Ministry of Culture
PROTECTION OF MONUMENTS
प्रव तथ: 13 AUG 2026 2:26PM by PIB Delhi
There are 3688 ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains declared as of national
importance in the country, out of which 414 monuments and sites have reported encroachments. The
State-wise details are given at Annexure.
The Government has taken cognisance of the observations. Under the provisions of...
Ministry of Culture PROTECTION OF MONUMENTS प्रव तथ: 13 AUG 2026 2:26PM by PIB Delhi There are 3688 ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains declared as of national importance in the country, out of which 414 monuments and sites have reported encroachments. The State-wise details are given at Annexure.
The Government has taken cognisance of the observations. Under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, (AMASR Act, 1958) protection of a monument does not mandatorily require acquisition or ownership of the land on which the monument is situated. The primary objective of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is to carry out conservation and maintenance of protected monuments in accordance with the provisions of the AMASR Act, 1958 and the Rules, 1959 made thereunder. Wherever encroachments or unauthorised activities are noticed, appropriate action is taken under the relevant provisions of the AMASR Act, 1958, and the rules framed thereunder. Further, to fix the boundary of the monuments; joint survey is conducted in coordination with the local revenue officials for safeguarding the protected boundaries of monuments and sites.
The ASI has completed the survey, geo-referencing and digitisation of the boundaries of protected monuments and sites, and the same have been uploaded on the Bhuvan Portal. Integration of such data with State land records is undertaken, wherever required, in coordination with the respective State Governments and revenue authorities.
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 ANNEXURE STATE-WISE DETAILS OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS AND AREAS (SITES) HAVING ENCROACHMENT Sl.No. Name of State / U.T. Number of monuments and areas
(sites) under encroachment
1. Andhra Pradesh 01
2. Arunachal Pradesh 01
3. Assam 124. Bihar 13
5. Chhattisgarh 12
6. Daman & Diu (U.T.) 01
7. Goa 01
8. Gujarat 11
9. Haryana 06
10. Himachal Pradesh 03
11. Jammu & Kashmir (U.T.) 12
12. Karnataka 60
13. Madhya Pradesh 03
14. Maharashtra 49
15. N.C.T. Delhi (U.T.) 14
16. Odisha 13
17. Punjab 03
18. Rajasthan 30
19. Sikkim 01
20. Telangana 03
21. Tamilnadu 72
22. Tripura 01
23. Uttar Pradesh 78
24. West Bengal 15 TOTAL 414 *****(रलीज़ आईडी: 2298829) आगंतुक पटल : 1132 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Urdu , ही , Bengali , Bengali-TR