GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1481 ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019 SWADESH DARSHAN PROJECT FOR KARNATAKA 1481. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA: Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state: (a) the number of circuits presently in the country under the Swadesh Darshan Project Scheme, State-wise; (b) whether there is a proposal to increase the number of Swadesh Darshan Circuits in Karnataka and if so, the details thereof; (c) whether there is a proposal to increase the number of Swadesh Darshan circuits in Bengaluru and if so, the details thereof; and (d) whether the Government has set a deadline to implement the plans set out in the Swadesh Darshan Project for the State of Karnataka and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL) (a) to (d): Under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme, fifteen theme- based circuits have been identified for development namely Buddhist Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Desert Circuit, Eco Circuit, Heritage Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Krishna Circuit, North-East Circuit, Ramayana Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit, Sufi Circuit, Tirthankar Circuit, Tribal Circuit and Wildlife Circuit. The state-wise details of 77 projects sanctioned under the above themes are annexed. The projects under the scheme are identified for development in consultation with the State Governments/ UT 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. Submission of project proposals by the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations and its sanctioning by the Ministry is a continuous process. The Ministry had sanctioned the project ‘Development of Coastal Circuit in Dakshin Kannada Dist, Uttar Kannada Dist & Udupi Dist in Karnataka’ under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in 2016- 17 for Rs.95.67 Crores. The decision to drop the above project was taken by the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee of the scheme in its meeting held on 5th September 2018 due to NIL progress on ground. The State Government has informed that funds amounting to Rs.11.08 Crores have been released to the executing agencies and work of Rs.24.12 Crores approved under the scheme has been taken up for implementation. In pursuance, Ministry has asked State Government to submit the details of the work allotted for implementation and payments made. ****** ANNEXURE STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1481 ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019 REGARDING SWADESH DARSHAN PROJECT FOR KARNATAKA. THE STATE-WISE DETAILS OF PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER THE 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 Mega 49.77 Pradesh Circuit Circuit at Bhalukpong- Bomdila and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. 2. Andhra Coastal Development of Kakinada 67.84 Pradesh Circuit Hope Island Konaseema as World Class Coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh Total of 2014-15 117.61 Year 2015-16 3. Manipur North-East Development of Tourist 72.23 Circuit Circuit in Manipur: Imphal- Khongjom 4. Sikkim North-East Development of Tourist 98.05 Circuit Circuit linking Rangpo (entry) – Rorathang- Aritar- Phadamchen- Nathang- Sherathang- Tsongmo- Gangtok-Phodong- Mangan- Lachung-Yumthang- Lachen- Thangu- Gurudongmer- Mangan- Gangtok-TuminLingee- Singtam (exit) in Sikkim. 5. Uttarakhand Eco Circuit Integrated Development of 70.92 Eco-Tourism, Adventure Sports, Associated Tourism related Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New Destination-District Tehri, Uttarakhand. 6. Rajasthan Desert Development of Sambhar 63.96 Circuit Lake Town and Other Destinations in Rajasthan under Desert Circuit. 7. Nagaland Tribal Circuit Development of Tribal 97.36 Circuit Peren- Kohima- Wokha, Nagaland 8. Madhya Wildlife Development of Wildlife 92.22 Pradesh Circuit Circuit at Panna- Mukundpur- Sanjay- Dubri- Bandhavgarh- Kanha- Mukki- Pench in Madhya Pradesh. 9. Andhra Coastal Development of Coastal 59.70 Pradesh Circuit Tourism Circuit in Sri Potti Sriramalu Nellore under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in Andhra Pradesh. 10. Telangana Eco Circuit Integrated Development of 91.62 Eco Tourism Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana. 11. Kerala Eco Circuit Development of 76.55 Pathanamthitta- Gavi- Vagamon- Thekkady as Eco Tourism Circuit in Idduki and Pathanamthitta Districts in Kerala. 12. Mizoram North East Integrated Development of 94.91 Circuit New Eco Tourism under Swadesh Darshan-North East Circuit at Thenzawl & South Zote, District Serchhip and Reiek, Mizoram. 13. Assam Wildlife Development of Manas– 95.67 Circuit Probitora– Nameri– Kaziranga– Dibru– Saikhowa as Wildlife Circuit in Assam. 