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The Central Government declares that specific monuments listed in the Schedule have ceased to be of national importance under section 35 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958).

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The Ministry of Culture (Archaeological Survey of India) issued Notification S.O. 2974(E) on 1st July, 2025, declaring that 17 specified monuments have ceased to be of national importance. This follows an earlier notification, S.O. 1199(E), dated 8th March, 2024, published on 11th March, 2024, by which the Central Government, exercising powers under section 35 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958), gave two months' notice for this declaration. As no objections or suggestions were received from the public within the specified period after the previous notification was made available on 11th March, 2024, the Central Government now formally declares these monuments as no longer of national importance. The monuments include Kos Minars in Gurugram and Karnal, Haryana; an inscription in the fort of Bachhaun, Madhya Pradesh; Bara Khamba Cemetery and Inchla Wali Gumti in Delhi; a 12th Century Temple in Baran and an inscription in Fort in Nagar, Rajasthan; Kutumbari area in Dwarahat, Uttarakhand; and various ancient sites, cemeteries, tombs, and ruins across Ghazipur, Banda, Jhansi, Lucknow, Mirzapur, and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The notification was signed by Yadubir Singh Rawat, Director General.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-03072025-264352 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2025/ASHADHA 12, 1947 No. 2907] MINISTRY OF CULTURE (Archaeological Survey of India) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st July, 2025 S.O. 2974(E).—Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Culture (Archaeological Survey of India) number S.O. 1199(E), dated the 8th March, 2024 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 11th March 2024, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958) gave two months' notice declaring that the monument specified in the Schedule to that notification, have ceased to be of national importance; And whereas, copies of the aforesaid notification were made available to the public on the 11th March, 2024; And whereas no objections or suggestions were received from the public in respect of such declaration by the Central Government within specified period. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958), the Central Government hereby declare that the monuments specified in the Schedule to this notification have ceased to be of national importance for the purposes of the said Act. SCHEDULE +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | SI. | State | District | Locality | Name of Monument | Protection Notification No. | | No. | | | | | and Date | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 1. | Haryana | Gurugram | Village Mujessar | Kos Minar No.13 | No. 6798, dt. 11.03.1919 | | | | (Gurgaon)| | | Government Gazette, Punjab | | | | | | | and its Dependencies, | | | | | | | No. 11, dt. 14.03.1919 | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 2. | Haryana | Karnal | Shahabad | Kos Minar | No. 1083, dt. 01.12.1914 | | | | | | | Government Gazette, Punjab | | | | | | | and its Dependencies, No. 49, | | | | | | | dt. 04.12.1914 | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 3. | Madhya Pradesh| Satna | Bachhaun | Inscription in the fort | S.R.O. 865, dt. 30.04.1953 | | | | | | of Bachhaun | The Gazette of India, New | | | | | | | Delhi, No. 19, | | | | | | | dt. 09.05.1953 | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 4. | Delhi | Delhi | Imperial City | Bara Khamba Cemetery | No. 7331-Education, | | | | | | | dt. 13.12.1922 | | | | | | | The Gazette of India, Calcutta, | | | | | | | dt. 23.12.1922 | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 5. | Delhi | Delhi | Mubarakpur Kotla | Inchla Wali Gumti | No. 2324-Education, | | | | | | | dt. 25.03.1918 | | | | | | | The Gazette of India, Calcutta, | | | | | | | dt. 30.03.1918 | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 6. | Rajasthan | Kotah | Baran | Temple (12th Century) | The Ancient and Historical | | | | | | | Monuments and Archaeological | | | | | | | Sites and Remains (Declaration | | | | | | | of National Importance) Act, | | | | | | | 1951 (No. LXXI of 1951), | | | | | | | Part I, SI No. 