PRESERVATION OF MINORITY HERITAGE AND PILGRIMAGE SITES

Posted On: 30 MAR 2026 1:11PM by PIB Delhi T here are 3686 centrally protected monuments/sites under the jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the country including minority heritage sites, places of worships and pilgrimage sites. Conservation and preservation of these monuments/sites is a regular process and is taken up as per the requirement and availability of resources subject to the guidelines of National Policy for Conservation, 2014. Details of the funds allocated and expenditure incurred on conservation, preservation and development of these monuments/sites are given at Annexure-I. ASI undertakes preservation, restoration & promotions of centrally protected monuments from funds allocated by the Government of India. Annexure &ndash; I Details of funds allocated & expenditure incurred for conservation , preservation and development of centrally protected monuments/sites . (Amount in Crores) Sl. No. Name of State/UT Circle / Branch (Number of Monuments) 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 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 J h ansi 1.00 1.00 4.15 4.15 7.00 7.00 5.82 5.82 6.10 6.10 Lucknow 3.88 3.88 10.44 10.44 19.03 19.03 16.93 16.93 8.91 8.91 Sarnath 4.38 4.38 5.50 5.50 10.15 10.15 11.32 11.32 7.62 7.62 Meerut 0.00 0.00 2.80 2.80 6.20 6.20 7.95 7.95 6.70 6.64 2. Maharashtra Aurangabad 3.16 3.16 8.00 7.99 18.70 18.70 26.80 26.80 8.60 8.60 Mumbai 11.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 15.35 15.35 15.56 15.56 18.19 18.19 Nagpur 4.00 4.00 4.50 4.50 5.00 4.99 10.18 10.18 10.60 10.60 3. Karnataka Bangalore 5.27 5.27 9.75 9.75 19.85 19.85 17.34 17.34 8.55 8.55 Hampi 9.10 9.10 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 12.25 12.25 6.52 6.52 Dharwad 6.40 6.40 7.32 7.32 10.08 10.08 9.57 9.57 7.46 7.46 4. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 11.50 11.50 11.50 11.50 14.90 14.90 17.22 17.22 12.30 12.30 Jabalpur 3.50 3.50 4.75 4.75 8.00 8.00 9.27 9.27 7.00 6.99 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 6. West Bengal, Kolkata 6.03 6.02 7.67 7.57 10.16 10.16 9.10 9.10 6.01 6.01 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. Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Chennai 5.25 5.25 8.00 8.00 11.45 11.45 12.95 12.95 13.15 13.14 Trichy 2.00 2.00 4.00 4.0 8.50 8.50 9.55 9.55 5.80 5.80 9. Punjab Chandigarh 0.80 0.80 1.50 1.50 6.53 6.53 11.00 11.00 8.40 8.40 Haryana 10 Himachal Pradesh Shimla 1.25 <spa