GOVERNMENT OF MINISTRY OF TOURISM

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2168 ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SPONSORED SCHEMES

2168. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) the details of Central Government sponsored schemes for promotion of tourism and development of tourist places being implemented at present by this Ministry; (b) the quantum of funds allocated and disbursed for the schemes and percentage of utilization of funds in these schemes during the last five years along with the details, scheme-wise and State/UT-wise, and (c) the number of tourist places developed during the above said period? ANSWER

MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) and (b): Ministry of Tourism implements only one Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely ‘Safe Tourist Destination for Women’ that aims to improve the safety and security of women. The Safe Tourist Destination for Women Scheme is implemented under the Nirbhaya Fund created by the Government. The Ministry of Tourism has approved the proposal received from the State Government of as part of the above scheme. The quantum of funds allocated and disbursed for the scheme and percentage of utilization of funds in this scheme are: (Rs. in Crore) Year Budget Revised Actual % Exp. Estimate (BE) Estimate (RE) Expenditure w.r.t. RE 2020-21 0.00 6.25 6.25 100.00 2021-22 5.27 ------

(c): Ministry of Tourism implements the following major Central Sector Schemes for the development of tourism in the country:

i. Integrated Development of Tourist Circuits around Specific Themes – Swadesh Darshan Scheme ii. National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)

The details of the projects sanctioned under the Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD Schemes to different States/Union Territories is given at Annexure.

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STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2168 ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021 REGARDING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SPONSORED SCHEMES.

