Lok Sabha Question No. 2126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Projects under PRASAD Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2126 ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018

## PROJECTS UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME

## 2126. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  progressing  with  the  Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  list  of  sites  under  PRASHAD  since  its  inception,  Statewise;
- (d) the  details  of  projects/activities  proposed  under  the  scheme; and
- (e) whether  it  aims  at  integrated  development  of  pilgrimage destinations in planned, prioritized and sustainable manner to provide  complete  religious  tourism  experience  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): 'National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Augmentation Drive' (PRASAD) has been launched by the Ministry of Tourism with the objective of integrated development of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations in the country.  The scheme aims at infrastructure development such as development/up gradation  of  destination  entry  points  viz.  passenger  terminals  (of road,  rail  and  water  transport),  basic  conveniences  like  tourism Information/Interpretation Centers with ATM/Money exchange counters, improvement of road connectivity (last mile connectivity), procurement of equipment for eco-friendly modes of transport and equipment  for  tourist  activities  such  as  Light  &  Sound  Show, water/adventure  sports,  renewable  sources  of  energy  for  tourist infrastructure, parking facilities, toilets, cloak room facilities, waiting rooms, construction of craft haats/bazars/souvenir shops/cafeteria,  rain shelters, watch  towers,  first aid centers, improvement  in communication  through  establishing telephone booths,  mobile  services,  internet  connectivity,  Wi-Fi  hotspot.  In addition,  Shoreline  development  &  rejuvenation  of  natural  water bodies have also been included.  In view of the decision taken by the  Government  for  closure  of  HRIDAY  scheme  of  the  Ministry  of Housing  and  Urban  Development  and  for  inclusion  of  projects  for development  of  Heritage  destinations  in  PRASAD  Scheme,  the scheme guidelines have been modified and the nomenclature of the scheme has also been changed from PRASAD to 'National Mission on  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual,  Heritage  Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)' in October 2017.

The total number of sites identified for development under the scheme  at  present  are  41  in  25  states.  They  are  Amaravati  and Srisailam  (Andhra  Pradesh),  Kamakhya  (Assam),  Parasuram  Kund (Lohit District, Arunachal Pradesh), Patna and Gaya (Bihar), Balmeshwari Devi Temple (Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh), Dwarka and Somnath  (Gujarat),  Gurudwara  Nada  Saheb,  Panchkula  (Haryana), Maa  Chintpurni  (Una,  Himachal  Pradesh),  Hazratbal  and  Katra (Jammu & Kashmir), Deogarh and Parasnath (Jharkhand), Chamundeshwari Devi, Mysuru (Karnataka), Guruvayoor, St. Thomas International Shrine, (Malayattoor), Cheraman Juma Mosque (Thrissur, Kerala), Omkareshwar and Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), Babedpara, West Jaintia Hills and Sohra (Meghalaya), Aizwal (Mizoram), Kohima and Mokokchung Districts (Nagaland), Trimbakeshwar  (Maharashtra),  Puri  (Odisha),  Amritsar  (Punjab), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Kanchipuram  and  Vellankani (Tamil Nadu), Tripura  Sundari  (Tripura),  Varanasi,  and  Mathura  (Uttar  Pradesh), Badrinath,  Kedarnath,  Gangotri  and  Yamunotri  (Uttarakhand)  and Belur (West Bengal).

Till  date  total  24  projects  in  15  states  have  been  approved with estimated expenditure of Rs. 727.16 crore and a total amount of Rs. 341.68 crore has been released for these project during the years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and the current financial year. The  list  of  sanctioned  projects  and  the  status  thereof  is annexed.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2126  ANSWERED  ON  24.12.2018  REGARDING  PROJECTS UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME.

Detail of the projects approved under PRASHAD Scheme.

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | State           | Name of the Project                                                                                                  | Year    |   Project Cost |   Amount Released |
|-----------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------|-------------------|
|         1 | ANDHRA PRADESH  | Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District as a Tourist Destination                                              | 2015-16 |          28.36 |             22.69 |
|         2 | ANDHRA PRADESH  | Development of Srisailam Tample                                                                                      | 2017-18 |          47.45 |             33.79 |
|         3 | ASSAM           | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati                                     | 2015-16 |          33.98 |             16.99 |
|         4 | BIHAR           | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                                                     | 2014-15 |           4.27 |              2.91 |
|         5 | BIHAR           | Development at Patna Sahib                                                                                           | 2015-16 |          41.54 |             33.23 |
|         6 | GUJARAT         | Development of Dwarka                                                                                                | 2016-17 |          26.23 |              6.85 |
|         7 | GUJARAT         | Pilgrimage amenities at Somnath                                                                                      | 2016-17 |          37.44 |             18.72 |
|         8 | JAMMU & KASHMIR | Development at Hazratbal,                                                                                            | 2016-17 |          42.02 |             19.92 |
|         9 | KERALA          | Development at Guruvayur Temple                                                                                      | 2016-17 |          46.14 |             21.98 |
|        10 | MADHYA PRADESH  | Development of Omkareshwar                                                                                           | 2017-18 |          40.67 |             18.76 |
|        11 | ODISHA          | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi- Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 2014-15 |          50    |             10    |

| 12.   | PUNJAB        | Development of Karuna Sagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                                                             | 2015-16   |   6.45 | 6.41                        |
|-------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------|-----------------------------|
| 13.   | RAJASTHAN     | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                                           | 2015-16   |  40.44 | 19.41                       |
| 14.   | TAMILNADU     | Development of Kanchipuram                                                                                        | 2016-17   |  16.48 | 8.24                        |
| 15.   | TAMILNADU     | Development of Vellankani                                                                                         | 2016-17   |   5.6  | 2.59                        |
| 16.   | UTTARAKHAND   | Integrated Development of Kedarnath                                                                               | 2015-16   |  34.78 | 27.83                       |
| 17.   | UTTAR PRADESH | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)                                                  | 2014-15   |  14.93 | 10.38                       |
| 18.   | UTTAR PRADESH | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura                                          | 2014-15   |   9.36 | 7.36                        |
| 19.   | UTTAR PRADESH | Development of Varanasi                                                                                           | 2015-16   |  20.4  | 16.32                       |
| 20.   | WEST BENGAL   | Development of Belur                                                                                              | 2016-17   |  30.03 | 23.39                       |
| 21.   | UTTAR PRADESH | Cruse Tourism in River Ganga, Varanasi                                                                            | 2017-18   |  10.72 | 2.14                        |
| 22.   | MAHARASHTRA   | Development of Trimbakeshwar                                                                                      | 2017-18   |  37.81 | Admn. Appl. only 30.01.2018 |
| 23.   | UTTAR PRADESH | Development of Varanasi Under Prashad Scheme - II                                                                 | 2017-18   |  62.82 | Admn. Appl. only 08.02.2018 |
| 24.   | UTTARAKHAND   | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham (Uttarakhand) under PRASHAD Scheme | 2018-19   |  39.24 | 11.77                       |
|       |               | Total                                                                                                             |           | 727.16 | 341.68                      |

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