Lok Sabha Question No. 747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Yatri Niwas
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†747 ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## YATRI NIWAS

## †747. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  'Yatri  Niwas'  in  various  States/UTs  at present, location-wise;
- (b) whether there is any proposal to construct new 'Yatri Niwas' in various States during the current financial year; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Development of accommodation infrastructure is primarily  the  responsibility  of  the  concerned  State  Government/UT Administration.

The scheme of the Ministry of Tourism for providing financial assistance  for  construction  of  Yatri  Niwas  has  been  discontinued from the 10th Plan onwards.

The State-wise and location-wise details of Yatri  Niwas sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism during the 8th and 9th Plan are at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†747 ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016 REGARDING YATRI NIWAS.

Projects sanctioned by Ministry of Tourism for Yatri Niwas during 8 th and 9 th  Plans.

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State/UT   |   No. of Projects | Location                                                                                                                                                  |
|-----------|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar      |                 1 | (i) Karmatang                                                                                                                                             |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh         |                 7 | (i) Arraku Valley (ii) Vishakapatnam (iii) Tirupati (iv) Yodagirigutta (v) Horsely Hills (vi) Tirumala-Tirupathi (vii) Nagarjuna Sagar                    |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh      |                 2 | (i) Bameng (ii) Roing (Dibang) Valley                                                                                                                     |
|         4 | Assam                  |                 3 | (i) Barpeta (ii) Bhuban Hills, Silchar (iii) Batadrawa                                                                                                    |
|         5 | Himachal Pradesh       |                 4 | (i) Deotridh (ii) Jawalamukhi (iii) Bharmour (iv) Dharamshala                                                                                             |
|         6 | Jammu & Kashmir        |                 3 | (i) Vaishno Devi (ii) Baba Rishi (iii) Patnitop                                                                                                           |
|         7 | Karnataka              |                10 | (i) Dharwar (ii) Gulbarga (iii) Bijapur (iv) Maravanthe (v) Udipi (vi) Hampi (vii) Hassan (viii) Yellammanagudda (ix) Sravanabelagola (x) Talakad, Mysore |

|   8. | Kerala         |   6 | (i) Peerumedu (ii) Calicut (iii) Malayattur (iv) Alleppey (v) Kondotti (vi) Kumily   |
|------|----------------|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    9 | Madhya Pradesh |   1 | (i) Hossangabad                                                                      |
|   10 | Maharashtra    |   1 | (i) Jothiba, Kolhapur                                                                |
|   11 | Manipur        |   1 | (i) Imphal                                                                           |
|   12 | Orissa         |   4 | (i) Puri (ii) Chandipur (iii) Satpuda (Chilka Lake) (iv) Konark                      |
|   13 | Punjab         |   1 | (i) Fatehgarh Sahib                                                                  |
|   14 | Tamil Nadu     |   3 | (i) Rameshwaram (ii) Samayapuram (iii) Tiruvananmalai                                |
|   15 | Uttarakhand    |   2 | (i) Gauchar (ii) Guptkashi (Rudraprayag)                                             |
|   16 | West Bengal    |   1 | (i) New Jalpaiguri                                                                   |

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