataka 506 Kerala 30 Ladakh (U.T.) 15 Madhya Pradesh 291 Maharashtra 286 Manipur 01 Meghalaya 08 Mizoram 02 Nagaland 04 N.C.T. Delhi (U.T) 170 Odisha 82 Puducherry (U.T.) 07 Punjab 33 Rajasthan 161 Sikkim 03 Tamil Nadu 412 Telangana 08 Tripura 08 Uttarakhand 43 Uttar Pradesh 734 West Bengal 135 TOTAL 368 6 ANNEXURE 2 Details Of Revenue Earned from the Protected Ticketed Monuments and Other Sources Under Archaeological Survey of India During the Last Three Year and Current Year (Amount Rs. In Rupees) SI.No States 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 .2025-26 (up to January,26) Revenue generated from tickets Revenue generate from other sources Revenue generated from tickets Revenue generated from other sources Revenue generated from tickets Revenue generated from other sources Revenue generated from tickets Revenue generated from other sources 1 Andhra Pradesh 8559635 2947712 8499205 1022423 8724450 2088365 7774455 1413812 2 Assam 16357895 -- 11738406 26281 12364135 269 10221555 2898 3 Bihar 38861635 2617900 49342178 538650 52026465 4942400 46805440 213800 4 Chattisgarh 1497835 12156 1928535 16334 1952490 12242 1661315 7548 5 Delhi 394788502 32861091 544510590 35201685 576990532 66496812 443881713 59241300 6 Gujarat 40023100 755432 43642160 1218096 40228445 1999005 30355450 1135534 7 Himachal Pradesh 4559505 75000 5509465 500000 4254315 75000 3208535 325000 8 Jammu & Kashmir 1408940 100000 1616103 350000 1456970 -- 813445 50000 9 Karnataka 126418285 8463650 155179613 6753627 143077900 6353898 129310930 11981828 10 Kerala 22911850 2418264 22972300 617080 22402400 2730812 22704400 2523569 11 Ladakh 1605930 <span style="color:bl