Lok Sabha Question No. 2523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Financial Assistance for Tourism Projects
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2523 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR TOURISM PROJECTS

## †2523. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received proposals from various State  Governments  for  sanction  of  financial  assistance  for different tourism projects;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and the status of the said proposals along with the follow-up action taken thereon;
- (c) whether the Central Government proposes to make additional allocation of funds to the State Governments for development of tourism in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to promote tourism in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Development of tourism destinations is the responsibility of the concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration. However, Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA)  to  State  Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations  under the  schemes of Swadesh Darshan,  National  Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD). Projects are sanctioned  subject  to  availability  of  funds,  submission  of Detailed Project Reports in adherence with scheme guidelines.

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.  Ministry  of  Tourism  also  grants  CFA  to States/UTs for organizing fairs/festivals and tourism related events subject to the proposals meeting the provisions of the guidelines. Governments/Union Territory  Administrations  under  the  above  mentioned  schemes

Details of funds sanctioned to State during the last two years are at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2523 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017 REGARDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR TOURISM PROJECTS.

Swadesh Darshan Scheme

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.      | State/UT       | Name of the Circuit       | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amt. Released   |
|--------------|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| Year 2015-16 | Year 2015-16   | Year 2015-16              | Year 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Year 2015-16      | Year 2015-16    |
| 1.           | Manipur        | North- East India Circuit | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal-Moirang- Khongjom-Moreh.                                                                                                                                                                        | 89.66             | 61.32           |
| 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             | 58.33           |
| 4.           | Rajasthan      | Desert Circuit            | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations in Rajasthan under Desert Circuit.                                                                                                                                                        | 63.96             | 30.70           |
| 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-                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 92.22             | 46.11           |

|    |                   |                           | Mukundpur-Sanjay- Dubri-Bandhavgarh- Kanha-Mukki-Pench in Madhya Pradesh.                                                                            |       |       |
|----|-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  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 | 41.33 |
|  9 | Kerala            | Eco Circuit               | Development of Pathanamthitta - Gavi - Vagamon - Thekkady as Eco Tourism Circuit in Idduki and Parhanamthitta Districts in Kerala.                   | 99.22 | 46.11 |
| 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 | 67.85 |
| 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 | 38.43 |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | North- East India Circuit | Integrated Development of New Adventure Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 97.14 | 48.57 |
| 14 | Tripura           | North- East India Circuit | Development of North East Circuit : Agartala - Sipahijala - Melaghar - Udaipur - Amarpur -                                                           | 99.59 | 49.79 |

|                  |                  |                   | Tirthamukh - Mandirghat - Dumboor- NarikelKunja - Gandachara - 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 |  38.43 |
| 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 of 2015-16 | Total of 2015-16 | Total of 2015-16  | Total of 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1512.93 | 688.66 |
| 18.              | Goa              | Coastal Circuit   | Development of Coastal Circuit (Sinquerim- Baga, Anjuna-Vagator, Morjim-Keri, Aguada Fort and Aguada Jail) in Goa.                                                                                            |   99.99 |  49.64 |
| 19.              | Jammu & Kashmir  | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourism Infrastructure Projects in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.                                                                                                                  |   82.97 |  37.51 |
| 20.              | Telangana        | Tribal Circuit    | Integrated Development of Mulugu-Laknavaram- Medavaram-Tadvai- Damaravi -Mallur - Bogatha Waterfalls as Tribal Circuit in                                                                                     |   84.4  |  16.88 |

|   21. |                |                   | Telangana.                                                                                                                                                              |       |   19.83 |
|-------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|---------|
|    22 | Madhya Pradesh | Buddhist Circuit  | Development of Buddhist Circuit in Sanchi-Satna-Rewa- Mandsaur-Dhar in Madhya Pradesh.                                                                                  | 74.94 |   14.99 |
|    23 | Kerala         | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Sabarimala - Erumeli- Pampa-Sannidhanam as a Spiritual Circuit in District Pathanamthitta, Kerala.                                                       | 99.99 |   20    |
|    24 | Karnataka      | Coastal Circuit   | Development of Coastal Circuit in Dakshin Kannada Dist, Uttar Kannada Dist & Udupi Dist in Karnataka.                                                                   | 95.67 |   19.13 |
|    25 | Manipur        | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit - Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple - Shri Gopinath Temple - Shri Bungshibodon Temple - Shri Kaina Temple, Manipur. | 53.8  |   24.24 |
|    26 | Gujarat        | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Heritage Circuit in Ahmedabad-Rajkot- Porbandar -Bardoli- Dandi in Gujarat.                                                                              | 93.48 |   18.7  |
|    27 | Haryana        | Krishna Circuit   | Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra, Haryana.                                                                        | 97.35 |   19.47 |
|    28 | Rajasthan      | Krishna Circuit   | Integrated Development of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), Khatu Shyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand)                                                               | 91.45 |   18.29 |

