There are a total amount of 3,693 heritage sites in India safeguarded by the ASI, with 743 in Uttar Pradesh, the largest in a state.

Twenty-four monuments and websites in the nation are “untraceable,” the Parliament was notified on Monday.

Union Culture Preacher G Kishan Reddy in a written action to an additional question in Lok Sabha likewise claimed that “it is approximated that 210 thefts, entailing 486 things, have been reported from centrally-protected monuments/sites found in 19 states/UTs given that Independence”.

Recuperation of stolen things is a recurring process and also 91 objects have been recuperated thus far, he stated.

The Archaeological Survey of India has actually surveyed 8,478 towns in the last eight years and also antiquarian remains have actually been found in 2,914 of them, Mr Reddy said is action to one more query.

He said that ASI “consistently performs village to town survey to discover and tape the antiquarian remains”.

There are an overall of 3,693 heritage sites in India protected by the ASI, with 743 in Uttar Pradesh, the biggest in a state.

In a written feedback to a question as to the variety of missing monoliths in the nation, he said, “24 monuments/sites are untraceable”.

The priest likewise shared state-wise details about town to town study carried out by the ASI during the period spanning from 2014-15 to 2021-22.

The ASI checked 8,478 villages in this period as well as antiquarian remains have been located in 2,914 of these villages, as per the data shared.

Out of the 8,478 towns, the optimum number of towns were surveyed in Punjab– 1,459, complied with by Karnataka– 933; as well as antiquarian remains were discovered in 130 as well as 806 villages specifically in these two states.

In reaction to one more question, Reddy said during the last five years (2017-2021) 3152 villages were surveyed out of which antiquarian remains were reported in 905 towns.

In response to one more question, Mr Reddy said ASI undertakes preservation works of 743 monoliths, including 144 holy places, in Uttar Pradesh.

Preservation of monuments is a continuous procedure. Functions are carried out by ASI as per site need as well as readily available sources, he said.

Also, 1,224 monuments have cultural notice boards, the preacher said.

On an inquiry on the total variety of ticketed and also non-ticketed ASI monoliths in the nation, he stated, there are 3,693 monuments, websites proclaimed since nationwide relevance under the Old Monoliths as well as Historical Sites and also Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958 in the nation, “out of which entry fee is charged at 143 places”.

In action to one more inquiry he claimed, for access fee functions, monoliths have been separated right into two groups. Group ‘A’- monoliths etched on Globe Heritage checklist, Group ‘B’- others. Category ‘A’ has 20 entries and also remaining 123 are under Classification ‘B’, he added.

On a different query on whether “it is a truth that the Federal government is taking into consideration to fund a job to research hereditary resemblances and also distinctions in the DNA (genetic) profiles of India population groups,” the minister replied, “no”.

“Some unclear reports of performing a study on ‘racial purity’ by the Ministry of Culture appeared in a few print media which was promptly refuted. A joint representation on the subject was additionally gotten,” he added.

In a response to one more inquiry, Mr Reddy claimed, till date approximately 60,000 programmes have actually been organised around India by central ministries or state federal governments under the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

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Last Updated: 9 August 2022