Monument Mitra Scheme

Subject : Schemes

Concept :

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, announced Govind Mohan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Culture on Wednesday.
Corporate entities will take over these monuments as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility.
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.

Monument Mitra scheme

The scheme will bring more than a thousand monuments under the private sector. The private sector will revamp the monuments.
They will do this as a part of their Corporate Social Responsibility.
Revamping means improving a structure or changing its appearance.
The monuments will be revamped in terms of amenities. The monuments will get sound and lighting systems. More shops will be opened. Steps to develop tourism will be implemented.
The scheme is to be implemented by the Ministry of Culture.
A thousand monuments selected under the scheme are now under the maintenance of the Archaeological Survey of India.