Lok Sabha Question No. 1472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Setting up of Tourism Hubs
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1472 ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## SETTING UP OF TOURISM HUBS

## 1472. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set  up tourism hubs in various States of the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  including  Bihar  and Jharkhand;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  from  the State Governments in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details along with the present status thereof and the action taken by the Government on such proposals?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  under  its  scheme  of  Swadesh Darshan is developing Theme-Based Tourist Circuits in the country. Under the scheme fifteen thematic circuits have been identified for development namely; North-East Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Himalayan  Circuit,  Coastal  Circuit,  Krishna  Circuit,  Desert  Circuit, Tribal  Circuit,  Eco  Circuit,  Wildlife  Circuit,  Rural  Circuit,  Spiritual Circuit, Ramayana Circuit, Heritage Circuit, Sufi Circuit and Tirthankar Circuit.

The  submission  of  proposals  by  the  State  Governments/UT Administrations  under  the  scheme  is  a  continuous  process.  The projects are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, submission of suitable detailed project reports, adherence to scheme guidelines and utilization of funds released earlier.

In  addition  to  above,  pursuant  to  Budget  announcements  of 2017-18 the Ministry of Tourism has initiated action on formulation of scheme guidelines for development of five Special Tourism Zones in the country. Entire country is covered under this scheme and in the  draft  scheme  guidelines  it  is  proposed  that  the  scheme  will work on challenge mode. The details of the projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan scheme including Bihar and Jharkhand are annexed.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1472  ANSWERED  ON  05.03.2017  REGARDING  SETTING UP OF TOURISM HUBS.

STATE-WISE  DETAILS  OF  PROJECTS  SANCTIONED  UNDER  SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME INCLUDING BIHAR AND JHARKHAND

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.      | State/UT          | Name of the Circuit   | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Amt. Sanctioned   |
|--------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Year 2014-15 | Year 2014-15      | Year 2014-15          | Year 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Year 2014-15      |
| 1.           | Arunachal Pradesh | North-East Circuit    | Development of Mega Circuit at Bhalukpong- Bomdila and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.                                                                                                                                                                 | 49.77             |
| 2.           | Andhra Pradesh    | Coastal Circuit       | Development of Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as World Class Coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                        | 69.83             |
|              |                   |                       | Total of 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 119.6             |
| Year 3.      | 2015-16 Manipur   | North-East Circuit    | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal- Moirang- Khongjom- Moreh.                                                                                                                                                                        | 89.66             |
| 4.           | Sikkim            | North-East Circuit    | Development of Tourist Circuit linking Rangpo (entry) - Rorathang- Aritar- Phadamchen- Nathang-Sherathang- Tsongmo- Gangtok- Phodong- Mangan- Lachung-Yumthang- Lachen- Thangu- Gurudongmer- Mangan- Gangtok-TuminLingee- Singtam (exit) in Sikkim. | 98.05             |
| 5.           | Uttarakhand       | Eco Circuit           | Integrated Development of Eco-Tourism, Adventure Sports, Associated Tourism                                                                                                                                                                         | 80.37             |

|    |                |                     | related Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New Destination-District Tehri, Uttarakhand.                                 |       |
|----|----------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|  6 | Rajasthan      | Desert Circuit      | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations in Rajasthan under Desert Circuit.                                                          | 63.96 |
|  7 | Nagaland       | Tribal Circuit      | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren- Kohima- Wokha, Nagaland                                                                                        | 97.36 |
|  8 | Madhya Pradesh | Wildlife Circuit    | Development of Wildlife Circuit at Panna- Mukundpur- Sanjay- Dubri-Bandhavgarh- Kanha- Mukki- Pench in Madhya Pradesh.                              | 92.22 |
|  9 | Andhra Pradesh | Coastal Circuit     | Development of Coastal Tourism Circuit in Sri Potti Sriramalu Nellore under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in Andhra                                        | 59.7  |
| 10 | Telangana      | Eco Circuit         | Integrated Development of Eco Tourism Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana.                                                                 | 91.62 |
| 11 | Kerala         | Eco Circuit         | Development of Pathanamthitta- Gavi- Vagamon- Thekkady as Eco Tourism Circuit in Idduki and Pathanamthitta Districts in Kerala.                     | 90.06 |
| 12 | Mizoram        | North -East Circuit | Integrated Development of New Eco Tourism under Swadesh Darshan- North East Circuit at Thenzawl & South Zote, District Serchhip and Reiek, Mizoram. | 94.91 |
| 13 | Assam          | Wildlife            | Development of Manas-                                                                                                                               | 95.67 |

