Lok Sabha Question No. 1476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Development of Naimisharanya and Misrikh Teerth
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: ANJU BALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1476 ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## DEVELOPMENT OF NAIMISHARANYA AND MISRIKH TEERTH

## 1476. SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  the  proposal  for  the development  of  Naimisharanya  and  Misrikh  Theerth  in  Uttar Pradesh on the lines of Vaishno Devi Temple in Jammu;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the amount of financial assistance proposed to be provided by the Government to the State Government for the purpose;
- (d) whether the Government has identified some tourist/religious places in the country including Uttar Pradesh which are in bad condition  and  lack  infrastructural  facilities  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the  Government  for  development  of infrastructural  facilities  in  religious  places  during  the  last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The  Ministry  has  sanctioned  Rs.137.92  lakh  in  2016-17 for the development of public conveniences, pathways, solar illumination, benches, boundry wall, landscaping, entrance gate etc. at Chakrapith, Starupa & Ayodhya Mandir, Dadhichi Ashram and Dev Puri  in  Misrikh,  Uttar  Pradesh  under  Spiritual  Circuit  theme  of Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism.

The  State  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  has  submitted  a project proposal for development of Spiritual Circuit:

NaimisharanyaMisrikhDhobiagaon under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.  The  projects  under  the  scheme  for  development  are generally identified in consultation with the State Governments/UT Administrations and are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, liquidation of pending utilization certificates, submission of suitable Detailed Project Report (DPR) and adherence  to  the  scheme guidelines.

In  addition to Swadesh Darshan Scheme, Ministry of Tourism is also developing infrastructural facilities at religious places in the country under its scheme  of PRASHAD-  National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive. The details of projects sanctioned for development of infrastructural facilities in religious places during the last three years are annexed.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1476 ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018 REGARDING  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NAIMISHARANYA  AND  MISRIKH TEERTH.

THE DETAILS OF PROJECTS SANCTIONED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURAL  FACILITIES  IN  RELIGIOUS  PLACES  DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS

A. SPIRITUAL CIRCUIT (Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of State   | Name of Circuit & Year      | Project Name                                                                                                                                                            |   Amt. Sanctioned |   Amt. Released |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Kerala          | Spiritual Circuit (2016-17) | Development of Sabarimala - Erumeli-Pampa- Sannidhanam as a Spiritual Circuit in District Pathanamthitta, Kerala.                                                       |             99.99 |           20    |
|         2 | Manipur         | Spiritual Circuit (2016-17) | 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 |
|         3 | Kerala          | Spiritual Circuit (2016-17) | Development of Sree Padmanabha Arnamula-                                                                                                                                |             92.44 |           18.49 |

|    |               |                             | Sabrimala-as a Spiritual Circuit in Kerala                                                                                                                                                            |       |       |
|----|---------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  4 | Bihar         | Spiritual Circuit (2016-17) | Development of Jain Circuit: Vaishali-Arrah- Masad-Patna- Rajgir-Pawapuri- Champapuri as Spiritual Circuit in Bihar.                                                                                  | 52.39 | 24.06 |
|  5 | Bihar         | Spiritual Circuit (2016-17) | Integrated Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj - Dharmshala- Deoghar under Spiritual circuit in Bihar.                                                                                          | 52.35 | 24.05 |
|  6 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit (2016-17) | Development of Spiritual Circuit (Shahjahanpur- Allahabad-Basti- Ahar-Aligharh- Kasgunj-Sarosi- Pratapgarh- Unnao- Kaushambi- Mirzapur- Gorakpur- Kairana- Doamriyagunj- Bagpat- Barabanki- Azamgarh) | 76    | 15.2  |
|  7 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit (2016-17) | Development of Spiritual Circuit - II(Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur-                                                                                                          | 62.96 | 12.59 |

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|    |            |                             | Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi) in Uttar Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                   |       |       |
|----|------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  8 | Rajasthan  | Spiritual Circuit (2016-17) | 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 Development of | 93.9  | 18.78 |
|  9 | Puducherry | Spiritual Circuit (2017-18) | Spiritual Circuit in Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40.68 |  8.14 |

|       |       |                             | under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                 |        |        |
|-------|-------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
| 10.   | Bihar | Spiritual Circuit (2017-18) | Dvelopment of Mandar Development Hill & Ang Pradesh under Spiritual Circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme. |  53.49 |  10.7  |
| Total | Total | Total                       | Total                                                                                                        | 678    | 176.25 |

