Lok Sabha Question No. 94 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Financial Assistance for Celebrating State Festivals
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†94 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CELEBRATING STATE FESTIVALS

## †94. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  released  any  financial  aid  for celebrating State festivals during the last three years;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof, festival-wise and year-wise; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  tourism  in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The Ministry of Tourism provides funds for celebrating festivals to the States and UTs for promotion of tourism under the Scheme  'Domestic  Promotion  and  Publicity including Hospitality' (DPPH). The detail is given at Annexure-I.

(c):    Ministry  of  Tourism has granted Central Financial Assistance to Government  of  Rajasthan  under  the  National  Missions  of  Swadesh Darshan and Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation  Drive  (PRASHAD)  to  enrich  the  tourist  experience,  to increase  the  opportunity  for  employment,  attract  the  domestic  and foreign tourist to visit these destinations, to improve the connectivity and improve the thematic tourism circuits in the country. The list of projects sanctioned under Swadesh and PRASHAD Schemes are given at  Annexure-II.  Short  promotional  films  on  various  destinations  and products have been produced by the Ministry to showcase Rajasthan as preferred tourist Destination.

Additionally  a  dedicated  photoshoot  of  Rajasthan  as  a  tourist destination has been undertaken.

Monuments  of  Rajasthan  have  been  promoted  through  annual promotional Calendar of the Ministry. Publicity material has been produced by the Ministry, the same has been disseminated through Domestic and Overseas India Tourism Offices. *******

## ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†94 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020 REGARDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CELEBRATING STATE FESTIVALS

## Festivals sanctioned during the last three years

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   Sl. No. | Name States      | Year    | Name of Festivals                                                              |   Amount sanctioned |
|-----------|------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Chandigarh       | 2017-18 | (i) World Tourism Day(ii) Chandigarh Carnival (iii)Rose Festival               |                  30 |
|         2 |                  | 2018-19 | (i) World Tourism Day (ii) Chandigarh Carnival (iii)Rose Festival              |                  30 |
|         3 |                  | 2019-20 | Organizing (i) World Tourism Day(ii) Chandigarh Carnival & (iii) Rose Festival |                  30 |
|         4 | Chhattisgarh     | 2018-19 | Bastar Dushehra Lokostav                                                       |                  10 |
|         5 |                  |         | Rajim Kumbh Mahotsav and Bhoramdeo Festival                                    |                  15 |
|         6 |                  | 2019-20 | National Tribal Festival                                                       |                  20 |
|         7 | Haryana          | 2017-18 | (1) Pinjore Festival (2) Celebration of 32 nd Surajkund,                       |                  55 |
|         8 |                  | 2018-19 | Organizing Surajkund International Crafts Mela                                 |                  30 |
|         9 |                  | 2019-20 | Organizing Mango Mela                                                          |                  25 |
|        10 | Jharkhand        | 2018-19 | Itkhori Festival                                                               |                  25 |
|        11 |                  | 2019-20 | Organizing Bhairavnath Mahotsav & Sharad Mahotsav, Nehtrahat                   |                  50 |
|        12 | Himachal Pradesh | 2017-18 | International Kullu Dussehra Festival                                          |                  25 |
|        13 |                  | 2018-19 | International Shivratri Festival                                               |                  25 |
|        14 |                  | 2019-20 | International Kullu Dussehra Festival                                          |                  25 |
|        15 | Madhya Pradesh   | 2017-18 | (i)Pachmarhi Utsav, Pachmarhi (ii) Jal Mahotsav,                               |                  50 |

