The extent to which planning and development in the city respects historic buildings/sites and the existing cultural landscape, through projects for preservation/restoration and adaptive reuse. Heritage assets are listed by the Archaeological survey of india (Asi) and various state Asis. City governments may also undertake listing of buildings, sites, precincts considered historically significant locally due to their cultural importance. the guidelines for local listing and grading of heritage assets are provided by the town and Country Planning Organization (tCPO), MoUD (Model Heritage Regulations, 2011).

• Historic buildings will include buildings and areas notified by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), State ASI, as well as those listed as part of city/municipal lists.
• Data should be obtained separately for all three lists i.e. ASI, State ASI and local list.
• Projects can include conservation, preservation, repair, restoration, adaptive reuse, retrofitting etc. as defined in the National Policy for Conservation of Ancient Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Remains, 2014 developed by the Archaeological Survey of India.
• Records of ASI, State ASI and ULB/ Planning Authority can be used to get data on listing and completed conservation projects.

The extent to which the city has taken ecologically sensitive areas (natural heritage) into consideration during the process of planning and development. ecologically sensitive sites will include surface water bodies, urban watershed (natural drainage lines), coastlines, riverfronts, wetlands and urban forests. such sites are often ignored in the process of urban development and suffer from invasive development along the edges, deterioration due to dumping of wastes and waste water, pollution, silting and narrowing etc. Restoration of such sites can lead to better urban environment and sustainable development.

• Ecologically sensitive sites will include surface water bodies, urban watershed (natural drainage lines), coastlines, riverfronts, wetlands and urban forests.
• Such sites of ecological importance will need to be identified and plotted on a map in discussion with the ULB/ Planning officials.
• Only completed projects should be included. Records of ULB/ Development Authority regarding completed projects must be corroborated through site visits.

The extent to which the city has taken ecologically sensitive areas (natural heritage) into consideration during the process of planning and development. ecologically sensitive sites will include surface water bodies, urban watershed (natural drainage lines), coastlines, riverfronts, wetlands and urban forests. such sites are often ignored in the process of urban development and suffer from invasive development along the edges, deterioration due to dumping of wastes and waste water, pollution, silting and narrowing etc. Restoration of such sites can lead to better urban environment and sustainable development.

• Data must be collected separately for different categories of hotels. Data can be collected from Hotel Associations.
• Key categories of hotels are given as per ‘Guidelines for Classification of Hotels’ and ‘Guidelines for Classification of Heritage Hotels’ published by the Ministry of Tourism, and include Star Category Hotels – 5 star deluxe, 5 star, 4 star, 3 star, 2 star and 1 star, and Heritage Category Hotels – Heritage Grand, Heritage Classic and Heritage Basic
• Where such data is not available sample surveys will have to be conducted across various categories of hotels
• The final indicator value will be calculated as an average of occupancy rates in the various hotel categories

This indicates the focus of the City Government on encouraging cultural and sports activities in the city. Active budgeting and expenditure by city governments on such cultural/sports activities can facilitate a vibrant socio-cultural environment within cities.

• Cultural activities will include various music and dance performances, art exhibitions, expositions and exhibitions, literary events, film screenings and festivals etc.
• Sports activities will include local/state/national tournaments, short duration training camps, promotional events etc.
• Sports activities will include local/state/national tournaments, short duration training camps, promotional events etc.
• Sports activities will include local/state/national tournaments, short duration training camps, promotional events etc.
• All data can be obtained from Accounts department of the ULB

This along with the previous indicator 2.4 indicates the focus of the City Government on encouraging cultural and sports activities in the city. While some of the activities may be actively funded through ULB funds, others may be supported by the city administration through facilitation of permissions and provision of land/facilities.

• Cultural activities will include various music and dance performances, art exhibitions, expositions and exhibitions, literary events, film screenings and festivals etc.
• Sports activities will include local/state/national tournaments, short duration training camps, promotional events etc.
• Data should be collected for previous financial year. For example, if data is being collected in June 2017, number of events in 2016-17 must be captured.
• Data can be obtained from the Accounts department of ULBs