Lok Sabha Question No. 126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Spiritual Tourism Circuits under Swadesh Darshan Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†126 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## SPIRITUAL TOURISM CIRCUITS UNDER SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME

## †126. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is developing new spiritual circuits in the country under Swadesh Darshan Scheme;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the State Governments have submitted proposals for developing various rural tourism circuits under the said scheme;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof;
- whether any rural tourism circuits have been sanctioned under
- (e) the said scheme; and
- (f)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): Ministry of Tourism under its Swadesh Darshan Scheme is developing tourism infrastructure in the identified circuits, across the  country,  having  tourist  potential  in  a  planned  and  prioritized manner.  Under  the  scheme  fifteen  thematic  circuits  have  been identified for development including themes covering religious/spiritual  sites  in  the  country,  namely:  Spiritual  Circuit, Ramayana  Circuit,  Krishna  Circuit,  Buddhist  Circuit,  Tirthankar Circuit, Sufi Circuit and Rural Circuit.

Submission of project proposal by the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations and its sanctioning is a continuous process. The projects under the scheme are identified for development in consultation with the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations and are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, submission of suitable Detailed Project Reports, adherence to scheme guidelines and utilization of funds released earlier. The  details  of  project  sanctioned  under  the  Spiritual  Circuit, Ramayana  Circuit,  Krishna  Circuit,  Buddhist  Circuit,  Tirthankar Circuit, Sufi Circuit and Rural Circuit are placed in the annexure.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†126 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020 REGARDING  SPIRITUAL  TOURISM  CIRCUITS  UNDER  SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME.

THE DETAILS OF PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER SPIRITUAL,RAMAYANA,KRISHNA,  BUDDHIST,  TIRTHANKAR,  SUFI AND  RURAL  TOURISM  CIRCUIT  UNDER  THE  SWADESH  DARSHAN SCHEME DURING LAST THREE YEARS.

|   Sl. No. | State/ year of sanction   | Circuit name      | Details of the circuit                                                                                                                                                 |   Sanctioned in Crores |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|         1 | Kerala 2016-17            | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Sabarimala - Erumeli- Pampa-Sannidhanam as a Spiritual Circuit in District Pathanamthitta, Kerala.                                                      |                  99.99 |
|         2 | Manipur 2016-17           | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit - Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri BijoyGovindajee Temple - Shri Gopinath Temple - Shri Bungshibodon Temple - Shri Kaina Temple, Manipur. |                  53.8  |
|         3 | Kerala 2016-17            | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Sree PadmanabhaArnamula- Sabrimala-as a Spiritual Circuit in Kerala                                                                                     |                  92.22 |
|         4 | Bihar 2016-17             | Spiritual circuit | Integrated Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj - Dharmshala- Deoghar under Spiritual circuit in Bihar.                                                           |                  52.35 |
|         5 | Uttar Pradesh 2016-17     | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit (Shahjahanpur- Basti- Ahar-Aligharh- Kasgunj-Sarosi- Pratapgarh-Unnao-                                                                |                  68.39 |

|    |                       |                   | Kaushambi- Mirzapur- Gorakpur- Kairana- Doamriyagunj- Bagpat- Barabanki- Azamgarh)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |       |
|----|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|  6 | Uttar Pradesh 2016-17 | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit -II(Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi) in Uttar Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                  | 63.77 |
|  7 | Rajasthan 2016-17     | 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 | 93.9  |
|  8 | Puducherry 2017-18    | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit in Puducherry under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 40.68 |
|  9 | Bihar 2017-18         | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Mandar Hill &Ang Pradesh under Spiritual Circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 53.49 |

|   10. | Maharashtra 2018-19   | Spiritual Circuit   | Development of Waki- Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Chota Taj Bagh- Telankhandi- Girad in Maharashtra                                                             |   54.01 |
|-------|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|    11 | Uttar Pradesh 2018-19 | Spiritual Circuit   | Development of Jewar- Dadri-Sikandrabad-Noida- Khurja-Banda in Uttar Pradesh                                                                                      |   14.52 |
|    12 | Kerala 2018-19        | Spiritual Circuit   | Development Sivagiri Sree Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- Kunnumpara Sree Subrahmania- Chembazhanthi Sree Narayana Gurukulam                                   |   69.47 |
|    13 | Kerala 2018-19        | Spiritual Circuit   | Development of Kasaragod, Wayanad, Kannur, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Mallapuram, Thrichur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Allaphuza, Pathanamithitta, Kollam, Trivandrum |   85.23 |
|    14 | Uttar Pradesh 2018-19 | Spiritual Circuit   | Development of Gorakhnath Temple (Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple (Domariyagunj)                                                   |   21.16 |
|    15 | Uttar Pradesh 2016-17 | Ramayana Circuit    | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur                                                                                                                        |   69.45 |
|    16 | Uttar Pradesh 2017-18 | Ramayana Circuit    | Development of Ayodhya                                                                                                                                            |  133.31 |
|    17 | Haryana 2016-17       | Krishna Circuit     | Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra                                                                            |   97.35 |
|    18 | Rajasthan 2016-17     | Krishna Circuit     | Integrated Development of Govind Dev ji temple                                                                                                                    |   91.45 |

|    |                                  |                    | (Jaipur), Khatu Shyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand)                         |       |
|----|----------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| 19 | Bihar Tirthankar circuit 2016-17 | Tirthankar Circuit | Development of Vaishali- Arrah- Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri         | 52.39 |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh 2016-17           | Buddhist circuit   | Development of Sanchi- Satna-Rewa-Mandsaur- Dhar                                   | 74.94 |
| 21 | Uttar Pradesh 2016-17            | Buddhist circuit   | Development of Srawasti, Kushinagar, & Kapilwastu                                  | 99.97 |
| 22 | Bihar 2016-17                    | Buddhist circuit   | Development of Buddhist circuit- Construction of Convention Centre at Bodhgaya     | 98.73 |
| 23 | Gujarat 2017-18                  | Buddhist circuit   | Development of Junagadh- Gir Somnath- Bharuch-Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana    | 29.28 |
| 24 | Andhra Pradesh 2017-18           | Buddhist circuit   | Development of: Shalihundam- Thotlakonda- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda- Amravati- Anupu | 52.34 |
| 25 | Bihar 2017-18                    | Rural Circuit      | Development of Gandhi Circuit: Bhitiharwa- Chandrahia- Turkaulia                   | 44.65 |
| 26 | Kerala 2018-19                   | Rural Circuit      | Development of Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism Project                              | 80.37 |

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