The scheme selected 12 cities for the development of the pilgrimage and heritage destinations. These cities were - 1. Kamakhya (Assam) 2. Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) 3. Dwaraka (Gujarat) 4. Gaya (Bihar) 5. Amritsar (Punjab) 6. Ajmer (Rajasthan) 7. Puri (Orissa) 8. Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) 9. Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) 10. Velankanni (Tamil Nadu) 11. Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) 12. Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)