Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to delist 18 Centrally Protected Monuments (CPMs)

Posted 28 Mar 2024

Updated 30 Mar 2024

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ASI has invoked Section 35 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (AMASR Act) to delist 18 CPMs.
- Section 35 allows central government to declare that any Monument of National Importance (MNI) has ceased to be of national importance.
- Under AMASR Act, MNIs are to be conserved and maintained by ASI as an important site pertaining to history and culture.
  - Any kind of construction-related activity is not allowed around a protected site.
- Delisting effectively means that it will no longer be conserved, protected, and maintained by the ASI.
These monuments are part of a list of 24 untraceable monuments (out of 3,693 CPMs), which the Ministry of Culture submitted to Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture in 2022.
- Untraceable monument means a site that has been lost to activities such as urbanization, encroachments, etc. and has no surviving public memory.
- These monuments include Kos Minar No.13 in Haryana, Barakhamba Cemetery in Delhi, Gunner Burkill’s Tomb in Jhansi, and Telia Nala Buddhist ruins in Varanasi etc.

Headquartered in New Delhi, it was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham.
It is a government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country.
Ministry: Ministry of Culture.

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