New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent charge),ShriPrahlad Singh Patel hasannounced that Ministry of Culture & Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to open all the centrally protected monuments by completely abiding safety protocols from 6th July 2020. He said that only those monuments/ Museums which are in the non-containment zone will be open for visitors. All Centrally protected monuments and Sites shall be bound by the protocols like sanitization, social distancing and other health protocols issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Any specific orders of the State and/or District administration shall also be strictly implemented, he added.
These monuments were closed in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.Total 3691 centrally protected monuments comes under ASI out of which 820 centrally protected monuments which have places of worship were opened on 8th June 2020.
Click the link for SOP released by Archaeological Survey of India for opening all centrally protected monuments and museums, as following:
Click the link for Instructions for visitors
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