Report No. 18 of 2013 Annex 1.1 (Refer Para 1.1) Details of Units Audited and their Functions SI. Name of the Museum Functions no. 1. Archaeological Survey The objectives of the ASI included: of India (ASI) •........................
Report No. 18 of 2013 CHAPTER - VI Management of Antiquities Antiquity includes any coin, sculpture, painting, epigraph or other work of art or craftsmanship; any article, object or thing detached from a building or cave which Chapter - VI: is of...
Report No. 18 of 2013 CHAPTER - III Management of World Heritage Sites The General Conference of the UNESCO in 1972 adopted a Convention concerning Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage. The Convention sought to Chapter - III :...
Report No. 18 of 2013 CHAPTER - II Identification and Protection of Monuments and their documentation For appropriate protection and conservation of monuments and sites, the first step was their identification. The AMASR Act, 1958 authorised the...
Report No.18 of 2013 CHAPTER - IX Security of the Monuments and Antiquities Security of a site or a monument is integral to its protection. The ASI is also assigned the responsibility of security of the centrally protected monuments from Chapter -...
Report No. 18 of 2013 CHAPTER - X Awareness, Interpretation and Amenities The primary objective of managing heritage is to communicate its significance and need for its conservation to the host community and to the visitors. Reasonable and Chapter...
Stock registers for scientific equipment and chemicals in the labs were not maintained. Detailed accounts of analytical or chemical treatment work carried out in hapter - IV : Preservation and these labs were not maintained as prescribed in the Manual of the ASI. Conservation Works •........................
As a result, more than 95 per cent of objects were lying in reserve, in some of the audited museums without ever having been put on display. (Para 6.14.1) There were acute shortages of staff in all key positions in the ASI. This adversely affected the security and maintenance of monuments.........................
Report No. 18 of 2013 CHAPTER - XI Governance and Insensitivity to Red Signals The functioning of the Ministry and its subordinate organisations were reviewed by Chapter - XI: Governance and external groups and authorities on multiple occasions....
Report No. 18 of 2013 CHAPTER - VII Financial Management Funding is crucial for the conservation activities of different organisations. The Ministry allocated funds under Plan and Non-plan component to the ASI. The funds were also released to the...
Responses received from the audited entities have been considered while preparing this Report and these have been included to the extent feasible. 1.3.5 Audit Sampling A sample of monuments and sites for joint physical inspection with the ASI officials was selected in view of their........................
Superintending Archaeologist ASI, HQ Archaeological Survey of India Headquarters ASK Asiatic Society, Kolkata ASM Asiatic Society, Mumbai AWC Accounts Work Code BIMSTEC Bangladesh Nepal Bhutan Sri Lanka Thailand India and Myanmar Countries BRDC Bekal Resorts Development Corporation CA........................