Why in News?

• The Chief Minister of Rajasthan has recently decided to dedicate the UNESCO world heritage site certificate for Jaipur to the people.
• The walled city of Jaipur, famous for its grid plan-based architecture and buildings constructed with the pink facade, was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 2019.
• Jaipur has become the second city of the country after Ahmedabad to get the recognition of the World Heritage Site.
• The government has also decided to release a brochure on “Intangible Heritage Promotion Project”.

Intangible Heritage Promotion Project:

• It is signed between the Tourism Department of Rajasthan and UNESCO with the objective of developing 10 new cultural tourism destinations in the State.
• It would be implemented during the next three years.
• It will directly benefit about 1,500 artists in the districts such as Jodhpur, Barmer, Jaisalmer and Bikaner, known for folk music and Traditional Handicrafts.

About Jaipur:

• It was founded in 1727 AD by the then Kachwaha Rajput ruler of Amber,Sawai Jai Singh II. The city was established on the plains and built according to a grid plan interpreted in the light of Vedic architecture.

• The city’s urban planning shows an exchange of ideas from ancient Hindu and modern Mughal as well as Western cultures.
• Designed to be a commercial capital, the city has maintained its local commercial, artisanal and cooperative traditions to this day.
• The iconic monuments in the city include the Govind Dev temple, City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal etc.