Lok Sabha Question No. 5549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Development of Tourism in Bundelkhand
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†5549

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018

## DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN BUNDELKHAND

†5549. SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken a decision to develop bundelkhand region as a tourism hub;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the action plan chalked out in this regard; and
- (c) the details of works done in this regard so far and the amount of funds released for the purpose during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The  Ministry under its  scheme  of  Swadesh  Darshan  is developing theme based tourist circuits in the country. The Ministry has sanctioned following projects for development of Bundelkhand under the scheme:

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sr. No. | Thematic Circuit   | Name of project / sanction year                                         |   Sanctioned Project Cost | District in Bundelkhand covered under the project   |   Amount sanctioned for Bundelkhand |
|-----------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         1 | Ramayana           | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur as Ramayana Circuit in Uttar |                     69.45 | Chitrakoot (UP)                                     |                               43.13 |

|    |           | Pradesh 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |       |              |     |      |
|----|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|--------------|-----|------|
|  2 | Spiritual | 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 Scheme | 62.96 | Mahoba Banda | and | 6.89 |
|  3 | Heritage  | Development of Heritage Circuit (Kalinjar Fort (Banda)- MarharDham (SantKabir Nagar)- Chauri Chaura, Shaheed Sthal                                                                                                                                             | 41.51 | Banda        |     | 8.07 |

|       |          | (Fatehpur)- Mavahar Sthal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak (Meerut) in Uttar Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan Scheme 2016-17                |        |                          |        |
|-------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------|--------|
| 4.    | Heritage | Development of Heritage Circuit (Gwalior - Orchha - Khajuraho - Chanderi - Bhimbetka - Mandu) Madhya Pradesh 2016-17            |  99.77 | Tikamgarh and Chhatarpur |  50.76 |
| 5.    | Wildlife | Development of Wildlife Circuit at Panna- Mukundpur- Sanjay- Dubri- Bandhavgarh- Kanha- Mukki- Pench in Madhya Pradesh. 2016-17 |  92.22 | Panna                    |  12.69 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL    | TOTAL                                                                                                                           | 365.91 |                          | 121.54 |

All the above projects are at various stages of implementation.

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