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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-31012026-269723
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2026/MAGHA 10, 1947
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
(Archaeological Survey of India)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th January, 2026
S.O. 441(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 15 of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act,
1972 (52 of 1972) and in partial modification of the notification of the Ministry of Culture, S. O. 3514(E)
dated 29th July, 2022, S.O. 2985 (E), dated the 6th July, 2023 and S.O. 2637(E), dated the 5th July, 2024, the Central
Government hereby appoints the persons mentioned in column 5 and 6 in the Table to be Registering Officers for the
purpose of the said Act, within the limits of the area specified in the corresponding entry in the Table, namely:-
TABLE
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| S.No. | ASI Circle | State | Jurisdiction | Designation of the Officer | Name of the Officer |
+=======+=================+=================================================+========================================================================+====================================+=========================+
| 1 | Agra | Uttar Pradesh | District Agra, Aligarh, Etah, Etawah, Firozabad, Hathras, Kasganj, | Deputy Superintending | Ashish Kumar |
| | | | Mainpuri, Mathura | Archaeologist | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 2 | Amravati | Andhra Pradesh | The whole state of Andhra Pradesh | Assistant Superintending | G. Surya Kumar |
| | | | | Archaeologist | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 3 | Aurangabad | Maharashtra | District Aurangabad, Ahilyanagar, Beed, Dhule, Hingoli, Jalgaon, | Deputy Superintending | Shilpa Girish |
| | | | Jalna, Latur, Nashik, Nandurbar, Nanded, Osmanabad, Parbhani | Archaeologist | Jamgade |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 4 | Bangalore | Karnataka | District Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban, Chamarajanagar, | Deputy Superintending | R. Ramesh |
| | | | Chikkaballapura, Chickkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Dakshina | Archaeologist | |
| | | | Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Kolar, Mandya, Mysuru, Ramanagara, | | |
| | | | Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Udupi | | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 5 | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | District Boudh, Balangir, Bargarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Jharsuguda, | Deputy Superintending | Bhagirathi Gartia |
| | | | Khordha, Kalahandi, Kandamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabrangpur, | Archaeologist | |
| | | | Nuapada, Nayagarh, Rayagada, Subarnapur | | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 6 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu, and Union Territory of Pudduchery | District Chengalpattu, Chennai, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Erode, | Assistant Superintending | M. Rajesh |
| | | | Kallakurichi, Kancheepuram, Namakkal, Perambalur, Ranipet, Salem, | Archaeologist | |
| | | | Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Viluppuram, and, the whole | | |
| | | | Union Territory of Puducherry | | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 7 | Delhi | Delhi | Whole National Capital Territory Delhi | Assistant Superintending | Debarati Mitra Rawat |
| | | | | Archaeologist | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 8 | Dharward | Karnataka | District Bagalkote, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, | Assistant Superintending | M. Prasanna |
| | | | Uttara Kannada | Archaeologist | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 9. | Guwahati | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and | The whole states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Nagaland | Deputy Superintending | Archana Ashthana |
| | | Nagaland | | Archaeologist | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 10 | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh | District Anuppur, Balaghat, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Dindori, | Deputy Superintending | Kamal Kant Verma |
| | | | Narmadapuram, Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla, Panna, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, | Archaeologist | |
| | | | Seoni, Shahdol, Sidhi, Narsinghpur, Niwari, Singrauli, Umariya, | | |
| | | | Tikamgarh | | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 11 | Jaipur | Rajasthan | District Alwar, Baran, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bundi, Churu, Dausa, | Deputy Superintending | Govind Singh Meena |
| | | | Dholpur, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Karauli, Kota, Swai Madhopur, | Archaeologist | |
| | | | Sikar, Tonk | | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 12 | Jhansi | Uttar Pradesh | District Banda, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, | Assistant Superintending | Neetesh Saxena |
| | | | Mahoba | Archaeologist | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 13 | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | District Ajmer, Banswara, Barmer, Bikaner, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, | Deputy Superintending | Manoj Kumar Dwivedi |
| | | | Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagaur, | Archaeologist | |
| | | | Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sirohi, Udaipur | | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 14 | Kolkata | West Bengal, and Union Territory of Andaman | District Bankura, Birbhum, Howr, Hooghly, Jhargram, Kolkata, North | Deputy Superintending | Pratap Kumar Nayak |
| | | and Nicobar Islands. | 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Nadia, Purulia, Purba Bardhaman, Pasc | Archaeologist | |
| | | | him Bardhaman, Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, and whole Union | | |
| | | | Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 15 | Meerut | Uttar Pradesh | District Amroha, Baghpat, Bareilly, Bijnor, Budaun, Bulandshahr, | Assistant Superintending | Neeti Anil Kumar |
| | | | Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Meerut, Moradabad, | Archaeologist | |
| | | | Muzaffarnagar, Rampur, Saharanpur, Sambhal, Shamli | | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 16 | Nagpur | Maharashtra | District Mumbai, Mumbai Suburb, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Sindhudur, | Deputy Superintending | Prashant Panditrao |
| | | | Ratnagiri, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Pune, Kolhapur | Archaeologist | Sonone |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 17 | Puri | Odisha | District Anugul, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, | Assistant Superintending | Prajnya Pratim Pradhan |
| | | | Jajpu, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj, Puri, | Archaeologist | |
| | | | Sambalpur, Sundargarh | | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 18 | Raiganj | West Bengal and Sikkim | District Murshidabad, Malda, South Dinajpur, North Dinajpur, Cooch | Assistant Superintending | Anurag |
| | | | Behar, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, and the whole | Archaeologist | |
| | | | state of Sikkim | | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 19 | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | The whole state of Chhattisgarh | Superintending | M. Kalimuththu |
| | | | | Archaeologist | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 20 | Rajkot | Gujarat | District Amreli, Bhavnagar, Botad, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gir-Somnath, | Deputy Superintending | Mohan Lal Bhagora |
| | | | Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Morbi, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surendranagar | Archaeologist | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 21 | Srinagar | Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir | The whole Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir | Deputy Superintending | Piyush Bhatt |
| | | | | Archaeologist | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 22 | Vadodara | Gujarat, and Union Territories of Daman, Diu, | District Ahmedabad, Anand, Aravalli, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Chhota | Superintending | Subho Majumdar |
| | | and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. | Udaipur, Dahod, Dang, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Mahisagar, Mehsana, | Archaeologist | |
| | | | Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahals, Patan, Sabarkantha, Surat, Tapi, | | |
| | | | Vadodara, Valsad, and whole Union Territories of Daman, Diu, and | | |
| | | | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | | |
+-------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-------------------------+
[F. No. T-11024 /1/2022-ANTIQUITY]
YADUBIR SINGH RAWAT, Director General