Lok Sabha Question No. 4015 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: Objectives of Swadesh Darshan Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, SRINIVAS KESINENI, SATYA PAL SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4015 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2017

## OBJECTIVES OF SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME

4015. SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI KESINENI NANI: DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  objective  and  salient  features  of  the  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme  along  with  the  extent  to  which  the  objectives  have been achieved by the Government;
- (b) whether  this  scheme  is  exclusively  for  the  development  of heritage  circuit  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the details of projects/tourist circuits developed under this scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  on  the  said scheme during the last three years, State and year-wise; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  from  State Governments/public representatives regarding the inclusion of more places under this scheme and if so, the details  thereof and the status of such proposals?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) to (d): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  launched  the  Swadesh Darshan scheme in the year 2014-15 with a vision to develop theme based tourist circuits in the country on the principles of high tourist value,  competitiveness  and  sustainability  in  an  integrated  manner by  synergizing  efforts  to  focus  on  needs  and  concerns  of  all stakeholders to enrich tourist experience and enhance employment opportunities.

Since its launch in January 2015 the Ministry till 28 th  February,

2017 has sanctioned 51 projects worth Rs.4267.46 Crore. Under  the scheme  thirteen thematic circuits  have  been identified  for  development,  namely:  Heritage  Circuit,  North-East India  Circuit,  Buddhist  Circuit,  Himalayan  Circuit,  Coastal  Circuit, Krishna  Circuit,  Desert  Circuit,  Tribal  Circuit,  Eco  Circuit,  Wildlife Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit and Ramayana Circuit. and including Heritage  circuit  of  Swadesh  Darshan  scheme  since  its  launch  is

The State-wise details of the projects sanctioned expenditure  incurred under  various thematic  circuits annexed.

Under  the  scheme,  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  provides  Central Financial  Assistance  to  State  Governments/UTs  for  projects  which are  identified  for  development  in  consultations  with  them.  The projects are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, submission of suitable detailed project reports, adherence to scheme guidelines and utilization of funds released earlier.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4015 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2017 REGARDING OBJECTIVES OF SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME.

STATE  WISE  DETAILS  OF  PROJECTS  SANCTIONED  AND  EXPENDITURE INCURRED  UNDER  SWADESH  DARSHAN  SCHEME  FROM  2014-15  TILL DATE.

## Swadesh Darshan Scheme: (Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.                 | State/UT                | Name of the Circuit       | Name of the Project                                                                                           | Amt. Sanctioned         | Amt. released   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
| Year -2014-15           | Year -2014-15           | Year -2014-15             | Year -2014-15                                                                                                 | Year -2014-15           | Year -2014-15   |
| 1.                      | Arunachal Pradesh       | North- East India Circuit | Development of Mega Circuit at Bhalukpong- Bomdila and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.                           | 49.77                   | 10.00           |
| 2.                      | Bihar                   | Buddhist Circuit          | Construction of Cultural Centre adjacent to Maya Sarovar on the western side at Bodhgaya, Bihar.              | 33.17                   | 6.63            |
| 3.                      | Andhra Pradesh          | Coastal Circuit           | Development of Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as World Class Coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh. | 69.83                   | 34.92           |
| Total of 2014-15 152.77 | Total of 2014-15 152.77 | Total of 2014-15 152.77   | Total of 2014-15 152.77                                                                                       | Total of 2014-15 152.77 | 51.55           |
| Year -2015-16           | Year -2015-16           | Year -2015-16             | Year -2015-16                                                                                                 | Year -2015-16           | Year -2015-16   |
| 4.                      | Manipur                 | North- East India Circuit | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal- Moirang- Khongjom- Moreh.                                  | 89.66                   | 44.83           |
| 5.                      | Sikkim                  | North- East India Circuit | Development of Tourist Circuit linking Rangpo (entry) - Rorathang- Aritar-Phadamchen-                         | 98.05                   | 49.02           |

|    |                |                  | Nathang- Sherathang- Tsongmo- Gangtok- Phodong-Mangan- Lachung-Yumthang- Lachen- Thangu- Gurudongmer- Mangan- Gangtok- Tumin Lingee- Singtam (exit) in Sikkim.                                   |       |       |
|----|----------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  6 | Uttarakhand    | Eco Circuit      | Integrated Development of Eco-Tourism, Adventure Sports, Associated Tourism related Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New Destination- District Tehri, Uttarakhand. | 80.37 | 40.19 |
|  7 | Rajasthan      | Desert Circuit   | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations in Rajasthan under Desert Circuit.                                                                                                       | 63.96 | 12.79 |
|  8 | Nagaland       | Tribal Circuit   | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren- Kohima-Wokha, Nagaland                                                                                                                                      | 97.36 | 48.68 |
|  9 | Madhya Pradesh | Wildlife Circuit | Development of Wildlife Circuit at Panna-Mukundpur- Sanjay-Dubri- Bandhavgarh- Kanha-Mukki-Pench in Madhya Pradesh.                                                                              | 92.22 | 41.92 |
| 10 | Andhra Pradesh | Coastal Circuit  | Development of Coastal Tourism Circuit in Sri Potti                                                                                                                                              | 60.38 | 12.08 |