14. Puducherry Coastal Development of Union 85.28 Circuit Territory of Puducherry as Tourist Circuit under Swadesh Darshan Scheme (Coastal Circuit) 15. Arunachal North East Integrated Development of 97.14 Pradesh Circuit New Adventure Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh 16. Tripura North East Development of North East 99.59 Circuit Circuit : Agartala - Sipahijala - Melaghar - Udaipur - Amarpur- Tirthamukh- Mandirghat– Dumboor- Narikel Kunja- Gandachara– Ambassa in Tripura 17. West Bengal Coastal Development of Beach 85.39 Circuit Circuit: Udaipur- Digha- Shankarpur- Tajpur- Mandarmani- Fraserganj- Bakkhlai- Henry Island in West Bengal 18. Chhattisgarh Tribal Circuit Development of Tribal 99.21 Tourism Circuit in Jashpur- Kunkuri- Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur - Ratanpur- Kurdar- Sarodadadar- Gangrel- Kondagaon– Nathiya Nawagaon- Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh in Chhattisgarh. 19. Maharashtra Coastal Development of Sindhudurg 82.17 Circuit Coastal Circuit in Maharashtra under Swadesh Darshan Scheme. Total of 2015-16 1461.97 Year 2016-17 20. Goa Coastal Development of Coastal 99.99 Circuit Circuit (Sinquerim-Baga, Anjuna-Vagator, Morjim- Keri, Aguada Fort and Aguada Jail) in Goa. 21. Jammu & Himalayan Integrated Development of 82.97 Kashmir Circuit Tourism Infrastructure Projects in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. 22. Telangana Tribal Circuit Integrated Development of 83.88 Mulugu-Laknavaram- Medavaram- Tadvai- Damaravi- Mallur- Bogatha Waterfalls as Tribal Circuit in Telangana. 23. Meghalaya North East Development of Umium 99.13 Circuit (Lake View), U Lum Sohpetbneng- Mawdiangdiang – Orchid Lake Resort, Meghalaya. 24. Madhya Buddhist Development of Buddhist 74.94 Pradesh Circuit Circuit in Sanchi-Satna- Rewa-Mandsaur-Dhar in Madhya Pradesh. 25. Kerala Spiritual Development of Sabarimala 99.99 Circuit - Erumeli-Pampa- Sannidhanam as a Spiritual Circuit in District Pathanamthitta, Kerala. 26. Manipur Spiritual Development of Spiritual 53.80 Circuit Circuit – Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple – Shri Gopinath Temple – Shri Bungshibodon Temple – Shri Kaina Temple, Manipur. 27. Gujarat Heritage Development of Heritage 85.01 Circuit Circuit in Ahmedabad- Rajkot- Porbandar –Bardoli- Dandi in Gujarat. 28. Haryana Krishna Development of Tourism 97.35 Circuit Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra, Haryana. 29. Rajasthan Krishna Integrated Development of 91.45 Circuit Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), Khatu Shyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand) in Rajasthan. 30. Sikkim North East Development of Tourist 95.32 circuit Circuit Linking Singtam– Maka- Temi-Bermoik Tokel- Phongia- Namchi – Jorthang- Okharey- Sombaria-Daramdin- Jorethang- Melli (Exit) in Sikkim. 31. Madhya Heritage Development of Heritage 92.97 Pradesh circuit Circuit (Gwalior – Orchha – Khajuraho – Chanderi – Bhimbetka – Mandu) Madhya Pradesh 32. Kerala Spiritual Development of Sree 92.22 Circuit Padmanabha Arnamula- Sabrimala-as a Spiritual Circuit in Kerala 33. Bihar Tirthankar Development of Tirthankar 52.39 circuit Circuit: Vaishali- Arrah- Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri in Bihar. 34. Bihar Spiritual Integrated Development of 52.35 circuit Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj – Dharmshala- Deoghar under Spiritual circuit in Bihar. 35. Odisha Coastal Development of Gopalpur, 76.49 circuit Barkul, Satapada and Tampara as Coastal circuit in Odisha. 36. Nagaland Tribal circuit Development of Tribal 99.67 circuit (Mokokchung– Tuensang-Mon) in Nagaland 37. Uttarakhand Heritage Integrated Development of 79.13 circuit Heritage Circuit in Kumaon Region – Katarmal – Jogeshwar-Baijnath- Devidhura in Uttarakhand. 38. Jammu & Himalayan Integrated Development of 96.38 Kashmir Circuit Tourist Facilities at Jammu-Rajouri-Shopian- Pulwama under Himalayan Circuit theme in J&K. 39. Jammu & Himalayan Integrated Development of 90.96 Kashmir Circuit Tourist Facilities under the Construction of Assets in lieu of those Destroyed in Floods in 2014 under PM Development Package for J&K 40. Jammu & Himalayan Integrated Development of 97.82 Kashmir Circuit Tourist facilities at Mantalai- Sudhmahadev- Patnitop under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K. 41. Jammu & Himalayan Integrated Development of 96.39 Kashmir Circuit Tourist Facilities at Anantnag- Kishtwar- Pahalgam – Daksum – Ranjit Sagar Dam under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K. 42. Jammu & Himalayan Integrated Development of 96.93 Kashmir Circuit Tourist Facilities at Gulmarg-Baramulla- Kupwara-Leh Circuit under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K. 43. Uttar Buddhist Development of Buddhist 99.97 Pradesh Circuit Circuit – Srawasti, Kushinagar, &Kapilvastu in Uttar Pradesh. 44. Uttar Ramayana Development of Chitrakoot 69.45