GOVERNMENT OF MINISTRY OF TOURISM

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3677 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

BEAUTIFICATION OF TOURIST PLACES IN BANSGAON

†3677. SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any scheme for the beautification of the tourist places and ancient historical sites at present in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government is aware that there are several tourist places and ancient Temple sites of historical significance in the Parliamentary Constituency of Bansgaon which are in a dilapidated condition; and (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/ being taken to develop these places as tourist destinations?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) & (b): Development, Maintenance and Beautification of tourist places and the ancient historical sites is the responsibilities of the respective State Governments/ U.T. Administrations. The Archaeological Departments of the State Governments/U.Ts and the Archaeological Survey of India are also responsible for the ancient and historical places under their control for the maintenance and beautification of such places. In addition Ministry of Tourism under the Heritage Circuit of Swadesh Darshan scheme approved 10 projects for developments of ancient and historical sites, as detailed at annexure-I.

Ministry of Tourism under its ongoing scheme “Adopt A Heritage” has signed MOUs with the private entities for development and maintenance of basic and advance public amenities at the historical places as CSR initiatives modes. List of such places is given at Annexure-II.

Under its ongoing scheme viz “Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)” also Ministry of Tourism has approved 29 projects for development of pilgrimage infrastructure at old and historical religious structures as detailed at Annexure-III.

(c) & (d): No such proposal for development of tourist places and ancient Temple sites of historical significance in the Parliamentary Constituency of Bansgaon has been received from State Government of Uttar Pradesh.

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STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3677 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020 REGARDING BEAUTIFICATION OF TOURIST PLACES IN BANSGAON.

DETAILS of HERITAGE CIRCUIT PROJECT SANCTIONED UNDER SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME (Rs. in crore) Sl. State/UT Name of Name of the Project Amt. Amount No. the Sanctioned released Circuit Year 2016-17 1. Gujarat Heritage Development of 85.01 62.63 Circuit Ahmedabad- Rajkot- Porbandar –Bardoli- Dandi. 2. Madhya Heritage Development of 92.97 74.38 Pradesh circuit Gwalior – Orchha – Khajuraho – Chanderi – Bhimbetka – Mandu 3. Uttarakhand Heritage Development of 79.13 63.30 circuit Kumaon Region – Katarmal –Jogeshwar- Baijnath-Devidhura. 4. Uttar Heritage Development of 34.82 26.14 Pradesh Circuit (Banda)- Marhar Dham (Sant Kabir Nagar)- Chauri Chaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- Mavahar Sthal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak (Meerut) 5. Assam Heritage Development of 98.35 45.29 Circuit Tezpur – Majuli – Sibsagar 6. Gujarat Heritage Development of 98.61 79.85 Circuit Vadnagar- Modhera and Patan Year 2017-18 7. Puducherry Heritage Development of 66.35 33.17 Circuit Franco- Tamil Village, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam 8. Heritage Development of 90.92 49.80 Circuit Rajsamand ( Fort)- ()- Alwar (BalaQuila)– (Ranthambore Fort and Khandar Fort)– Jhalawar ()– Chittorgarh (Chittorgarh Fort) Jaisalmer (JaisalmerFort) Hanumangarh (Kalibangan, Bhatner Fort and Gogamedi)- Jalore ()- Udaipur (Pratap Gaurav Kendra)- Dholpur (Bagh-i-Nilofar and Purani Chawni)– Nagaur(Meera Bai Smarak) 9. Telangana Heritage Development of 99.42 49.71 Circuit Heritage Circuit: Qutub Shahi Heritage Park- Paigah Tombs- Hayat Bakshi Mosque- Raymond's Tomb Year 2018-19 10. Punjab Heritage Development of 99.95 0.00 Circuit Anandpur Sahib – Fatehgarh Sahib – Chamkaur Sahib – Ferozpur – Amritsar – Khatkar Kalan – Kalanour - Patiala GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE 845.53 484.27

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ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3677 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020 REGARDING BEAUTIFICATION OF TOURIST PLACES IN BANSGAON.

