India, July 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Sl. No

Name of State

Number of Monuments and Sites

1.

Andhra Pradesh

136

2.

Karnataka

506

3.

Kerala

30

4.

Puducherry (UT)

07

5.

Tamil Nadu

412

6.

Telangana

09

Total

1100

Financial Year

Allocation

Expenditure

2021-22

56.64

56.44

2022-23

94.48

94.48

2023-24

97.83

97.83

2024-25

67.48

67.44

2025-26

79.89

79.89

There are 1100 monuments and sites (areas) declared as of national importance in South India, which are under the care and maintenance of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The State-wise details are as under:

Periodic inspections are carried out by ASI to assess the status of protected monuments and sites. Based on the requir...