Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Development of Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*173 ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016

## DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM

- *173. SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:

SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  plan  for  the infrastructure development to promote tourism in the country, and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of tourism projects announced/approved during the last  three  years  for  infrastructure  development  along  with their  present  status  and  criteria  laid  down  for  approving  of these projects, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  thereon  during the  last  three  years,  State/UT-wise,  year-wise  and  projectwise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  new  infrastructure development proposals from various State Governments recently and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has formulated  any  special  scheme for investment in tourism infrastructure development and if so, the details thereof along with the tourist spots/places identified  by  the  Government  for  development  of  tourism infrastructure, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to (e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION NO.*173 ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM.

(a) to (c): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  launched  the  Swadesh Darshan  and  the  National  Mission  on  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) Schemes for the development  of  tourism  related  infrastructure  and  facilities to promote  tourism  in  the  country.  As  part  of  the  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme,  theme  based  circuits  are  being  developed  spanning  the entire country, for integrated development of tourism infrastructure. The thirteen themes identified for development under this Scheme are the North-East India Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Coastal  Circuit,  Krishna  Circuit,  Desert  Circuit,  Tribal  Circuit,  Eco Circuit,  Wildlife  Circuit,  Rural  Circuit,  Spiritual  Circuit,  Ramayana Circuit  and  Heritage  Circuit.  In  so  far  as  PRASAD  is  concerned, twenty three religious cities/sites have been identified for development  which  inter-alia  include  Amaravati  (Andhra  Pradesh), Amritsar  (Punjab),  Ajmer  (Rajasthan),  Ayodhya  (Uttar  Pradesh), Dwarka (Gujarat),  Deoghar (Jharkhand), Belur (West Bengal), Gaya (Bihar), Guruvayoor (Kerala), Hazratbal (Jammu & Kashmir), Kamakhya (Assam), Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu), Kedarnath (Uttarakhand), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Patna (Bihar), Puri (Odisha), Srisailam  (Andhra  Pradesh),  Somnath  (Gujarat),  Tirupati  (Andhra Pradesh),  Trimbakeshwar  (Maharashtra),  Ujjain  (Madhya  Pradesh), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and Vellankani (Tamil Nadu).

In  addition  to  the  above,  Ministry  of  Tourism  is  also  giving financial  assistance  to  Central  Agencies  such  as  Archaeological Survey  of  India,  Port  Trust  of  India,  Ministry  of  Railways  etc.  for development of tourism related infrastructure in the country.

The  number of projects sanctioned under the operative schemes to State  Governments/UT Administrations during the last three years along with details of amount released, utilized and their status is given at Annexure.

The  projects  are  approved  after  examining  the  same  with reference  to  the  prescribed  guidelines  and  financial  assistance  is provided subject to fulfilment of the stipulated conditions, operational viability and availability of funds. (d): Receiving proposals from the State Governments/UT Administrations for Central Financial Assistance for tourism projects  is  a  continuous  process.  The  proposals  received  are examined with reference to the prescribed guidelines and financial assistance is extended for such projects subject to fulfilment of the stipulated conditions, operational viability and availability of funds. (e): The Ministry of Tourism provides financial assistance for Large Revenue  Generating  Projects  (LRGPs)  for  development  of  tourism infrastructure  in  the  country.  The  projects  promoted  by  Public Sector Undertakings, Agencies or Autonomous Bodies of Central/State Governments as well as projects promoted by Private Sector/Public-Private-Partnership  (PPP)  Projects  recommended  by the State Governments/UT Administrations are eligible for assistance under the scheme guidelines. Projects which could be a tourist attraction or used by tourist and generates revenue through levy  or fee/user charges would qualify for assistance for being set up  on  all  India  basis.  The  scheme  guidelines  for  the  Swadesh Darshan  and  PRASAD  also  provide  for  Viability  Gap  Funding  for projects under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.