List of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU’s) Awarded under Adopt A Heritage Scheme S. Name of Site State/ UT Name of Agency No. 1 Gangotri Temple Uttrakhand Adventure Tour Operators Area & Trail to Association of India Gaumukh (ATOAI) 2 Trail from Jammu & Kashmir Adventure Tour Operators Village Stok to Association of India base camp of (ATOAI) Mt. Stok Kangri 3 Delhi Dalmia Bharat Ltd. 4 Gandikota Fort Andhra Pradesh Dalmia Bharat Ltd. 5 Surajkund Haryana Bliss Inn (India) Pvt. Ltd. (VResorts) 6 Jantar Mantar Delhi Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels (P) Ltd. 7 Maharashtra Yatra Online Pvt. Ltd. 8 Qutub Minar Delhi Yatra Online Pvt. Ltd. 9 & Hazara Karnataka Yatra Online Pvt. Ltd. Rama Temple 10 Leh Palace Jammu & Kashmir Yatra Online Pvt. Ltd. 11 Development of (i) , Resbird Technologies Pvt. Multi-Lingual Rajasthan Ltd. Audio Guide for (ii) Mahabodhi 3 Iconic Sites Temple, Bihar (iii) Chandni Chowk, Delhi 12 Development of (i) Dholavira, Gujarat Resbird Technologies Pvt. Multi-Lingual (ii) Somnath, Gujarat Ltd. Audio Guide for (iii) Humayun’s Tomb, 9 Iconic Sites Delhi (iv) Red Fort, Delhi (v) Purana Quila Delhi (vi) , Agra (vii) , Agra (viii) Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu (ix) Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh 13 Abdur Rahim New Delhi Interglobe Foundation Khan –i-Khana 14 Kerala Drishti Lifesaving Pvt. Ltd. 15 Champaner- Gujarat Akshar Travels Pvt. Ltd. Pavagadh Archaeological Park 16 , Gujarat Akshar Travels Pvt. Ltd. Patan 17 Sun Temple, Gujarat Akshar Travels Pvt. Ltd. Modhera 18 Buddhist Caves, Gujarat Akshar Travels Pvt. Ltd. Uparkot, Junagadh 19 Gol Gumbad Delhi Resbird Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 20 Aguada Fort Goa Drishti Lifesaving Pvt. Ltd. 21 Krishna Temple, Karnataka Heritage Hotel, Hampi (A Hampi unit of Indo Asia Leisure Services Ltd.) 22 Elephanta Karnataka Orange County Resorts& Stables, Hampi Hotels Ltd. 23 Pattabhirama Karnataka Orange County Resorts & Temple, Hampi Hotels Ltd. 24 Zenana Karnataka Orange County Resorts & Enslosure (Lotus Hotels Ltd. Mahal), Hampi 25 Ugra Narsimha Karnataka Hotel Malligi Pvt. Ltd. Temple, Hampi 26 Badavilinga Karnataka Hotel Malligi Pvt. Ltd. Temple, Hampi 27 Bara Lao ka Delhi Bird Heritage Foundation Gumbad

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STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3677 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020 REGARDING BEAUTIFICATION OF TOURIST PLACES IN BANSGAON

Details of projects sanctioned under the PRASHAD Scheme

(Rs. in Crore) Sl. State Project Name of the Year of Approved Amount No. Nos. Project Sanction cost Released Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur 1. 2015-16 28.36 22.69 District as a 1. ANDHRA Tourist PRADESH Destination Development 2. of Srisailam 2017-18 47.45 37.96 Temple Development of Kamakhya Temple and 2. Pilgrimage ASSAM 3. 2015-16 30.71 24.57 Destination in and around Guwahati Development of basic facilities at 4. 2014-15 4.27 2.91 Vishnupad 3. BIHAR temple, Gaya,Bihar Development 5. at Patna 2015-16 41.54 33.23 Sahib Development 6. 2016-17 13.08 10.46 of Dwarka 4. GUJARAT Pilgrimage 7. Amenities at 2016-17 44.07 35.26 Somnath 8. Development 2018-19 44.59 34.04 of Promenade at Somnath under PRASHAD Scheme Development of Nada SahebGurud Admn. wara and 5. Sanction HARYANA 9. Mata Mansha 2019-20 49.52 Dt. Devi Temple 31.1.20. in PanchkulaDi strict 6. JAMMU & Development 10. 2016-17 42.02 30.42 KASHMIR at Hazratbal, JHARKHAND 11. Development 2018-19 39.13 11.58 of 7. Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar

Development 8. KERALA 12. at Guruvayur 2016-17 46.14 36.91 Temple Development 9. MADHYA 13. of 2017-18 40.67 32.54 PRADESH Omkareshwar Development 10 MAHARASHTRA 14. of 2017-18 37.81 8.49 Trimbakeshwar 11 NAGALAND Development 2018-19 25.26 7.53 of Pilgrimage 15. Infrastructure in Nagaland Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree 12 JagannathDh ODISHA 16. 2014-15 50.00 10.00 am- Ramachandi- Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit Development of KarunaSagar 13 17. PUNJAB Valmiki Sthal 2015-16 6.40 6.40

at Amritsar (Completed in Aprl. 2018) Integrated Development 14 RAJASTHAN 18. of 2015-16 32.64 26.11 Pushkar/Ajm er Development 19. of 2016-17 16.48 13.18 15 TAMILNADU Kanchipuram Development 20. 2016-17 5.60 4.48 of Vellankani Integrated 21. Development 2015-16 34.78 27.83 of Kedarnath Development of Infrastructure for 16 UTTARAKHAND Pilgrimage Facilitation 2018-19 22. 39.24 11.77 in Badrinath Ji Dham (Uttarakhand ) under PRASHAD Scheme Development of Mathura- 2014-15 23. Vrindavan as 14.93 10.38

UTTAR Mega Tourist 17. PRADESH Circuit (Ph-II) Construction of Tourist 24. 2014-15 9.36 9.36 Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura (completed) Development 25. 2015-16 20.40 16.32 of Varanasi Cruse Tourism in 26. 2017-18 10.72 8.57 River Ganga, Varanasi Development of Varanasi Under 27. 2017-18 44.60 23.18 Prashad Scheme – Phase II Development of Infrastructur 28. 2018-19 39.74 7.78 e facilities at Govardhan, Mathura, UP 29. Development 18. WEST 23.39 2016-17 30.03 BENGAL of Belur Total 889.54 527.34

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