📋 Tender Overview
Till date, details of 4.84 lakh villages out of 6.5 lakh villages across India have been identified and uploaded on the MGMD portal. The State/UT-wise details are placed at Annexure-I.
The MGMD programme, through its comprehensive portal documents intangible cultural heritage components include:
* Linguistic diversity - local dialects, scripts, and language usage patterns.
* Oral traditions - folk tales, epics, proverbs, and community knowledge systems.
* Folklore and performing arts - music, dance, theatre forms, and ritual practices.
* Local festivals and fairs - religious, seasonal, and community-specific celebrations.
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
ANNEXURE-I
VILLAGE DATA UPLOADED: STATE-WISE
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
74
Andhra Pradesh
16131
Arunachal Pradesh
3884
Assam
19868
Bihar
39143
Chandigarh
12
Chhattisgarh
19349
Delhi
170
Goa
430
Gujarat
16406
Haryana
7502
Himachal Pradesh
19113
Jammu and Kashmir
6596
Jharkhand
38336
Karnataka
13712
Kerala
892
Ladakh
197
Lakshadweep
1
Madhya Pradesh
49625
Maharashtra
25307
Manipur
285
Meghalaya
6975
Mizoram
1015
Nagaland
1469
Odisha
35834
Puducherry
126
Punjab
10691
Rajasthan
39386
Sikkim
257
Tamil Nadu
14251
Telangana
4909
The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
106
Tripura
897
Uttar Pradesh
71076
Uttarakhand
14339
West Bengal
5917
