The Telangana Heritage (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Maintenance) Act, 2017.
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Open in Lexace · Ask the AI about this actTHE TELANGANA HERITAGE (PROTECTION, PRESERVATION,
CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE) ACT, 2017.
(ACT NO. 22 OF 2017)
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Heritage of Telangana.
4. Deemed heritages of Telangana.
5. Preparation of Inventory of heritages.
6. Constitution of Telangana State Heritage Authority.
7. Powers and functions of the TSHA.
8. Constitution of District Heritage Committee.
9. Constitution of Greater Hyderabad Heritage
Committee.
10. Functions & Powers of District Heritage Committee
& GHHC.
11. Policies and Guidelines.
12. Maintenances of heritages.
13. Director, powers and functions.
MUSEUMS
14. Establishment of Museums.
15. Definitions.
16. Establishment of museums.
17. Powers and functions of the Director.
18. Excavations.
19. Telangana Heritage Fund.
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20. Penalties.
21. Power to remove difficulties.
22. Power to make rules.
Schedule - I.
Schedule - II.
Schedule - III.
THE TELANGANA HERITAGE (PROTECTION,
PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE)
ACT, 2017.
ACT No. 22 OF 2017.
[25th May, 2017]
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSERVATION,
PRESERVATION, RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE
OF TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE OF
TELANGANA AND FOR MATTERS CONNECTED
THEREWITH AND INCIDENTAL THERETO.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Telangana in the Sixty -eighth Year of the Republic of India
as follows:-
1. (1) This Act may be called the Telangana Heritage
(Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Maintenance)
Act, 2017.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Telangana.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State
Government may, by notification in the Telangana Gazette,
appoint.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
a) ‗Tangible Heritage‘ means as dealt with in section 3;
b) ‗Intangible Heritage‘ means as dealt with in section
3;
Received the assent of the Governor on the 24th May, 2017.
Short title, extent
and
commencement.
Definitions.
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c) ‗Committee‘ means Telangana State Heritage
Authority, GHMC / HMDA Committee and the District Level
Committees constitute d under sections 6, 8 and 9
respectively;
d) ‗Protected area‘ means any heritage site and the
remains declared as protected area by or under this Act;
e) ‗Protected heritage‘ means, the tangible or
intangible heritage declared to be a protected heritage by or
under this Act;
f) ‗Conservation‘ means the process involved in the
preservation of a Heritage structure building / site /precincts
in order to retain its historical, architectural, environmental or
cultural significance including the maintenance and
according to necessity preservation, restoration or
reconstruction or a combinatio n of more than one of the
above;
g) ‗Preservation‘ means the maintenance necessary in
order to maintain the Heritage structure building / site /
precincts in its present state so as to prevent and retard any
further deterioration from its present state;
h) ‗prescribed‘ means prescribed by rules made under
this Act;
i) ‗Restoration‘ includes the means necessary to return
the heritage structure building / site / precinct to its earlier
state as might have existed prior to change occurred by way
of demolition, removal, addition etc., as a result of the
removal of accretions or reassemb ling the existing
components or by the sensitive introduction of compatible
materials;
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j) ‗Maintenance‘ with its grammatical variations and
cognate expressions, includes the fencing, covering in,
repairing, restoring, (landscaping and housekeeping) and
cleansing of a protected heritage, and the doing of any act
which may be necessary for the purpose of preserving a
protected heritage or for securing convenient access
thereto;
k) ‗Director‘ means the Director, Heritage Telangana
and includes any officer authorised by the Government to
perform the duties of the Director;
l) ‗Government‘ means the State Government of
Telangana;
m) ‗Notification‘ means, the notification published in
the Telangana Gazette and the word notified shall be
construed accordingly;
n) ‗Owner‘ includes—
(i) a joint owner invested with powers of management
on behalf of himself and other joint owners and the
successor-in-title of any such owner; and
(ii) any manager or trustee exercising powers of
management and the successo r-in-office of any such
manager or trustee;
o) ‗Heritage Officer‘ means an officer of the Department
of Heritage of the Government not lower in rank than
Assistant Director of the department;
p) ‗Competent Authority‘ means the Urban
Development Authori ty/ Urban Local Body / Rural Local
Body / any other authority which has the power to sanction
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building permission under the existing laws as mentioned in
section 7 (iii) and Director Archaeology as the case may be;
q) ‗Heritage Building‘ means and includes any building
of one or more premises or any part thereof and/ or
structure and/or artifact which requires conservation and/ or
preservation for historical and/or architectural and/or
artisanary and/or aesthetic and/or cultural and/or
environmental and/or ecological purpose and includes such
portion of land adjoining such building or part thereof as
may be required for fencing or covering or in any manner
preserving the historical and/or architectural and/or
aesthetic and/or cultural value of such buildin g including
rock formations;
r) ‗Heritage Precincts‘ means and includes any space
that requires conservation and/or preservation for historical
and/or architectural and/or aesthetic and/or cultural and/or
environmental and/or ecological purpose. Walls or other
boundaries of a particular area or place or building or may
enclose such space by an imaginary line drawn around it.
3. For the purposes of this Act, the Heritage of Telangana,
shall be-
(1) (a) The tangible Heritage consists which includes,-
(i) Natural heritage which includes the features
consisting of physical and geological formations or groups
of such formations which are of outstanding universal value;
(ii) Natural site / areas of outstanding universal
value from the point of view of history, art, or natural beauty,
precisely delineated from natural areas;
(b) Built Heritage which includes,-
Heritage of
Telangana.
