About Heritage

To develop Mysore-Srirangapattana, Bijapur, Bidar, Gulbarga and Kittur as heritage areas,

the office of the Commissioner, Archaeology, Museums and Heritage Department has been set up in Mysore

and Sri T.M.Vijay Bhaskar, I.A.S  has taken over as the Commissioner on 11/2/2004 in the newly

created post.

Duties and responsibilities

 A. To identify and  implement the heritage programmes in Mysore, Srirangapattana, Gulbarga, Bidar, Bijapur and Kittur to develop these places as heritage areas through the following programmes among others:

a)      Identifying the heritage buildings and areas on the basis of their historical, architectural, environmental and ecological values and grading them. 

b)      To take up programmes of heritage conservation in association with public and private bodies.

c)      The existing regulations and rules concerning heritage conservation will be studied and amendments proposed if required.

d)      Publicity campaign to identify heritage buildings - heritage areas and to keep their vicinity clean and to create awareness among the public in this regard.

e)      Publication on heritage towns, arranging exhibitions and bringing out small brochures on heritage conservation.

f)        Creation of Heritage Fund in association with UNESCO, INTACH, Government of India, state government and other private bodies.

g)      Preparation of maps of the above heritage areas through G.I.S., remote sensing and  survey.

      h)    Production of documentary films and arranging cultural programmes.