|    |               |         | Hanuwantia (iii) Khajuraho Festival                                                                                          |   Dance |
|----|---------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 16 |               | 2018-19 | Pachmarhi Utsav & Jal Mahotsav                                                                                               |      35 |
| 17 |               |         | Khajuraho Dance Festival                                                                                                     |      15 |
| 18 |               | 2019-20 | (i) Pachmarhi Utsav, Pachmarhi (ii) Jal Mahotsav, Hanuwantia (iii) Khajuraho Dance Festival                                  |      50 |
| 19 | Punjab        | 2017-18 | (1) 142th Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Samemelan, Jalandhar (2) Hola Mohalla at Anandpur Sahib                             |      20 |
| 20 |               | 2018-19 | Sufi Festival, Harivallabha Sangeet Samelan                                                                                  |      30 |
| 21 |               |         | Patiala Heritage Festival                                                                                                    |      20 |
| 22 |               | 2019-20 | CFA for Sufi Festival                                                                                                        |      25 |
| 23 | Uttar Pradesh | 2017-18 | CFA for Shilpotsav, Noida                                                                                                    |      25 |
| 24 |               |         | Organizing a two day seminar on Cultural/ Tourism Development at Naimisharanya, Sitapur                                      |      25 |
| 25 |               | 2018-19 | CFA for Shilpotsav, Noida                                                                                                    |      30 |
| 26 |               |         | Taj Mahotsav-2018                                                                                                            |      25 |
| 27 |               |         | Ganga Mahotsav                                                                                                               |      25 |
| 28 |               | 2019-20 | Ganga Mahotsav-Varanasi, Deepotsav- Ayodhya & Taj Mahotsav                                                                   |      50 |
| 29 | Kerala        | 2017-18 | Home stay and Rural Tourism Travel Meet, Ernakulam; Sargalaya International Art & Crafts Festival President Trophy Boat Race |      50 |
| 30 |               | 2018-19 | Nehru Trophy Boat Race                                                                                                       |      25 |
| 31 |               |         | Sargalaya International Arts and Crafts Festival                                                                             |      25 |

|   32 |                   | 2019-20   | Nehru Trophy Boat Race                                                                                                    |   25.00 |
|------|-------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|   33 |                   |           | Organizing Home Stay and Rural Tourism Travel Meet 2019 by Kerala Home Stay and Tourism Society                           |      10 |
|   34 |                   |           | 9 th Sargalaya International Arts and Crafts Festival                                                                     |      15 |
|   35 | Tamil Nadu        | 2017-18   | India Dance Festival at Mamallapuram-                                                                                     |      25 |
|   36 |                   | 2018-19   | India Dance Festival at Mamallapuram                                                                                      |      25 |
|   37 |                   | 2019-20   | (i) Indian Dance Festival (ii) Kumari Festival (iii) Tourism Cultural Festival                                            |      50 |
|   38 | Telangana         | 2017-18   | 3 rd International Kite Festival, 2018 & Golconda Masters Golf Championship at Hyderabad                                  |      45 |
|   39 |                   | 2018-19   | Bathukamma Festival                                                                                                       |      25 |
|   40 |                   |           | 4 th International Kite Festival                                                                                          |      25 |
|   41 |                   | 2019-20   | Organizing Bathukamma Festival & Kite International Festival                                                              |      50 |
|   42 | Assam             | 2018-19   | International Buddhist conference                                                                                         |      25 |
|   43 |                   |           | Organizing Rongali festival                                                                                               |      25 |
|   44 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2017-18   | (i) Tawang Festival (ii)Menchuka Adventure Festival(iii) Orange Festival Dambuk,                                          |      40 |
|   45 |                   | 2018-19   | Basar Confluence 3.0 Festival                                                                                             |      20 |
|   46 |                   | 2019-20   | Organizing River Tribe's Angling Festival-2019 & Butterfly Meet at MIAO-2019 in the State of Arunachal Pradesh in 2019-20 |      50 |
|   47 | Manipur           | 2017-18   | Manipur Sangai Festival 2017 and 'Youth Adventure & Water Sports Festival                                                 |      50 |

