[New DelhiFM Jaitely,Promising Growth, Announced Restoration Of Cultural World Heritage Sites Also
]Finance Minister Arun Jaitley,Promising Growth to 8-8.5 % Announced Restoration Of Cultural World Heritage Sites Also
The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley has said that the facilities at India’s 25 Cultural World Heritage Sites are still deficient and require restoration.
While presenting the General Budget 2015-16 in the Parliament today, the Finance Minister Shri Jaitley has stated that the facilities like landscaping restoration, signage and interpretation centres, parking, access for differently abled, amenities for visitors including securities and toilets, illumination and plans for benefiting communities around them would be restored. The Union Finance Minister Shri Jaitley has proposed to provide resources to start work along these lines for the following Heritage Sites:
1] Churches & Convents of Old Goa
2]Hampi, Karnataka
3]Kumbalgarh and other Hill Forts of Rajasthan
4] Rani ki Vav, Patan, Gujarat
5] Leh Palace, Ladakh, J&K
6]Varanasi Temple town, UP
7]Jalianwala bagh, Amritsar, Punjab
8]Qutub Shahi Tombs, Hyderabad, Telangana
Shri Jaitley proposed to extend the Visas on arrival facility to 150 countries, in stages, after the success of the same issued to travelers of 43 countries.
Central Schemes Among Others Schemes Under Tourist Infrastructure Is delinked from Central support.
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The Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley arrives Parliament House to present the General Budget 2015-16, in New Delhi on February 28, 2015.