|         |                       |                                            | in Rajasthan.                                                                                                                                                                                    |             |             |
|---------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
| 29. 30. | Sikkim Madhya Pradesh | North- East India Circuit Heritage Circuit | Development of Tourist Circuit Linking Singtam - Maka-Temi-Bermoik Tokel-Phongia-Namchi - Jorthang-Okharey- Sombaria-Daramdin- Jorethang-Melli (Exit) in Sikkim. Development of Heritage Circuit | 95.32 99.77 | 19.06 19.95 |
| 31.     |                       |                                            | (Gwalior - Orchha - Khajuraho - Chanderi - Bhimbetka - Mandu) Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                     |             |             |
|         | Kerala                | Spiritual Circuit                          | Development of Sree Padmanabha Arnamula- Sabrimala-as a Spiritual Circuit in Kerala                                                                                                              | 92.44       | 18.49       |
| 32.     | Bihar                 | Spiritual Circuit                          | Development of Jain Circuit: Vaishali-Arrah- Masad-Patna-Rajgir- Pawapuri-Champapuri as Spiritual Circuit in Bihar.                                                                              | 52.39       | 10.48       |
| 33.     | Bihar                 | Spiritual Circuit                          | Integrated Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj - Dharmshala- Deoghar under Spiritual circuit in Bihar.                                                                                     | 52.35       | 10.47       |
| 34.     | Odisha                | Coastal Circuit                            | Development of Gopalpur, Barkul, Satapada and Tampara as Coastal circuit in Odisha.                                                                                                              | 76.49       | 15.30       |
| 35.     | Nagaland              | Tribal Circuit                             | Development of Tribal circuit (Mokokchung- Tuensang-Mon) in Nagaland                                                                                                                             | 99.67       | 19.93       |
| 36.     | Uttarakhand           | Heritage Circuit                           | Integrated Development of Heritage Circuit in Kumaon Region - Katarmal -Jogeshwar- Baijnath-Devidhura in Uttarakhand.                                                                            | 81.94       | 16.39       |
| 37.     | Jammu &               | Himalayan                                  | Integrated Development                                                                                                                                                                           | 96.38       | 19.28       |

|    | Kashmir                   | Circuit           | of Tourist Facilities at Jammu-Rajouri-Shopian- Pulwama under Himalayan Circuit theme in J&K.                                                                   |       |       |
|----|---------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 38 | 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  | 19.74 |
| 39 | Jammu & Kashmir           | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist facilities at Mantalai- Sudhmahadev- Patnitop under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K.                                           | 97.82 | 19.56 |
| 40 | 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 | 19.28 |
| 41 | Jammu & Kashmir           | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities at Gulmarg-Baramulla- Kupwara-Leh Circuit under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K.                                    | 96.93 | 19.38 |
| 42 | Uttar Pradesh             | Buddhist Circuit  | 'Development of Buddhist Circuit - Srawasti, Kushinagar, & Kapilvastu in Uttar Pradesh.                                                                         | 99.97 | 19.99 |
| 43 | Uttar Pradesh             | Ramayana Circuit  | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur as Ramayana Circuit in Uttar Pradesh                                                                                 | 69.45 | 13.89 |
| 44 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Coastal Circuit   | Development of Coastal Circuit (Long Island- Ross Smith Island- Neil Island- Havelock Island- Baratang Island-Port                                              | 42.19 |  8.44 |

|    |               |                   | Blair) in Andaman & Nicobar under Coastal thematic circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                                                                                                                                   |       |       |
|----|---------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 45 | Tamil Nadu    | Coastal Circuit   | Development of Coastal Circuit (Chennai- Mamamallapuram - Rameshwaram - Manpadu - Kanyakumari) in Tamil Nadu under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                               | 99.92 | 19.98 |
| 46 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit (Shahjahanpur- Allahabad-Basti- Ahar- Aligharh-Kasgunj- Sarosi-Pratapgarh- Unnao-Kaushambi- Mirzapur-Gorakpur- Kairana- Doamriyagunj- Bagpat-Barabanki- Azamgarh)                                                      | 76    | 15.2  |
| 47 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit - II(Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi) in Uttar Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan | 62.96 | 12.59 |
| 48 | Uttar Pradesh | Heritage Circuit  | Scheme Development of Heritage Circuit (Kalinjar Fort (Banda)- Marhar Dham (Sant Kabir Nagar)- Chauri Chaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- Mavahar Sthal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak (Meerut) in Uttar Pradesh under                                           | 41.51 |  8.3  |

