Monuments of National Importance (India) explained

This article contains lists of Monuments of National Importance in India.

An Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 defines an "Ancient Monument" as follows:

A "Monument of National Importance" is designated by the Archaeological Survey of India and includes the following:[1]

  1. The remains of an ancient monument
  2. The site of an ancient monument
  3. The land on which there are fences or protective covering structures for preserving the monument
  4. Land by means of which people can freely access the monument

Table of monuments

The Monuments of National Importance are designated by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The union government of India is authorised to maintain, protect and promote the Monuments of National Importance.

Monuments of National Importance designated by the ASI[2]
StatesNo. of Monuments
Andhra PradeshList129
Arunachal PradeshList5
AssamList55
BiharList70
ChhattisgarhList47
GoaList21
GujaratList203
HaryanaList90
Himachal PradeshList43
JharkhandList12
KarnatakaList506
KeralaList26
Madhya PradeshList292
MaharashtraList285
ManipurList1
MeghalayaList8
MizoramList8
NagalandList4
OdishaList78
PunjabList33
RajasthanList163
SikkimList3
Tamil NaduList413
TelanganaList8
TripuraList8
Uttar PradeshList741
UttarakhandList44
West BengalList133
Union territoriesNo. of Monuments
Andaman and Nicobar Islands0
Chandigarh0
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuList12
DelhiList174
Jammu and KashmirList56
LadakhList13
Lakshadweep0
Puducherry0
Total:3,684

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monuments under Archaeological Survey of India . asi.nic.in . 2012 . 7 September 2012.
  2. Web site: Statewise Alphabetical List of Monuments of Archaeological Survey of India. asi.nic.in. 19 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20140627005558/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist.asp. 27 June 2014. dead.