Lok Sabha Question No. 1984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Places declared as Tourist Spots in Jharkhand
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1984 ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016

## PLACES DECLARED AS TOURIST SPOTS IN JHARKHAND

†1984. SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently declared or proposes to declare various places in the country including Jharkhand as tourist places/spots;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years along with Kandaroo Falls, Gautam Dhara and Hirni Falls in Jharkhand;
- (c) the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  on developing such places during the said period; and
- (d) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide facilities to tourists at these places?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  launched  two  schemes namely  Swadesh  Darshan  for  integrated  development  of  tourism infrastructure spanning the entire country and the National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD)  to  beautify  and  improve  amenities  and  infrastructure  at major pilgrimage sites in the country.

Under Swadesh Darshan Scheme, the 13 theme based circuits which  have  been  identified  for  development  are  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.  Under  the  PRASAD  Scheme,  23  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). The  details  of  projects,  amount  sanctioned,  released  and utilised  under  the  operative  schemes  to  State  Governments/UT Administrations during the last three years is given at Annexure. No  project  has  been  sanctioned  for  Kandaroo  Falls,  Gautam Dhara and Hirni Falls in Jharkhand in the last three years.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1984 ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016 REGARDING PLACES DECLARED AS TOURIST SPOTS IN JHARKHAND.

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 |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                   |               11 |           4507.52 |          901.49 |         1040.14 |
|           | Combined Project of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |                1 |           4588.8  |          917.76 |         1281.66 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                                |                9 |           7423.64 |         1484.72 |         1484.72 |
| 3         | Bihar                                            |               10 |          10554.4  |         3017.58 |         3253.44 |
| 4         | Haryana                                          |                4 |           1412.25 |          282.45 |          251.31 |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh                                 |                1 |           3371.52 |            5    |            5    |
| 6         | Jammu and Kashmir                                |               13 |           7493.54 |          713.44 |          713.44 |
| 7         | Jharkhand                                        |                1 |            500    |          100    |          285.26 |
| 8         | Kerala                                           |                9 |           3467.63 |          298    |          298    |
| 9         | Karnataka                                        |                7 |           3203.71 |          640.74 |          543.32 |
| 10        | Maharashtra                                      |                5 |           6770.18 |         1822.13 |          472.5  |
| 11        | Manipur                                          |                7 |          12047.4  |         1816.95 |         1816.95 |
| 12        | Mizoram                                          |                8 |           4670.91 |          934.17 |          934.17 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                                   |                7 |           9963.29 |         2091.16 |         3053.86 |
| 14        | Nagaland                                         |                8 |           5187.01 |         1037.4  |         2747.57 |
| 15        | Odisha                                           |                9 |           6493.08 |         1182.26 |         1353.24 |
| 16        | Puducherry                                       |                1 |           4848.16 |          970    |          970    |
| 17        | Punjab                                           |                1 |            453.86 |           90.77 |            1    |

| 18   | Rajasthan   | 10   | 5174.71   | 1034.85   | 886.61   |
|------|-------------|------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| 19   | Sikkim      | 10   | 10400.00  | 2080.00   | 2082.15  |
| 20   | Telangana   | 8    | 3370.07   | 673.99    | 698.97   |
| 21   | Uttar       | 22   | 12064.82  | 1580.63   | 1263.63  |
|      | Pradesh     |      |           |           |          |
| 22   | Uttarakhand | 29   | 21772.67  | 6213.11   | 8421.46  |
|      | Total       | 191  | 149739.10 | 29888.60  | 33858.40 |

## 2014-15

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   |   No. of Project |   Amt. Sanctioned |   Amt. Released |   Amt. Utilized |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |                6 |           1702.48 |          340.47 |            0    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   |                7 |           3631.08 |          911.08 |            0    |
| 3         | Assam               |                4 |           3588.45 |          275.46 |            0    |
| 4         | Bihar               |                2 |            637.06 |          257.42 |            0    |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        |                2 |            940.13 |          188.02 |            0    |
| 6         | Daman & Diu         |                1 |            775.54 |          155.11 |            0    |
| 7         | Jammu and Kashmir   |                1 |            400    |          200    |            0    |
| 8         | Karnataka           |                1 |           5000    |         1000    |            0    |
| 9         | Manipur             |                6 |          14877.2  |         1880.13 |            0    |
| 10        | Mizoram             |                1 |           4829.69 |          241.48 |          241.48 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh      |                4 |           3657.54 |          488.48 |          324.69 |
| 12        | Nagaland            |               10 |           6074.3  |         1310.14 |         1499.62 |
| 13        | Odisha              |                2 |           1488.34 |          297.67 |          297.67 |
| 14        | Punjab              |                1 |           4796.98 |          815.48 |            0    |
| 15        | Sikkim              |               10 |           5337.55 |         1177.55 |         1177.55 |
| 16        | Telangana           |                1 |            454.36 |           90.87 |            0    |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh       |                1 |            483.63 |           30    |           30    |
|           | Total               |               60 |          58674.3  |         9659.36 |         3571.01 |

## 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 |             49.77 |              10 |

|    |                |                  | Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.                                                                                 |        |       |
|----|----------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------|
| 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                                                                                                        | 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            |
|           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                       |                   |                 |
| 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- Nathang- Sherathang- Tsongmo- Gangtok-Phodong- Mangan- Lachung- Yumthang- Lachen- Thangu- Gurudongmer- Mangan- Gangtok- Tumin Lingee- Singtam (exit) in Sikkim. |             98.05 |           49.02 |
|         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- Kanha-Mukki- Pench in Madhya Pradesh.       |   92.22 |   18.44 |
|    7 | 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 |
|    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 |   99.22 |   19.84 |

|    |                   |                           | Kerala.                                                                                                                                              |       |       |
|----|-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 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 - Kaziranga - Dibru - Saikhowa as Wildlife Circuit in Assam.                                               | 95.67 | 19.13 |
| 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 -         | 99.59 | 19.92 |

|     |              |                 | Ambassa in Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                             |         |        |
|-----|--------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|
| 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 Circuit in Jashpur- Kunkuri-Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur - Ratanpur-Kurdar- Sarodadadar Gangrel- Kondagaon - Nathyanawagaon - Jagdalpur Chitrakoot - Tirthgarh in Chhattisgarh. |   99.94 |  19.99 |
| 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           |

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