Lok Sabha Question No. 373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Setting up of Heritage Hotels and Resorts
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.373 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018

## SETTING UP OF HERITAGE HOTELS AND RESORTS

## 373.  SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  is  working  in  collaboration with the State Governments, Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Railway  Ministry  to  enhance  the  infrastructural  (particularly transport) facilities in the country;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  chalked  out  a  plan  for setting up Heritage Hotels and resorts and Culinary institutes across the nation to complement Tourism infrastructure in the country; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): The Ministry of Tourism work in collaboration with State Governments/UT Administrations and various central Ministries like Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Civil Aviation for development of infrastructure including transport.

Ministry of Tourism has taken various steps to boost tourism infrastructure in the country.  The details are at Annexure.

(c) and (d): The Ministry of Tourism has no scheme for setting up of Heritage Hotels and Resorts in the country.

The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has sanctioned the setting up of the  Indian  Culinary  Institute  (ICI)  at  Tirupati,  with  its  Northern Regional Centre at Noida.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.373 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018 REGARDING SETTING UP OF HERITAGE HOTELS AND RESORTS.

Various  steps  taken  by  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  to  boost  tourism infrastructure in the country.

- i) Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with Ministry of Railways has  identified  26  railway  stations  for  joint  development  of  tourist amenities based on the popularity of stations from the tourism point of view.

In addition, Ministry of Tourism had mooted the idea of having glass top coaches on picturesque routes for an enhanced experience  to  tourists.  Two  coaches  have  been  rolled  on  the Vishakpatanam  -  Araku  Valley  and  Mumbai-Goa  (Konkan  Railway) Route. A third coach will be rolled out in Banihal-Barmullah sector, Jammu and Kashmir shortly.

Ministry of Tourism has fully funded and sanctioned to Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd for three stations in the State of Goa.

- ii) Completion of Terminal Building at Leh Airport:-

Ministry  of  Tourism  has  coordinated  with  Ministry  of  Civil Aviation (MoCA), State Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir and Indian Air Force  (IAF)  for  making  land  available  for  the  project  of  terminal building at Leh Airport.

iii) Regional air connectivity to major/potential tourist destinations.

Ministry  of  Tourism  is  continuously  perusing  Ministry  of  Civil Aviation  for  revival  of  unserved  and  under-served  airports/airstrips and RCS-UDAN for developing Pan India thematic circuits.

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