GOVERNMENT OF MINISTRY OF TOURISM

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.951# ANSWERED ON 27.07.2021

SCHEME FOR PROVIDING FACILITIES AT TOURIST PLACES

951 #. MS. SAROJ PANDEY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has formulated any action plan for development and modernization of facilities provided at various tourist places of the country; and (b) if so, the nature of the said scheme and the number of tourist spots that have been covered under the scheme and the details thereof, State-wise?

ANSWER MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) & (b): Promotion and development of Tourism is primarily the responsibility of the State Government/ Union Territory Administration. The Ministry under its scheme of ‘Swadesh Darshan’ and ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)’ provides financial Assistance to the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations etc. for development of tourism infrastructure and facilities in the country. The projects under the schemes are identified for development in consultation with the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations and are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, submission of suitable Detailed Project Reports, adherence to scheme guidelines and utilization of funds released earlier etc.

Further, the Ministry of Tourism also provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to Central Agencies like ASI, Port Trust, ITDC etc. under the scheme of Assistance to Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure Development.

The detail of projects sanctioned under the schemes of ‘Swadesh Darshan’, ‘PRASHAD’ and Assistance to Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure Development is annexed.

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STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.951 # ANSWERED ON 27.07.2021 REGARDING SCHEME FOR PROVIDING FACILITIES AT TOURIST PLACES.

THE DETAILS OF PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER SWADESH DARSHAN AND PRASHAD SCHEMES.

I. SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME (Rs. in crore) Sl. State UT Circuit Sanction Name of the Project Amt. No. Year Sanctioned

1. Andaman & Coastal 2016-17 Development of Long Island-Ross 27.57 Nicobar Circuit Smith Island- Neil Island- Islands Havelock Island- Baratang Island- Port Blair 2. Andhra Coastal 2014-15 Development of Kakinada - Hope 67.84 Pradesh Circuit Island - Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary - Passarlapudi - Aduru - S Yanam – Kotipally 3. Andhra Coastal 2015-16 Development of Nellore - Pulikat 49.55 Pradesh Circuit Lake - Ubblamadugu Water Falls – Nelapattu- Kothakoduru- Mypadu - Ramateertham – Iskapalli 4. Andhra Buddhist 2017-18 Development of: Shalihundam- 24.14 Pradesh Circuit Thotlakonda- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda- Amravati- Anupu 5. Arunachal North-East 2014-15 Development of Mega Circuit at 49.77 Pradesh Circuit Bhalukpong- Bomdila and Tawang

