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{{short description|Indian agency responsible for archaeological publication and preservation}}
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The '''National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities''' ({{abbr|NMMA}}) is an [[List of Government of India agencies|Indian government agency]] responsible for maintaining [[cultural heritage]] database under the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]] of the [[government of India]]. It was launched in 2007 aimed at studying, researching and preserving the [[Culture of India|cultural heritage of India]]. The main goal of the agency is to make information available [[Internet|online]] to the general public, explicitly for scholars and students interested or associated with the subject. Till 2016, it documented 3.15 [[lakh]]s of [[List of World Heritage Sites in India|built heritage and sites]] and 1,400,740 [[antiquities]] collected from different published and unpublished [[secondary source]]s, originally investigated or studied by the researchers, educators, scholars and archaeologists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/over-14-lakh-antiquities-documented-culture-ministry/articleshow/52851704.cms?from=mdr|title=Over 14 lakh antiquities documented: Culture Ministry|newspaper=The Economic Times|agency=PTI|date=21 June 2016|accessdate=21 June 2021}}</ref>

Responsible to maintain two national [[Registrar (education)|register]]s such as national registers on antiquities and national register on Built Heritage & Sites (BH&S),<ref name="indianculture.gov.in">{{Cite web|url=http://indianculture.gov.in/MoCorganization/national-mission-monuments-and-antiquities|title=National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities|website=INDIAN CULTURE}}</ref> it is referred to one of the important databases of the country in [[Ancient Indian architecture|architectural]] and [[History of India|historical]] perspectives alongside the [[Archaeological Survey of India]], a nodal agency of the NMMA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/budgetary-support-sought-to-map-unprotected-monuments-in-state/article30647679.ece|title=Budgetary support sought to map unprotected monuments in State|first=R. Krishna|last=Kumar|date=25 January 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> It collaborates contractually with the [[State governments of India|state government]]s to collect [[reference work]]s for managing its database more efficiently as amended by the union government.

== Overview ==
The agency on its [[web portal]] publishes [[cultural heritage]] related information taken from secondary source such as [[List of districts in India|district department]]s, the [[The Imperial Gazetteer of India|Imperial Gazetteer]], [[academic journal]]s and published [[library catalog]]s that originally belongs to the state administration and [[university]]'s archaeology departments. It also takes unpublished [[Thesis|university thesis]] and [[Survey of India|survey report]]s referenced by the researchers, scholars, educators and contemporary concerned officers.<ref name="business-standard.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/14-00-740-antiquities-documented-data-of-3-15-lakhs-of-bh-s-and-antiquities-uploaded-on-nmma-website-116062100666_1.html|title=14,00,740 Antiquities Documented & Data of 3.15 Lakhs of BH&S and Antiquities Uploaded on NMMA Website|first=Capital|last=Market|date=21 June 2016|via=Business Standard}}</ref>

It has [[Documentation|documented]] about 61,132 antiquities in association with Documentation Resources Centre. The agency has added more 15,000 antiquities by 31 March 2016. It computerized remaining [[raw data]] from 2014 to 2015 which was collected from various sources such as [[Institute of Advanced Research]], [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage]] and other associated agencies.<ref name="business-standard.com"/>

== Objectives ==
* Documenting and creating [[Public library|publicly accessible database]] about [[geographical feature]] such as built heritage and sites for [[dissemination]] of public information to planners, researchers, students and individuals interested in such information.
* Documenting information in a uniform format about all antiquities whether recorded or collected by the [[Federal government|federal]] or state governments, private and public [[museum]]s, libraries, and universities.
* Promoting [[awareness]] aims to [[sensitize]] people to the benefits of preserving antiquities and [[historic site]]s significantly associated with the [[Medieval India|historical record]]s.
* Extending facility and providing [[Lodging|accommodation]] to the affiliated state departments, local bodies, [[Local community|communities]], NGOs, universities, and museums.
* Developing [[Synergy|relation]]s as part of one of its [[principle]]s that involve Archaeological Survey of India, [[States and union territories of India|state and union territory]] agencies or [[academic department]]s and [[non-government organization]]s in building [[public relation]] for better [[data management]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/what-is-national-mission-on-monuments-and-antiquities-1552396712-1|title=What is National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities?|date=12 March 2019|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref>

== Monitoring committee ==
It is headed by the government of India, however its activities are monitored by the Archaeological Survey of India's administration. The Secretary to the Ministry of Culture, is appointed as the [[chairperson]] while ASI's director general acts as a [[vice-chairperson]]. ASI's additional director general serves as its members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nmma.nic.in/nmma/aboutNmma.do|title=NMMA|website=nmma.nic.in}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{official website|http://nmma.nic.in}}
* [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1513320 National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities] at [[Press Information Bureau]]

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