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National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities
The National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities has documented 1.84 lakh monuments and 17.20 lakh antiquities across India. The initiative focuses on digitisation and creation of national registers of cultural heritage.
National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA):
| Dimension | Key Details |
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| Establishment | Established in 2007 under the 11th Five Year Plan |
| Nodal Ministry | Ministry of Culture |
| Implementing Agency | Archaeological Survey of India |
| Purpose | Provides preparation of national registers for unprotected monuments and antiquities with digitised and standardised records |
| Core Objectives | Provides documentation of unprotected monuments and antiquities digitisation of records uniform formats capacity building awareness generation and prevention of illicit trafficking |
| Standardisation | Use of 20 parameters for monuments and 21 parameters for antiquities |
| Categories of Antiquities | Comprises ancient tools artistic objects historical records and items made of metal stone glass wood ivory and bone |
| Progress | Documentation of 1.84 lakh monuments and 17.20 lakh antiquities |
| Indian Heritage App | Platform for high resolution images and geo tagged locations of protected monuments launched in 2023 |
| Adopt A Heritage 2.0 | Engagement of private and public sector for amenities at protected sites launched in 2026 |
| Retrieval of Antiquities | Retrieval of 655 antiquities from foreign countries since 1976 by Archaeological Survey of India |
| International Alignment | Aligns with UNESCO conventions on cultural heritage |