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- The Centre has allocated ₹376.88 crore for 2025-26 for the conservation, preservation and environmental development of monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India, Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told the Lok Sabha.
- The minister said India has 3,688 centrally protected monuments and sites, and that all are in a good state of preservation under the National Policy for Conservation, 2014 and the AMASR Act, 1958.
- The allocation is higher than last year's ₹313.43 crore but below 2023-24's ₹443.53 crore.
- He also disclosed that the ASI has 3,073 vacancies against a sanctioned strength of 8,755 staff, including large shortfalls in conservation and archaeology roles.
What to watch next
- Whether the ASI fills the 3,073 vacant positions, especially in conservation and archaeology roles
- How many monuments are actually assessed as needing urgent conservation, repair or protection from encroachment
- Next year's budget allocation compared with the past five years' trend
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