Lok Sabha Question No. 2016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Development of Krishna Circuit
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: HEMAMALINI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2016

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## DEVELOPMENT OF KRISHNA CIRCUIT

## †2016. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Krishna  Circuit  is  being  constructed  to  develop the mythological places related to the life of lord Krishna as tourists places under Swadesh darshan scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  extent  to  which  the  work  of  Krishna  circuit  has  been completed and the time by which the remaining work is likely to be completed;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to develop theme based circuits including Budha  circuit, Himalayan  circuit, Tribal circuit, Spiritual Circuit and Heritage circuit; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):  Krishna  Circuit  is  one  of  the  fifteen  identified  circuits under Swadesh Darshan Scheme. The Ministry has initially identified 12  destinations  for  development  under  Krishna  Circuit,  namely, Dwarka (Gujarat); Nathdwara, Jaipur & Sikar (Rajasthan); Kurukshetra (Haryana), Mathura, Vrindavan, Gokul, Barsana, Nandgaon  &  Govardhan  (Uttar  Pradesh)  and  Puri  (Odisha).  The details of projects sanctioned for development of above mentioned sites are as follows:

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sr. No. | Scheme/ Year            | Project Name                                                                                                            |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | PRASHAD 2014-15         | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II).                                                       |             14.93 |
|         2 | PRASHAD 2014-15         | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura.                                               |              9.36 |
|         3 | PRASHAD 2014-15         | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi-Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit.    |             50    |
|         4 | PRASHAD 2016-17         | Development of Dwarka.                                                                                                  |             26.23 |
|         5 | Swadesh Darshan 2016-17 | Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra, Haryana.                        |             97.35 |
|         6 | Swadesh Darshan 2016-17 | Integrated Development of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), Khatu Shyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand) in Rajasthan. |             91.45 |

The above projects are at various stages of implementation.

(c) and (d):  Under the Swadesh Darshan scheme, Ministry has identified fifteen thematic circuits for development, namely: NorthEast  Circuit,  Buddhist  Circuit,  Himalayan  Circuit,  Coastal  Circuit, Krishna  Circuit,  Desert  Circuit,  Tribal  Circuit,  Eco  Circuit,  Wildlife Circuit,  Rural  Circuit,  Spiritual  Circuit,  Ramayana  Circuit,  Heritage Circuit, Tirthankar Circuit & Sufi Circuit.

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