Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar Programme: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 21 April 2023

Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar Programme

✅ Cultural Mapping:

The process involves identification and mapping the cultural assets and art repositories of the nation i.e., art expressions, crafts and skills, wisdom tradition and other cultural practices whether oral, aural, visual or kinetic.

✅Information about the ritual, social and economic status of artists and craftsmen within the community is also of relevance and is to be noted during the cultural mapping.

Categories of Villages:

✅Villages have been categorized into seven to eight categories based on ecological, developmental, and historical significance, as well as cultural aspects such as famous textiles or products or connected to some historical or mythological events such as the Independence struggle or epics like the Mahabharata.

✅Ecological Category:

Bishnoi village in Rajasthan is a case study for living in harmony with nature.

Raini village, which is famous for the  Chipko movement

✅Developmental Importance:

 Modhera in Gujarat is the first solar powered village in India.