6. Arunachal North East 2015-16 Development of Nafra- Seppa- 96.72 Pradesh Circuit Pappu, Pasa, Pakke Valleys- Sangdupota- New Sagalee- Ziro- Yomcha 7. Assam Wildlife 2015-16 Development of Manas– 94.68 Circuit Probitora– Nameri– Kaziranga– Dibru– Saikhowa 8. Assam Heritage 2016-17 Development of Tezpur – Majuli – 90.98 Circuit Sibsagar 9. Tirthankar 2016-17 Development of Vaishali- Arrah- 37.19 circuit Masad- Patna- Rajgir- - Champapuri 10. Bihar Spiritual 2016-17 Integrated Development of 44.76 circuit Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj – Dharmshala- 11. Bihar Buddhist 2016-17 Development of Buddhist circuit- 98.73 Circuit Construction of Convention Centre at Bodhgaya 12. Bihar Rural 2017-18 Development of Gandhi Circuit: 44.65 Circuit Bhitiharwa- Chandrahia- Turkaulia 13. Bihar Spiritual 2017-18 Development of Mandar Hill & 47.53 Circuit Ang Pradesh 14. Chhattisgarh Tribal 2015-16 Development of Jashpur- Kunkuri- 96.10 Circuit Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur - Ratanpur- Kurdar-Sarodadadar- Gangrel- Kondagaon– NathiyaNawagaon- Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh 15. Goa Coastal Development of Sinquerim-Baga, 97.65 Circuit 2016-17 Anjuna-Vagator, Morjim-Keri, Aguada Fort and Aguada Jail 16. Goa Coastal Development of Coastal Circuit II: 99.35 Circuit 2017-18 Rua De Orum Creek - Don Paula - Colva - Benaulim 17. Heritage Development of Ahmedabad- 59.17 2016-17 Circuit Rajkot- Porbandar –Bardoli- Dandi 18. Gujarat Heritage Development of - 91.84 2016-17 Circuit Modhera 19. Gujarat Buddhist 2017-18 Development of Junagadh- Gir 28.67 circuit Somnath- Bharuch-Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana 20. Haryana Krishna 2016-17 Development of Tourism 97.35 Circuit Infrastructures at places related to in 21. Himachal Himalayan 2016-17 Integrated Development of 80.69 Pradesh Circuit Himalayan Circuit in Himachal Pradesh 22. Jammu & Himalayan 2016-17 Integrated Development of 77.33 Kashmir Circuit Jammu-Srinagar-Pehalgam- Bhagwati Nagar-Anantnag- Salamabad Uri-Kargil-Leh 23. Jammu & Himalayan 2016-17 Integrated Development of Tourist 84.46 Kashmir Circuit Facilities at Jammu-Rajouri- Shopian-Pulwama. 24. Jammu & Himalayan 2016-17 Integrated Development of Tourist 90.43 Kashmir Circuit Facilities - Construction of Assets in lieu of those Destroyed in Floods in 2014 under PM Development Package 25. Jammu & Himalayan 2016-17 Integrated Development of Tourist 90.85 Kashmir Circuit facilities at Mantalai and Sudhmahadev 26. Jammu & Himalayan 2016-17 Integrated Development of Tourist 87.44 Kashmir Circuit facilities at Anantnag-Kishwar- Pahalgam-Daksum-Ranjit Sagar Dam 27. Jammu & Himalayan 2016-17 Development of Tourist Facilities 91.84 Kashmir Circuit at Gulmarg-Baramulla- Kupwara- Kargil - Leh 28. Jharkhand Eco Circuit Development of Dalma- Chandil- 52.72 2018-19 Getalsud- Betla national park- Mirc haiya- Netarhat 29. Kerala Eco Development of Pathanamthitta- 76.55 2015-16 Circuit Gavi- Vagamon- Thekkady 30. Kerala Spiritual Development of - 99.99 2016-17 Circuit Erumeli-Pampa-Sannidhanam 31 Kerala Spiritual Development of Sree Padmanabha 92.22 2016-17 Circuit Arnamula- Sabrimala 32 Kerala Rural Development of Malanad Malabar 80.37 2018-19 Circuit Cruise Tourism Project 33 Kerala Spiritual Development Sivagiri Sree 69.47 Circuit Narayana Guru Ashram- 2018-19 Arruvipuram- Kunnumpara Sree Subrahmania- Chembazhanthi Sree Narayana Gurukulam 34 Madhya Wildlife 2015-16 Development of Wildlife Circuit at 92.22 Pradesh Circuit Panna- Mukundpur- Sanjay- Dubri- Bandhavgarh- Kanha- Mukki- Pench 35 Madhya Buddhist 2016-17 Development of Sanchi-Satna- 74.02 Pradesh Circuit Rewa-Mandsaur-Dhar 36 Madhya Heritage 2016-17 Development of Gwalior – Orchha 89.82 Pradesh circuit – Khajuraho – Chanderi – Bhimbetka – Mandu 37 Madhya Eco 2017-18 Development of Gandhisagar 94.61 Pradesh Circuit Dam- Mandleshwar Dam- Omkareshwar Dam- Indira Sagar Dam- Tawa Dam- Bargi Dam- Bheda Ghat- Bansagar Dam- Ken River 38 Coastal Development of Sindhudurg 19.01 Circuit Coastal Circuit (Shiroda Beach, Sagareshwar, Tarkarli, Vijaydurg 2015-16 (Beach & Creek), Devgad (Fort & Beach), Mitbhav, Tondavali, Mocehmad and Nivati Fort) 39 Maharashtra Spiritual Development of Waki- Adasa- 54.01 Circuit 2018-19 Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Chota Taj Bagh- Telankhandi- Girad 40 Manipur North-East 2015-16 Development of Tourist Circuit in 72.23 Circuit Manipur: Imphal- Khongjom 41 Manipur Spiritual 2016-17 Development of Shri Govindajee 53.80 Circuit Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple – Shri Gopinath Temple – Shri Bungshibodon Temple – Shri Kaina Temple 42 Meghalaya North East Development of Umium (Lake 99.13 Circuit View), U Lum Sohpetbneng- 2016-17 Mawdiangdiang – Orchid Lake Resort 43 Meghalaya North East Development of West Khasi Hills ( 84.97 Circuit Nongkhlaw- KremTirot - Khudoi& 2018-19 Kohmang Falls – Khri River- Mawt hadraishan, Shillong), Jaintia Hills ( Krang Suri Falls- Shyrmang- Iooks i), Garo Hills (Nokrek Reserve, Katta Beel, Siju Caves) 44 Mizoram Integrated Development of North East 2015-16 Thenzawl & South Zote, District 92.26 Circuit Serchhip and Reiek. 45 Mizoram Eco Circuit 2016-17 Development of Eco-Adventure Circuit Aizawl -Rawpuichhip – Khawhphawp – Lengpui – Durtlang 66.37 – Chatlang- Sakawrhmuituaitlang - Muthee – Beratlawng -Tuirial Airfield – Hmuifang 46 Nagaland Tribal 2015-16 Development of Tribal Circuit 97.36 Circuit Peren- Kohima- Wokha 47 Tribal 2016-17 Development of Mokokchung– 98.14 Nagaland circuit Tuensang-Mon