## B. BUDDHIST CIRCUIT (Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of State   | Name of Circuit & Year     | Project Name                                                                                    |   Amt. Sanctioned |   Amt. Released |
|-----------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Madhya Pradesh  | Buddhist Circuit (2016-17) | Development of Buddhist Circuit in Sanchi-Satna- Rewa-Mandsaur- Dhar in Madhya Pradesh.         |             74.94 |           14.99 |
|         2 | Uttar Pradesh   | Buddhist Circuit (2016-17) | 'Development of Buddhist Circuit - Srawasti, Kushinagar, & Kapilvastu in Uttar Pradesh.         |             99.97 |           19.99 |
|         3 | Bihar           | Buddhist Circuit (2016-17) | Construction of Cultural Centre adjacent to Maya Sarovar on the western side at Bodhgaya, Bihar |             98.73 |           19.75 |
|         4 | Gujarat         | Buddhist Circuit (2017-18) | Development of Buddhist circuit: Junagadh- Gir- Somnath- Bharuch- Kutch- Bhavnagar-             |             35.99 |            7.2  |

|       |                |                            | Rajkot- Mehsana in Gujarat under Swadesh Darshan scheme                                                                                                                             |        |       |
|-------|----------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------|
| 5.    | Andhra Pradesh | Buddhist Circuit (2017-18) | Development of Buddhist Circuit: Shalihundam- Thotlakonda- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda- Amravati- Anupu in Andhra Pradesh under the theme of Buddhist Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme |  52.34 | 10.47 |
| Total | Total          | Total                      | Total                                                                                                                                                                               | 361.97 | 72.4  |

- C. KRISHNA CIRCUIT (Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State   | Name of Circuit & Year    | Project Name                                                                                                            |   Amt. Sanctioned |   Amt. Released |
|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 1.        | Haryana         | Krishna Circuit (2016-17) | Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra, Haryana.                        |             97.35 |           19.47 |
| 2.        | Rajasthan       | Krishna Circuit (2016-17) | Integrated Development of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), Khatu Shyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand) in Rajasthan. |             91.45 |           18.29 |
|           |                 |                           | Total                                                                                                                   |            188.8  |           37.76 |

## D. RAMAYANA CIRCUIT (Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State   | Name of Circuit & Year     | Project Name                                                                    |   Amt. Sanctioned |   Amt. Released |
|-----------|-----------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh   | Ramayana Circuit (2016-17) | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur as Ramayana Circuit in Uttar Pradesh |             69.45 |           13.89 |
| 2.        | Uttar Pradesh   | Ramayana Circuit (2017-18) | Development of Ayodhya under Ramayana Circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme   |            133.31 |           23.53 |
| Total     | Total           | Total                      | Total                                                                           |            202.76 |           37.42 |

## E. PRASHAD SCHEME

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State          | Name of the project                                                              | Amt. Sanctioned   |
|-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 2015-16   | 2015-16        | 2015-16                                                                          | 2015-16           |
| 1.        | Punjab         | Development of KarunaSagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                             | 6.45              |
| 2.        | Rajasthan      | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                          | 40.44             |
| 3.        | Assam          | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati | 33.98             |
| 4.        | Andhra Pradesh | Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District as a Tourist Destination          | 28.36             |
| 5.        | Bihar          | Development at Patna Sahib                                                       | 41.54             |
| 6.        | Uttar Pradesh  | Development of Varanasi                                                          | 20.40             |
| 7.        | Uttarakhand    | Integrated Development of Kedarnath                                              | 34.78             |
| 2016-17   | 2016-17        | 2016-17                                                                          | 2016-17           |
| 1.        | Gujarat        | Development of Dwarka                                                            | 26.23             |

| 2.      | Tamil Nadu      | Development of Kanchipuram                        | 16.48   |
|---------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 3.      | Tamil Nadu      | Development of Vellankani                         | 5.60    |
| 4.      | Jammu & Kashmir | Development at Hazratbal,                         | 42.02   |
| 5.      | West Bengal     | Development of Belur                              | 30.03   |
| 6.      | Kerala          | Development at Guruvayur Temple                   | 46.14   |
| 7.      | Gujarat         | Development of pilgrimage amenities at Somnath    | 37.44   |
| 2017-18 | 2017-18         | 2017-18                                           | 2017-18 |
| 1.      | Madhya Pradesh  | Development of Omkareshwar                        | 40.67   |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesdh | Development of Srisailam Temple                   | 47.45   |
| 3.      | Uttar Pradesh   | Cruse Tourism in River Ganaga, Varanasi           | 10.72   |
| 4.      | Maharashtra     | Development of Trimbakeshwar                      | 37.81   |
| 5.      | Uttar Pradesh   | Development of Varanasi Under Prashad Scheme - II | 62.82   |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL           | TOTAL                                             | 609.36  |

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