Declaration of Kolkata as a Heritage City

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture & Tourism Shri Shripad Yesso Naik has said that two cities have been identified for the nomination 1. Delhi’s Imperial Capital cities and 2. Mumbai’s Victorian & Art Deco Ensemble and their nomination dossiers have been submitted for inscription to World Heritage List of UNESCO. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today he said, as per the Operational Guidelines (no.63, Decision 24COM para.VI.2.3.2) of World Heritage Committee to consider the proposal for inscription in World Heritage List, a property first needs to be listed under the Tentative List. No, proposal for inclusion of Kolkata city in the tentative list of world heritage list has been received by the Archaeological Survey of India so far.