48 Odisha Coastal 2016-17 Development of Gopalpur, Barkul, 70.82 circuit Satapada and Tampara 49 Puducherry Coastal Development of Dubrayapet – 85.28 Circuit Arikamedu – Veerampattinam – 2015-16 Chunnambar - Nallavadu Narambai – Manapet- Kalapet - Puducherry – Yanam 50 Puducherry Heritage Development of Heritage Circuit in 66.35 2017-18 Circuit Puducherry 51 Puducherry Spiritual Development of Puducherry – 34.96 2017-18 Circuit Thirukanch- Karaikal- Yanam 52 Punjab Heritage 2018-19 Development of Anandpur Sahib – 91.55 Circuit Fatehgarh Sahib – Chamkaur Sahib – Ferozpur – Amritsar – Khatkar Kalan – Kalanour - Patiala 53 Desert Development of Sambhar Lake 50.01 2015-16 Circuit Town and Other Destinations 54 Rajasthan Krishna Integrated Development of Govind 75.80 Circuit Dev ji temple (Jaipur), Khatu 2016-17 Shyam Ji (Sikar) and (Rajsamand) 55 Rajasthan Spiritual Development of Churu (Salasar 93.90 Circuit Balaji)– Jaipur (Shri Samode Balaji, Ghat ke Balaji, Bandheke Balaji)- Alwar (Pandupole Hanumanji, 2016-17 Bharathari)- Viratnagar (Bijak, Jainnasiya, Ambika Temple)- Bharatpur (Kaman Region)- Dholpur (Muchkund) – Mehandipur Balaji- Chittorgarh (Sanwaliyaji) 56 Rajasthan Heritage 2017-18 Development of Rajsamand 90.92 Circuit (Kumbhalgarh Fort)- Jaipur (Nahargarh Fort)- Alwar (Bala Quila)– Sawai Madhopur (Ranthambore Fort and Khandar Fort)– Jhalawar (Gagron Fort)– Chittorgarh (Chittorgarh Fort) Jaisalmer (Jaisalmer Fort) Hanumangarh (Kalibangan, Bhatner Fort and Gogamedi)- Jalore (Jalore Fort)- Udaipur (Pratap Gaurav Kendra)- Dholpur (Bagh-i-Nilofar and Purani Chawni)– Nagaur (Meera Bai Smarak) 57 Sikkim North-East 2015-16 Development of Tourist Circuit 98.05 Circuit linking Rangpo (entry) – Rorathang- Aritar- Phadamchen- Nathang-Sherathang- Tsongmo- Gangtok-Phodong- Mangan- Lachung-Yumthang- Lachen- Thangu-Gurudongmer- Mangan- Gangtok-TuminLingee- Singtam (exit) 58 Sikkim North 2016-17 Development of Tourist Circuit 95.32 East Linking Singtam– Maka- Temi- Circuit BermoikTokel- Phongia- Namchi – Jorthang- Okharey- Sombaria- Daramdin- Jorethang- Melli (Exit) 59 Tamil Nadu Coastal Development of (Chennai- 73.13 Circuit 2016-17 Mamamallapuram – Rameshwaram – Manpadu – ) 60 Telangana Eco Integrated Development of Eco 91.62 Circuit 2015-16 Tourism Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district 61 Telangana Tribal Integrated Development of 79.87 Circuit Mulugu-Laknavaram- Medavaram- 2016-17 Tadvai- Damaravi- Mallur- Bogatha Waterfalls 62 Telangana Heritage 2017-18 Development of Heritage Circuit: 96.90 Circuit Qutub Shahi Heritage Park- Paigah Tombs- Hayat Bakshi Mosque- Raymond's Tomb 63 Tripura North East 2015-16 Development of North East 82.84 Circuit Circuit: Agartala - Sipahijala - Melaghar - Udaipur - Amarpur- Tirthamukh- Mandirghat– Dumboor- NarikelKunja- Gandachara– Ambassa 64 Tripura North East Development of SurmaCherra- Un 65.00 circuit akoti- Jampui Hills- Gunabati-Bhun 2018-19 aneshwari- Matabari- Neermahal- B oxanagar- Chottakhola- Pilak- Ava ngchaarra 65 Uttar Buddhist 2016-17 Development of Srawasti, 99.97 Pradesh Circuit Kushinagar, &Kapilwastu 66 Uttar Pradesh 2016-17 Development of Chitrakoot and 69.45 Circuit Shringverpur 67 Uttar Pradesh Spiritual 2016-17 Development of Shahjahanpur- 65.61 Circuit Basti- Ahar-Aligharh-Kasgunj- Sarosi-Pratapgarh-Unnao- Kaushambi- Mirzapur-Gorakpur- Kairana- DoamrFiyagunj- Bagpat- Barabanki- Azamgarh 68 Uttar Pradesh Spiritual 2016-17 Development of Bijnor- Meerut- 67.51 Circuit Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi 69 Uttar Pradesh Heritage 2016-17 Development of Kalinjar Fort 33.17 Circuit (Banda)- Marhar Dham (Sant Kabir Nagar)- Chauri Chaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- Mavahar Sthal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak (Meerut) 70 Uttar Pradesh Ramayana 2017-18 Development of 127.21 Circuit 71 Uttar Pradesh Spiritual C 2018-19 Development of Jewar-Dadri-Sika 12.03 ircuit ndrabad-Noida-Khurja-Banda 72 Uttar Spiritual C 2018-19 Development of Gorakhnath Temp 15.76 Pradesh ircuit le (Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple (Domariyagunj) 73 Uttarakhand Eco 2015-16 Integrated Development of Eco- 69.17 Circuit Tourism, Adventure Sports, Associated Tourism related Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings 74 Uttarakhand Heritage 2016-17 Development of Heritage Circuit in 76.32 circuit Kumaon Region – Katarmal – Jogeshwar-Baijnath-Devidhura 75 West Bengal Coastal 2015-16 Development of Beach Circuit: 85.39 Circuit Udaipur- Digha- Shankarpur- Tajpur- Mandarmani- Fraserganj- Bakkhlai- Henry Island 76 - Wayside 2018-19 Development of Wayside Ameniti 17.93 Amenities es in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at Va ranasi-Gaya; Lucknow-Ayodhya- L ucknow; Gorakhpur-Kushinagar; K ushinagar-Gaya- Kushinagar in coll aboration with MoRTH

