Preservation of Minority Heritage and Pilgrimage Sites

Ministry of Culture Preservation of Minority Heritage and Pilgrimage Sites Posted On: 11 AUG 2025 6:04PM by PIB Delhi There are 3685 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-I Details of funds allocated & expenditure incurred for conservation, preservation and development of centrally protected monuments/sites (Amount Rs. in Crore) 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Name of Circle / Sl. State/UT Branch AllocatExpendiAllocatiExpendAllocati Allocati Allocati No. Expend Expend Expendi ion ture on iture on on on iture iture ture Agra 13.00 12.96 19.35 19.35 21.27 21.15 23.52 23.52 9.50 9.48 Jhansi 1.00 1.00 4.15 4.15 7.00 7.00 5.82 5.82 4.30 4.30 1. Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 3.88 3.88 10.44 10.44 19.03 19.03 16.93 16.93 5.51 5.51 Sarnath 4.38 4.38 5.50 5.50 10.15 10.15 11.32 11.32 4.32 4.32 Meerut 0.00 0.00 2.80 2.80 6.20 6.20 7.95 7.95 5.20 4.72 Aurangabad 3.16 3.16 8.00 7.99 18.70 18.70 26.80 26.80 5.20 5.16 2. Maharashtra Mumbai 11.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 15.35 15.35 15.56 15.56 12.58 12.56 Nagpur 4.00 4.00 4.50 4.50 5.00 4.99 10.18 10.18 6.80 6.80 Bangalore 5.27 5.27 9.75 9.75 19.85 19.85 17.34 17.34 5.05 5.05 3. Karnataka Hampi 9.10 9.10 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 12.25 12.25 3.80 3.71 Dharwad 6.40 6.40 7.32 7.32 10.08 10.08 9.57 9.57 5.42 5.42 Madhya Bhopal 11.50 11.50 11.50 11.50 14.90 14.90 17.22 17.22 7.40 7.40 4. Pradesh Jabalpur 3.50 3.50 4.75 4.75 8.00 8.00 9.27 9.27 4.50 4.49 5. Odisha 3.63 3.63 8.23 8.23 13.18 13.17 12.29 12.29 8.50 7.74Bhubanesw ar /Puri 6. West Bengal Kolkata 6.03 6.02 7.67 7.57 10.16 10.16 9.10 9.10 3.95 3.92 West Bengal, 7. Raiganj 1.35 1.35 5.00 5.00 7.00 7.00 8.00 8.00 3.80 3.80 Sikkim Tamil Nadu, Chennai 5.25 5.25 8.00 8.00 11.45 11.45 12.95 12.95 9.25 9.24 8. Puducherry Trichy 2.00 2.00 4.00 4.0 8.50 8.50 9.55 9.55 3.40 3.40 Punjab Chandigarh 9. 0.80 0.80 1.50 1.50 6.53 6.53 11.00 11.00 5.65 5.65 Haryana Himachal 10 Shimla 1.25 1.25 1.15 1.15 8.90 8.90 5.00 5.00 2.00 2.00 Pradesh Delhi 20.82 20.82 19.10 19.08 30.50 30.35 36.14 36.14 17.85 16.53 Delhi 11. Delhi Mini (NCT) 3.69 3.69 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Circle 12. Goa Goa 3.70 3.70 7.00 7.00 10.45 10.45 9.90 9.90 6.00 6.00 13. Assam Meghalaya Nagaland Guwahati 3.04 3.04 3.30 3.30 7.44 7.44 8.78 8.78 3.20 3.19 Arunachal Pradesh Manipur 14. Mizoram Aizawl 1.31 1.31 1.25 1.25 2.00 2.00 1.29 1.29 1.00 0.99 Tripura Jaipur 7.40 7.40 7.53 7.53 10.28 10.28 12.75 12.75 7.20 7.15 15. Rajasthan Jodhpur 4.10 4.10 4.50 4.50 7.65 7.65 10.65 10.65 6.75 6.75 16. Telangana Hyderabad 2.80 2.80 7.00 6.80 15.50 15.50 14.38 14.38 4.80 4.77 Andhra 17. Amravati 4.57 4.57 5.75 5.75 11.60 11.60 14.70 14.70 6.50 6.50 Pradesh Bihar Patna 1.23 1.23 3.35 3.35 9.00 9.00 16.00 16.00 5.33 5.33 18. Jammu & 19. Srinagar 0.80 0.80 2.55 2.55 6.11 6.03 7.17 7.17 3.65 3.64 Kashmir (U.T) Ladakh (UT) Mini Circle 20. 0.20 0.20 0.43 0.43 1.92 1.92 3.50 3.50 1.50 1.50 Leh 21. Kerala Thrissure 2.03 2.03 6.82 6.82 7.50 7.50 7.09 7.09 4.22 4.22 Gujarat Daman & Diu Vadodara 6.35 6.35 8.00 8.00 11.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 4.50 4.50 22. (UT) Gujarat Rajkot 0.99 0.99 2.50 2.50 3.09 3.09 2.50 2.50 2.00 2.00 23. Uttarakhand Dehradun 4.60 4.60 3.75 3.75 4.85 4.85 5.42 5.42 3.60 3.60 24. Chhattisgarh Raipur 2.89 2.89 4.78 4.78 7.50 7.50 5.94 5.94 5.13 5.13 25. Jharkhand Ranchi 0.88 0.88 1.18 1.16 2.00 2.00 2.15 2.15 1.25 1.25This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. *** Sunil Kumar Tiwari pibculture[at]gmail[dot]com (Release ID: 2155149)