India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
There are 3686 protected monuments and protected areas (Archaeological sites) across the country, which are looked after by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Circle-wise details are given at Annexure-I.
Details of total number of sanctioned staff at each of the ASI circles, in-position and vacancies, circle and category-wise are given at Annexure-II.
Contractual staff like Data Entry Operators Skilled/Semi-skilled labour, security staff are engaged by the circles as per need and availability of resource.
There are 143 protected monuments across the country under Archeological Survey of India where entry fee is charged. The Circle-wise details of footfall are given at Annexure-III.
The Circle-wise allocation and expenditure on conservation and maintenance is given at Annexure-IV.
Sl.No.
Name of Circle
Number of Protected Monuments and Protected Areas (Sites)
Agra Circle
154
Aizawl Circle
11
Amaravati Circle
135
Aurangabad Circle
75
Bangalore Circle
129
Bhopal Circle
183
Bhubaneswar Circle
42
Chandigarh Circle
124
Chennai Circle
257
Dehradun Circle
43
Delhi Circle
170
Dharwad Circle
282
Goa Circle
21
Guwahati Circle
70
Hampi Circle
95
Hyderabad Circle
08
Jabalpur Circle
108
Jaipur Circle
88
Jhansi Circle
170
Jodhpur Circle
73
Kolkata Circle
86
Leh Mini-circle
15
Lucknow Circle
196
Meerut Circle
82
Mumbai Circle
117
Nagpur Circle
94
Patna Circle
70
Puri Circle
40
Raipur Circle
46
Raiganj Circle
52
Rajkot Circle
51
Ranchi Circle
14
Sarnath Circle
132
Shimla Circle
40
Srinagar Circle
56
Tiruchirapalli Circle
162
Thrissur Circle
30
Vadodara Circle
165
Total
3686
Sl. No.
Name of Circle/ Offices/ Branches
Sanctioned Strength
In-Position
Vacancies
Category-wise Staff position
UR
OBC
EWS
SC
ST
Agra Circle
552
420
132
142
167
12
88
11
Aizawl Circle
29
17
12
4
4
1
4
4
Amaravati Circle
358
249
109
60
115
8
50
16
Aurangabad Circle
229
78
151
34
23
0
16
5
Bangalore Circle
290
204
86
64
68
16
42
14
Bhopal Circle
393
192
201
71
69
4
25
23
Bhubaneswar Circle
151
75
76
41
20
3
7
4
Chandigarh Circle
161
118
43
59
22
1
33
3
Chennai Circle
239
170
69
61
62
4
35
8
Dehradun Circle
92
66
26
48
9
0
1
8
Delhi Circle
622
464
158
240
91
7
108
18
Dharwad Circle
355
252
103
78
89
23
44
18
Goa Circle
97
63
34
12
18
5
8
20
Guwahati Circle
130
84
46
27
24
3
19
11
Hampi Circle
139
63
76
21
28
1
8
5
Hyderabad Circle
132
98
34
16
50
5
19
8
Jabalpur Circle
274
112
162
43
53
1
14
1
Jaipur Circle
296
228
68
72
66
8
26
56
Jhansi Circle
147
105
42
19
45
8
30
3
Jodhpur Circle
192
153
39
46
56
11
22
18
Kolkata Circle
130
104
26
43
30
1
23
7
Leh Mini Circle
47
12
35
2
0
0
0
10
Lucknow Circle
182
143
39
54
62
0
23
4
Meerut Circle
87
66
21
24
16
3
16
7
Mumbai Circle
262
142
120
35
54
21
23
9
Nagpur Circle
147
106
41
23
52
8
20
3
Patna Circle
212
185
27
69
73
0
40
3
Puri Circle
213
91
122
39
36
0
15
1
Raiganj Circle
139
93
46
40
21
0
26
6
Raipur Circle
68
38
30
10
14
1
7
6
Rajkot Circle
81
50
31
10
19
4
10
7
Ranchi Circle
44
32
12
11
16
1
1
3
Sarnath Circle
252
192
60
52
90
12
32
6
Shimla Circle
152
55
97
25
8
0
8
14
Srinagar circle
190
83
107
64
2
6
10
1
Thrissur Circle
100
67
33
20
28
2
15
2
Trichy Circle
158
117
41
24
74
1
16
2
Vadodara Circle
242
151
91
28
61
12
30
20
Sl.No.
Name of Circle
Number of ticketed monument
Details of visitors footfall
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Agra Circle
08
9295001
10235684
10450517
8403250
Amaravati Circle
05
336060
330930
34885
304324
Aurangabad Circle
06
3856418
4368304
4280488
4080259
Bangalore Circle
04
1259606
1458969
1339209
1196014
Bhopal Circle
11
1455682
1654386
1598345
1479127
Bhubaneswar Circle
02
507846
1086445
1356626
1332331
Chandigarh Circle
02
83517
86167
92567
83011
Chennai Circle
04
1797519
1509168
1235189
1259940
Delhi Circle
11
6750531
8138214
8850048
6965429
Dharwad Circle
06
1971867
2294826
2051973
1904698
Goa Circle
01
1023289
1202240
1371815
1151965
Guwahati Circle
05
635672
543449
577616
479987
Hampi Circle
02
840046
1050440
1046175
1085995
Hyderabad Circle
03
2610495
3030547
3039275
2823545
Jabalpur Circle
03
496768
534243
632365
426389
Jaipur Circle
03
339497
505122
493471
412532
Jhansi Circle
04
522677
879214
679255
589531
Jodhpur Circle
03
1914103
1798841
1828503
2869160
Kolkata Circle
02
204041
220304
216168
195870
Leh Mini-circle
01
62662
95021
93937
90135
Lucknow Circle
03
334856
417931
397111
322258
Mumbai Circle
13
3856835
4003835
3795420
3423195
Nagpur Circle
02
26511
33898
25259
28008
Patna Circle
05
993900
1163980
1230202
1214694
Puri Circle
03
2478266
3284937
3777631
2907970
Raipur Circle
01
62990
85489
81119
68423
Raiganj Circle
02
1520358
1669845
1591603
1288698
Rajkot Circle
03
32105
47845
74107
67150
Sarnath Circle
06
1113821
1244849
1154537
1018971
Shimla Circle
02
178511
195246
173850
138282
Srinagar Circle
03
58253
67330
61781
34726
Tiruchirapalli Circle
07
316701
318326
293033
238712
Thrissur Circle
03
918575
904140
884775
899828
Vadodara Circle
04
1325007
1350691
1187156
989488
Total
143
Sl.No.
