Eight monuments/sites have been declared as of national importance under the protection of Archaeological Survey of India during the last three years.

The funds allocated (rupees in lakhs) and expenditure incurred for conservation, preservation and maintenance of 3686 centrally protected monuments/sites in the country during the last three years is as under:

 

2014-15	23551.95
2015-16	23746.25
2016-17	30176.22

 

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 Rajya Sabha today.

 

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