Jaipur’s UNESCO Heritage Status

Jaipur’s UNESCO heritage status to be strengthened with ₹100 crore expenditure.

Recently Taken Conservation Steps

The city’s infrastructure will be strengthened with an emphasis on protecting its architectural legacy and vibrant culture.

• Budgetary Allocation: The heritage conservation and development of the Walled City of Jaipur, will be taken up with a budgetary expenditure of ₹100 crore. 
• Redevelopment: 400-year-old Man Sagar Lake would be redeveloped with the boating facilities.
• Renovation: The Maharaja School of Arts & Crafts in Kishanpole Bazar, rechristened as the Museum of Legacies, will be renovated for proper display of its rich collection. 

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Significance of Conservation

Following positive results will be come out:

• Distinctive Landmark: The Man Sagar Lake’s embankment would be beautified before starting the boating facilities and a photography point developed in front of Hawa Mahal, which is considered Jaipur’s most distinctive landmark.
• Boost Tourism & Development: The heritage conservation in the Walled City is expected to give a boost to tourism while benefiting the local economy, and help in improving the infrastructure. 

About Jaipur

Jaipur, the Pink City of Rajasthan, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019

• Founded: In 1727 AD by the then Kachwaha Rajput ruler of Amber, Sawai Jai Singh II.
• Significance: Established on the plains and built according to a grid plan interpreted in the light of Vedic architecture.
  • Urban Planning: Shows an exchange of ideas from ancient Hindu and modern Mughal as well as Western cultures.
  • Iconic Monuments: Govind Dev temple, City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal etc.
  • Maintenance of Local Traditions: Serving as the capital city of the desert State of Rajasthan, Jaipur has maintained its local commercial, artisanal and cooperative traditions in their original form.

About UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites

A World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by UNESCO for its special cultural or physical significance.

• Maintained by: The international ‘World Heritage Programme’, administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.
  • It is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
• UNESCO Sites in India: As of 2024, India has 43 UNESCO World Heritage Sites:
  • Cultural sites: 34
  • Natural sites: 8
  • Mixed sites: 1 

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