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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]

1. The remains of an ancient monument
2. The site of an ancient monument
3. The land on which there are fences or protective covering structures for preserving the monument
4. Land by means of which people can freely access the monument

## Table of monuments

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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

## See also

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* State Protected Monuments of India
* National Geological Monuments of India
* List of World Heritage Sites in India
* List of Water Heritage Sites in India
* List of rock-cut temples in India
* List of forts in India
* List of museums in India

## References

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1. ^ a b "Monuments under Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
2. ^ "Statewise Alphabetical List of Monuments of Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

## External links

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Monuments in India

National
Importance|

| States|

* Andhra Pradesh
* Arunachal Pradesh
* Assam
* Bihar
* Chhattisgarh
* Goa
* Gujarat
* Ahmedabad
* Haryana
* Himachal Pradesh
* Jharkhand
* Karnataka
* Bangalore Circle
* Belgaum
* Bidar
* Bijapur
* Dharwad
* Gulbarga
* Raichur
* Uttara Kannada
* Kerala
* Madhya Pradesh
* Madhya Pradesh East
* Madhya Pradesh West
* Maharashtra
* Aurangabad Circle
* Mumbai Circle
* Nagpur Circle
* Manipur
* Meghalaya
* Mizoram
* Nagaland
* Odisha
* Punjab
* Rajasthan
* Sikkim
* Tamil Nadu
* Chennai Circle
* Kanchipuram
* Pudukkottai
* Thrissur Circle
* Telangana
* Tripura
* Uttar Pradesh
* Allahabad
* Agra
* Agra Circle
* Lalitpur
* Lucknow Circle
* Lucknow Circle North
* Lucknow Circle South
* Patna Circle
* Uttarakhand
* West Bengal

|

Union
territories|

* Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
* Delhi
* Jammu and Kashmir
* Ladakh
* Puducherry

State
Protected|

| States|

* Andhra Pradesh
* Arunachal Pradesh
* Assam
* Bihar
* Chhattisgarh
* Goa
* Gujarat
* Haryana
* Himachal Pradesh
* Jharkhand
* Karnataka
* Kerala
* Madhya Pradesh
* Maharashtra
* Manipur
* Meghalaya
* Mizoram
* Odisha
* Punjab
* Rajasthan
* Tamil Nadu
* Telangana
* Uttar Pradesh
* Uttarakhand
* West Bengal

|

Union
territories|

* Delhi
* Jammu and Kashmir

See also|

* National Geological Monuments
* National parks
* World Heritage Sites
* Water Heritage Sites
* Culture of India
* History of India
* Tourism in India

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