Lok Sabha Question No. 3548 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Tourism Infrastructural Projects under PIDDC
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3548 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS UNDER PIDDC

## 3548. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  theme-based  tourist  circuits completed  and  their  expenditure  under  the  PRASAD  scheme since 2014, especially of rural circuits;
- (b) the State-wise list of the amount of central financial assistance provided to States/UTs for tourism projects identified during the last three years; and
- (c) the  State-wise  list  of  the  number  of  tourism  infrastructure projects completed since 2014 under the Projects Infrastructure Development for Destination and Circuits (PIDDC)?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry of Tourism under its ongoing scheme viz. 'Integrated Development  of  Theme  Based  Tourist  Circuit in the Country, Swadesh Darshan (SD)' provides Financial Assistance to the State Governments/U.T. Administrations for tourism infrastructure development under its 15 theme-based tourism circuits. Details of the projects completed under this scheme is given below:

'Development  of  Circuit  at  Kakinada  -  Hope  Island  -  Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary -Passarlapudi -Aduru -S Yanam  Kotipally' approved in the year 2014-15 as Coastal Circuit at the  cost  of  Rs.67.84  Crore.  The  amount  Rs.64.44  Crore  has been released so far.

Details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  Rural  Circuits  of Swadesh Darshan scheme is as below:

- i. 'Development of Gandhi Circuit: Bhitiharwa- ChandrahiaTurkaulia' in Bihar sanctioned in 2017-18 at the cost of Rs.  44.65  Crore.  The  amount  Rs.21.24  Crore  has  been released so far.
- ii. 'Development of Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism Project'  in  Kerala  sanctioned  in  2018-19  at  the  cost  of Rs.80.37 Crore.

'Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive  (PRASHAD)'of  Ministry  of  Tourism  is  not  a  Circuit  based scheme.

(b): The State-wise list of the amount of central financial assistance  provided  to  States/UTs  for  tourism  projects  identified and  sanctioned  under  schemes  viz.,  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and Spiritual,  Heritage  Augmentation Drive  (PRASHAD) and 'Integrated Development  of  Theme  Based  Tourist  Circuit in the Country, Swadesh Darshan (SD)"  during the last three years is annexed.

(c): The  scheme  'Product  Infrastructure  Development  of  Tourist Destination and Circuits (PIDDC)' was delinked from Union Support on 29.06.2015. In the year 2014-15 no project was sanctioned under the scheme.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3548 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020 REGARDING TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS UNDER PIDDC.

## A. Details of projects sanctioned last three years under the PRASHAD Scheme

Rs. in Crore

| Sl. No.   | State           | Name of the Project                                                                          | Project Cost   | Amount Released   |
|-----------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|
| Year      | 2016-17         |                                                                                              |                |                   |
| 1         | GUJARAT         | Development of Dwarka                                                                        | 13.08          | 10.46             |
| 2         | GUJARAT         | Pilgrimage amenities at Somnath                                                              | 44.07          | 35.26             |
| 3         | JAMMU & KASHMIR | Development at Hazratbal,                                                                    | 42.02          | 30.42             |
| 4         | KERALA          | Development at Guruvayur Temple                                                              | 46.14          | 36.91             |
| 5         | TAMILNADU       | Development of Kanchipuram                                                                   | 16.48          | 13.18             |
| 6         | TAMILNADU       | Development of Vellankani                                                                    | 5.60           | 4.48              |
| 7         | WEST BENGAL     | Development of Belur                                                                         | 30.03          | 23.39             |
|           | Year 2017-18    |                                                                                              |                |                   |
| 8         | MADHYA PRADESH  | Development of Omkareshwar                                                                   | 40.67          | 28.33             |
| 9         | UTTAR PRADESH   | Cruise Tourism in River Ganga, Varanasi                                                      | 10.72          | 5.14              |
| 10        | MAHARASHTRA     | Development of Trimbakeshwar                                                                 | 37.81          | 8.49              |
| 11        | UTTAR PRADESH   | Development of Varanasi Under Prashad Scheme - II                                            | 44.60          | 18.46             |
| 12        | ANDHRA PRADESH  | Development of Srisailam Temple in Andhra Pradesh under PRASHAD scheme                       | 47.45          | 37.96             |
|           | Year 2018-19    |                                                                                              |                |                   |
| 13        | UTTARAKHAND     | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham (Uttarakhand) | 39.24          | 11.77             |
| 14        | GUJARAT         | Development of Promenade at Somnath,                                                         | 44.59          | 26.75             |
| 15        | UTTAR PRADESH   | Development of Govardhan, Mathura                                                            | 39.74          | 7.78              |
| 16        | JHARKHAND       | Development of BaidyanathjiDham, Deoghar                                                     | 39.13          | 11.58             |

