Lok Sabha Question No. 809 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Special Package for Promotion of Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS, CHINTAMANI MALVIYA, LALLU SINGH, SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.809 ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## SPECIAL PACKAGE FOR PROMOTION OF TOURISM

809.  SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:

PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA:

SHRI LALLU SINGH:

DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has provided special financial package  to  various  State  Governments  for  the  promotion  of tourism;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  including  Uttar  Pradesh, Gujarat  and  Kerala  and  the  extent  by  which  the  economic growth and employment is likely to be benefited;
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposals from the various State Governments for development and promotion of tourism and if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with the status of the said proposals;
- (d) the funds/special package allocated and expenditure incurred thereon during the last three years, State-wise and year-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government has provided financial assistance to State Governments to develop 'Micro Tourism Spots' and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):  The Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial Assistance  to  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  for  tourism projects, including those which are part of the special package/plan announced by the Government of India. The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  not  sanctioned  any  special package projects to the States of Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Kerala. However, Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned projects under special financial packages to the States of Uttarakhand, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir, details of which are at Annexure-I. The objective of these special packages is to develop tourism infrastructure and to incentivise the tourism sector in these states for attracting foreign and domestic tourists and create employment

opportunities for the local populace.

(c) to (e): Project proposals are received from State Governments/UT Administrations from time to time seeking Central Financial Assistance under various operative infrastructure development schemes in tourism sector. Details of projects sanctioned during the last three years (State/UT-wise) under operative schemes of the Ministry of Tourism is given at AnnexureII.

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ANNEXURE-I STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.809 ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016 REGARDING SPECIAL PACKAGE FOR PROMOTION OF TOURISM.

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State   | Year    |   Allocation |   Amt. Sanctioned |   Amt. Released |
|-----------|---------------------|---------|--------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Uttarakhand         | 2013-14 |          100 |             72.55 |           14.51 |
|         2 | Bihar               | 2015-16 |          600 |            146.28 |           41.72 |
|         3 | Jammu               | 2015-16 |         2241 |            627.22 |          128.77 |

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ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.809 ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016 REGARDING SPECIAL PACKAGE FOR PROMOTION 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             |               06 |          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                                                                                                                                                     |   82.17 |

| under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.   |         |
|---------------------------------|---------|
| 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 KarunaSagar 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.        | Developmemt of Kedarnath                                                          | 34.78             |
|           | Total                                                                             | 205.95            |

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