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ANNEXURE STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*173 ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM. Product Infrastructure Development  for Destination &  Circuits (PIDDC) 2013-14 (Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State                                | No. of Project   | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amt. Released       | Amt. Utilized   | Status            | Status            |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|           |                                                  |                  |                   |                     |                 | Ongoing Completed | Ongoing Completed |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                   | 11               | 4507.52           | 901.49              | 1040.14         | 11                | 0                 |
|           | Combined Project of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | 1                | 4588.80           | 917.76              | 1281.66         | 1                 | 0                 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                                | 9                | 7423.64           | 1484.72             | 1484.72         | 9                 | 0                 |
| 3         | Bihar                                            | 10               | 10554.35          | 3017.58             | 3253.44         | 10                | 0                 |
| 4         | Haryana                                          | 4                | 1412.25           | 282.45              | 251.31          | 4                 | 0                 |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh                                 | 1                | 3371.52           | 5.00                | 5.00            | 1                 | 0                 |
| 6         | Jammu and Kashmir                                | 13               | 7493.54           | 713.44              | 713.44          | 13                | 0                 |
| 7         | Jharkhand                                        | 1                | 500.00            | 100.00              | 285.26          | 1                 | 0                 |
| 8         | Kerala                                           | 9                | 3467.63           | 298.00              | 298.00          | 9                 | 0                 |
| 9         | Karnataka                                        | 7                | 3203.71           | 640.74              | 543.32          | 7                 | 0                 |
| 10        | Maharashtra                                      | 5                | 6770.18           | 1822.13             | 472.5           | 5                 | 0                 |
| 11        | Manipur                                          | 7                | 12047.38          | 1816.95             | 1816.95         | 7                 | 0                 |
| 12        | Mizoram                                          | 8                | 4670.91           | 934.17              | 934.17          | 8                 | 0                 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                                   | 7                | 9963.29           | 2091.16             | 3053.86         | 7                 | 0                 |
| 14        | Nagaland                                         | 8                | 5187.01           | 1037.40             | 2747.57         | 8                 | 0                 |
| 15        | Odisha                                           | 9                | 6493.08           | 1182.26             | 1353.24         | 9                 | 0                 |
| 16        | Puducherry                                       | 1                | 4848.16           | 970.00 (Adjustment) | 970.00          | 1                 | 0                 |
| 17        | Punjab                                           | 1                | 453.86            | 90.77               | 1.00            | 1                 | 0                 |
| 18        | Rajasthan                                        | 10               | 5174.71           | 1034.85             | 886.61          | 10                | 0                 |
| 19        | Sikkim                                           | 10               | 10400.00          | 2080.00             | 2082.15         | 10                | 0                 |
| 20        | Telangana                                        | 8                | 3370.07           | 673.99              | 698.97          | 8                 | 0                 |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh                                    | 22               | 12064.82          | 1580.63             | 1263.63         | 22                | 0                 |
| 22        | Uttarakhand                                      | 29               | 21772.67          | 6213.11             | 8421.46         | 29                | 0                 |
|           | Total                                            | 191              | 149739.10         | 29888.60            | 33858.40        | 191               | 0                 |

## 2014-15

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | No. of Project   | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amt. Released   | Amt. Utilized   | Status            | Status            |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|           |                     |                  |                   |                 |                 | Ongoing Completed | Ongoing Completed |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 6                | 1702.48           | 340.47          | 0               | 6                 | 0                 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 7                | 3631.08           | 911.08          | 0               | 07                | 0                 |
| 3         | Assam               | 4                | 3588.45           | 275.46          | 0               | 04                | 0                 |
| 4         | Bihar               | 2                | 637.06            | 257.42          | 0.00            | 2                 | 0                 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 2                | 940.13            | 188.02          | 0.00            | 2                 | 0                 |
| 6         | Daman & Diu         | 1                | 775.54            | 155.11          | 0.              | 1                 | 0                 |
| 7         | Jammu and Kashmir   | 1                | 400.00            | 200.00          | 0               | 1                 | 0                 |
| 8         | Karnataka           | 1                | 5000.00           | 1000.00         | 0.              | 1                 | 0                 |
| 9         | Manipur             | 6                | 14877.21          | 1880.13         | 0               | 06                | 0                 |
| 10        | Mizoram             | 1                | 4829.69           | 241.48          | 241.48          | 01                | 0                 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh      | 4                | 3657.54           | 488.48          | 324.69          | 4                 | 0                 |
| 12        | Nagaland            | 10               | 6074.30           | 1310.14         | 1499.62         | 10                | 0                 |
| 13        | Odisha              | 2                | 1488.34           | 297.67          | 297.67          | 2                 | 0                 |
| 14        | Punjab              | 1                | 4796.98           | 815.48          | 0               | 1                 | 0                 |
| 15        | Sikkim              | 10               | 5337.55           | 1177.55         | 1177.55         | 10                | 0                 |
| 16        | Telangana           | 1                | 454.36            | 90.87           | 0               | 1                 | 0                 |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh       | 1                | 483.63            | 30.00           | 30.00           | 1                 | 0                 |
|           | Total               | 60               | 58674.34          | 9659.36         | 3571.01         | 60                | 0                 |

