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Official TranscriptMinistry of Culture DELISTING OF MONUMENTS FROM PROTECTED LIST Posted On: 12 FEB 2026 1:47PM by PIB Delhi Recently, the Centre Government has delisted 18 monuments from the list of Protected Monuments as they were found to have ceased to be of national importance as per the provisions of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. The details are given at Annexure. No...
Ministry of Culture DELISTING OF MONUMENTS FROM PROTECTED LIST
Posted On: 12 FEB 2026 1:47PM by PIB Delhi Recently, the Centre Government has delisted 18 monuments from the list of Protected Monuments as they were found to have ceased to be of national importance as per the provisions of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. The details are given at Annexure. No protected monument is missing at present.
More than 7.5 Lakh manuscripts have been digitized under Gyan Bharatam Mission, out of which, 1.29
Lakh manuscripts are available on Gyan Bharatam Portal https://gyanbharatam.com.
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) undertakes documentation, research, field surveys and audio-visual recording of traditional and endangered folk and tribal art forms through its cultural documentation programmes and regional initiatives. Workshops, seminars, exhibitions and publications are also organized to support preservation and dissemination of traditional knowledge systems.
Multi-Tasking Staff have been posted for watch and ward duties as per requirement at protected monuments and areas. Further, at selected monuments, private security personnel are also deployed considering the footfall and sensitivity. In addition, CISF personnel have been deployed at Red Fort, Delhi and Taj Mahal, Agra.
ANNEXURE Details of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites & Remains Ceased to be of National Importance Sl. Name of Monument Locality District State No.
1. Nicholson Statue and its Outside the Kashmiri Gate, Delhi Delhi (NCT) platform, and the surrounding Delhi gardens, paths and enclosure wall
2. Kos Minar No.13 Village Mujessar Gurugram Haryana
(Gurgaon)
3. Kos Minar Shahabad Karnal Haryana4. Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun Satna Madhya Pradesh Bachhaun
5. Bara Khamba Cemetery Imperial City, Delhi Delhi Delhi
6. Inchla Wali Gumti Mubarakpur Kotla Delhi Delhi
7. Temple (12th Century) Baran Kotah Rajasthan
8. Inscription in Fort Nagar Jaipur Rajasthan
9. Kutumbari area 1316 nalis Dwarahat Almora Uttarakhand
10. A banyan grove of great Bharanli Ganga tir Ghazipur Uttar Pradesh antiquity containing traces of ancient buildings
11. Closed Cemetery, Katra Naka South-west of Banda City Banda Uttar Pradesh
12. Gunner Burkillโs Tomb at Rangoon Jhansi Uttar Pradesh Rangoon
13. Cemetery Gaughat Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
14. Cemeteries At mile 6 and 8, Jahraila Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Road
15. Tombs in miles 3, 4 and 5, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Lucknow-Fyzabad Road
16. Remains of 3 small Linga Ahugi Mirzapur Uttar Pradesh temples to the north of the village Circa 1000 A.D.
17. Telia Nala Buddhist ruins, Forms part of a deserted Varanasi Uttar Pradesh forms part of deserted village Masjid, immediately above
(Benares) the Nala on the high ground of its left bank a short distance from the point where it runs into the Ganga and close to the main street under which it flows18. Tablet on the Treasury Varanasi Varanasi Uttar Pradesh Building
(Benares) (Benares) 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: 2226920) Visitor Counter : 171
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