II. PRASHAD SCHEME (Amt. in Rs. crore) State/UTs Project Name of the Project Year of Approved Sl. No. Nos Sanction cost Development of Amaravati Town, 1. Guntur District as a Tourist 2015-16 27.77 1. Destination 2. Development of Temple 2017-18 47.45

Arunachal Development of Parasuram Kund, 3. 2020-21 37.88 2. Pradesh Lohit Distt.

Development of Kamakhya Temple

3. Assam 4. and Pilgrimage Destination in and 2015-16 29.99 around Guwahati

Development of basic facilities at 5. 2014-15 4.27 Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar 4. Bihar 6. Development at Patna Sahib 2015-16 41.54

Development of Maa Bamleshwari

5. Chhattisgarh 7. Devi Temple, Rajnandgaon, 2020-21 43.33 Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh

8. Development of 2016-17 13.08

Gujarat 9. Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath 2016-17 45.36 6. Development of Promenade at 10. 2018-19 47.12 Somnath under PRASHAD Scheme

Development of Nada Saheb 7. Haryana 11. Gurudwara and Mata Mansha Devi 2019-20 49.52 Temple in Panchkula District

Jammu & Development at Hazratbal, 12. 2016-17 40.46 8. Kashmir

Jharkhand 13. Development of Baidyanathji Dham, 2018-19 39.13 9. Deoghar 10. Kerala 14. Development at Temple 2016-17 46.14 15. Development of Omkareshwar 2017-18 44.83 11. 16. Development of Amarkantak 2020-21 49.99