|    |           |         | 2017'.                                                                                                              |    |
|----|-----------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
| 48 |           | 2019-20 | (i)Sangai Festival- Rs.25.00 lakh (ii)Youth Adventure & Water Sports festival-Rs.25.00                              | 50 |
| 49 | Meghalaya | 2017-18 | Wangala Dance Festival- 2017, Nongkrem Dance Festival 2017 and Lasubon Festival-2017                                | 50 |
| 50 |           | 2018-19 | Wangala Dance Festival and Nongkrem Dance Festival 2018                                                             | 50 |
| 51 |           | 2019-20 | (i)Wangala Dance- Rs.50.00 (ii)Nongkrem Dance Festival-Rs.25.00 lakh                                                | 50 |
| 52 | Mizoram   | 2017-18 | Celebration of Winter Festival 2017&ChapcharKut 2018.                                                               | 50 |
| 53 |           | 2018-19 | Organizing Chapchar Kut Festival from 28 th February, 2019 to 1 st March, 2019 in the State-2018-19                 | 25 |
| 54 |           | 2019-20 | Organizing Anthurium Festival in September, 2019 & Winter Festival                                                  | 50 |
| 55 | Nagaland  | 2017-18 | Organizing Sekrenyi Festival, Hornbill Festival, Rengma'sNgadah Fes tival                                           | 50 |
| 56 |           | 2019-20 | Organizing Thuwu-Ni Festival, Hornbill Festival & Sukhrunye Festival- 2019 in the State of Nagaland in 2019-20      | 50 |
| 57 | Sikkim    | 2017-18 | Celebration of Fairs and Festival -(i),Red Panda Winter festival, 2017 Gangtok (ii) World Tourism Day, 2017 Gangtok | 50 |
| 58 |           | 2018-19 | World Tourism Day, Red Panda Festival , Gangtok                                                                     | 50 |
| 59 |           | 2019-20 | Organizing World Tourism Day, Gangtok- 27 th                                                                        | 50 |

|    |             |         | September, 2019 & Red Panda Winter Festival - December, 2019 in the State of Sikkim in the 2019- 20.                                                                                                                                                                                    |    |
|----|-------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
| 60 | Tripura     | 2019-20 | (i) Kharchi Mela held at Old Agartala, Khayerpur- 12 th to 18 th July, 2019- Rs.25.00 lakh (ii) Neermahal Festival held at Melaghar, Seapahijala, Tripura- 24 th to 27 th August, 2019 for Rs.2.00 lakh Diwali Mela held at Matabari, Udaipur-28 th to 29 th October, 2019 for Rs.15.00 | 42 |
| 61 | Uttarakhand | 2017-18 | Yoga Festival                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 25 |
| 62 |             | 2018-19 | Tehri Festival                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 25 |
| 63 |             |         | Yoga Festival                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 25 |
| 64 |             | 2019-20 | International Yoga Festival                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 25 |

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Annexure-II

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†94 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020 REGARDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CELEBRATING STATE FESTIVALS

List  of  projects  sanctioned  under  Swadesh  Darshan  &  PRASHAD Schemes in the State of Rajasthan

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Circuit   | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amount released   |
|-----------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|           | 2015-16               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                   |                   |
| 1         | Desert Circuit        | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations in Rajasthan under Desert Circuit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 63.96             | 51.17             |
|           | 2016-17               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                   |                   |
| 2         | Krishna Circuit       | Integrated Development of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), KhatuShyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand) in Rajasthan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 91.45             | 45.72             |
| 3         | Spiritual Circuit     | Development of Spiritual Circuit- Churu (SalasarBalaji)- Jaipur (Shri SamodeBalaji, GhatkeBalaji, BandhekeBalaji)- Alwar (PandupoleHanumanji, Bharathari)- Viratnagar (Bijak, Jainnasiya, Ambika Temple)- Bharatpur (Kaman Region)- Dholpur (Muchkund) - MehandipurBalaji- Chittorgarh (Sanwaliyaji) in Rajasthan under Swadesh Darshan scheme | 93.90             | 68.24             |
|           | 2017-18               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                   |                   |
| 4         | Heritage Circuit      | Development of Heritage Circuit (Rajsamand (Kumbhalgarh Fort)- Jaipur (Nahargarh Fort)- Alwar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 90.92             | 49.80             |

|    |                | (BalaQuila)- SawaiMadhopur (Ranthambore Fort and Khandar Fort)- Jhalawar (Gagron Fort)- Chittorgarh (Chittorgarh Fort) Jaisalmer (JaisalmerFort) Hanumangarh (Kalibangan, Bhatner Fort and Gogamedi)- Jalore (Jalore Fort)- Udaipur (Pratap Gaurav Kendra)- Dholpur (Bagh-i-Nilofar and PuraniChawni)- Nagaur(Meera Bai Smarak) in Rajasthan under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.   |       |       |
|----|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|    | PRASHAD Scheme | PRASHAD Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |       |       |
| 5  | 2015-16        | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 40.44 | 11.32 |

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