Mera Gaon, Meri Dharohar (MGMD) Programme
- Initiative by the Government of India to map and document all villages.
- Launched a web portal on July 27, 2023, to compile comprehensive information about Indian villages.
- Aims to detail the life, history, and ethos of villages for virtual and real-time visitors.
- Information collected under seven broad categories:
- Arts and Crafts Village
- Ecologically Oriented Village
- Scholastic Village linked with Textual and Scriptural Traditions of India
- Epic Village linked with Ramayana, Mahabharata, and/or Puranic legends
- Historical Village linked with Local and National History
- Architectural Heritage Village
- Other characteristics such as fishing, horticulture, shepherding villages.
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