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(i) Monuments of architectural works, works with
monumental sculpture, and painting, elements or structures
of an archaeological nature, inscriptions, cave dwellings and
combinations of features, which are of outstanding value for
the Heritage of Telangana from the point of view of history,
art of science;
(ii) Groups of separate or connected buildings
which, because of their architecture, their homogeneity or
their place in the landscape of outstanding value for the
Heritage of Telangana;
(iii) Vernacular heritage i.e. traditional, natural and
historical way by which the communities or individuals
shelter themselves over a period of time, in Telangana;
(iv) Heritage sites i.e., the works of man or the
combined works of nature and man and areas including
archaeological sites which are of outstanding value for the
Heritage of Telangana from the historica l, aesthetic,
ethnological or anthropological point of view;
(c) Movable Heritage Antiquities which includes,-
(i) antiquities such as any coin, sculpture,
manuscript, maps, epigraph or other work of art of
craftsmanship, or any such object;
(ii) any article, object or thing detached from a
building, cave, murals, fossils, geological and geomorphic
formations;
(iii) any article, object or thing illustrative of science,
art, crafts, film, photography, documents, literature, religion,
customs etc.;
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(iv) any article, object or machinery equipment
recordings or things that having heritage value as may be
notified by the Government to be an antiquity for the
purposes of this Act.
(2) Intangible cultural heritage which includes
practices, representations, expressions, as well as the
knowledge and skills (including instruments, objects,
artifacts, cultural spaces etc.,) that communities, groups and
in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their cultural
heritage which at times is know n as living cultural heritage,
and is manifested inter alia in the following domains:
(i) Oral traditions and expressions, including
language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage;
(ii) Performing arts;
(iii) Social practices, rituals and festive events;
(iv) Knowledge and pract ices concerning nature and
the Universe;
(v) Traditional craftsmanship.
4. All ancient, monuments and all archeological sites and
remains which have been declared by the ‗Ancient
Monuments Preservation Act, 1904 (Central Act 7 of 1904),‘
or the ‗Hyderabad Ancient Monuments Preservation Act
(Hyderabad Act VIII of 1337 F.), ‘ or declared by the
Telangana Ancient and Historical Monuments and
Archeological Sites and Remains Ac t, 1960 (Act VII of 1960)
to be protected monuments or as the case may be
protected area but which have not been declared by or
under law made by Parliament to be of national importance,
Repealed by Act VII of 1960.
Deemed heritages
of Telangana.
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shall be deemed to be tangible heritages of Telangana for
the purpose s of this Act in the State of Telangana, as
included in Schedule I (Annexure 1) for purpose of
management under this Act.
5. (1) The Government may, either suo motu or on the
recommendation of the Director, for the purposes of
identifying the tangible heritage of Telangana and for other
specific purposes, constitute as many Expert Committees as
possible consisting of such Members along with the criteria
in the manner prescribed.
(2) If in the opinion of the Gov ernment that any
Tangible and Intangible Heritage which have not been
included in Schedule - II, require protection under this Act or
otherwise they may, on the recommendations of Telangana
State Heritage Authority (TSHA) supplement, alter, modify
the inve ntory and include or delete any entry from the
Schedule - II from time to time:
Provided that the objections and suggestions from the
public be invited and duly considered before amending the
Schedule II.
6. (1) As soon as may be, after the date of
commencement of this Act, the Government may, by
notification constitute a State Level Authority to be known as
Telangana State Heritage Authority (TSHA). The Authority
shall consist of the following members:-
i) Chief Secretary as Chairman;
ii) Secretaries of Tourism & Culture, MA&UD,
Education and Finance as Members; and
Preparation of
Inventory of
heritages.
Constitution of
Telangana State
Heritage
Authority.
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iii) Director, Archaeology and Museums (hereafter
Director, Heritage Telangana) as Member Convenor at the
State Level;
(iv) Further two experts from Archeology, Heritage,
History background will be co-opted.
(2) The members appointed under item (iv) of sub -
section (1) shall hold office for a period of 3 years from the
date on which their appointment is notified and shall be
eligible for reappointment on such conditions as may be
prescribed.
7. Subject to provisions of this Act the functions of State
Heritage and precincts Committee shall be,-
i) To finalize the list of heritage buildings and precincts
to be notified as Heritage Buildings and Heritage Precincts
under Schedule - II and recommend the same to the
Government for notification;
ii) To recommend to the competent authority whether
development permission should be grante d to the Heritage
Buildings;
iii) To recommend to the competent authority whether
any development right certificate may be allowed to be
consumed in a heritage precinct;
iv) To recommend to the competent authority to
evaluate the cost of repairs to be given to the owners to
bring the existing building to the original shape;
v) To approve special designs and guidelines for -
notified buildings and control of height and essential facade
characteristics such as maintenance of special type of
balconies and other heritage items of the buildings and
Powers and
functions of the
TSHA.
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suggest suitable designs and adopting new materials for
replacements keeping the old form intact to the extent
possible;
vi) To frame special rules for Heritage Buildings and
Heritage Precincts and to advise the Government regarding
the same;
vii) To advise the Government on any other issues as
may be required from time to time during course of scrutiny
and in overall interest of heritag e conservation and
preservation;
viii) To consider the amendments in Central law and
regulations brought out by the Central Government from
time to time and recommend for suitable ada ption in the
State of Telangana;
ix) To advise the Government regarding any other
issues regarding Heritage management in Telangana.
