UNESCO Declares Nalanda Mahavihara as World Heritage Site in Bihar,India

The proposed ‘Buddhist Tourism Circuit’ scheme is likely to get a fresh impetus following Bihar’s ‘Nalanda Mahavihara’ being awarded the ‘UNESCO World Heritage Site’ tag on Friday July 15,2016

The Indian government has already sanctioned Rs 1,500 crore to promote religious tourism under three schemes — the Ramayana, Krishna and Buddhist Circuit. 

The prestigious UNESCO title to Nalanda, a great 5th Century monastery, gives it a legally protected status under the Geneva Convention; plus, it entitles it to funds from ‘UNESCO World Heritage Fund’ for conservation and promotion.