India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
There are total of 3686 centrally protected monuments under the care and maintenance of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The conservation work of these protected monuments is taken up by ASI as per the needs and requirement of the monument, after the approval of Annual Conservation Plan and all are in good state of preservation.
Also, ASI preserves and showcases antiquities and artefacts recovered from archaeological excavations and protected monuments through 52 archaeological site museums across the country. These collections are systematically documented in museum accession registers as well as digitally, ensuring their preservation, promotion and proper documentation....