8. (1) As soon as may be, after the date of
commencement of this Act, the Government may, by
notification, constitute a District Level Committee to be
known as ―District Heritage and Precincts Committee‖ for
each District (except GHMC area) which shall consist of the
following members:-
i) District Collector as Chairperson;
ii) Superintendent of Police, Joint Collector, District
Forest Officer, District Education Officer, Officer who is
looking after Touri sm and District Town a nd Country
Planning Officer as Members; and
iii) Assistant Director, Archaeology as Member
Convenor at District Level;
Constitution of
District Heritage
Committee.
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iv) Further two experts from Archaeology, Heritage,
History background will be co-opted.
(2) The members appointed under item (iv) of sub -
section (1) shall hold office for a period of 3 years from the
date on which their appointment is notified and shall be
eligible for reappointment on such conditions as may be
prescribed.
9. (1) As soon as may be, after the date of
commencement of this Act, the Government may constitute
Greater Hyderabad Heritage and Precincts Committee
(GHHC) for the GHMC / HMDA area and the Committee
shall consist of the following members:-
i) Commissioner GHMC/HMDA as Chairman and Co -
Chairman;
ii) Com missioner of Police, Hyderabad/ Cyberabad/
Rachakonda;
iii) Metropolitan Commissioner HMDA;
iv) Commissioner/Director Tourism or Head of the
City Tourism Promotion Board as the case may be;
v) Collectors Hyderabad/Rangareddy/Medchal and
any other District Collectors required;
vi) CCP GHMC and CCPO HMDA;
vii) Conser vator of Forests, Hyderabad as M embers
and;
viii) Deputy Director, Archaeology and Mus eums as
Member Convenor;
Constitution of
Greater
Hyderabad
Heritage
Committee.
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ix) Further two experts from Archaeology, Heritage,
History backround will be co-opted.
(2) The members appointed under item (ix) of sub -
section (1) shall hold office for a period of 3 years from the
date on which their appoin tment is notified and shall be
eligible f or re-appointment on such conditions as may be
prescribed.
10. i) To identify the heritage buildings and precincts which
need to be notified as Heritage Buildings and Heritage
Precincts and recommend the same to the Telangana State
Heritage Authority for inclusion in Schedule II;
ii) To recommend to the Telangana State Heritage
Authority whether development permission should be
granted to the Heritage Buildings;
iii) To recommend to the Telangana State Heritage
Authority whether development right certificate may be
allowed to be consumed in a heritage precinct;
iv) To evaluate the cost of repairs to be given to the
owners to bring the existing building to the original shape;
v) To approve special designs and guidelines for
notified buildings and control of height and essential facade
characteristics such as maintenance of special type of
balconies and other heritage items of the buildings and
suggest suitable designs and adopting new materials for
replacements keeping the old form intact to the extent
possible;
vi) To frame special regulations for Heritage Buildings
and Heritage Precincts and furnish the same to Telangana
State Heritage Authority for approval;
Functions &
Powers of District
Heritage
Committee &
GHHC.
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vii) To advise the Telangana State Heritage Authority
on any other issues as may be required from time to time
during course of scrutiny and in overall interest of heritage
conservation;
viii) To take appropriate action to protect Heritage
Properties.
11. (1) The Government shall formulate policies, issue
guidelines, regulations, prohibitory orders etc., as deemed
fit from time to time for the identification, classification,
promotion, conservation, maintenance etc., of the Heritage
of Telangana.
(2) The Government shall formulate policies, issue
guidelines for the purpose of compensating and
incentivizing individuals, institutions, local bodies for the
preservation and promotion of Heritage of Telangana.
(3) The policies formulated and the orders issued
above under sub-sections in connection with the protection,
preservation, conservation and maintenance of the heritage
of Telangana shall be binding on all local bodies,
municipalities, urban development authorities, and any other
authorities including the individuals concerned.
(4) The Director shall ensure that the above policies
and guidelines are implemented by the concerned.
12. (1) In respect of the properties included in Schedules,
and belonging to the Government, they may, maintain,-
(a) either by themselves through the Director and its
institutions; or
(b) authorize the local bodies / municipalities / u rban
development authorities;
Policies and
Guidelines.
Maintenances of
heritages.
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(c) allow the private owners of the property
concerned / Corporations / NGOs / trusts and other legal
bodies, with their funds; in such manner as may be
prescribed.
(2) In respect of the properties included in Schedules,
but not belonging to the Government, the Government may
authorize the owners / private persons with their own funds
by providing such incentives and concessions, as may be
prescribed.
(3) The maintenance of all the said properties shall be
under the supervision of the Director.
13. (1) The Director, Heritage Telangana will be the sole
custodian of heritage properties owned by the State and
included in the Schedules.
(2) The Director, with the sanction of the Government
shall,-
(a) Identify a structure to conserve, restore, repai r
and maintain and inventorise;
(b) Implement the policies formulated by Telangana
State Heritage Authority wherever directed;
(c) Form committees to recommend panel of names
to constitute Expert Committees for specific purposes;
(d) Purchase, or take lease of or accept a gift or
bequest of any of the cultural heritage structure as included
in the Act;
(e) Where there is no owner for a heritage structure
the Director may by notification in the Telangana Gazette to
assume the guardianship of the monument;
Director, powers
and functions.
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(f) Propose to the owner to enter into agreement with
the Government to classify the Tangible Heritage and
Natural heritage as per its importance;
(g) Develop the re -adoptive usage policy of a
heritage structure.
