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Jaipur walled city proposed as Unesco world heritage site
Updated On: 31 July, 2018 05:02 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online desk
The most recent addition to the list was Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai, which became a World Heritage site this year. It is a collection of 19th century Victorian Neo-Gothic public buildings and 20th century Art Deco buildings
The Taj Mahal was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 and is universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage
The walled city of Jaipur in Rajasthan is the next proposed site for Unesco World Heritage recognition, Minister of State for Culture Mahesh Sharma told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. As per the 2017 Unesco operational guidelines for the implementation of the world heritage convention, only one site can be nominated by the state party each year, he said in a written reply. "(The recognition) impacts the local economy by giving a boost to domestic and international tourism leading to increased employment generation, the creation of world-class infrastructure and augmentation of the sale of local handicrafts, handlooms and heritage memorabilia," Sharma said.
The Walled City of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India is the next proposed site for @UNESCO #WorldHeritage recognition: Culture Minister @dr_maheshsharma
There are a total of 37 World Heritage sites in India at present#ParliamentQuestion
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