This project is envisioned to fulfill the objective of the Government of India to provide an enhanced tourism experience to all travelers. It aims at ensuring quality & inclusive provision of amenities and facilities across heritage, natural, & tourist sites through active participation of private and public sector organizations and individuals. These organizations would be known as «Monument Mitras» for their collaboration initiative.
The Adopt Heritage project was developed jointly with the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Culture and the Archaeological Survey of India and launched on World Tourism Day 2017 by President Ram Nath Kovind.
The project began with 93 ASI monuments (Monuments « Archaeological Survey of India») and has extended to heritage, natural and tourist sites across India. These sites are classified into various categories based on visibility and footfall. The «Monument Mitras» would take up the sites of varied visibility and footfall as a package, based on their viability, and through CSR (Corporate social responsibility). They would get visibility on the monument premises and Ministry of Tourism digital platforms for their initiative.
The list of “adopted” objects can be viewed here.
Source: http://adoptaheritage.in