Swadesh Darshan Scheme (Rs. in Crore) Sl. State/UT Name of the Name of the Project Amt. No. Circuit Sanctioned Year 2014-15 1. Arunachal North East Development of Circuit at 49.77 Pradesh Circuit Bhalukpong- Bomdila and Tawang. 2. Andhra Coastal Development of Circuit at 67.84 Pradesh Circuit Kakinada - Hope Island - Coringa Sanctuary - Passarlapudi - Aduru - S Yanam - Kotipallyanjuna Year 2015-16 3. North East Development of Circuit at 72.23 Circuit Imphal- Khongjom 4. North East Development of Circuit 98.05 Circuit linking Rangpo (entry) – Rorathang- Aritar- Phadamchen- Nathang- Sherathang- Tsongmo- Gangtok-Phodong- Mangan- Lachung- Yumthang- Lachen- Thangu-Gurudongmer- Mangan- tamil- TuminLingee- Singtam (exit). 5. Uttarakhand Eco Circuit Development of Circuit at 69.17 Tehri-Chamba- Sarain around Tehri Lake. 6. Desert Development of 50.01 Circuit Shakambhari Mata Temple, Sambhar Salt Complex, Devyani Kund, Sharmistha Sarovar, Naliasarand Other Destinations. 7. Tribal Circuit Development of Circuit at 97.36 Peren- Kohima- Wokha 8. Madhya Wildlife Development of Circuit at 92.22 Pradesh Circuit Panna- Mukundpur- Sanjay- Dubri- Bandhavgarh- Kanha- Mukki- Pench. 9. Andhra Coastal Development of Nellore, 49.55 Pradesh Circuit Pulikat Lake, Ubblamadugu water falls, Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, Mypadu Beach, Ramatheertham 10. Telangana Eco Circuit Development of Circuit in 91.62 Mahaboobnagar districts (Somasila, Singotam, Kadalaivanam, Akkamahadevi, Egalanpanta, Farahabad, Uma Maheshwaram, Mallelatheertham) 11. Kerala Eco Circuit Development of 76.55 Pathanamthitta - Gavi- Vagamon- Thekkady 12. North East Integrated Development 92.26 Circuit of Thenzawl & South Zote, Districts Serchhip and Reiek 13. Wildlife Development of Manas– 94.68 Circuit Pobitora– Nameri– Kaziranga– Dibru– Saikhowa. 14. Puducherry Coastal Development of 85.28 Circuit Dubrayapet, Arikamedu China Veerampattinam, Chunnabmar, Nallavadu, Manapet, Kalapet, French Quarter, Tamil Quarter and Yanam 15. Arunachal North East Integrated Development 96.72 Pradesh Circuit of Jirigaon, Nafra, Seppa, Pappu, Pasa, Pakke Valleys, Lumdung, Lafang Sohung Lake, Taro Yar, New Sagalee, Ziro, Yomcha 16. North East Development of North 82.85 Circuit East Circuit: Agartala - Sipahijala - Melaghar - - Amarpur- Tirthamukh- Mandirghat– Dumboor- NarikelKunja- Gandachara– Ambassa 17. West Bengal Coastal Development of Beach 85.39 Circuit Circuit: Udaipur- Digha- Shankarpur- Tajpur- Mandarmani- Fraserganj- Bakkhlai-Henry Island 18. Chhattisgarh Tribal Circuit Development of Jashpur- 96.10 Kunkuri- Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur - Ratanpur- Kurdar- Sarodadadar- Gangrel- Kondagaon– Nathiya Nawagaon- Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh. 19. Coastal Development of 19.06 Circuit Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit (Shiroda Beach, Sagareshwar, Tarkarli, Vijaydurg (Beach & Creek), Devgad (Fort & Beach), Mitbhav, Tondavali, Mocehmad and Nivati Fort). Year 2016-17 20. Goa Coastal Development of 97.65 Circuit Sinquerim-Baga, Anjuna- Vagator, Morjim-Keri, Aguada Fort and Aguada Jail. 21. Jammu & Himalayan Integrated Development 77.33 Kashmir Circuit of Jammu-Srinagar- Pehalgam-Bhagwati Nagar-Anantnag- Salamabad Uri-Kargil-Leh 22. Telangana Tribal Circuit Integrated Development 79.87 of Mulugu-Laknavaram- Medavaram- Tadvai- Damaravi- Mallur- Bogatha Waterfalls. 23. North East Development of Umium 99.13 Circuit (Lake View), U LumSohpetbneng- Mawdiangdiang – Orchid Lake Resort. 24. Madhya Buddhist Development of Sanchi – 74.02 Pradesh Circuit Satna -Rewa-- Dhar. 25. Kerala Spiritual Development of 99.99 Circuit Sabarimala - Erumeli- Pampa- Sannidhanam. 26. Manipur Spiritual Development of Shri 53.80 Circuit Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple – Shri Gopinath Temple – Shri Bungshibodon Temple – Shri Kaina Temple. 27. Heritage Development of 59.17 Circuit Ahmedabad- Rajkot- Porbandar –Bardoli- Dandi. 28. Haryana Development of Tourism 97.35 Circuit Infrastructures at Brahmsarovar, Sanhit Sarovar, Narkatari, Jyotisar in Kurukshetra. 29. Rajasthan Krishna Integrated Development 75.80 Circuit of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), KhatuShyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand). 30. Sikkim North East Development of Tourist 95.32 Circuit Circuit Linking Lingmoo- Lingee– Maka- Temi- Bermoik Namchi- Okharey - Sombaria- Daramdin- Melli (Exit) 31. Madhya Heritage Development of Gwalior – 89.82 Pradesh Circuit Orchha – Khajuraho – Chanderi – Bhimbetka – Mandu 32. Kerala Spiritual Development of Sree 92.22 Circuit Padmanabha Temple, Aranmula- Sabrimala 33. Tirthankar Development of Vaishali- 37.19 Circuit Arrah- Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri. 34. Bihar Spiritual Integrated Development 44.76 Circuit of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj- Mojma- Banka. 35. Odisha Coastal Development of 70.82 Circuit Gopalpur, Barkul, Satapada and Tampara. 36. Nagaland Tribal Circuit Development of 98.14 Mokokchung–Tuensang- Mon 37. Uttarakhand Heritage Development of Kumaon 76.32 Circuit Region – Katarmal – Jogeshwar-Baijnath- Devidhura. 