Govt to hand over 1,000 monuments to private sector under "Monument Mitra Scheme"

Govt to hand over 1,000 monuments to private sector under "Monument Mitra Scheme"

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Category : National Published on: January 28 2023

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Govind Mohan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Culture has announced that the government will hand over around 1,000 monuments under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India to the private sector for their upkeep under the Monument Mitra Scheme.
Under the scheme, monument amenities will be revamped by the private sector.
The government has set the target to hand over 500 sites under the revamped Monument Mitra Scheme by the end of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on15 August 2023
The government is also preparing a digital museum, on a G20 Orchestra, on a book of poems, on exhibitions to bring the 5000 years old Indian culture in front of G20 delegates.
Monument Mitra Scheme / Adopt A Heritage Scheme was started a few years back under the Ministry of Tourism.
It is now transferred to the Ministry of Culture in respect of the monuments under the Archaeological Survey of India, the ASI.

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