|    |                   |                           | Sriramalu Nellore under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in Andhra Pradesh.                                                                                    |       |       |
|----|-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 11 | Telangana         | Eco Circuit               | Integrated Development of Eco Tourism Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana.                                                                  | 91.62 | 18.32 |
| 12 | Kerala            | Eco Circuit               | Development of Pathanamthitta - Gavi - Vagamon - Thekkady as Eco Tourism Circuit in Idduki and Parhanamthitta Districts in Kerala.                   | 99.22 | 19.84 |
| 13 | Mizoram           | North- East India Circuit | Integrated Development of New Eco Tourism under Swadesh Darshan - North East Circuit at Thenzawl & South Zote, District Serchhip and Reiek, Mizoram. | 94.91 | 47.45 |
| 14 | Assam             | Wildlife Circuit          | Development of Manas - Probitora - Nameri - Kaziranga - Dibru - Saikhowa as Wildlife Circuit in Assam.                                               | 95.67 | 19.13 |
| 15 | Puducherry        | Coastal Circuit           | Development of Union Territory of Puducherry as Tourist Circuit under 'Swadesh Darshan' Scheme (Coastal Circuit)                                     | 85.28 | 17.06 |
| 16 | Arunachal Pradesh | North- East India Circuit | Integrated Development of New Adventure Tourism in                                                                                                   | 97.14 | 19.43 |

|     |              |                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                              |         |        |
|-----|--------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|
| 17. | Tripura      | North- East India Circuit | Development of North East Circuit : Agartala - Sipahijala - Melaghar - Udaipur - Amarpur - Tirthamukh - Mandirghat - Dumboor- NarikelKunja - Gandachara - Ambassa in Tripura                                   |   99.59 |  19.92 |
| 18. | West Bengal  | Coastal Circuit           | Development of Beach Circuit - Udaipur - Digha - Shankarpur - Tajpur - Mandarmani - Fraserganj - Bakkhlai -Henry Island in West                                                                                |   85.39 |  17.08 |
| 19. | Chhattisgarh | Tribal Circuit            | Development of Tribal Tourism Circuit in Jashpur- Kunkuri-Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur - Ratanpur-Kurdar- Sarodadadar Gangrel- Kondagaon - Nathyanawagaon - Jagdalpur Chitrakoot - Tirthgarh in Chhattisgarh. |   99.94 |  19.99 |
| 20. | Maharashtra  | Coastal Circuit           | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit in Maharashtra under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                                                                                         |   82.17 |  12.79 |
|     |              |                           | Total of 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1512.93 | 460.52 |

|   Year - 2016-17 | Year - 2016-17   | Year - 2016-17            | Year - 2016-17                                                                                                                        |   Year - 2016-17 |   Year - 2016-17 |
|------------------|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|               21 | Goa              | Coastal Circuit           | Development of Coastal Circuit (Sinquerim-Baga, Anjuna-Vagator, Morjim-Keri, Aguada Fort and                                          |            99.99 |            45.57 |
|               22 | Jammu Kashmir    | Himalayan Circuit         | Integrated Development of Tourism Infrastructure Projects in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.                                          |            82.97 |            16.59 |
|               23 | Telangana        | Tribal Circuit            | Integrated Development of Mulugu- Laknavaram- Medavaram-Tadvai- Damaravi -Mallur - Bogatha Waterfalls as Tribal Circuit in Telangana. |            84.4  |            16.88 |
|               24 | Meghalaya        | North- East India Circuit | Development of Umium (Lake View), U Lum Sohpetbneng Mawdiangdiang - Orchid Lake Resort, Meghalaya.                                    |            99.13 |            19.83 |
|               25 | Madhya Pradesh   | Buddhist Circuit          | Development of Buddhist Circuit in Sanchi-Satna-Rewa- Mandsaur-Dhar in Madhya Pradesh.                                                |            74.94 |            14.99 |
|               26 | Kerala           | Spiritual Circuit         | Development of Sabarimala - Erumeli-Pampa- Sannidhanam as a Spiritual Circuit in District Pathanamthitta, Kerala.                     |            99.99 |            20    |
|               27 | Karnataka        | Coastal                   | Development of                                                                                                                        |            95.67 |            19.13 |

|    |           | Circuit                   | Coastal Circuit in Dakshin Kannada Dist, Uttar Kannada Dist & Udupi Dist in Karnataka.                                                                                  |       |       |
|----|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 28 | Manipur   | Spiritual Circuit         | Development of Spiritual Circuit - Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple - Shri Gopinath Temple - Shri Bungshibodon Temple - Shri Kaina Temple, Manipur. | 53.8  | 10.76 |
| 29 | Gujarat   | Heritage Circuit          | Development of Heritage Circuit in Ahmedabad-Rajkot- Porbandar -Bardoli- Dandi in Gujarat.                                                                              | 93.48 | 18.7  |
| 30 | Haryana   | Krishna Circuit           | Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra, Haryana.                                                                        | 97.35 | 19.47 |
| 31 | Rajasthan | Krishna Circuit           | Integrated Development of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), Khatu Shyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand) in Rajasthan.                                                 | 91.45 | 18.29 |
| 32 | Sikkim    | North- East India Circuit | Development of Tourist Circuit Linking Singtam - Maka-Temi-Bermoik Tokel-Phongia- Namchi -Jorthang- Okharey-Sombaria- Daramdin-                                         | 95.32 | 19.06 |