|     |                   | Circuit             | Probitora- Nameri- Kaziranga- Dibru- Saikhowa as Wildlife Circuit in Assam.                                                                                                                                  |         |
|-----|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 14. | Puducherry        | Coastal Circuit     | Development of Union Territory of Puducherry as Tourist Circuit under Swadesh Darshan Scheme (Coastal Circuit)                                                                                               |   85.28 |
| 15. | Arunachal Pradesh | North- East Circuit | Integrated Development of New Adventure Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                         |   97.14 |
| 16. | Tripura           | North -East Circuit | Development of North East Circuit : Agartala - Sipahijala - Melaghar - Udaipur - Amarpur- Tirthamukh- Mandirghat- Dumboor- Narikel Kunja- Gandachara- Ambassa in Tripura                                     |   99.59 |
| 17. | West Bengal       | Coastal Circuit     | Development of Beach Circuit: Udaipur- Digha- Shankarpur- Tajpur- Mandarmani- Fraserganj- Bakkhlai- Henry Island in West Bengal                                                                              |   85.39 |
| 18. | 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. | Maharashtra       | Coastal Circuit     | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit in Maharashtra under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                                                                                       |   82.17 |
|     |                   |                     | Total of 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1503.09 |

|   Year 2016-17 | Year 2016-17    | Year 2016-17        | Year 2016-17                                                                                                                                                   |   Year 2016-17 |
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|             20 | Goa             | Coastal Circuit     | Development of Coastal Circuit (Sinquerim-Baga, Anjuna-Vagator, Morjim- Keri, Aguada Fort and Aguada Jail) in Goa.                                             |          99.99 |
|             21 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit   | Integrated Development of Tourism Infrastructure Projects in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.                                                                   |          82.97 |
|             22 | Telangana       | Tribal Circuit      | Integrated Development of Mulugu-Laknavaram- Medavaram- Tadvai- Damaravi- Mallur- Bogatha Waterfalls as Tribal Circuit in                                      |          84.4  |
|             23 | Meghalaya       | North -East Circuit | Development of Umium (Lake View), U Lum Sohpetbneng Mawdiangdiang - Orchid Lake Resort, Meghalaya.                                                             |          99.13 |
|             24 | Madhya Pradesh  | Buddhist Circuit    | Development of Buddhist Circuit in Sanchi-Satna- Rewa-Mandsaur-Dhar in Madhya Pradesh.                                                                         |          74.94 |
|             25 | Kerala          | Spiritual Circuit   | Development of Sabarimala - Erumeli- Pampa-Sannidhanam as a Spiritual Circuit in District Pathanamthitta, Kerala.                                              |          99.99 |
|             26 | Karnataka       | Coastal Circuit     | Development of Coastal Circuit in Dakshin Kannada Dist, Uttar Kannada Dist& Udupi Dist in Karnataka.                                                           |          95.67 |
|             27 | Manipur         | Spiritual Circuit   | Development of Spiritual Circuit - Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple - Shri Gopinath Temple - Shri Bungshibodon Temple - Shri Kaina Temple, |          53.8  |

