There are 3697 ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains declared as of national importance by and under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 in the country. State-wise details are given at Annexure.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) maintains these monuments and sites declared as of national importance based on their requirement in order to preserve them in their originality and pass them on to the future generations.

The temple of Kedarnath, District Rudraprayag, Utarakhand which was damaged due to cloud burst in 2013, was restored by ASI.

This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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ANNEXURE

State-Wise Number of Protected Monuments and Protected Areas in The Country

 

Sl.No.	Name of State	Protected Monuments/Areas
	Andhra Pradesh	135
	Arunachal Pradesh	03
	Assam	55
	Bihar	70
	Chhattisgarh	46
	Daman & Diu (U. T.)	11
	Goa	21
	Gujarat	205
	Haryana	91
	Himachal Pradesh	40
	Jammu & Kashmir (U. T.)	56
	Jharkhand	13
	Karnataka	506
	Kerala	29
	Ladakh (U. T.)	15
	Madhya Pradesh	291
	Maharashtra	286
	Manipur	01
	Meghalaya	08
	Mizoram	01
	Nagaland	04
	N.C.T. Delhi	173
	Odisha	81
	Puducherry (U. T.)	07
	Punjab	33
	Rajasthan	163
	Sikkim	03
	Telangana	08
	Tamil Nadu	412
	Tripura	08
	Uttar Pradesh	743
	Uttarakhand	44
	West Bengal	135
	TOTAL	3697

 

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