| 17   | NAGALAND   | Development of Pilgrimage Facilities in Nagaland                     |   25.26 | 7.53             |
|------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|------------------|
| 18   | HARYANA    | Development at Nada Sahib Gurudwara and Mansa Devi Temple, Panchkula |   49.52 | Admn. Appl. Only |
|      |            | Total                                                                |  616.15 | 317.89           |

## B. Details of Project sanctioned in last three years under Swadesh Darshan scheme

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.      | State/UT        | Name of the Circuit   | Name of the Project                                                                                   | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amount released   |
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Year 2016-17 | Year 2016-17    | Year 2016-17          | Year 2016-17                                                                                          | Year 2016-17      | Year 2016-17      |
| 1.           | Goa             | Coastal Circuit       | Development of Sinquerim-Baga, Anjuna-Vagator, Morjim-Keri, Aguada Fort and Aguada Jail.              | 99.99             | 79.99             |
| 2.           | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit     | Integrated Development of Jammu, Kashmir, Pehalgam, Kargil, Leh                                       | 82.97             | 60.47             |
| 3.           | Telangana       | Tribal Circuit        | Integrated Development of Mulugu-Laknavaram- Medavaram- Tadvai- Damaravi- Mallur- Bogatha Waterfalls. | 83.88             | 67.10             |
| 4.           | Meghalaya       | North East Circuit    | Development of Umium (Lake View), U LumSohpetbneng- Mawdiangdiang - Orchid Lake Resort.               | 99.13             | 79.31             |
| 5.           | Madhya Pradesh  | Buddhist Circuit      | Development of Sanchi-Satna-Rewa- Mandsaur-Dhar.                                                      | 74.94             | 59.95             |
| 6.           | Kerala          | Spiritual Circuit     | Development of Sabarimala - Erumeli- Pampa-Sannidhanam.                                               | 99.99             | 20.00             |
| 7.           | Manipur         | Spiritual Circuit     | Development of Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri BijoyGovindajee                                           | 53.80             | 43.04             |

|    |                |                    | Temple - Shri Gopinath Temple - Shri Bungshibodon Temple - Shri Kaina Temple.                                               |       |       |
|----|----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  8 | Gujarat        | Heritage Circuit   | Development of Ahmedabad- Rajkot- Porbandar -Bardoli- Dandi.                                                                | 85.01 | 62.63 |
|  9 | Haryana        | Krishna Circuit    | Development of Tourism Infrastructures at Brahmsarovar, SanhitSarovar, Narkatari, Jyotisar in Kurukshetra.                  | 97.35 | 77.88 |
| 10 | Rajasthan      | Krishna Circuit    | Integrated Development of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), KhatuShyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand).                   | 91.45 | 45.72 |
| 11 | Sikkim         | North East circuit | Development of Tourist Circuit Linking Lingmoo-Lingee- Maka- Temi- BermoikNamchi- Okharey- Sombaria- Daramdin- Melli (Exit) | 95.32 | 76.25 |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh | Heritage circuit   | Development of Gwalior - Orchha - Khajuraho - Chanderi - Bhimbetka - Mandu                                                  | 92.97 | 74.38 |
| 13 | Kerala         | Spiritual Circuit  | Development of SreePadmanabha Temple,Aranmula- Sabrimala                                                                    | 92.22 | 73.77 |
| 14 | Bihar          | Tirthankar circuit | Development of Vaishali- Arrah- Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri-                                                             | 52.39 | 26.19 |