|    |                |                   | Jorethang-Melli (Exit) in Sikkim.                                                                                    |       |       |
|----|----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 33 | Madhya Pradesh | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Heritage Circuit (Gwalior - Orchha - Khajuraho - Chanderi - Bhimbetka - Mandu) Madhya Pradesh         | 99.77 | 19.95 |
| 34 | Kerala         | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Sree Padmanabha Arnamula- Sabrimala-as a Spiritual Circuit in Kerala                                  | 92.44 | 18.49 |
| 35 | Bihar          | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Jain Circuit: Vaishali-Arrah- Masad-Patna-Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri as Spiritual Circuit in Bihar. | 52.39 | 10.48 |
| 36 | Bihar          | Spiritual Circuit | Integrated Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj - Dharmshala- Deoghar under Spiritual circuit in Bihar.         | 52.35 | 10.47 |
| 37 | Odisha         | Coastal Circuit   | Development of Gopalpur, Barkul, Satapada and Tampara as Coastal circuit in Odisha.                                  | 76.49 | 15.3  |
| 38 | Nagaland       | Tribal Circuit    | Development of Tribal circuit (Mokokchung- Tuensang-Mon) in Nagaland                                                 | 99.67 | 19.93 |

|   39. | Uttarakhand   | Heritage Circuit   | Integrated Development of Heritage Circuit in Kumaon Region - Katarmal - Jogeshwar- Baijnath-Devidhura in Uttarakhand.                                          |   81.94 |   16.39 |
|-------|---------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|    40 | Jammu Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit  | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities at Jammu-Rajouri- Shopian-Pulwama under Himalayan Circuit theme in J&K.                                            |   96.38 |   19.28 |
|    41 | Jammu Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit  | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities under the Construction of Assets in lieu of those Destroyed in Floods in 2014 under PM Development Package for J&K |   98.7  |   19.74 |
|    42 | Jammu Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit  | Integrated Development of Tourist facilities at Mantalai- Sudhmahadev- Patnitop under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K.                                           |   97.82 |   19.56 |
|    43 | Jammu Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit  | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities at Anantnag- Kishtwar- Pahalgam - Daksum - Ranjit Sagar Dam under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K.                  |   96.39 |   19.28 |

|   44. | Jammu & Kashmir           | Himalayan Circuit   | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities at Gulmarg-Baramulla- Kupwara-Leh Circuit under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K.                                                                             |   96.93 |   19.38 |
|-------|---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|    45 | Uttar Pradesh             | Buddhist Circuit    | 'Development of Buddhist Circuit - Srawasti, Kushinagar, & Kapilvastu in Uttar Pradesh.                                                                                                                  |   99.97 |  19.99  |
|    46 | Uttar Pradesh             | Ramayana Circuit    | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur as Ramayana Circuit in Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                          |   69.45 |  13.89  |
|    47 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Coastal Circuit     | Development of Coastal Circuit (Long Island-Ross Smith Island- Neil Island- Havelock Island- Baratang Island-Port Blair ) in Andaman & Nicobar under Coastal thematic circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme. |   42.19 |   8.44  |
|    48 | Tamil Nadu                | Coastal Circuit     | Development of Coastal Circuit (Chennai- Mamamallapuram - Rameshwaram - Manpadu - Kanyakumari) in Tamil Nadu under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                |   99.92 |  19.998 |
|    49 | Uttar Pradesh             | Spiritual Circuit   | Development of Spiritual Circuit                                                                                                                                                                         |   76    |  15.2   |

|                  |                  |                   | (Shahjahanpur- Allahabad-Basti- Ahar-Aligharh- Kasgunj-Sarosi- Pratapgarh-Unnao- Kaushambi- Mirzapur-Gorakpur- Kairana- Doamriyagunj- Bagpat-Barabanki- Azamgarh)                                                                               |         |         |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
| 50.              | Uttar Pradesh    | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit - II(Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi) in Uttar Pradesh under Swadesh |   62.96 |   12.59 |
| 51.              | Uttar Pradesh    | Heritage Circuit  | Darshan Scheme Development of Heritage Circuit (Kalinjar Fort (Banda)- Marhar Dham (Sant Kabir Nagar)- Chauri Chaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- Mavahar Sthal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak (Meerut) in Uttar Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan Scheme    |   41.51 |    8.3  |
| Total of 2016-17 | Total of 2016-17 | Total of 2016-17  | Total of 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2601.76 |  545.92 |
| Grand Total      | Grand Total      | Grand Total       | Grand Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 4267.46 | 1057.99 |

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