69 under Kotah | | | | | | | District, Rajasthan State | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 7. | Rajasthan | Jaipur | Nagar | Inscription in Fort | The Ancient and Historical | | | | | | | Monuments and Archaeological | | | | | | | Sites and Remains (Declaration | | | | | | | of National Importance) Act, | | | | | | | 1951 (No. LXXI of 1951), | | | | | | | Part I, Sl No. 49 under Jaipur | | | | | | | District, Rajasthan State | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 8. | Uttarakhand | Almora | Dwarahat | Kutumbari area, 13 nalis | No. 830M/367-28, | | | | | | 16 | dt. 10/15.05.1915 | | | | | | | Government Gazette, The | | | | | | | United Provinces of Agra and | | | | | | | Oudh, No. XXI, Vol. XXXVII, | | | | | | | dt. 22.05.1915 | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 9. | Uttar Pradesh | Ghazipur | Bharanli Ganga tir | A banyan grove of great | No. 1669M/1133M, | | | | | | antiquity containing | dt. 27.12.1920 | | | | | | traces of ancient | Government Gazette, | | | | | | buildings | The United Provinces of Agra | | | | | | | and Oudh, | | | | | | | dt. 28.12.1920 | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 10. | Uttar Pradesh | Banda | South-west Banda City | Closed Cemetery, Katra | No. 1645-M/1133, | | | | | | Naka | dt. 22.12.1920 | | | | | | | Government Gazette, | | | | | | | The United Provinces of Agra | | | | | | | and Oudh, Vol. XLII, No. LII, | | | | | | | dt. 25.12.1920 | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 11. | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi | Rangoon | Gunner Burkill's Tomb at | No. 1645-M/1133, | | | | | | Rangoon | dt. 22.12.1920 | | | | | | | Government Gazette, | | | | | | | The United Provinces of Agra | | | | | | | and Oudh, Vol. XLII, No. LII, | | | | | | | dt. 25.12.1920 | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 12. | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Gaughat | Cemetery | No. 1645-M/1133, | | | | | | | dt. 22.12.1920 | | | | | | | Government Gazette, | | | | | | | The United Provinces of Agra | | | | | | | and Oudh, Vol. XLII, No. LII, | | | | | | | dt. 25.12.1920 | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 13. | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | At mile 6 and 8, | Cemeteries | No. 1645-M/1133, | | | | | Jahraila Road | | dt. 22.12.1920 | | | | | | | Government Gazette, The | | | | | | | United Provinces of Agra and | | | | | | | Oudh, Vol. XLII, | | | | | | | No. LII, dt. 25.12.1920 | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 14. | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | in miles 3, 4 and 5, | Tombs | No. 1645-M/1133, | | | | | Lucknow-Fyzabad Road | | dt. 22.12.1920 | | | | | | | Government Gazette, The | | | | | | | United Provinces of Agra and | | | | | | | Oudh, Vol. XLII, No. LII, | | | | | | | dt. 25.12.1920 | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 15. | Uttar Pradesh | Mirzapur | Ahugi | Remains of 3 small Linga | No. 1669M/1133M, | | | | | | temples to the north of | dt. 27.12.1920 | | | | | | the village Circa 1000 A.D.| Government Gazette, | | | | | | | The United Provinces of Agra | | | | | | | and Oudh, dt. 28.12.1920 | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 16. | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi | Forms part of a | Telia Nala Buddhist ruins, | No. 1645-M/1133, | | | | (Benares)| deserted Masjid, | forms part of deserted | dt. 22.12.1920 | | | | | immediately above | village | Government Gazette, The | | | | | the Nala on the high | | United Provinces of Agra and | | | | | ground of its left | | Oudh, Vol. XLII, | | | | | bank a short | | No. LII, dt. 25.12.1920 | | | | | distance from the | | | | | | | point where it runs | | | | | | | into the Ganga and | | | | | | | close to the main | | | | | | | street under which it | | | | | | | flows | | | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | 17. | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi | Varanasi | Tablet on the Treasury | No. 1645-M/1133 | | | | (Benares)| (Benares) | Building | dt. 22.12.1920 | | | | | | | Government Gazette, The | | | | | | | United Provinces of Agra and | | | | | | | Oudh, Vol. XLII, | | | | | | | No. LII, dt. 25.12.1920 | +-----+---------------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ [F. No. 19015/02/2023-M] YADUBIR SINGH RAWAT, Director General Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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