Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana

It was launched in mission mode (2015-19) by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) as a central sector scheme. The primary objective of the scheme is to integrate modern features and intangible historical/cultural heritage of 12 Indian cities (Ajmer, Amaravati, Amritsar, Badami, Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi, Velankanni and Warangal).

• As per 2019 statistics, 77 projects amounting to Rs. 357.78 Crores have been sanctioned out of which 28 projects have been completed.
• ‘To strike a perfect balance’ is the most difficult thing. The government initiatives thus must be backed by timely implementation backed by qualitative audit.