Lok Sabha Question No. 4983 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Expenditure on Religious Yatras and Melas
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA, SRIRAM MALYADRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4983 ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## EXPENDITURE ON RELIGIOUS YATRAS AND MELAS

4983. SHRI HARISH MEENA: SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state: the details of the expenditure incurred by the Government in the financial year 2017-18 on activities that were religious in nature such as pilgrimage yatras and melas?

## ANSWER

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

The details of funds released by Ministry of Tourism to State Governments/Union  Territory  (UT)  Administrations  for  organising fairs,  festivals  and  events including the fairs of  religious nature in the year 2017-18 are given at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4983 ANSWERED  ON  26.03.2018  REGARDING  EXPENDITURE  ON  RELIGIOUS YATRAS AND MELAS.

The details of funds released by Ministry of Tourism to State Governments/UT Administrations for organizing fairs, festivals and events including the fairs of religious nature in the year 2017-18 are as below:

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   Sl. No. | State / UT        | Name of Projects                                                                                                              |   Sanctioned Amount |   Amount Released |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Sikkim            | (1) Red Panda Winter Festival, Gangtok-Rs.25.00 Lakh (2) World Tourism Day, Gangtok- Rs.25.00 Lakh                            |                  50 |                50 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh | (1) Tawang Festival - Rs.20.00 Lakh (2) Menchuka Adventure Festival- Rs.10.00 Lakh (3) Orange Festival, Dambuk- Rs.10.00 Lakh |                  40 |                40 |
|         3 | Assam             | (1) Rass Mahotasav Majuli- Rs.20.00 Lakh (2) Bodo National Festival- Rs.5.00 Lakh (3) Rongali Festival- Rs. 10.00 Lakh        |                  35 |                35 |
|         4 | Nagaland          | (1) Rengma's Ngadah Festival- Rs.12.50 Lakh (2) Hornbill Festival- Rs.25.00 Lakh (3) Sekrenyi Festival- Rs.12.50 Lakh         |                  50 |                50 |
|         5 | Manipur           | (1) Manipur Sangai Festival - Rs. 25.00 Lakh (2) Youth Adventure & Water Sports Festival - Rs. 25.00 Lakh                     |                  50 |                50 |

|   6 | Meghalaya        | (1) Wangala Dance Festival - Rs. 12.50 Lakh (2) Nongkrem Dance Festival- Rs. 12.50 Lakh (3) Lasubon Festival - Rs. 25.00 Lakh                                         |   50.00 |   50.00 |
|-----|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|   7 | Mizoram          | (1) Winter Festival - Rs. 25.00 Lakh (2) Chapchar Kut - Rs. 25.00 Lakh                                                                                                |      50 |      50 |
|   8 | Uttar Pradesh    | (1) Shilpotsav, Noida- Rs. 25.00 Lakh (2) Seminar on Cultural / Tourism Development, Naimisharanya- Rs. 25.00 Lakh                                                    |      50 |      50 |
|   9 | Madhya Pradesh   | (1) Panchmarhi Utsav- Rs. 10.00 Lakh (2) Jal Mahotsav, Hanuwantia- Rs.25.00 Lakh (3) Khajuraho Dance Festival - Rs.15.00 Lakh                                         |      50 |      50 |
|  10 | Gujarat          | Rann Utsav                                                                                                                                                            |      25 |      25 |
|  11 | Kerala           | (1) Home stay and Rural Travel Meet-Rs. 10.00 Lakh (2) Sargalaya International Art & Crafts Festival - Rs. 15.00 Lakh (3) President's Trophy Boat Race- Rs.25.00 Lakh |      50 |      50 |
|  12 | Himachal Pradesh | International Kullu Dussehra Festival                                                                                                                                 |      25 |      25 |
|  13 | Chandigarh       | (1) World Tourism Day- Rs.10.00 Lakh (2) Chandigarh Carnival - Rs.10.00 Lakh (3) Rose Festival- Rs.10.00 Lakh                                                         |      30 |      30 |
|  14 | Punjab           | (1) Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan, Jalandhar- Rs. 10.00 Lakh (2) Hola Mohalla at Anandpur Sahib- Rs. 10.00 Lakh                                             |      20 |      20 |

| 15   | Telangana   | (1) 3rd International Kite Festival- Rs.20.00 Lakh (2) Golf Championship, Hyderabad- Rs.25.00 Lakh   |   45.00 |   45.00 |
|------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
| 16   | Tamil Nadu  | Indian Dance Festival, Mamallapuram                                                                  |      25 |      25 |
| 17   | Haryana     | (1) Pinjore Heritage Festival- Rs.25.00 Lakh (2) Surajkund Mela- Rs.30.00 Lakh                       |      55 |      40 |
|      |             | Total                                                                                                |     700 |     685 |

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