Lok Sabha Question No. 2066 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Development of Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY, N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2066 ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016

## DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM

2066. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce a tourism plan for the comprehensive development of tourism in the country with  the  support  of  State  Governments  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposals  from various  State  Governments  regarding  allocation  of  funds  in this regard and if so, the details thereof along with the details of  funds  allocated  in  this  regard  during  the  last  three  years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps for diversification  from  culture-oriented  tourism  to  holiday  and leisure tourism;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  the  initiatives  taken  for  development  of winter, sports, wildlife and beach resort tourism; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  tourism  places  identified  in  this  regard, State-wise including West Bengal, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): 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).

The receipt of proposals from State Governments/UT Administrations for Central Financial Assistance for tourism projects  is  a  continuous  process.  The  number  of  projects  and amount sanctioned under the operative schemes to State Governments/UT Administrations during the last three years is given at Annexure.

- (c) to (e): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  promotes  India  as  a  holistic tourism destination including the various tourism sites and products of  every  State/Union  Territory  of  the  country  in  the  domestic  and international markets. The steps taken to identify, diversify, develop and promote different tourism products include the following:
- (a) The  theme  of  Coastal  Circuit,  Himalayan  Circuit  and Wildlife  Circuit  have  been  identified  for  development  of tourism infrastructure under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme.
- (b) The  Indian  Institute  of  Skiing  and  Mountaineering  has been made  fully operational  in  Gulmarg,  Jammu  & Kashmir for training in adventure sports.

(c) Adventure Tourism has been identified and promoted as one of the niche tourism products. (d) Indiatourism  Offices  Overseas  promote  various  tourism products including Wildlife  Tourism,  Beach Tourism and Adventure Sports in tourism generating markets to attract foreign tourists. Ministry of Tourism has formulated a set of guidelines on Safety and Quality Norms on adventure tourism as basic minimum  standards  for  undertaking  tourism  activities

- (e) including mountaineering, trekking, hang-gliding etc.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2066 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 |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                   |               11 |           4507.52 |
|           | Combined Project of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |                1 |           4588.8  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                                |                9 |           7423.64 |
| 3         | Bihar                                            |               10 |          10554.4  |
| 4         | Haryana                                          |                4 |           1412.25 |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh                                 |                1 |           3371.52 |
| 6         | Jammu and Kashmir                                |               13 |           7493.54 |
| 7         | Jharkhand                                        |                1 |            500    |
| 8         | Kerala                                           |                9 |           3467.63 |
| 9         | Karnataka                                        |                7 |           3203.71 |
| 10        | Maharashtra                                      |                5 |           6770.18 |
| 11        | Manipur                                          |                7 |          12047.4  |
| 12        | Mizoram                                          |                8 |           4670.91 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                                   |                7 |           9963.29 |
| 14        | Nagaland                                         |                8 |           5187.01 |
| 15        | Odisha                                           |                9 |           6493.08 |
| 16        | Puducherry                                       |                1 |           4848.16 |
| 17        | Punjab                                           |                1 |            453.86 |
| 18        | Rajasthan                                        |               10 |           5174.71 |
| 19        | Sikkim                                           |               10 |          10400    |
| 20        | Telangana                                        |                8 |           3370.07 |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh                                    |               22 |          12064.8  |
| 22        | Uttarakhand                                      |               29 |          21772.7  |
|           | Total                                            |              191 |         149739    |

## 2014-15

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | No. of Project   |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh 6    |                  |           1702.48 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 7                |           3631.08 |
| 3         | Assam               | 4                |           3588.45 |
| 4         | Bihar               | 2                |            637.06 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 2                |            940.13 |
| 6         | Daman & Diu         | 1                |            775.54 |
| 7         | Jammu and Kashmir 1 |                  |            400    |
| 8         | Karnataka           | 1                |           5000    |
| 9         | Manipur 6           |                  |          14877.2  |
| 10        | Mizoram             | 1                |           4829.69 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh      | 4                |           3657.54 |
| 12        | Nagaland            | 10               |           6074.3  |
| 13        | Odisha              | 2                |           1488.34 |
| 14        | Punjab              | 1                |           4796.98 |
| 15        | Sikkim              | 10               |           5337.55 |
| 16        | Telangana           | 1                |            454.36 |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh       | 1                |            483.63 |
|           | Total               | 60               |          58674.3  |

