Heritage Ambassadors for Rural Tradition (HART) are the representatives of the Trust in different regions across the country. Guidelines for HARTS to function effectively are listed below.

• A HART must identify people in his/her area who are lovers of heritage and are ,interested in preserving heritage buildings, monuments, natural and ecologically sensitive areas as well as intangible assets in rural and tribal areas.
• A HART must identify institutions in his/her area which are already working in heritage preservation or collection and documentation of archival material and send information about them to ITRHD headquarters.
• A HART must collate information about heritage sites in the rural areas in his/her district. This information can be obtained through news, magazines, books as well as interacting with archaeologists and historians of the area.
• A HART must compile information about conservation architects working or residing in his/her area.
• A HART should visit schools and colleges and educate them about heritage sites and their preservation.
• A HART must identify heritage sites in his/her area which could be taken up as heritage preservation projects .
• A HART must be proactive in preventing and opposing the destruction of heritage sites, manuscripts, buildings of archaeological significance and bring such action to the notice of the District authorities.
• A HART should maintain close liaison with the authorities of the Archaeological Survey of India and other NGO's working in this area.
• A Hart must develop youth groups dedicated to rural heritage in their respective areas.
• A HART should organise Heritage awareness talks in his/her area.
• A HART should be the eyes and ears of the Trust in heritage matters in general and rural heritage in particular. He should also identify people and institutions in his/her area which can fund such heritage restoration projects.
• A HART should himself be a person of impeccable integrity and maintain clean conduct throughout .He is the Ambassador of the Trust.