38. Jammu & Himalayan Integrated Development 84.46 Kashmir Circuit of Tourist Facilities at Jammu-Rajouri-Shopian- Pulwama 39. Jammu & Himalayan Integrated Development 90.43 Kashmir Circuit of Tourist Facilities - Construction of Assets in lieu of those Destroyed in Floods in 2014 under PM Development Package 40. Jammu & Himalayan Integrated Development 90.85 Kashmir Circuit of Tourist facilities at Mantalai and Sudhmahadev 41. Jammu & Himalayan Integrated Development 87.44 Kashmir Circuit of Tourist facilities at Anantnag-Kishwar- Pahalgam-Daksum-Ranjit Sagar Dam 42. Jammu & Himalayan Development of Tourist 91.84 Kashmir Circuit Facilities at Gulmarg- Baramulla- Kupwara- Kargil - Leh 43. Uttar Buddhist Development of Srawasti, 99.97 Pradesh Circuit Kushinagar, & Kapilvastu. 44. Uttar Development of 69.45 Pradesh Circuit Chitrakoot and Shringverpur 45. Andaman & Coastal Development of Long 27.57 Nicobar Circuit Island-Ross Smith Island- Islands Neil Island- Havelock Island- Baratang Island- Port Blair. 46. Tamil Nadu Coastal Development of Chennai- 73.13 Circuit Mamamallapuram – Rameshwaram – Kulasekaranpattinam – Kanyakumari 47. Uttar Spiritual Development of 65.61 Pradesh Circuit Shahjahanpur-Basti- Ahar- Aligharh-Kasgunj-Sarosi- Pratapgarh-Unnao- Kaushambi- Mirzapur- Gorakpur- Kairana- Doamriyagunj- Bagpat- Barabanki- Azamgarh 48. Uttar Spiritual –II Development of Bijnor- 67.51 Pradesh Circuit Meerut- - Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi 49. Uttar Heritage Development of Kalinjar 33.17 Pradesh Circuit Fort (Banda)- Marhar Dham (Sant Kabir Nagar)- Chauri Chaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- Mavahar Sthal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak (Meerut) 50. Bihar Buddhist Construction of 98.73 Circuit Convention Centre at Bodhgaya 51. Assam Heritage Development of Tezpur – 90.98 Circuit Majuli – Sibsagar 52. Himachal Himalayan Integrated Development 80.69 Pradesh Circuit of Himalayan Circuit in Kiarighat, Shimla, Hatkoti, Manali, Kangra, Dharamshala, Bir, Palampur, Chamba 53. Mizoram Eco Circuit Development of Eco- 66.37 Adventure Circuit at Aizawl -Rawpuichhip - Khawhphawp - Lengpui – Durtlang -Chatlang- Sakawrhmuituaitlang - Muthee – Beratlawng - Tuirial Airfield – Hmuifang 54. Rajasthan Spiritual Development of Churu 93.90 Circuit (Salasar Balaji)– Jaipur (Shri Samode Balaji, Ghatke Balaji, Bandheke Balaji)- Alwar (Pandupole Hanumanji, Bharathari)- Viratnagar (Bijak, Jainnasiya, Temple)- Bharatpur (Kaman Region)- Dholpur (Muchkund) – Mehandipur Balaji- Chittorgarh (Sanwaliyaji) 55. Gujarat Heritage Development of Vadnagar 91.84 Circuit and Modhera Year 2017-18 56. Bihar Rural Circuit Development of Gandhi 44.65 Circuit: Bhitiharwa- Chandrahia- Turkaulia 57. Goa Coastal Development of Rua De 99.35 Circuit Orum Creek - Don Paula - Colva - Benaulim 58. Gujarat Buddhist Development of 28.67 Circuit Junagadh- Gir Somnath- Bharuch-Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana 59. Puducherry Heritage Development of Franco- 66.35 Circuit Tamil Village, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam 60. Puducherry Spiritual Development of Karaikal, 34.96 Circuit Yanam and Puducherry 61. Rajasthan Heritage Development of 90.92 Circuit Rajsamand (Kumbhalgarh Fort)- Jaipur (Nahargarh Fort)- Alwar (Bala Quila)– SawaiMadhopur (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) 62. Telangana Heritage Development of Heritage 96.90 Circuit Circuit: Qutub Shahi Heritage Park- Paigah Tombs- Hayat Bakshi Mosque- Raymond's Tomb 63. Bihar Spiritual Development of Mandar 47.52 Circuit Hill & Ang Pradesh 64. Madhya Eco Circuit Development of 94.61 Pradesh Gandhisagar Dam- Mandleshwar Dam- Omkareshwar Dam- Indira Sagar Dam- Tawa Dam- Bargi Dam- Bheda Ghat- Bansagar Dam- Ken River. 65. Uttar Ramayana Development of Ayodhya. 127.21 Pradesh Circuit 66. Andhra Buddhist Development of Buddhist 24.14 Pradesh Circuit Circuit: Shalihundam- Thotlakonda- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda- Amravati- Anupu in Year 2018-19 67. Maharashtra Spiritual Development of Waki- 54.01 Circuit Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Chota Taj Bagh- Telankhandi- Girad 68. -- Development Development of Wayside 17.93 of Wayside Amenities in Uttar Amenities Pradesh and Bihar at (Sub- Varanasi - Gaya; Scheme) Lucknow-Ayodhya- Lucknow; Gorakhpur- Kushinagar; Kushinagar- Gaya- Kushinagar in collaboration with MoRTH 69. Uttar Spiritual Development of Jewar - 12.03 Pradesh Circuit Dadri - Sikandrabad- Noida-Khurja-Banda. 70. Jharkhand Eco Circuit Development of Dalma- 52.72 Chandil- Getalsud- BetlaNational park- Mirchaiya–Netarhat. 71. Tripura North East Development of Surma 65.00 Circuit Cherra- Unakoti- Jampui Hills - Gunabati- Bhunaneshwari- Matabari- Neermahal- Boxanagar - Chottakhola- Pilak- Avangchaarra 72. Punjab Heritage Development of Anandpur 91.55 Circuit Sahib – Fatehgarh Sahib – Chamkaur Sahib – Ferozpur – Amritsar – Khatkar Kalan – Kalanour - Patiala 73. Kerala Spiritual Development Sivagiri Sree 69.47 Circuit Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- Kunnumpara Sree Subrahmania- Chembazhanthi Sree Narayana Gurukulam 74. Kerala Rural Development of Malanad 80.37 Circuit Malabar Cruise Tourism Project 75. Meghalaya North East Development of West 84.97 Circuit Khasi Hills (Nongkhlaw- Krem Tirot – Khudoi & Kohmang Falls – Khri River- Mawthadraishan, Shillon), Jaintia Hills (Krang Suri Falls- Shyrmang- Iooksi), Garo Hills (Nokrek Reserve, Katta Beel, Siju Caves) 76. Uttar Spiritual Development of 15.76 Pradesh Circuit Gorakhnath Temple(Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple(Domariyaganj)