|    |                  |                   | Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |       |       |
|----|------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 49 | Bihar            | Buddhist Circuit  | Development of Buddhist circuit- Construction of Cultural Centre at Bodhgaya, Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 98.73 | 19.75 |
| 50 | Assam            | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Tezpur - Majuli - Sibsagar as Heritage Circuit in Assam under Swadesh Darshan scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 98.35 | 19.67 |
| 51 | Himachal Pradesh | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Himalayan Circuit in Himachal Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 99.76 | 19.95 |
| 52 | 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 | 19.81 |
| 53 | Rajasthan        | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit- Churu (Salasar Balaji)- Jaipur (Shri Samode Balaji, Ghatke Balaji, Bandheke Balaji)- Alwar (Pandupole Hanumanji, Bharathari)- Viratnagar (Bijak, Jainnasiya, Ambika Temple)- Bharatpur (Kaman Region)- Dholpur (Muchkund) - Mehandipur Balaji- Chittorgarh (Sanwaliyaji) in Rajasthan under Swadesh Darshan scheme | 93.9  | 18.78 |

| 54.              | Gujarat          | Heritage Circuit   | Development of Heritage circuit: Vadnagar- Modhera and Patan in Gujarat under Swadesh Darshan Scheme   |   99.81 |   19.96 |
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
| Total of 2016-17 | Total of 2016-17 | Total of 2016-17   | Total of 2016-17                                                                                       | 3191.38 |   702.3 |

## PRASAD Scheme

## (Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State           | Name of the project                                                              | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amt. Released   |
|-----------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 2015-16   | 2015-16         | 2015-16                                                                          | 2015-16           | 2015-16         |
| 1.        | PUNJAB          | Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                            | 6.45              | 3.23            |
| 2.        | RAJASTHAN       | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                          | 40.44             | 19.41           |
| 3.        | ASSAM           | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati | 33.98             | 16.99           |
| 4.        | ANDHRA PRADESH  | Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District as a Tourist Destination          | 28.36             | 14.18           |
| 5.        | BIHAR           | Development at Patna Sahib                                                       | 41.54             | 33.23           |
| 6.        | UTTAR PRADESH   | Development of Varanasi                                                          | 20.40             | 10.20           |
| 7.        | UTTARAKHAND     | Integrated Development of Kedarnath                                              | 34.78             | 17.39           |
|           |                 | Total                                                                            | 205.95            | 115.25          |
| 2016-17   | 2016-17         | 2016-17                                                                          | 2016-17           | 2016-17         |
| 8.        | GUJARAT         | Development of Dwarka                                                            | 26.23             | 5.25            |
| 9.        | TAMILNADU       | Development of Kanchipuram                                                       | 16.48             | 3.30            |
| 10.       | TAMILNADU       | Development of Vellankani                                                        | 5.60              | 1.12            |
| 11.       | JAMMU & KASHMIR | Development at Hazratbal,                                                        | 42.02             | 8.40            |

| 12.   | WEST BENGAL   | Development of Belur                           |   30.03 |   6.01 |
|-------|---------------|------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|
| 13.   | KERALA        | Development at Guruvayur Temple                |   46.14 |   9.23 |
| 14.   | GUJARAT       | Development of pilgrimage amenities at Somnath |   37.44 |   7.49 |
|       |               | Total                                          |  203.94 |  40.8  |

Domestic Promotion & Publicity including Hospitality (Fair & Festivals)

2015-16 (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        |   No. of Projects |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                 1 |                30   |              30   |
| 2.        | Haryana           |                 2 |                64.5 |              49.5 |
| 3.        | Kerala            |                 1 |                12.5 |              12.5 |
| 4.        | Manipur           |                 1 |                50   |              50   |
| 5.        | Mizoram           |                 1 |                50   |              50   |
| 6.        | Madhya Pradesh    |                 1 |                19   |              19   |
| 7.        | Punjab            |                 2 |                32.5 |              32.5 |
| 8.        | Sikkim            |                 1 |                44   |              44   |
| 9.        | Tamil Nadu        |                 1 |                 8   |               8   |
|           | TOTAL             |                11 |               310.5 |             295.5 |

- 2016-17 (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs     |   No. of Projects |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released |
|-----------|----------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh |                 1 |               25    |             25    |
| 2.        | Chandigarh     |                 1 |               30    |             30    |
| 3.        | Haryana        |                 1 |               30    |             15    |
| 4.        | Kerala         |                 2 |               50    |             50    |
| 5.        | Manipur        |                 1 |               50    |             50    |
| 6.        | Meghalaya      |                 1 |               42.22 |             42.22 |
| 7.        | Madhya Pradesh |                 2 |               42    |             42    |
| 8.        | Nagaland       |                 1 |               25    |             25    |
| 9.        | Sikkim         |                 2 |              100    |             90    |
| 10.       | Tripura        |                 1 |               18    |             18    |
| 11.       | Uttar Pradesh  |                 2 |               55    |             55    |
|           | TOTAL          |                15 |              467.22 |            442.22 |

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