|    |                |                     | Manipur.                                                                                                                                                             |       |
|----|----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| 28 | Gujarat        | Heritage Circuit    | Development of Heritage Circuit in Ahmedabad- Rajkot- Porbandar - Bardoli- Dandi in Gujarat.                                                                         | 93.48 |
| 29 | Haryana        | Krishna Circuit     | Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra, Haryana.                                                                     | 97.35 |
| 30 | Rajasthan      | Krishna Circuit     | Integrated Development of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), Khatu Shyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand) in Rajasthan.                                              | 91.45 |
| 31 | Sikkim         | North -East Circuit | Development of Tourist Circuit Linking Singtam- Maka- Temi-Bermoik Tokel- Phongia- Namchi - Jorthang- Okharey- Sombaria-Daramdin- Jorethang- Melli (Exit) in Sikkim. | 95.32 |
| 32 | Madhya Pradesh | Heritage Circuit    | Development of Heritage Circuit (Gwalior - Orchha - Khajuraho - Chanderi - Bhimbetka - Mandu) Madhya Pradesh                                                         | 99.77 |
| 33 | Kerala         | Spiritual Circuit   | Development of Sree Padmanabha Arnamula- Sabrimala-as a Spiritual Circuit in Kerala                                                                                  | 92.44 |
| 34 | Bihar          | Spiritual Circuit   | Development of Jain Circuit: Vaishali- Arrah- Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri as Spiritual Circuit in Bihar.                                              | 52.39 |
| 35 | Bihar          | Spiritual Circuit   | Integrated Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj - Dharmshala- Deoghar under Spiritual circuit in Bihar.                                                         | 52.35 |
| 36 | Odisha         | Coastal Circuit     | Development of Gopalpur, Barkul,                                                                                                                                     | 76.49 |

|    |                 |                   | Satapada and Tampara as Coastal circuit in Odisha.                                                                                                              |       |
|----|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| 37 | Nagaland        | Tribal Circuit    | Development of Tribal circuit (Mokokchung- Tuensang-Mon) in Nagaland                                                                                            | 99.67 |
| 38 | Uttarakhand     | Heritage Circuit  | Integrated Development of Heritage Circuit in Kumaon Region - Katarmal -Jogeshwar- Baijnath-Devidhura in Uttarakhand.                                           | 81.94 |
| 39 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities at Jammu-Rajouri-Shopian- Pulwama under Himalayan Circuit theme in J&K.                                            | 96.38 |
| 40 | 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  |
| 41 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist facilities at Mantalai- Sudhmahadev- Patnitop under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K.                                           | 97.82 |
| 42 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities at Anantnag- Kishtwar- Pahalgam - Daksum - Ranjit Sagar Dam under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K.                  | 96.39 |
| 43 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities at Gulmarg-Baramulla- Kupwara-Leh Circuit                                                                          | 96.93 |

|    |                           |                   | under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K.                                                                                                                                                                   |       |
|----|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| 44 | Uttar Pradesh             | Buddhist Circuit  | Development of Buddhist Circuit - Srawasti, Kushinagar, &Kapilvastu in Uttar Pradesh.                                                                                                                   | 99.97 |
| 45 | Uttar Pradesh             | Ramayana Circuit  | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur as Ramayana Circuit in                                                                                                                                       | 69.45 |
| 46 | 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 |
| 47 | Tamil Nadu                | Coastal Circuit   | Development of Coastal Circuit (Chennai- Mamamallapuram - Rameshwaram - Manpadu - Kanyakumari) in Tamil Nadu under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                               | 99.92 |
| 48 | Uttar Pradesh             | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit (Shahjahanpur- Basti- Ahar-Aligharh- Kasgunj-Sarosi- Pratapgarh-Unnao- Kaushambi- Mirzapur- Gorakpur- Kairana- Doamriyagunj- Bagpat-                                   | 76    |
| 49 | Uttar Pradesh             | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit -II(Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia-                                                                                     | 62.96 |

|    |                  |                   | Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi) in Uttar Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                         |       |
|----|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| 50 | Uttar Pradesh    | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Heritage Circuit(Kalinjar Fort (Banda)- MarharDham (SantKabir Nagar)- ChauriChaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- Mavahar Sthal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak (Meerut) in Uttar Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan Scheme         | 41.51 |
| 51 | Bihar            | Buddhist Circuit  | Development of Buddhist circuit- Construction of Cultural Centre at Bodhgaya, Bihar                                                                                                                                               | 98.73 |
| 52 | Assam            | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Tezpur - Majuli - Sibsagar as Heritage Circuit in Assam under Swadesh Darshan scheme                                                                                                                               | 98.35 |
| 53 | Himachal Pradesh | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Himalayan Circuit in Himachal Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan scheme                                                                                                                                      | 99.76 |
| 54 | Mizoram          | Eco Circuit       | Development of Eco- Adventure Circuit Aizawl -Rawpuichhip - Khawhphawp - Lengpui - Durtlang - Chatlang- Sakawrhmuituaitlang - Muthee - Beratlawng - Tuirial Airfield - Hmuifang under Eco circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme | 99.07 |