(3) Director may,-
(a) Conserve, restore, repair, maintain and inventorise
heritage structure;
(b) Issue directions for explorations, and surveys;
(c) Formulate specific guidelines for monuments for
the purpose of conservation;
(d) Accept or voluntary contributions towa rds
Heritage Telangana Heritage Fund for the conservation,
restoration, repairs, maintains and other development
activities of a heritage structure;
(e) Enter into agreement with Universities, Trusts,
Firms, Corporate and specified institutions for the purpose
of capacity building, Conservation and Restoration;
(f) May affiliate with Universities, Research/scientific
Institutions or other reputed institutions for the purpose of
research, publication etc.
MUSEUMS
14. The Government may take consistent efforts to
disseminate information about museum materials by way of
exhibitions, documentation and creating required public
importance, by providing adequate access for visitors with
Establishment of
Museums.
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special needs and may enable their inc lusion in museum
services.
15. For the purposes of this Act,-
a) ―Museum‖ means a non -profit making, permanent
institution in the service of society and of its development,
and open to the public, which acquires, conserves, volarizes
researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of
study, education and enjoyment, material evidence of
people and their environment;
b) ―Public Museum‖ is the one established and owned
by the State;
(c) ―Private Museum‖ is one established and owned by
individuals or legal persons;
(d) ―Museum Material‖ means all kinds of items which
are collected, described and presented as a part of cultural
and natural heritage;
e) ―Museum items‖ means a heritage item which is
expertly and scientifically treated, classified by museum
categories and stored in a museum;
f) ―Museum Collection‖ means a b asic form of
organization of museum items in a museum;
g) ―Museum documentation‖ means a form of an
expert and scientific description of a museum item, made for
the purpose of its identification, origin determination ,
valorization and presentation;
h) ―Information system‖ means the electronic
processing of museum documentation into a database for
internal as well as restricted public access;
Definitions.
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i) ―Revision‖ means an expert verification of existence,
condition, protection degree and conditions of keeping of
museum materials and museum documentation;
j) ―Verification of origin‖ means determining historical
and geological background of an item from its discovery or
of date of creation.
16. The Government shall,-
i) from time to time formulate policies, issue guidelines,
regulations, prohibitory orders etc., as deemed fit for the
establishment, maintenance, conservation of museums and
also for the exchange, loan, movement of museum material;
ii) formulate polices, issue guidelines for the purpose of
compensating and incentivizing individuals, institutions,
local bodies and other legal persons for establishment and
maintenance of private museum which will have positive
impact on the heritage of Telangana.
iii) verify regular ly the functioning of all museums in
Telangana;
iv) reserve the rights for termination of permission
granted for a museum based on such verification;
v) insure museum collection based on the artistic,
historical, antique, monetary values etc., in the m anner
prescribed;
vi) issue orders for the production of museum replica
hold exclusive rights.
Establishment of
museums.
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17. The Director shall,-
(i) depending upon the museum collection decide to
establish a museum;
(ii) to hold both permanent and occasional exhibitions
nationally and internationally after following due procedures.
Catalogues for all such exhibitions shall be published;
(iii) t ake museum material out of the c ountry on
temporary basis for conservation, restoration and exhibition;
(iv) avail/hire the services of Museums, research
institutions, private collectors, experts in the field of
museology, exhibits, museum conservation etc., in carrying
out clause (i) and (ii) mentioned;
(v) make claim for the museum ma terial that was
illegally taken out in accordance with appropriate acts;
(vi) may exchange museum material with other
museums after due consultations with experts and
assessing the artistic, historical, antique, monetary values
etc., of such museum mater ial which is proposed for
exchange and proposed to be received in exchange;
(vii) make replicas of museum items at a scale different
from that offer museum item for sale or other economic use;
(viii) make documentation and periodic revision of
museum collection and can avail the services of other
museums and experts in this field;
(ix) write off a destroyed museum item based on expert
advice;
Powers and
functions of the
Director.
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(x) accept voluntary contributions towards
establishment and maintenance of museums and
publication of museum material;
(xi) can enter into agreement with U niversities, funds,
trusts, firms, corporate and scientific institutions for the
establishment, maintenance, research, curating and
publishing museum material.
18. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 24 of Ancient
Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act,
1958 (Central Act 24 of 1958), the Director may, after
examination of the historic and scientific and archaeological
evidences as may be prescribed identify or cause to identify
the sites in the State other than the ones protected by the
Central Government, for undertaking the excavation
operations.
(2) The excavation may be carried out by the Director,
in the manner prescribed, through,-
(a) Officers of the Governm ent, in Heritage
Department;
(b) through Universities, Research and other
Institutions dealing with heritage.
(3) All excavations undertaken in the State shall be
under the overall supervision of the Director.
(4) The Director would be the custodian of all the
antiquities found out of such excavation, including the place
of its storage and exhibition.
(5) In case of any excavation undertaken in a private
land the land may be acquired in the manner prescribed.
Excavations.
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(6) Even excavation finding shall be recorded and
published in the manner prescribed.
19. There shall be a general fund known as Telangana
Heritage Fund to which shall be credited,-
(a) contributions and donations from Corporation, or
grants from other sources;
(b) donations received from other sources.
20. (1) Any person who willfully destroys, removes, alters,
defaces or misuses any heritage property or does any act,
or abets in the commission thereof, in contravention of any
provision under th is Act, or the rules or the regulations
made thereunder, shall be punishable with imprisonment for
a term which may extend to three years and also with fine
which may extend to fifty thousand rupees and, in default,
with further imprisonment for six months.
(2) Any Court convicting any person under this section
shall, by order, direct such person to restore the heritage
property to its former shape and beauty at his cost, and any
failure to comply with such order shall be deemed to be a
continuing offence and such person shall be punishable
with an additional fine of rupees two hundred and fifty for
every day during which such contravention or failure
continues after conviction from the date of such
contravention.
