Monuments of National Importance (India)
This article contains lists of Monuments of National Importance in India.
An Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 defines an "Ancient Monument" as follows:[1]
Ancient Monument means any structure, erection or monument, or any tumulus or place of interment, or any cave, rock-sculpture, inscription or monolith which is of historical, archaeological or artistic interest and which has been in existence for not less than 100 years
A "Monument of National Importance" is designated by the Archaeological Survey of India and includes the following:[1]
- The remains of an ancient monument
- The site of an ancient monument
- The land on which there are fences or protective covering structures for preserving the monument
- 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] | ||
|---|---|---|
| States | No. of Monuments | |
| Andhra Pradesh | List | 129 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | List | 5 |
| Assam | List | 55 |
| Bihar | List | 70 |
| Chhattisgarh | List | 47 |
| Goa | List | 21 |
| Gujarat | List | 203 |
| Haryana | List | 90 |
| Himachal Pradesh | List | 43 |
| Jharkhand | List | 12 |
| Karnataka | List | 506 |
| Kerala | List | 26 |
| Madhya Pradesh | List | 292 |
| Maharashtra | List | 285 |
| Manipur | List | 1 |
| Meghalaya | List | 8 |
| Mizoram | List | 8 |
| Nagaland | List | 4 |
| Odisha | List | 78 |
| Punjab | List | 33 |
| Rajasthan | List | 163 |
| Sikkim | List | 3 |
| Tamil Nadu | List | 413 |
| Telangana | List | 8 |
| Tripura | List | 8 |
| Uttar Pradesh | List | 741 |
| Uttarakhand | List | 44 |
| West Bengal | List | 133 |
| Union territories | No. of Monuments | |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | – | 0 |
| Chandigarh | – | 0 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | List | 12 |
| Delhi | List | 174 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | List | 56 |
| Ladakh | List | 13 |
| Lakshadweep | – | 0 |
| Puducherry | – | 0 |
| Total: | 3,684 | |