SBI foundation among seven shortlisted companies given LOI under Adopt a Heritage Scheme

Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley has presented Letters of Intent (LOI) to seven shortlisted entities under the ‘Adopt a Heritage Scheme’. LOIs were presented at the closing ceremony of ‘Paryatan Parv’ in New Delhi on October 25, 2017.

About ‘Adopt a Heritage Scheme’:

‘Adopt a Heritage Scheme’ was launched on World Tourism Day i.e. 27^thSeptember, 2017 by President Ram Nath Kovind.

• This scheme has been initiated by Ministry of Tourism in close collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
• Under this scheme, Ministry of Tourism invited private and public sector companies to adopt as many as 116 ASI-protected monuments/sites and to take up the responsibility for its maintenance, conservation and development.

Shortlisted Entities under ‘Adopt a Heritage Scheme’:

Post announcement of this scheme, Ministry of Tourism received positive response from several organisations.

• After detailed scrutiny, 14 monuments have been allocated for adoption to 7 entities. These entities are reputed names in hospitality industry, travel industry and banking industry.
• These entities have been presented Letters of Intent (LOI) and are being referred to as future ‘Monument Mitras’.
• Interestingly, no entity came forward to adopt the Taj Mahal. 

Shortlisted Entities and Adopted Monuments:

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