(3) Where an offence under this section has been
committed by a company, the provisions of the Companies
Act, 2013 shall apply to such company.
21. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions
of this Act, the Government may, by notification, remo ve
difficulties, by order, not inconsistent with the provisions of
Telangana
Heritage Fund.
Penalties.
Power to remove
difficulties.
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this Act, but which appear to them to be necessary or
expedient to remove such difficulty.
22. (1) The State Government may, by notification, make
rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) Every rule made un der this Act shall, immediately
after it is made, be laid before the Legislature of the State, if
it is in session and if it is not in session, in the session
immediately following for a total period of fourteen days
which may be comprised in one session or in two
successive sessions and if, before the expiration of the
session in which it is so laid or the session immediately
following the Legislature agrees in making any modification
in the rule or in the annulment of the rule, the rule shall, from
the date on which the modification or annulment is notified,
have effect only in such modified form or shall stand
annulled as the case may be so, however, that any such
modification or annulment sha ll be without prejudice to the
validity of anything previously done under that rule.
Power to make
rules.
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Schedule - I : Proteced Monuments
Category - I (Pre - Proto Protected Monuments)
Sl.
No.
Name of the
Monument
Monument
Type
Village Mandal Period
1 Neolithic
Implements
Proto Historic
sites Pareshwar Asifabad 25 C.B.C
2 Neolithic
Implements
Proto Historic
sites
Pochara
Water
Falls
Boath 25 C.B.C
3 Neolithic
Implements
Proto Historic
sites Dhorur Boath 25 C.B.C
4 Neolithic
Implements
Proto Historic
sites Islapur Boath 25 C.B.C
5 Neolithic
Implements
Proto Historic
sites Kuntala Neredi-
gonda 25 C.B.C
6 Neolithic
Implements
Proto Historic
sites Pangir Bhainsa 25 C.B.C
7 Neolithic
Implements
Proto Historic
sites Sonagadh Nirmal 25 C.B.C
8 Neolithic
Implements
Proto Historic
sites Narsapur Ichoda 25 C.B.C
9 Neolithic
Implements
Proto Historic
sites Khanapur Khana-
pur 25 C.B.C
10 Cairns & menhir Proto Historic
sites
Gudi-
hatnur Boath 10 C.B.C
11 Stone Circle Proto Historic
sites Guraj Boath 10 C.B.C
12 Stone Circle Proto Historic
sites
Sirla
Degaon Bhainsa 10 C.B.C
13 Stone Circle Proto Historic
sites Sonagadh Nirmal 10 C.B.C
14 Mir Alam Tank
cairns
Proto Historic
sites
Mir Alam
tank
Rajendra
nagar 10 C.B.C
15 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites Begumpet Begum-
pet 10 C.B.C
16 Stone Circle Proto Historic
sites Atur Huzura-
bad 10 C.B.C
17 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites Mulangur Kesava-
patnam 10 C.B.C
18 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites Singapur Huzura-
bad 10 C.B.C
19 Megalithic Proto Historic
sites Bizigiri Jammi-
kunta 10 C.B.C
20 Megalithic Burials
Proto Historic
sites
Vastapur Raikal 10 C.B.C
22 [Act No.22 of 2017]
21 Flakes cores &
stone implements
Pre Historic
sites Madhira Madhira 10 C.B.C
22 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites
Khamm-
am
Khamm-
am 10 C.B.C
23 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites
Golla-
pahad
Khamm-
am 10 C.B.C
24 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites Pillaguda Khamm-
am 10 C.B.C
25 Cairns & Menhirs Proto Historic
sites
Nelakon-
dapalli
Nelakon-
dapalli 10 C.B.C
26 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites Waira Waira 10 C.B.C
27 Stone Circle Proto Historic
sites Garla Garla 10 C.B.C
28 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites Mallaram Manu-
guru 10 C.B.C
29 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites Palvancha Palvan-
cha 10 C.B.C
30 Dolmens
(Dongatogu)
Proto Historic
sites Potlapally Pinapaka 10 C.B.C
31 Megalithic burials Proto Historic
sites
Kusuman-
chi
Kusuman
chi 10 C.B.C
32 Menhires &
Alignments
Proto Historic
sites
Kusuman-
chi
Kusuman
chi 6th C.B.C
33 Cairns Proto Historic
sites Fathepur Kollapur 10 C.B.C
34 Cairns (Megalithic
burials)
Proto Historic
sites
Dindi
project Dindi 10 C.B.C
35 Cairns Site Proto Historic
sites
Dindi
project Dindi 10 C.B.C
36 Stone circle Proto Historic
sites Kothur Kothur 10 C.B.C
37
Cairns (Locally
known as Rakasi
Gullu)
Proto Historic
sites Badepalli Jedcha-
rla 10 C.B.C
38 Stone circle &
other remains
Proto Historic
sites Jedcharla Jedcha-
rla 10 C.B.C
39 Stone Circle Proto Historic
sites Gollapalli Jedcha-
rla 10 C.B.C
40 Megalithic burials Proto Historic
sites
Ramacha
ndrapur
Mahabo-
obnagar 10 C.B.C
41 Cairns Proto Historic
sites
Nazrulla-
bad
Jedcha-
rla 10 C.B.C
42 Stone circles Proto Historic
sites Bijinapalli Bijinapalli 10 C.B.C
43
Cairns and
Menhirs
Proto Historic
sites
Nagarkur-
nool
Nagarkur
-nool 10 C.B.C
