Ministry of Culture
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PRESERVATION OF MINORITY HERITAGE AND PILGRIMAGE SITES

Posted On: 30 MAR 2026 1:11PM by PIB Delhi

There are 3686 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 in Crores)

Sl.

 No.

Name of State/UT

Circle / Branch

(Number of Monuments)

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

Allocation

Expenditure

Allocation

Expenditure

Allocation

Expenditure

Allocation

Expenditure

Allocation

Expenditure

1.

Uttar Pradesh

Agra

13.00

12.96

19.35

19.35

21.27

21.15

23.52

23.52

15.90

15.90

Jhansi

1.00

1.00

4.15

4.15

7.00

7.00

5.82

5.82

6.10

6.10

Lucknow

3.88

3.88

10.44

10.44

19.03

19.03

16.93

16.93

8.91

8.91

Sarnath

4.38

4.38

5.50

5.50

10.15

10.15

11.32

11.32

7.62

7.62

Meerut

0.00

0.00

2.80

2.80

6.20

6.20

7.95

7.95

6.70

6.64

2.

Maharashtra

Aurangabad

3.16

3.16

8.00

7.99

18.70

18.70

26.80

26.80

8.60

8.60

Mumbai

11.00

11.00

12.00

12.00

15.35

15.35

15.56

15.56

18.19

18.19

Nagpur

4.00

4.00

4.50

4.50

5.00

4.99

10.18

10.18

10.60

10.60

3.

Karnataka

Bangalore

5.27

5.27

9.75

9.75

19.85

19.85

17.34

17.34

8.55

8.55

Hampi

9.10

9.10

8.00

8.00

10.00

10.00

12.25

12.25

6.52

6.52

Dharwad

6.40

6.40

7.32

7.32

10.08

10.08

9.57

9.57

7.46

   7.46

4.

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

11.50

11.50

11.50

11.50

14.90

14.90

17.22

17.22

12.30

12.30

Jabalpur

3.50

3.50

4.75

4.75

8.00

8.00

9.27

9.27

7.00

6.99

5.

Odisha

Bhubaneswar

And Puri

3.63

3.63

8.23

8.23

13.18

13.17

12.29

12.29

11.50

11.37

6.

West Bengal,

Kolkata

6.03

6.02

7.67

7.57

10.16

10.16

9.10

9.10

6.01

6.01

7.

West Bengal,

Sikkim

Raiganj

1.35

1.35

5.00

5.00

7.00

7.00

8.00

8.00

6.10

6.10

8.

Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

Chennai

5.25

5.25

8.00

8.00

11.45

11.45

12.95

12.95

13.15

13.14

Trichy

2.00

2.00

4.00

4.0

8.50

8.50

9.55

9.55

5.80

5.80

9.

Punjab

Chandigarh

0.80

0.80

1.50

1.50

6.53

6.53

11.00

11.00

8.40

8.40

Haryana

10

Himachal

Pradesh

Shimla

1.25

1.25

1.15

1.15

8.90

8.90

5.00

5.00

2.80

2.79

11.

Delhi

(NCT)

Delhi

20.82

20.82

19.10

19.08

30.50

30.35

36.14

36.14

24.95

  24.94

Delhi Mini Circle

3.69

3.69

12.

Goa

Goa

3.70

3.70

7.00

7.00

10.45

10.45

9.90

9.90

9.00

9.00

13.

Assam

Guwahati

3.04

3.04

3.30

3.30

7.44

7.44

8.78

8.78

5.72

5.71

 

Meghalaya

 

Nagaland

 

Arunachal

Pradesh

14.

Manipur

Aizawl

1.31

1.31

1.25

1.25

2.00

2.00

1.29

1.29

1.26

1.25

Mizoram

Tripura

15.

Rajasthan

Jaipur

7.40

7.40

7.53

7.53

10.28

10.28

12.75

12.75

10.91

10.91

Jodhpur

4.10

4.10

4.50

4.50

7.65

7.65

10.65

10.65

9.25

9.24

16.

Telangana

Hyderabad

2.80

2.80

7.00

6.80

15.50

15.50

14.38

14.38

6.80

6.77

17.

Andhra Pradesh

Amravati

4.57

4.57

5.75

5.75

11.60

11.60

14.70

14.70

12.90

12.90

 

18.

Bihar

Patna

1.23

1.23

3.35

3.35

9.00

9.00

16.00

16.00

8.73

8.73

19.

Jammu &

Kashmir (U.T)

Srinagar

0.80

0.80

2.55

2.55

6.11

6.03

7.17

7.17

4.90

4.89

20.

Ladakh (UT)

 

Mini Circle Leh

0.20

0.20

0.43

0.43

1.92

1.92

3.50

3.50

2.20

2.20

21.

Kerala

Thrissure

2.03

2.03

6.82

6.82

7.50

7.50

7.09

7.09

6.30

6.30

22.

Gujarat

Daman & Diu (UT)

Vadodara

6.35

6.35

8.00

8.00

11.00

11.00

12.00

12.00

7.70

7.69

Gujarat

Rajkot

0.99

0.99

2.50

2.50

3.09

3.09

2.50

2.50

3.00

3.00

23.

Uttarakhand

Dehradun

4.60

4.60

3.75

3.75

4.85

4.85

5.42

5.42

5.10

5.10

24.

Chhattisgarh

Raipur

2.89

2.89

4.78

4.78

7.50

7.50

5.94

5.94

8.19

8.19

25.

Jharkhand

Ranchi

0.88

0.88

1.18

1.16

2.00

2.00

2.15

2.15

2.25

2.25

 

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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M Annadurai


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