CAG Flags Inappropriate Conservation, Alterations at ASI Sites in UP

• CAG report for March 2024 flags inappropriate conservation, structural alterations, and neglected monuments at ASI sites in Uttar Pradesh.
• Antiquities stored in deteriorating conditions; only 20% have been digitized.
• Audit revealed 86% of notifications for Centrally Protected Monuments (CPMs) lacked area/boundary details.
• Only 6.4% of 487 CPMs in UP had proper ownership documentation; 94% operated without legal title, and 31 CPMs were untraceable.
• 96 monuments reported encroachment cases in ASI circles in Uttar Pradesh.