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44
Stone circle
(Megalithic
Burials)
Proto Historic
sites Balanagar Bala-
nagar 10 C.B.C
45 Stone circle Proto Historic
sites Timmapur Itikala 10 C.B.C
46 Megalithic burials Proto Historic
sites
Mughal-
gidda
Farooq-
nagar 10 C.B.C
47 Cairns (Megalithic
burials)
Proto Historic
sites Makthal Makthal 10 C.B.C
48 Dolmens Proto Historic
sites
Kummaro-
nipalli
Acham-
pet 10 C.B.C
49 Megalithic site Proto Historic
sites
Ramanu-
tala Amangal 10 C.B.C
50 Megalithic site Proto Historic
sites Amanagal Amangal 10 C.B.C
51 Megalithic site Proto Historic
sites Mudimala Magnoor 10 C.B.C
52 Stone circles Proto Historic
sites Attapur Kalabgur 10 C.B.C
53 Proto-Historic
burials
Proto Historic
sites Kasipalli Kalabgur 10 C.B.C
54 Proto-Historic
burials
Proto Historic
sites Ponnal Siddipet 10 C.B.C
55 Proto-Historic
burials
Proto Historic
sites Assanpalli Kulcha-
ram 10 C.B.C
56 Cairns Proto Historic
sites Merpadge Konda-
pak 10 C.B.C
57 Cairns Proto Historic
sites Burgapalli Yella-
reddi 10 C.B.C
58 Rakasigudi Proto Historic
sites
Manda-
pally
Chinna-
kodur 10 C.B.C
59 Rakasigudi Proto Historic
sites Palamkul Siddipet 10 C.B.C
60 Rakasigudi Proto Historic
sites Nermetta Nanga-
noor 10 C.B.C
61 Rakasigudi Proto Historic
sites Pullur Nanga-
noor 10 C.B.C
62 Stone circles Proto Historic
sites Tipparti Tipparti 10 C.B.C
63 Stone circles Proto Historic
sites Nakirekal Nakirekal 10 C.B.C
64 Cairns & Menhirs Proto Historic
sites Nakirekal Nakirekal 10 C.B.C
65 Cairns & Menhirs Proto Historic
sites Nakirekal Nakirekal 10 C.B.C
66 Stone circles
Proto Historic
sites
Nakirekal Nakirekal 10 C.B.C
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67 Cairns (Megalithic
burials)
Proto Historic
sites Raigir Bhongir 10 C.B.C
68 Megalithic burials
(Stone circles)
Proto Historic
sites
Nagava-
ram
Vali-
gonda 10 C.B.C
69
Avenues
(Megalithic
burials)
Proto Historic
sites Janikipur Mothkur 10 C.B.C
70 Stone circles Proto Historic
sites
Vemula-
palli
Vemula-
palli 10 C.B.C
71 Cairns Proto Historic
sites
Vemula-
palli
Vemula-
palli 10 C.B.C
72 Stone circles Proto Historic
sites
Huzur-
nagar
Huzur-
nagar 10 C.B.C
73 Stone circles Proto Historic
sites
Huzur-
nagar
Huzur-
nagar 10 C.B.C
74 Cairns Proto Historic
sites
Huzur-
nagar
Huzur-
nagar 10 C.B.C
75 Cairns &
Cromlechs
Proto Historic
sites Balella Suryapet 10 C.B.C
76 Cairns &
Cromlechs
Proto Historic
sites
Masareddi
palli
Arava-
palli 10 C.B.C
77 Stone circles Proto Historic
sites Aravapalli Arava-
palli 10 C.B.C
78 Avenues Proto Historic
sites Chinnapur Thiruma-
lagiri 10 C.B.C
79 Stone Circles Proto Historic
sites Itur Thiruma-
lagiri 10 C.B.C
80 Avenues Proto Historic
sites Yalkaram Suryapet 10 C.B.C
81 Cairns Proto Historic
sites Lingala Penphad 10 C.B.C
82 Cairn Circles Proto Historic
sites B.Yadagiri Shaligou-
raram 10 C.B.C
83 Menhirs Proto Historic
sites
Korava-
ram Rajapeta 10 C.B.C
84 Dolmens, Cairns,
Venues
Proto Historic
sites Phanigiri Thiruma-
lagiri 10 C.B.C
85 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites Kolhapur Armur 10 C.B.C
86 Megalithic Burials
(Cairns)
Proto Historic
sites Mahur Kama-
reddy 10 C.B.C
87 Megalithic Burials
(Stone Circles)
Proto Historic
sites
Yellareddy
pet
Yella-
reddypet 10 C.B.C
88 Artifacts (Neolithic
site)
Proto Historic
sites Tolukatta Charmi-
nar 25 C.B.C
89 Hashmatpet
cairns
Proto Historic
sites
Hasmath-
pet
Balana-
gar 10 C.B.C
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90 Moula Ali cairns &
Cromlechs
Proto Historic
sites Moula Ali Malkajgiri 10 C.B.C
91 Bowinapalli Cairns Proto Historic
sites
Bowina-
palli
Bowina-
palli 10 C.B.C
92 Lingampalli Cairns Proto Historic
sites
Seri
Lingam-
palli
Seri
Lingam-
palli
10 C.B.C
93 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites Kukatpalli Kukat-
palli 10 C.B.C
94 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites
Gurram-
guda
Saroor-
nagar 10 C.B.C
95 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites Gundala Chevella 10 C.B.C
96 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites
Kethi-
reddypalli Chevella 10 C.B.C
97 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites Shapur Chevella 10 C.B.C
98 Stone Circles Proto Historic
sites Karremula Ghatke-
sar 10 C.B.C
99
Flakes, Cores,
Neoliths and
Dolmens
Pre, Proto
Historic sites Katapur Tadwai 10 C.B.C
100 Flakes, Cores,
Neoliths
Pre, Proto
Historic sites Dornakal Dornakal 10 C.B.C
101 Stone circles Proto Historic
sites Alipur Hanma-
konda 10 C.B.C
102 Cairns Proto Historic
sites
Hunter
road
Hanma-
konda 10 C.B.C
103 Cairns Proto Historic
sites
Konda-
parti
Hanma-
konda 10 C.B.C
104 Stone circles Proto Historic
sites Sidapur Hasan-
parthi 10 C.B.C
105 Cairns Proto Historic
sites
Mulugu
Road Mulugu 10 C.B.C
106 Cairns Proto Historic
sites Arapalli Hanma-
konda 10 C.B.C
107 Megalithic Burials Proto Historic
sites
Ghanpur
station
Ghanpur
station 10 C.B.C
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Category - II (Pre - Kakatiyan Protected Monuments)
Sl.
