The Constitution of India
Protection of monuments and places and objects of national importance
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 49
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourcebe the obligation of the State to protect every monument or place or object of artistic or
historic interest, 2[declared by or under law made by Parliament] to be of national
importance, from spoliation, disfigurement, destruction, removal, disposal or export, as the
case may be.
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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