|    |                 |                   | Champapuri.                                                                                                                                                     |       |       |
|----|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 15 | Bihar           | Spiritual circuit | Integrated Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj- Mojma- Banka.                                                                                             | 52.35 | 39.76 |
| 16 | Odisha          | Coastal circuit   | Development of Gopalpur, Barkul, Satapada and Tampara.                                                                                                          | 70.82 | 37.61 |
| 17 | Nagaland        | Tribal circuit    | Development of Mokokchung- Tuensang-Mon                                                                                                                         | 99.67 | 78.09 |
| 18 | Uttarakhand     | Heritage circuit  | Development of Kumaon Region - Katarmal -Jogeshwar- Baijnath-Devidhura.                                                                                         | 79.13 | 63.3  |
| 19 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities at Jammu-Rajouri- Shopian-Pulwama                                                                                  | 96.38 | 48.19 |
| 20 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities under the Construction of Assets in lieu of those Destroyed in Floods in 2014 under PM Development Package for J&K | 90.96 | 74.7  |
| 21 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist facilities at Mantalai- Sudhmahadev- Patnitop                                                                                 | 97.82 | 75.11 |
| 22 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities at Anantnag- Kishtwar-                                                                                             | 87.44 | 63.71 |

|    |                           |                   | Pahalgam - Daksum - RanjitSagar Dam.                                                                                                                                  |       |       |
|----|---------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 23 | Jammu & Kashmir           | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities at Gulmarg-Baramulla- Kupwara-Leh                                                                                        | 96.93 | 45.51 |
| 24 | Uttar Pradesh             | Buddhist Circuit  | Development ofSrawasti, Kushinagar, &Kapilvastu.                                                                                                                      | 99.97 | 72.56 |
| 25 | Uttar Pradesh             | Ramayana Circuit  | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur                                                                                                                            | 69.45 | 55.56 |
| 26 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Coastal Circuit   | Development of Long Island-Ross Smith Island- Neil Island- Havelock Island- Baratang Island-Port Blair.                                                               | 42.19 |  8.44 |
| 27 | Tamil Nadu                | Coastal Circuit   | Development of Chennai- Mamamallapuram - Rameshwaram - Kulasekaranpattinam - Kanyakumari                                                                              | 74.58 | 59.66 |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh             | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Shahjahanpur-Basti- Ahar-Aligharh- Kasgunj-Sarosi- Pratapgarh-Unnao- Kaushambi- Mirzapur- Gorakpur- Kairana- DoamrFiyagunj- Bagpat-Barabanki- Azamgarh | 68.39 | 54.71 |
| 29 | Uttar Pradesh             | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar-                                                         | 63.77 | 50.33 |

|    |                  |                   | Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi                                                                                                        |       |       |
|----|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 30 | Uttar Pradesh    | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Kalinjar Fort (Banda)- MarharDham (SantKabir Nagar)- ChauriChaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- MavaharSthal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak (Meerut)                         | 34.82 | 26.14 |
| 31 | Bihar            | Buddhist Circuit  | Construction of Convention Centre at Bodhgaya                                                                                                                                     | 98.73 | 48.69 |
| 32 | Assam            | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Tezpur - Majuli - Sibsagar                                                                                                                                         | 98.35 | 45.29 |
| 33 | Himachal Pradesh | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Himalayan Circuit in Kiarighat, Shimla, Hatkoti, Manali, Kangra, Dharamshala, Bir, Palampur, Chamba                                                     | 86.85 | 39.88 |
| 34 | Mizoram          | Eco Circuit       | Development of Eco- Adventure Circuit at Aizawl -Rawpuichhip - Khawhphawp - Lengpui - Durtlang - Chatlang- Sakawrhmuituaitlang - Muthee - Beratlawng -Tuirial Airfield - Hmuifang | 99.07 | 49.53 |
| 35 | Rajasthan        | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Churu (SalasarBalaji)- Jaipur (Shri SamodeBalaji, Ghat                                                                                                             | 93.9  | 68.24 |

