Union home minister and minister of cooperation Amit Shah will launch ‘Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar’ as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on 27 July.

• The main objective of the project is to culturally map India’s 6.5 lakh villages, spanning 29 states and 7 union territories, on a comprehensive virtual platform.
• The ministry of culture has initiated the ‘Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar’ (MGMD) project under the National Mission on Cultural Mapping in coordination with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA).
• Through MGMD, people will get an opportunity to immerse themselves in the diverse and vibrant cultural heritage of India.
• It is a pan-India initiative of the Ministry of Culture under National Mission on Cultural Mapping.
• Shah will officially launch the virtual platform during a grand projection mapping show at the Qutub Minar.
• The virtual platform https://mgmd.gov.in will connect people with villages of India.