| 55.              | Rajasthan        | Spiritual Circuit   | Development of Spiritual Circuit- Churu (SalasarBalaji)- Jaipur (Shri Samode Balaji, Ghat ke Balaji, Bandhe ke Balaji)- Alwar (Pandupole Hanumanji, Bharathari)- Viratnagar (Bijak, Jainnasiya, Ambika Temple)- Bharatpur (Kaman Region)- Dholpur (Muchkund) - MehandipurBalaji- Chittorgarh (Sanwaliyaji) in Rajasthan under Swadesh Darshan scheme   |   93.90 |
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 56.              | Gujarat          | Heritage Circuit    | Development of Heritage circuit: Vadnagar- Modhera and Patan in Gujarat under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   99.81 |
| Total of 2016-17 | Total of 2016-17 | Total of 2016-17    | Total of 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3191.38 |
| 57.              | Bihar            | Rural Circuit       | Development of Gandhi Circuit: Bhitiharwa - Chandrahia - Turkaulia in Bihar under Rural Circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   44.65 |
| 58.              | Goa              | Coastal Circuit     | Development of Coastal Circuit II: Rua De Orum Creek - Don Paula -Colva - Benaulim in Goa under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   99.35 |
| 59.              | Gujarat          | Buddhist Circuit    | Development of Buddhist circuit: Junagadh- Gir- Somnath- Bharuch-Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana in Gujarat under Swadesh Darshan scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   35.99 |

|   60. | Puducherry   | Heritage Circuit   | Development of Heritage Circuit in Puducherry under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   66.35 |
|-------|--------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|    61 | Puducherry   | Spiritual Circuit  | Development of Spiritual Circuit in Puducherry under Swadesh Darshan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   40.68 |
|    62 | Rajasthan    | Heritage Circuit   | Scheme Development of Heritage Circuit (Rajsamand (Kumbhalgarh Fort )- Jaipur (Nahargarh Fort)- Alwar (BalaQuila)- SawaiMadhopur (Ranthambore Fort and Khandar Fort)- Jhalawar (Gagron Fort)- Chittorgarh (Chittorgarh Fort) Jaisalmer (JaisalmerFort) Hanumangarh (Kalibangan, Bhatner Fort and Gogamedi)- Jalore (Jalore Fort)- Udaipur (Pratap Gaurav Kendra)- Dholpur (Bagh-i- Nilofar and Purani Chawni)- Nagaur(Meera Bai Temple) in Rajasthan under Swadesh Darshan |   99.6  |
|    63 | Telangana    | Heritage Circuit   | Development of Heritage Circuit: Qutub Shahi Heritage Park- Paigah Tombs- Hayat Bakshi Mosque- Raymond's Tomb in Telangana under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   99.42 |
|    64 | Bihar        | Spiritual Circuit  | Development of Mandar Hill & Ang Pradesh under Spiritual Circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   53.49 |

| 65.                   | Madhya Pradesh        | Eco Circuit           | Development of Gandhisagar Dam-                                                                                                                                                                      |   99.62 |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 66.                   | Uttar Pradesh         | Ramayana Circuit      | Development of Ayodhya under Ramayana Circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                                        |  133.31 |
| 67.                   | Andhra Pradesh        | Buddhist Circuit      | Development of Buddhist Circuit: Shalihundam- Thotlakonda- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda- Amravati- Anupu in Andhra Pradesh under the theme of Buddhist Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme Total of 2017-18 |   52.34 |
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| GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE | GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE | GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE | GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE                                                                                                                                                                                | 5638.87 |

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