Lok Sabha Question No. 379 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Funds Released under PRASAD Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†379 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018

## FUNDS RELEASED UNDER PRASAD SCHEME

## †379. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the pilgrim places selected under National Mission for Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) scheme in various States of the country;
- (b) whether pilgrimage places of Rajasthan have been included under this scheme;
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the total funds released for above pilgrimage places during the last three years and the works undertaken from such funds, State/UTwise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI K.J. ALPHONS)

(a) to (d): Ministry  of  Tourism  has  selected  25  destinations  under  its Scheme  'Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual  Augmentation  Drive (PRASAD)' {now 'Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation  Drive  (PRASHAD)'}.  These  destinations  are  Amaravati, Srisailam and Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Kamakhya (Assam), Patna and Gaya  (Bihar),  Dwarka  and  Somnath  (Gujarat),  Hazratbal  and  Katra (Jammu & Kashmir), Deogarh (Jharkhand), Guruvayoor (Kerala), Omkareshwar  (Madhya  Pradesh),  Trimbakeshwar  (Maharashtra)  Puri (Odisha), Amritsar (Punjab), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Kanchipuram and Vellankani (Tamil Nadu), Varanasi, Ayodhya and Mathura (Uttar Pradesh),  Badrinath  and  Kedarnath  (Uttarakhand)  and  Belur  (West Bengal).

Total 22 projects have been approved with estimated expenditure of Rs.625.10 crore and an amount of Rs.235.16 crore has been released for these projects in various states including Rajasthan till date. Details of these projects, the works undertaken and the funds released during the last three years is ANNEXED.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†379 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018 REGARDING FUNDS RELEASED UNDER PRASAD SCHEME.

THE  STATE/UT-WISE  DETAILS  OF  PROJECTS  SANCTIONED  FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTRY UNDER PRASHAD SCHEMES.

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.      | State          | Name of the project                                                                                                | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amt. Released Till Date   |
|--------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
| Year 2014-15 | Year 2014-15   | Year 2014-15                                                                                                       | Year 2014-15      | Year 2014-15              |
| 1.           | BIHAR          | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                                                   | 4.27              | 2.14                      |
| 2.           | UTTAR PRADESH  | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph- II)                                                  | 14.93             | 6.77                      |
| 3.           | UTTAR PRADESH  | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura                                           | 9.36              | 1.76                      |
| 4.           | ODISHA         | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree JagannathDham- Ramachandi-Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 50.00             | 10.00                     |
| Year 2015-16 | Year 2015-16   | Year 2015-16                                                                                                       | Year 2015-16      | Year 2015-16              |
| 5.           | PUNJAB         | Development of KarunaSagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                                                               | 6.45              | 5.11                      |
| 6.           | RAJASTHAN      | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                                            | 40.44             | 19.41                     |
| 7.           | ASSAM          | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati                                   | 33.98             | 16.99                     |
| 8.           | ANDHRA PRADESH | Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur                                                                              | 28.36             | 22.69                     |

|                       |                       | District as a Tourist Destination                                                      |              |                                               |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 9.                    | BIHAR                 | Development at Patna Sahib                                                             | 41.54        | 33.23                                         |
| 10.                   | UTTAR PRADESH         | Development of Varanasi                                                                | 20.40        | 10.20                                         |
| 11.                   | UTTARAKHAND           | Integrated Development of Kedarnath                                                    | 34.78        | 17.39                                         |
| Year 2016-17          | Year 2016-17          | Year 2016-17                                                                           | Year 2016-17 | Year 2016-17                                  |
| 12.                   | GUJARAT               | Development of Dwarka                                                                  | 26.23        | 5.25                                          |
| 13.                   | TAMILNADU             | Development of Kanchipuram                                                             | 16.48        | 3.30                                          |
| 14.                   | TAMILNADU             | Development of Vellankani                                                              | 5.60         | 1.12                                          |
| 15.                   | JAMMU & KASHMIR       | Development at Hazratbal,                                                              | 42.02        | 19.93                                         |
| 16.                   | WEST BENGAL           | Development of Belur                                                                   | 30.03        | 23.39                                         |
| 17.                   | KERALA                | Development at Guruvayur Temple                                                        | 46.14        | 9.23                                          |
| 18.                   | GUJARAT               | Development of pilgrimage amenities at Somnath                                         | 37.44        | 7.49                                          |
| Year 2017-18          | Year 2017-18          | Year 2017-18                                                                           | Year 2017-18 | Year 2017-18                                  |
| 19.                   | MADHYA PRADESH        | Development of Omkareshwar                                                             | 40.67        | 8.13                                          |
| 20.                   | ANDHRA PRADESH        | Development of Srisailam Temple in the State of Andhra Pradesh under the PRASAD Scheme | 47.45        | 9.49                                          |
| 21.                   | UTTAR PRADESH         | Development of River cruise                                                            | 10.71        | 2.14                                          |
| 22.                   | MAHARASHTRA           | Development of Trimbakeshwar                                                           | 37.81        | Administr ative approval issued on 30.01.2018 |
| GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE | GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE | GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE                                                                  | 625.10       | 235.16                                        |

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