## 2014-15 Swadesh Darshan

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT          | Name of the Circuit       | Name of the Project                                                                             |   Amt. Sanctioned |   Amt. Released |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Arunachal Pradesh | North- East India Circuit | Development of Mega Circuit at Bhalukpong- Bomdila and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.             |             49.77 |           10    |
|         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                                                                    |             69.83 |           34.92 |

| Island Konaseema as World Class Coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh   |        |       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------|
| Total                                                                             | 152.77 | 51.55 |

## PRASAD

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the project                                                                                                 | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amt. Released   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|           | BIHAR                                                                                                               |                   |                 |
| 1.        | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                                                    | 4.29              | 2.14            |
| 2.        | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)                                                    | 14.93             | 2.99            |
| 3.        | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura                                            | 9.36              | 1.76            |
|           | ODISHA                                                                                                              |                   |                 |
| 4.        | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree JagannathDham- Ramachandi- Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 50.00             | 10.00           |
| Total     |                                                                                                                     | 78.58             | 16.89           |

## 2015-16 Swadesh Darshan

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT   | Name of the Circuit       | Name of the Project                                                                   |   Amt. Sanctioned |   Amt. Released |
|-----------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Manipur    | North- East India Circuit | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal- Moirang- Khongjom-Moreh.           |             89.66 |           44.83 |
|         2 | 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.                                   |       |       |
|----|----------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  3 | 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 |
|  4 | Rajasthan      | Desert Circuit   | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations in Rajasthan under Desert Circuit.                                                                                                       | 63.96 | 12.79 |
|  5 | Nagaland       | Tribal Circuit   | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren- Kohima- Wokha, Nagaland                                                                                                                                     | 97.36 | 48.68 |
|  6 | Madhya Pradesh | Wildlife Circuit | Development of Wildlife Circuit at Panna- Mukundpur- Sanjay-Dubri- Bandhavgarh-                                                                                                                  | 92.22 | 18.44 |

|    |                |                           | Kanha-Mukki- Pench in Madhya Pradesh.                                                                                                                |       |       |
|----|----------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  7 | Andhra Pradesh | Coastal Circuit           | Development of Coastal Tourism Circuit in Sri Potti Sriramalu Nellore under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in Andhra                                         | 60.38 | 12.08 |
|  8 | Telangana      | Eco Circuit               | Integrated Development of Eco Tourism Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana.                                                                  | 91.62 | 18.32 |
|  9 | Kerala         | Eco Circuit               | Development of Pathanamthitta - Gavi - Vagamon - Thekkady as Eco Tourism Circuit in Idduki and Parhanamthitta Districts in Kerala.                   | 99.22 | 19.84 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | Assam          | Wildlife Circuit          | Development of Manas - Probitora - Nameri -                                                                                                          | 95.67 | 19.13 |

|    |                   |                           | Kaziranga - Dibru - Saikhowa as Wildlife Circuit in Assam.                                                                                                                   |       |       |
|----|-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 12 | Puducherry        | Coastal Circuit           | Development of Union Territory of Puducherry as Tourist Circuit under 'Swadesh Darshan' Scheme (Coastal Circuit)                                                             | 85.28 | 17.06 |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | North- East India Circuit | Integrated Development of New Adventure Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                         | 97.14 | 19.43 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | West Bengal       | Coastal Circuit           | Development of Beach Circuit - Udaipur - Digha - Shankarpur - Tajpur - Mandarmani - Fraserganj - Bakkhlai -Henry Island in West Bengal                                       | 85.39 | 17.08 |
| 16 | Chhattisgarh      | Tribal Circuit            | Development of Tribal Tourism                                                                                                                                                | 99.94 | 19.99 |

|     |             |                 | Circuit in Jashpur-Kunkuri- Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur - Ratanpur-Kurdar- Sarodadadar Gangrel- Kondagaon - Nathyanawagaon -Jagdalpur Chitrakoot - Tirthgarh in Chhattisgarh.   |         |        |
|-----|-------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|
| 17. | Maharashtra | Coastal Circuit | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit in Maharashtra under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                                                            |   82.17 |  12.79 |
|     |             |                 | Total                                                                                                                                                                             | 1512.93 | 437.04 |

