HRIDAY Means National Heritage City Development and
Augmentation Yojana, it is a scheme to develop the heritage sites all over the
country and implemented in January 21st 2015 to ensure revitalise
soul of the heritage city to reflect the city’s unique character by encouraging
aesthetically appealing, accessible, informative & secured environment. The
HRIDAY scheme will develop heritage infrastructure identified by the Ministry
of Culture to develop activities of water supply, sanitation, drainage, waste
management, approach roads, footpaths, street lights, tourist conveniences,
electricity wiring, and landscaping and such citizen services.
Objectives of HRIDAY Scheme
-To develop the infrastructure activities and planning.
-Preserve rich heritage site to attract the tourist heritage
site.
-The heritage site will be developed on four steps urban
planning, growth and service provision & delivery.
-Enhancing tourism and Cultural activities by developing
heritage site.
-Skill development among the people to encourage employment
and livelihood in heritage sites.
-Set up tourist maps, routes accessible to heritage sites.
Heritage sites under HRIDAY
-Ajmer (Rajasthan)
-Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh)
-Amristar (Punjab)
-Badami (Karnataka)
-Dwaraka (Gujarat)
-Gaya (Bihar)
-Kanchipuram (Tamilnadu)
-Mathura(Uttar Pradesh)
-Puri (odisha)
-Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
-Velankanni (Tamilnadu)
-Warangal (Telangana)