The conservation effort at Chausath Khamba created at least 25,000 man days of work for traditional stone craftsmen and allowed training younger craftsmen.
Youth from Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti have been trained to serve as heritage volunteers guiding tourists, pilgrims and school children through the seven centuries of built and living heritage of Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti. At the onset of the Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative, baseline surveys revealed that under 1% of the women residents had any kind of livelihood. Self Help Groups established here have been trained to make souvenirs in paper and textiles with motifs from Chausath Khamba and Humayun’s Tomb.