NIFTH's mandate is to promote cultural heritage and augment its role in economic reforms, investment, industry, education, literature, poverty alleviation, human rights, and human development.

Establish cultural complexes and museums.

Establish cultural industries, art and craft galleries, artisan villages, and organize festivals.

Engage in research, systematic collection, documentation, scientific preservation, projection, and dissemination of cultural heritage.

Carry out studies, investigations, surveys, to collect data to prepare feasibility reports about projects and programmes.

Provide training and technical assistance to educational institutes, participating NGOs and community-based organizations.

Establish centers of excellence and activate existing institutions and build or innovate new institutions and forge private/public sector partnerships.