In April 2006, Government of India constituted a Gandhi Heritage Sites Panel with eminent Gandhians. Based on the recommendation of the Panel the ‘Gandhi Heritage Sites Mission’ with a fixed term of 5 years was created in 2013 with a total budget outlay of ₹ 42 crores. The period of Mission has been extended until March 2020.
The Mission’s mandate is to preserve for posterity the 39 core sites as well as some important sites from the master list (consisting of 2000 sites visited by Mahatma Gandhi) and to supervise, guide and assist in conservation initiatives, maintenance or preservation initiatives and the creation of a database of the tangible, literary and visual heritage associated with Gandhiji.
