NATIONAL MONUMENTS AUTHORITY

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The National Monuments Authority has recommended that 2 sites associated with Dr Ambedkar be declared Monuments of National importance.
- Sankalp Bhumi Banyan tree campus in Vadodara, where Dr Ambedkar had taken resolved to eradicate untouchability in 1917.
- A place in Satara (Maharashtra) where Bhim Rao Ambedkar received his primary education in Pratap Rao Bhosle High School.
These recommendations have been placed before the Ministry of Culture.

National Monuments Authority

The Authority works under the Ministry of Culture.
The Authority was established as per the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains AMASR (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2010.
The Authority aims to;
- Work for the protection and preservation of monuments and sites.
- Management of the prohibited and regulated areas around the centrally protected monuments.
- Evaluate the permissions for construction-related activity in the prohibited and regulated area.