Ministry of Culture
INTEGRATION OF ODOP SCHEME WITH MGMD INITIATIVE
Posted On:
02 FEB 2026 3:32PM by PIB Delhi
The State/UT-wise distribution of mapped villages is placed at Annexure-I. The number of villages mapped in the concerned districts is as under:
- Samastipur (Bihar) – 1,125
- Khagariya (Bihar) – 262
- Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) – 2,125
- Surat (Gujarat) – 751
At present, the MGMD initiative is designed as a digital repository for documenting village-level tangible and intangible cultural heritage. There is no such provision under the scheme for integration of the MGMD database with the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme.
The MGMD programme does not provide for sanctioning or allocation of infrastructure funds for rural tourism through Cultural Registries.
The scope of MGMD under the National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) is limited to documentation and digital archiving of the cultural attributes of villages. As such, it does not involve commercial activities and, therefore, does not lead to duplication of efforts with initiatives of the Ministry of Commerce.
The MGMD portal provides for periodic updation of information through a crowdsourcing-based mechanism. Local communities and individuals may contribute relevant cultural information through the ‘Contribute’ feature on the portal. Such inputs are subject to validation and moderation before being incorporated into the portal.
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today
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ANNEXURE-I
|
State/UT
|
Number of Uploaded Villages
|
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
176
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
17142
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
4613
|
|
Assam
|
26074
|
|
Bihar
|
39563
|
|
Chandigarh
|
12
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
19571
|
|
Delhi
|
252
|
|
Goa
|
431
|
|
Gujarat
|
19271
|
|
Haryana
|
7579
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
18735
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
6926
|
|
Jharkhand
|
29908
|
|
Karnataka
|
29569
|
|
Kerala
|
1275
|
|
Ladakh
|
238
|
|
Lakshadweep Islands
|
13
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
56429
|
|
Maharashtra
|
40042
|
|
Manipur
|
306
|
|
Meghalaya
|
7012
|
|
Mizoram
|
1026
|
|
Nagaland
|
1498
|
|
Odisha
|
47209
|
|
Puducherry
|
127
|
|
Punjab
|
12084
|
|
Rajasthan
|
46696
|
|
Sikkim
|
464
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
19219
|
|
Telangana
|
9824
|
|
The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
|
107
|
|
Tripura
|
899
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
103003
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
15727
|
|
West Bengal
|
40429
|
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