|                  |                  |                   | keBalaji, BandhekeBalaji)- Alwar (PandupoleHanumanji , Bharathari)- Viratnagar (Bijak, Jainnasiya, Ambika Temple)- Bharatpur (Kaman Region)- Dholpur (Muchkund) - MehandipurBalaji- Chittorgarh (Sanwaliyaji)   |              |              |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| 36.              | Gujarat          | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Vadnagar- Modhera and Patan                                                                                                                                                                      | 98.61        | 79.85        |
| Total of 2016-17 | Total of 2016-17 | Total of 2016-17  | Total of 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3001.59      | 2031.54      |
| Year 2017-18     | Year 2017-18     | Year 2017-18      | Year 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Year 2017-18 | Year 2017-18 |
| 37.              | Bihar            | Rural Circuit     | Development of Gandhi Circuit: Bhitiharwa- Chandrahia- Turkaulia                                                                                                                                                | 44.65        | 21.24        |
| 38.              | Goa              | Coastal Circuit   | Development of Rua De Orum Creek - Don Paula -Colva - Benaulim                                                                                                                                                  | 99.35        | 49.68        |
| 39.              | Gujarat          | Buddhist circuit  | Development of Junagadh- GirSomnath- Bharuch- Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana                                                                                                                                 | 29.28        | 14.63        |
| 40.              | Puducherry       | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Franco- Tamil Village, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam                                                                                                                                                  | 66.35        | 33.17        |
| 41.              | Puducherry       | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Karaikal, Yanam and Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                   | 40.68        | 30.94        |
| 42.              | Rajasthan        | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Rajsamand (Kumbhalgarh Fort)- Jaipur (Nahargarh                                                                                                                                                  | 90.92        | 49.80        |

|    |                |                   | Fort)- Alwar (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)   |        |       |
|----|----------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------|
| 43 | Telangana      | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Heritage Circuit: QutubShahi Heritage Park- Paigah Tombs- Hayat Bakshi Mosque- Raymond's Tomb                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  99.42 | 49.71 |
| 44 | Bihar          | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Mandar Hill &Ang Pradesh.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  53.49 | 24.28 |
| 45 | Madhya Pradesh | Eco Circuit       | Development of Gandhisagar Dam- Mandleshwar Dam- Omkareshwar Dam- Indira Sagar Dam- Tawa Dam- Bargi Dam- Bheda Ghat- Bansagar Dam- Ken River                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  99.62 | 79.7  |
| 46 | Uttar Pradesh  | Ramayana Circuit  | Development of Ayodhya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 133.31 | 99.21 |
| 47 | Andhra Pradesh | Buddhist Circuit  | Development of Buddhist Circuit: Shalihundam-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  52.34 | 26.17 |

|                  |                  |                                                 | Thotlakonda- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda- Amravati- Anupu in Andhra Pradesh under the theme of Buddhist Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                   |        |        |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
| Total of 2017-18 | Total of 2017-18 | Total of 2017-18                                | Total of 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                        | 809.41 | 478.53 |
| Year 2018-19     | Year 2018-19     | Year 2018-19                                    | Year 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                            |        |        |
| 48.              | Maharashtra      | Spiritual Circuit                               | Development of Waki- Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Chota Taj Bagh- Telankhandi- Girad                                                                                                  | 54.01  | 0.00   |
| 49.              | --               | Developm ent of Wayside Amenities (Sub- Scheme) | Development of Wayside Amenities in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at Varanasi- Gaya; Lucknow- Ayodhya- Lucknow; Gorakhpur- Kushinagar; Kushinagar-Gaya- Kushinaga in collaboration with MoRTH | 17.93  | 5.38   |
| 50.              | Uttar Pradesh    | Spiritual Circuit                               | Development of Jewar-Dadri- Sikandrabad-Noida- Khurja-Banda                                                                                                                             | 14.52  | 0.00   |
| 51.              | Jharkhand        | Eco Circuit                                     | Development of Dalma- Chandil- Getalsud- BetlaNational park- Mirchaiya- Netarhat                                                                                                        | 52.72  | 0.00   |
| 52.              | Tripura          | North East circuit                              | Development of SurmaCherra- Unakoti- Jampui Hills- Gunabati- Bhunaneshwari- Matabari- Neermahal-                                                                                        | 65.00  | 0.00   |

|                               |                               |                               | Boxanagar- Chottakhola- Pilak- Avangchaarra                                                                                                                                                                                  |                               |         |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------|
| 53.                           | Punjab                        | Heritage Circuit              | Development of Anandpur Sahib - Fatehgarh Sahib - Chamkaur Sahib - Ferozpur - Amritsar - Khatkar Kalan - Kalanour - Patiala                                                                                                  | 99.95                         |    0    |
| 54.                           | Kerala                        | Rural Circuit                 | Development of Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism Project                                                                                                                                                                        | 80.37                         |    0    |
| 55.                           | Meghalaya                     | North East Circuit            | Development of West Khasi Hills (Nongkhlaw- KremTirot - Khudoi&Kohmang Falls - Khri River- