Lok Sabha Question No. 59 (STARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Linking of Religious and Historical Places
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR, OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*59 ANSWERED ON 06.02.2017

## LINKING OF RELIGIOUS AND HISTORICAL PLACES

## †*59. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL: SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any scheme to connect all major and small places of religious, cultural and historical importance with various tourist circuits; (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  the  places which  have  been  connected/are  proposed  to  be  connected under the scheme, State/UT-wise; (c) whether the Government has consulted the concerned Central Ministries and other stakeholders in this regard; and if so, the details thereof and the follow-up action taken in this

## ANSWER

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

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

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- (d) regard?

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA 06.02.2017

STARRED QUESTION NO.†*59 ANSWERED ON REGARDING LINKING OF RELIGIOUS AND HISTORICAL PLACES. (a): For integrated development of theme-based tourist circuits in the country, the Ministry of Tourism has launched Swadesh Darshan Scheme  in  2014-15.  Under  this  scheme  thirteen  thematic  circuits have  been  identified  for  development  namely;  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. (b): The  details  of  projects  sanctioned  under  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme since its launch is annexed. (c) to (d):   Before  sanctioning  any  project  under  the  scheme,  an inter-ministerial  consultation  (Mission  Directorate  Meeting)  is  held along  with  the  State  Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations to discuss the merits and feasibility of the projects. Further,  as  per  the  scheme  guidelines  a  National  Steering Committee  (NSC) has been constituted to steer the Mission objectives  and  vision  of  the  scheme.  The  NSC  is  chaired  by  the Hon'ble Minister for Tourism and has concerned Secretaries from 14 Ministries  of  the  Government  of  India  as  members.  The  NSC enunciates the vision and chalk out the road map for the scheme, oversee all operation, steer, review and monitor overall performance  of  the  scheme  and  reviews  the  proposed/ongoing projects periodically.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*59 ANSWERED ON 06.02.2017 REGARDING LINKING OF RELIGIOUS AND HISTORICAL PLACES

## THE DETAILS OF PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER SWADESH DARSHAN SINCE ITS LAUNCH

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.          | State/UT          | Name of the Circuit      | Name of the Project                                                                                          | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amount 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 | Total of 2014-15  | Total of 2014-15         | 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               | Development of                                                                                               | 98.05             | 49.02             |

|    |             | India Circuit   | Tourist Circuit linking Rangpo (entry) - Rorathang-Aritar- Phadamchen- 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. Development of                         | 80.37 | 40.19 |
|  7 | Rajasthan   | Desert Circuit  | 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 |   18.44 |
|------|------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|   10 | Andhra Pradesh   | Coastal Circuit           | Development of Coastal Tourism Circuit in Sri Potti Sriramalu Nellore under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in Andhra Pradesh.      |   60.38 |   12.08 |
|   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 |   99.22 |   19.84 |
|   13 | Mizoram          | North- East India Circuit | Kerala. Integrated Development of New Eco Tourism under Swadesh Darshan - North East Circuit at Thenzawl & South Zote,     |   94.91 |   47.45 |

|    |                   |                            | District Serchhip and Reiek, Mizoram.                                                                                                                                |       |       |
|----|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 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 Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                 | 97.14 | 19.43 |
| 17 | Tripura           | North- East India Circuit  | Development of North East Circuit : Agartala - Sipahijala - Melaghar - Udaipur - Amarpur - Tirthamukh - Mandirghat - Dumboor- NarikelKunja - Gandachara - Ambassa in | 99.59 | 19.92 |
| 18 | West Bengal       | Coastal Circuit            | Development of Beach Circuit - Udaipur - Digha - Shankarpur - Tajpur -                                                                                               | 85.39 | 17.08 |

|                  |                  |                   | Mandarmani - Fraserganj - Bakkhlai -Henry Island in West Bengal                                                                                                                                 |              |              |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| 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 | 99.94        | 19.99        |
| 20.              | Maharashtra      | Coastal Circuit   | Chhattisgarh. Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit in Maharashtra under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                                                            | 82.17        | 12.79        |
| Total of 2015-16 | Total of 2015-16 | Total of 2015-16  | Total of 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                | 1512.93      | 437.04       |
| 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 Aguada Jail) in Goa.                                                                               | 99.99        | 20.00        |
| 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   |   84.40 |   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,                     |   99.99 |   20    |
|    27 | Karnataka      | Coastal Circuit            | Development of Coastal Circuit in Dakshin Kannada Dist, Uttar Kannada Dist & Udupi Dist in Karnataka.                         |   95.67 |   19.13 |
|    28 | Manipur        | Spiritual Circuit          | Development of Spiritual Circuit - Shri Govindajee                                                                            |   53.8  |   10.76 |

|    |           |                            | Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple - Shri Gopinath Temple - Shri Bungshibodon Temple - Shri Kaina Temple, Manipur.                                                |       |       |
|----|-----------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 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- Jorethang-Melli (Exit) in Sikkim. | 95.32 | 19.06 |

|   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-                                                                                                       |   96.39 |   19.28 |

|    |                           |                   | Kishtwar- Pahalgam - Daksum - Ranjit Sagar Dam under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K.                                                                                                                      |       |       |
|----|---------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 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- Mamamallapura m - Rameshwaram - Manpadu - Kanyakumari) in Tamil Nadu under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                              |   99.92 |   19.998 |
|-------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------|
|    49 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit (Shahjahanpur- Allahabad-Basti- Ahar-Aligharh- Kasgunj-Sarosi- Pratapgarh- Unnao- Kaushambi- Mirzapur- Gorakpur- Kairana- Doamriyagunj- Bagpat- Barabanki-                                             |   76    |     15.2 |
|    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 |   62.96 |      4   |

|                          |                          |                          | Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                          |        |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------|
| 51.                      | Uttar Pradesh            | Heritage Circuit         | 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                    |   3    |
| Total of 2016-17 2601.76 | Total of 2016-17 2601.76 | Total of 2016-17 2601.76 | Total of 2016-17 2601.76                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total of 2016-17 2601.76 | 506.46 |

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