PRASHAD Scheme (Rs. in Crore) Sl. State/UTs Name of the Project Approved No. Cost 2014-15 1. Bihar Development of basic facilities at 4.27 Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar 2. Odisha Infrastructure Development at Puri, 50.00 Shree Jagannath Dham – Ramachandi - Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit 3. Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as 14.93 Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II) 4. Uttar Pradesh Construction of Tourist Facilitation 9.36 Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura 2015-16 5. Andhra Pradesh Development of Amaravati Town, 27.77 Guntur District as a Tourist Destination 6. Assam Development of Kamakhya Temple 29.99 and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati 7. Bihar Development at Patna Sahib 41.54 8. Punjab Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki 6.40 Sthal at Amritsar 9. Rajasthan Integrated Development of 32.64 Pushkar/Ajmer 10. Uttarakhand Integrated Development of Kedarnath 34.78 11. Uttar Pradesh Development of Varanasi –Phase –I 20.40 2016-17 12. Gujarat Development of Dwarka 13.08 13. Gujarat Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath 45.36 14. Jammu & Development at Hazratbal, 40.46 Kashmir 15. KERALA Development at Guruvayur Temple 46.14 16. Tamilnadu Development of Kanchipuram 13.99 17. Tamilnadu Development of Vellankani 4.86 18. West Bengal Development of Belur 30.03 2017-18 19. Andhra Pradesh Development of Srisailam Temple 47.45 20. Madhya Pradesh Development of Omkareshwar 44.83 21. Maharashtra Development of Trimbakeshwar 37.81 22. Uttar Pradesh Cruise Tourism in River Ganga, 10.72 Varanasi 23. Uttar Pradesh Development of Varanasi Under 44.60 Prashad Scheme – Phase II 2018-19 24. Gujarat Development of Promenade at 47.12 Somnath 25. Jharkhand Development of Baidyanathji Dham, 39.13 Deoghar 26. Nagaland Development of Pilgrimage 25.26 Infrastructure in Nagaland 27. Uttarakhand Development of Infrastructure for 39.24 Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham 28. Uttar Pradesh Development of Infrastructure 39.74 facilities at Govardhan, Mathura, UP 2019-20 29. Haryana Development of Nada Saheb 49.52 Gurudwara and Mata Mansha Temple in Panchkula District 2020-21 30. Arunachal Development of Parasuram Kund, 37.88 Pradesh Lohit Distt. 31. Chhattisgarh Development of Maa Bamleshwari 43.33 Devi Temple, Rajnandgaon, Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh 32. Madhya Pradesh Development of Amarkantak 49.99 33. Meghalaya Development of Pilgrimage 29.32 Facilitation in Meghalaya 34. Sikkim Development of Pilgrimage 33.32 Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom 35. Telangana Development of Jogulamba Devi 36.73 Temple, Alampur 36. Tripura Development of 37.84 Temple, Udaipur 2021-22 37. Uttarakhand Augmentation of Pilgrimage 54.36 Infrastructure Facilities and Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham in Uttarakhand under PRASHAD Scheme

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