ETW Staff– Mumbai
The minister of state (independent charge) for culture and tourism, Shripad Yesso Naik, has said that the government has proposed to introduce a new scheme on the National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) in the country for conserving and preserving the heritage characters of the heritage cities.
Naik said, “To begin with, it is proposed to launch this programme in the cities such as Mathura, Amritsar, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Vellankani and Ajmer for which INR200 crore has been earmarked. This project will work through a partnership of government, academic institutions and local community combining affordable technologies.”