12. Maharashtra 17. Development of Trimbakeshwar 2017-18 37.81 18. Development of Pilgrimage 13. Meghalaya 2020-21 29.32 Facilitation in Meghalaya Nagaland Development of Pilgrimage 2018-19 25.26 19. 14. Infrastructure in Nagaland

Infrastructure Development at , 15. Odisha 20. 2014-15 50.00 Shree Jagannath Dham – Ramachandi - Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit

21. Development of KarunaSagar Valmiki 16. Punjab Sthal at Amritsar 2015-16 6.40

Integrated Development of Rajasthan 22. 2015-16 32.64 17. /Ajmer

Development of Pilgrimage 18. Sikkim 23. Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, 2020-21 33.32 Yuksom

24. Development of 2016-17 13.99 19. Tamilnadu 25. Development of Vellankani 2016-17 4.86

Development of Jogulamba Devi Telangana 26. 2020-21 36.73 20. Temple, Alampur

Development of Tripura Sundari Tripura 27. 2020-21 37.84 21. Temple, Udaipur

28. Integrated Development of 2015-16 34.78

Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Ji 2018-19 29. 39.24 Dham (Uttarakhand) under 22. Uttarakhand PRASHAD Scheme Augmentation of Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities and 30. 2021-22 54.36 and Dham in Uttarakhand under PRASHAD Scheme

Development of - 2014-15 31. as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II) 14.93

Construction of Tourist Facilitation 32. 2014-15 9.36 Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura Uttar Pradesh 23. 33. Development of –Phase –I 2015-16 20.40

Cruise Tourism in River Ganga, 34. 2017-18 10.72 Varanasi

Development of Varanasi Under 35. 2017-18 44.60 Prashad Scheme – Phase II Development of Infrastructure 36. 2018-19 39.74 facilities at Govardhan, Mathura, UP

WEST 37. Development of Belur 2016-17 30.03 24. BENGAL

III Assistance to Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure Development (Amt. in Rs. Lakh) Sl. State/UT/ Name of Projects Central Total Amount No. Year Agency sanctioned 2012-13 1 Tamil Nadu Cruise Passenger Facilities Centre in Chennai Port 1724.66 the existing Passenger Terminal at Trust Chennai Port. 2 J&K sound and Light Show at Dal Lake ITDC 500.00 (Nigeen Lake) 3 Haryana Implementation of Multimedia /Laser ITDC 500.00 show at Tilyar Lake 2013-14 4 Construction of Interpretation Centre Aga Khan 4944.84 at the World Heritage Site of Foundation, Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi. New Delhi 2014-15 5 Uttar Pradesh Illumination of monuments in ITDC 512.43 Varanasi/ (Dhamekh Stupa in SarnathChaukhandi Stupa in Sarnath, Tomb of Lalkan in Sarnath and Man Mahal in Banaras). 6 Daman & Diu Sound & Light Show at Diu Fort, Diu ITDC 775.54 7 Goa Cruise Terminal Building at Mormugao Port 879.04 Mormugao Port Trust trust 2016-17 8 Kerala Development of a Cochin Port 901.00 Walkway/Promenade on Willingdon Trust Island, Cochin, Kerala 9 Kerala Central Financial Assistance for Cochin Port 2141.00 upgrading of Births & Backup area of Trust Ernakulam Wharf 10 Maharashtra Central Financial Assistance to Port 1500.00 Mumbai Port Trust for Development trust of KanojiAngre Lighthouse as a tourist Destination 11 Kerala Project for Up-gradation of Golf Sport Authority 2464.99 Course at SAI Trivandrum Golf Club of India by the Sports Authority of India 2017-18 12 Uttar Illumination of three monuments in CPWD 293.55 Pradesh Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh- 1. DashashwamedhGhat to DarbangaGhat (stretch of 300 m) 2. TulsiManas Mandir 3. Sarnath Museum 13 Punjab Project for Infrastructural BSF 1312.00 Development at JCP Attari 14 Haryana Sound and Light Show at Yadavindra ITDC 600.00 Gardens, Pinjore, Haryana. 15 Andhdra Sound and Light Show at Puttaparthy, ITDC 708.67 Pradesh Andhra Pradesh 16 Delhi Sound and Light Show at Red Fort, ITDC 1404.00 Delhi (Purana Quila) 17 Maharashtra Up-gradation/modernization to Mumbai Port 1250.00 International Cruise terminal at Indira Trust Dock, Mumbai.

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