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New Delhi : The National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY), a central sector scheme, was launched on January 21, 2015, and was implemented in 12 cities of Ajmer (Rajasthan), Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Amritsar (Punjab), Badami (Karnataka), Dwarka (Gujarat), Gaya (Bihar), Kancheepuram and Velankanni (Tamil Nadu), Mathura and Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Puri (Odisha), and Warangal (Telangana). The mission has ended on March 31, 2019, and no new projects/cities were taken up after that.
Under the HRIDAY Scheme, funds were not allocated to the cities year-wise but for the entire Mission period and directly released to the cities. The implementation of the projects was monitored through regular review meetings, video-conferencing with the State Governments/City official concerned along with site visits. This information was given by Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep S Puri, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on February 3, 2022, according to a PIB release.
Two projects amounting to Rs 18.34 crore (Project in Badami amounts to Rs 9.37 crore and Project in Warangal amounts to Rs 8.97 crore) are under implementation