The Central and Uttar Pradesh governments have shown their full commitment to the maintenance and beautification of the state’s heritage sites which lay neglected during the previous regimes.

The Central government, under its Swadesh Darshan Scheme, has allocated a total of Rs 33.17 crore to improve the , enhance the attraction and ensure tourist security at the heritage sites of Uttar Pradesh, which are known as the land of Lord Ram, Lord Krishna, Buddha, Kabir and Mahavir Jain.

The tourist attractions being renovated include the invincible Kalinjar Fort located in Banda district that is about 1,500 years old and one of the largest forts in the country; Shaheed Sthal Chauri Chaura (Gorakhpur) built in memory of the martyrs who gave a U-turn to the war of independence; Martyrs Memorial in Meerut built in the memory of martyrs who started the war of independence back in 1857 and Sloam Chaupal in Muzaffarnagar.