Overview
- The allocation in the Union Budget is intended to develop the Harappan-era site and raise its profile for international recognition.
- Officials said efforts are underway to seek Rakhigarhi’s inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
- Nayab Singh Saini announced Rs 21 lakh each for Rakhigarhi and nearby Rakhi Shahpur and said panchayat demands would be sent to departments for action.
- The government highlighted excavations showing advanced urban planning, sanitation and water management, framing development as a boost for tourism and local jobs.
- Haryana cited roughly 100 archaeological sites statewide and said conservation and development projects are progressing alongside the Rakhigarhi push.