Ministry of Culture

A total of 3686 Historical Sites/Monuments across the country are protected by Archaeological Survey of India

Posted On: 18 DEC 2017 5:27PM by PIB Delhi

 

There are 3686 historical sites/monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India in the country.  The States/UTs wise number of historical sites/monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India in the country is given below:

Sl.No.

Name of State

Nos. of Monuments
  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

129
  1.  

Arunachal Pradesh

03
  1.  

Assam

55
  1.  

Bihar

70
  1.  

Chhattisgarh

47
  1.  

Daman & Diu (U. T.)

12
  1.  

Goa

21
  1.  

Gujarat

203
  1.  

Haryana

91
  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

40
  1.  

Jammu & Kashmir

69
  1.  

Jharkhand

13
  1.  

Karnataka

506
  1.  

Kerala

28
  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

292
  1.  

Maharashtra

285
  1.  

Manipur

01
  1.  

Meghalaya

08
  1.  

Mizoram

01
  1.  

Nagaland

04
  1.  

N.C.T. Delhi

174
  1.  

Odisha

79
  1.  

Puducherry (U.T.)

07
  1.  

Punjab

33
  1.  

Rajasthan

162
  1.  

Sikkim

03
  1.  

Telangana

08
  1.  

Tamil Nadu

413
  1.  

Tripura

08
  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

743
  1.  

Uttarakhand

42
  1.  

West Bengal

 

136

 

TOTAL

3686

 

The staff provided in the monuments of Archaeological Survey of India consists of Senior Conservation Assistants, Conservation Assistant and Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) depending upon the size, importance of each monument and footfall thereon.

 

Archaeological Survey of India has set up five Regional Offices at Delhi, Mumbai, Bhopal, Kolkata and Bangalore.

This information was given by Minister of State (IC) for Culture and Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

 

 

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