Name of Circle
Details of allocation and expenditure for conservation and maintenance
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Allocation
Expenditure
Allocation
Expenditure
Allocation
Expenditure
Agra Circle
23.52
23.52
15.90
15.90
17.00
13.36
Aizawl Circle
1.29
1.29
1.26
1.25
1.20
0.93
Amaravati Circle
14.70
14.70
12.90
12.90
14.00
11.64
Aurangabad Circle
26.80
26.80
8.60
8.60
11.00
9.18
Bangalore Circle
17.34
17.34
8.55
8.55
12.00
8.96
Bhopal Circle
17.22
17.22
12.30
12.30
13.50
11.55
Bhubaneswar Circle
12.29
12.29
11.50
11.37
11.00
6.74
Chandigarh Circle
11.00
11.00
8.40
8.40
11.00
10.19
Chennai Circle
12.95
12.95
13.15
13.14
13.00
9.50
Dehradun Circle
5.42
5.42
5.10
5.10
6.50
4.74
Delhi Circle
36.14
36.14
24.95
24.94
39.92
33.99
Dharwad Circle
9.57
9.57
7.46
7.46
6.25
5.18
Goa Circle
9.90
9.90
9.00
9.00
5.06
5.05
Guwahati Circle
8.78
8.78
5.72
5.71
4.66
3.35
Hampi Circle
12.25
12.25
6.52
6.52
8.75
7.14
Hyderabad Circle
14.38
14.38
6.80
6.77
12.00
9.58
Jabalpur Circle
9.27
9.27
7.00
6.99
6.00
4.80
Jaipur Circle
12.75
12.75
10.91
10.91
8.00
6.66
Jhansi Circle
5.82
5.82
6.10
6.10
9.50
7.65
Jodhpur Circle
10.65
10.65
9.25
9.24
9.00
6.89
Kolkata Circle
9.10
9.10
6.01
6.01
4.75
3.92
Leh Mini-circle
3.50
3.50
2.20
2.20
4.50
3.71
Lucknow Circle
16.93
16.93
8.91
8.91
7.95
7.41
Meerut Circle
7.95
7.95
6.70
6.64
6.50
4.61
Mumbai Circle
15.56
15.56
18.19
18.19
17.50
13.12
Nagpur Circle
10.18
10.18
10.60
10.60
15.00
12.21
Patna Circle
16.00
16.00
8.73
8.73
14.50
11.77
Puri Circle
(included in Bhubaneshwar Circle)
Raipur Circle
5.94
5.94
8.19
8.19
12.25
9.21
Raiganj Circle
8.00
8.00
6.10
6.10
8.00
7.11
Rajkot Circle
2.50
2.50
3.00
3.00
4.00
2.62
Ranchi Circle
2.15
2.15
2.25
2.25
2.37
2.50
Sarnath Circle
11.32
1132
7.62
7.62
9.75
6.89
Shimla Circle
5.00
5.00
2.80
2.79
2.00
1.88
Srinagar Circle
7.17
7.17
4.90
4.89
5.75
4.97
Tiruchirapalli Circle
9.55
9.55
5.80
5.80
6.50
4.77
Thrissur Circle
7.09
7.09
6.30
6.30
4.25
3.55
Vadodara Circle
12.00
12.00
7.70
7.69
10.50
7.58
(up to Jan..2026)
(Amount in crore)
(up to 27.01.2026)
Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today said that, Government is providing adequate funds and resources to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for archaeological excavations and conservation work in Nalanda.
Local communities are involved in excavations and conservation work, which provide employment to local people along with enabling them to participate in the preservation of heritage.
Nalanda has come up as a popular tourist destination, achieved through archaeological excavation, conservation of ancient structures, landscaping and environmental development for better presentation of monuments to visitors, providing various visitors facilities etc. Further, considering its Outstanding Universal Values, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has listed Nalanda on the World Heritage List in the year 2016.
Replying to a separate question in the Lok Sabha today Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that:
ANNEXURE-I
CIRCLE-WISE DETAILS OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS AND PROTECTED AREAS (SITES) UNDER THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
ANNEXURE-II
TOTAL NUMBER OF SANCTIONED STAFF AT EACH OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA CIRCLES, IN-POSITION AND VACANCIES, CIRCLE AND CATEGORY-WISE
ANNEXURE-III
CIRCLE-WISE FOOTFALL AT TICKETED MONUMENTS, DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
ANNEXURE-IV
CIRCLE-WISE DETAILS OF ALLOCATION AND EXPENDITURE INCURED FOR CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS AND SITES DURING LAST TWO YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR IN THE COUNTRY.
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