No.
Name of the
Monument
Monument
Type
Village Mandal Period
108
Ancient Mound
with two pairs of
carved feet
Early Historic
site Bhainsa Bhainsa 3rd C.A.D.
109 Gandhari Kota
Forts,
Fortification
walls
Timmapur
(Gandhari
kota)
Manda-
marri 9-16 C.A.D.
110 Early Historic
Site
Early historic
sites
Pedda-
baunkur
Pedda-
palli 2nd C.A.D.
111 Buddhist Stupa Buddhist
Stupas Dhulikatta Velugatur 2nd C.B.C.
112 Ancient fort
Forts,
Fortification
walls
Kotilingala Velgatoor 2nd C.B.C.
113 Buddhist and
Andhra Sites
Buddhist
Stupas
Karu-
konda
Kotha-
gudem
1st-3rd
C.A.D.
114 Buddhist Stupa Buddhist
Stupas
Nela-
kondapalli
Nelakon-
dapalli 2nd C.A.D.
115
Ancient
Monuments &
Remains
(Buddhist)
Buddhist
Stupas Alvanpalli Jedcha-
rla 4th C.A.D.
116 Buddhist and
Andhra sites
Buddhist
Stupas
Yeles-
waram
Chand-
ampet 1st C.A.D.
117 Buddhist &
Andhra Site
Buddhist
Stupas Phanigiri Thiruma-
lagiri
2nd - 4th
C.A.D.
118 Andhra &
Buddhist Sites
Buddhist
Stupas
Gajula-
banda
Thiruma-
lagiri 1st C.A.D.
119 Andhra &
Buddhist Sites
Buddhist
Stupas
Thirumala-
giri
Thiruma-
lagiri 1st C.A.D.
120 Andhra &
Buddhist Sites
Buddhist
Stupas Singaram M.Athma
kur 1st C.A.D.
121 Andhra &
Buddhist Sites
Buddhist
Stupas
Wardha-
mankota Arwapalli 1st C.A.D.
122 Buddhist and
Andhra site
Buddhist
Stupas
Naga-
varam
Valigon-
da 1st C.A.D.
123 Keesaragutta
Site
Early historic
sites Keesara Keesara 4 - 7 C.A.D.
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Category - III (Kakatiyan Protected Monuments)
Sl.
No.
Name of the
Monument
Monument
Type
Village Mandal Period
124 Saraswathi
temple Hindu Temple Basara Mudhole 13th – 14th
C.A.D.
125 Mahadev
temple Hindu Temple Nirmal Nirmal 13th C.A.D
126 Mahadev
temple Hindu Temple Sadalpur Bela 11th – 12th
C.A.D.
127 Kaleswara
swamy temple Hindu temple Kales-
waram
Maha-
devapur 11th C.A.D.
128
Lakshmi
Narasimha
Swamy temple
Hindu temple Dharma-
puri
Dharma-
puri 11th C.A.D.
129 Fort
Forts,
Fortification
walls
Jammi-
kunta
Huzura-
bad
12th – 13th
C.A.D.
130 Ananthagiri fort
(Hindu Fort)
Forts,
Fortification
walls
Sirisilla Sirisilla 12th – 14th
C.A.D.
131
Group of
temples (Siva)
(A group of 6
old Kakatiyan
temples)
Hindu temple Nagnur Karim-
nagar 13th C.A.D.
132 Trikuta temple Hindu temple Kothapallli Karim-
nagar 13th C.A.D.
133
Lakshmi
Narasimha
swamy temple
Hindu temple Bejjanki Bejjanki 13th C.A.D.
134
Siva temples
(Ruined Kaktiya
temples)
Hindu temple
Uppara-
palli
(Gudisala)
Saidapur 13th C.A.D.
135
Sileshvaragudi
(Sage Gautama
performed
meditation at
this place)
Hindu temple Manthani Manthani 13th – 16th
C.A.D.
136 Siva temple Hindu temple Manthani Manthani 13th C.A.D.
137 Mahalakshmi
temple Hindu temple Manthani Manthani 13th C.A.D.
138 Onkalisvara
temple Hindu temple Manthani Manthani 13th C.A.D.
139 Lakshminara-
yana temple Hindu temple Manthani Manthani 13th C.A.D.
140
Gauthames-
wara temple
Hindu temple Manthani Manthani 13th C.A.D.
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141 Siva Trikuta
temple Hindu temple
Jangaam
(Adda-
gunta)
Rama-
gundam 13th C.A.D.