## 2014-15

## Swadesh Darshan

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Name of the Circuit       | Name of the Project                                                                                          |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh | North- East India Circuit | Development of Mega Circuit at Bhalukpong- Bomdila and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.                          |             49.77 |
| 2.        | Bihar             | Buddhist Circuit          | Construction of Cultural Centre adjacent to Maya Sarovar on the western side at Bodhgaya, Bihar              |             33.17 |
| 3.        | Andhra Pradesh    | Coastal Circuit           | Development of Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as World Class Coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh |             69.83 |
|           |                   |                           | Total                                                                                                        |            152.77 |

## PRASAD

(Rs. in Crore)

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

## 2015-16

## Swadesh Darshan

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT    | Name of the Circuit       | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|-----------|-------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Manipur     | North- East India Circuit | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal- Moirang- Khongjom-Moreh.                                                                                                                                                                      |             89.66 |
|         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 |
|         3 | Uttarakhand | Eco Circuit               | Integrated Development of Eco-Tourism, Adventure Sports, Associated                                                                                                                                                                              |             80.37 |

|    |                |                           | Tourism related Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New Destination-District Tehri, Uttarakhand.                          |       |
|----|----------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|  4 | Rajasthan      | Desert Circuit            | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations in Rajasthan under Desert Circuit.                                                           | 63.96 |
|  5 | Nagaland       | Tribal Circuit            | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren- Kohima- Wokha, Nagaland                                                                                         | 97.36 |
|  6 | Madhya Pradesh | Wildlife Circuit          | Development of Wildlife Circuit at Panna- Mukundpur-Sanjay-Dubri- Bandhavgarh-Kanha- Mukki-Pench in Madhya Pradesh.                                  | 92.22 |
|  7 | Andhra Pradesh | Coastal Circuit           | Development of Coastal Tourism Circuit in Sri Potti Sriramalu Nellore under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in Andhra Pradesh.                                | 60.38 |
|  8 | Telangana      | Eco Circuit               | Integrated Development of Eco Tourism Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana.                                                                  | 91.62 |
|  9 | Kerala         | Eco Circuit               | Development of Pathanamthitta - Gavi - Vagamon - Thekkady as Eco Tourism Circuit in Idduki and Parhanamthitta Districts in Kerala.                   | 99.22 |
| 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 |

|   11. | Assam             | Wildlife Circuit          | Development of Manas - Probitora - Nameri - Kaziranga - Dibru - Saikhowa as Wildlife Circuit in Assam.                                                                                                       |   95.67 |
|-------|-------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|    12 | Puducherry        | Coastal Circuit           | Development of Union Territory of Puducherry as Tourist Circuit under 'Swadesh Darshan' Scheme (Coastal Circuit)                                                                                             |   85.28 |
|    13 | Arunachal Pradesh | North- East India Circuit | Integrated Development of New Adventure Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                         |   97.14 |
|    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 |
|    15 | West Bengal       | Coastal Circuit           | Development of Beach Circuit - Udaipur - Digha - Shankarpur - Tajpur - Mandarmani - Fraserganj - Bakkhlai -Henry Island in West Bengal                                                                       |   85.39 |
|    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 |

| 17.   | Maharashtra   | Coastal Circuit   | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit in Maharashtra under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.   |   82.17 |
|-------|---------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|       |               |                   | Total                                                                                    | 1512.93 |

## PRASAD (Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Project                                                               | Amt. Sanctioned   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|           | RAJASTHAN                                                                         |                   |
| 1.        | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                           | 40.44             |
|           | PUNJAB                                                                            |                   |
| 2.        | Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                             | 6.45              |
|           | ASSAM                                                                             |                   |
| 3.        | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destinations in and around Guwahati | 33.98             |
|           | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                    |                   |
| 4.        | Development of Amaravati town in Guntur district as a tourist destination         | 28.36             |
|           | BIHAR                                                                             |                   |
| 5.        | Development of Patna Sahib                                                        | 41.54             |
|           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                     |                   |
| 6.        | Development of Varanasi                                                           | 20.40             |
|           | UTTARAKHAND                                                                       |                   |
| 7.        | Development of Kedarnath                                                          | 34.78             |
|           | Total                                                                             | 205.95            |

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