## PRASAD (Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Project                                                               | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amt. Released   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|           | RAJASTHAN                                                                         |                   |                 |
| 1.        | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                           | 40.44             | 8.09            |
|           | PUNJAB                                                                            |                   |                 |
| 2.        | Development of KarunaSagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                              | 6.45              | 3.23            |
|           | ASSAM                                                                             |                   |                 |
| 3.        | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destinations in and around Guwahati | 33.98             | 6.80            |
|           | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                    |                   |                 |
| 4.        | Development of Amaravati town in Guntur district as a tourist destination         | 28.36             | 14.18           |
|           | BIHAR                                                                             |                   |                 |
| 5.        | Development of Patna Sahib                                                        | 41.54             | 20.77           |
|           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                     |                   |                 |
| 6.        | Development of Varanasi                                                           | 20.40             | 4.08            |

|    | UTTARAKHAND              |        |       |
|----|--------------------------|--------|-------|
| 7. | Developmemt of Kedarnath |  34.78 | 17.39 |
|    | Total                    | 205.95 | 74.54 |

## CENTRAL AGENCIES 2013-14

(Rs. in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | State   | Name of the Project                                                                                          |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released | Status   |
|-----------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|----------|
|         1 | Bihar   | Joint Development of tourist Amenities at Gaya Railway Station in Association with Ministry of Railways      |              518    |            200    | Ongoing  |
|         2 | Delhi   | Construction of Interpretation Centre at the World Heritage Site of Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi.               |             4944.84 |           2472.42 | Ongoing  |
|         3 | Kerala  | Joint Development of Tourist amenities at Trivandrum Railway Station in Association with Ministry of Railway |              598    |            400    | Ongoing  |
|         4 | Punjab  | Joint Development of Tourist Amenities at Amritsar Railway                                                   |              585    |            256    | Ongoing  |

|    |               | Station in Association with Ministry of Railway                                                                 |       |     |         |
|----|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-----|---------|
|  5 | Uttar Pradesh | Joint Development of Tourist Amenities at Agra Cantt. Railway Station in Association with Ministry of Railways. | 505   | 200 | Ongoing |
|  6 |               | Joint Development of Tourist Amenities at Raebareli Railway Station in Association with Ministry of Railway     | 443.5 | 194 | Ongoing |

## 2014-15 (Rs. in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | State          | Name of the Project                                                                                                                 |   Sanctioned Amount |   Amount Released | Status   |
|-----------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|----------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh | Manufacturing of Transport Coaches for Araku Valley Train in association with Ministry of Railways. (M/o Railways) (Central Agency) |              800    |            400    | Ongoing  |
|         2 | Daman & Diu    | Sound & Light Show at Diu Fort, Diu                                                                                                 |              775.54 |            155.11 | Ongoing  |
|         3 | Goa            | Cruise Terminal Building at                                                                                                         |              879.04 |            175.81 | Ongoing  |

|    |                 | Mormugao Port Trust                                                                                                                                       |        |        |         |
|----|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|
|  4 | Jammu & Kashmir | Manufacturing and Design of a single Glass Coach for Baramulla and Qazigund route in J&K                                                                  | 400    | 200    | Ongoing |
|  5 | Rajasthan       | Joint Development of Tourist Amenities at Ajmer Railway Station in Association with Ministry of Railway                                                   | 552    | 276    | Ongoing |
|  6 |                 | Joint Development of Tourist Amenities at Jaipur Railway Station in Association with Ministry of Railway                                                  | 488    | 244    | Ongoing |
|  7 | Uttar Pradesh   | Illumination of monuments in Varanasi/Sarnath (Dhamekh Stupa in Sarnath Chaukhandi Stupa in Sarnath, Tomb of Lalkan in Sarnath and Man Mahal in Banaras). | 455.49 | 227.74 | Ongoing |

No Project Sanctioned during 2015-16.

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