142
Siva temple
(Temple built of
roughly dressed
stone)
Hindu temple Kundagal Sultana-
bad 13th C.A.D.
143 Siva temple Hindu temple Anapur Sirisilla 13th C.A.D.
144
Siva Temple
(Trikuta temple
belongs to
Kakatiyan
period)
Hindu temple Vilasagar Boina-
palli 13th C.A.D.
145
Kesavardhana
Panchamukha
Lingeswara
temple (Trikuta)
Hindu temple Raikal Raikal 13th C.A.D.
146
Pratapgiri fort
(Built by Raja
Pratap Rudra of
Warangal)
Forts,
Fortification
walls
Pratapa-
giri
Maha-
devpur 13th C.A.D.
147 Trikuta Easwara
temple Hindu temple Thotla-
pally Bejjanki 13-14th
C.A.D.
148 Sive temple &
inscriptions Hindu temple Bornapalli Huzura-
bad
13th – 14th
C.A.D.
149 Fortfications
(Hindu)
Forts,
Fortification
walls
Lakshetti-
pet
Lakshetti
-pet
13th – 14th
C.A.D.
150 Fort
Forts,
Fortification
walls
Khamm-
am town
Khamm-
am 11th C.A.D.
151 Mukkantes-
waralayam Hindu temple Kusuman-
chi
Kusuman
-chi 13th C.A.D.
152 Ganapeshwara
Swamy Temple Hindu temple Kusuman-
chi
Kusuman
-chi 13th C.A.D.
153
Sivalayam
(Trikuta
Temple)
Hindu temple Pulluru Garla 13th C.A.D.
154 Jaina Temple
(Gollathagudi) Jaina temple Alvanpalli Jedcha-
rla
8th – 9th
C.A.D.
155 Hindu temples
& Inscriptions Hindu temple Poodur Gadwal 9th C.A.D.
156
Sri Sri
Ramaligeswara
swamy temple
Hindu temple Bhoothpur Bhooth-
pur 12th C.A.D.
157
Sri Chenna-
kesava swamy
temple
Hindu temple Gangapur Jedcha-
rla 12th C.A.D.
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158
Gudem Muka
Gudulu
(Belonging to
rules of
Vishunkundin
Dynasty)
Hindu temple Bekkam Veepan-
gandla 12th C.A.D.
159 Hindu temple &
Inscriptions Hindu temple Lingal Lingal 13th C.A.D.
160 Old Hindu
temples Hindu temple Alampur Alampur 13-16th
C.A.D.
161 Old Hindu
temples Hindu temple Medula-
palli
Veepan-
gandla
13th - 15th
C.A.D.
162 Old Hindu
temples Hindu temple Ammai-
palli
Veepan-
gandla
13th - 15th
C.A.D.
163
Sri Bheemes-
wara Swamy
Temple
Hindu temple Endabetla Nagar-
kurnool 13th C.A.D.
164 Hindu temple Hindu temple Raghupati
pet
Kalwa-
kurti 13th C.A.D.
165 Kumbeswara
swamy temple Hindu temple Makthal Makthal 13th C.A.D.
166 Siva temple Hindu temple Madugu-
ala
Madu-
gala 13th C.A.D.
167 Siva temple
Complex Hindu temple Andugula Madu-
gula 13th C.A.D.
168
Uma
Maheswara
temple
Hindu temple Amarabad Acham-
pet 13th C.A.D.
169
Old Hindu fort &
Hill (south
Indian style)
Forts,
Fortification
walls
Samastha
nam Atmakur 13th C.A.D.
170 Hindu temple &
Sculptures Hindu temple Mannanur Amrabad 13th C.A.D.
171 Fort (Pratapa
Rudrakota)
Forts,
Fortification
walls
Chandra-
guptapat-
nam
Atmakur 13th - 14th
C.A.D.
172 Old Hindu fort &
Insciptions
Forts,
Fortification
walls
Panagal Panagal 13th - 15th
C.A.D.
173 Sri Mallikarjuna
Swamy Temple Hindu temple Makthal Makthal 13 - 14
C.A.D.
174 Hindu temples
& Inscriptions Hindu temple Ghanpur Ghanpur
(Killa)
13th - 16th
C.A.D.
175
Sri Ramalinges-
wara Swamy
temple
Hindu temple Nandi-
kandi
Sada-
sivapet 12th C.A.D.
176
Kasivisweswa-
ralayam
Hindu temple Kalbagoor Sanga-
reddy 12th C.A.D.
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177 Sri Trilingeas-
wara Alayam Hindu temple Yellareddy
pet Thoguta 12 - 13
C.A.D.
178
Remains of
Hindu temples
and Tombs
Hindu temple Patan-
cheru
Patan-
cheru
12 - 15th
C.A.D.
179 Jaina temples Jaina temple Patan-
cheru
Patan-
cheru 13th C.A.D.
180 Siva temple Hindu temple Duddeda Konda-
paka 13th C.A.D.
181 Ancient Temple Hindu temple Edithanur Sanga-
reddy 13th C.A.D.
182 Hindu temples
& Inscriptions Hindu temple Konda-
paka
Konda-
paka 13th C.A.D.
183 Trikuta temple Hindu temple Nagula-
padu Penphad 12th C.A.D.
184
Nameswara &
Trikuta, Swamy
temples
Hindu temple Pillala-
marri Suryapet 1203 C.A.D.
185 Erakeswara
Swamy temple Hindu temple Pillala-
marri Suryapet 1203 C.A.D.
186 Ugranasimha
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