Centre allocates Rs 376.88 crore for protected monuments; ASI reports 3,073 vacanciesThe Centre informed Parliament that Rs 376.88 crore was allocated in 2025-26 for conservation of protected monuments. In his response, Shekhawat also shared details of allocation and expenditure incurred for conservation, preservation and environmental development of protected monuments during the last five years. The allocation for other years stood at — Rs 313.43 cr (year 2024-25); Rs 443.53 cr (year 2023-24); Rs 392.71 cr (year 2022-23); and Rs 270 cr (year 2021-22). In conservation department (including conservation assistants and engineers) – the vacancies stood at 447 out of sanctioned strength of 831. In other technical cadres (surveyor, draftsman, science, epigraphy, horticulture, architect), the vacancies stood at 191 out of sanctioned strength of 440.