The Regional Director Office, Central Region, Bhopal was established in the year 2009. Archaeological Survey of India created five Regional Directorates of Northern, Eastern, Western, Southern and Central Region of them Central Regional Directorate established in headquarter at Bhopal with the objectives to administer manage and supervise the work of the Circles under this office. Four Circles namely Bhopal, Lucknow, Raipur and Sarnath Circle and one branch namely Temple Survey Project (Northern Region), Bhopal comes under the jurisdiction of the Regional Directorate of Central.
Our Jurisdiction
Bhopal Circle
Bhopal Circle of Archaeological Survey of India came into existence in the year 1953. Earlier this Circle was known as Central Circle. This circle was known as central circle (Madhya Mandal) up to the year 1985. After its reorganisation in 1985
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Lucknow Circle
Lucknow circle of Archaeological Survey of India was created on May 13th, 1985 by the bifurcating the parts of Agra Circle, Bhopal circle & Patna Circle. As on today, there are 359 monuments/sites under the jurisdiction
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Raipur Circle
The creation of the state of Chhattisgarh prompted the Director General, Archaeological Survey of India to think for a separate regional office at Raipur for regulating all types of archaeological activities and researches in the newly
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Sarnath Circle
Sarnath Circle, the 27th Circle of Archaeological Survey of India was established on 2 September 2013 (vide no. 4-2/2013-Plg) by joining together some parts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh of Patna Circle and some of Lucknow Circle.
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Temple Survey Project,Bhopal
The Temple Survey Project (NR), Bhopal was established in the year 1955. Shri Krishna Deva was the first Superintending Archaeologist of TSP (NR) Bhopal. The Archaeological Survey of India formed a
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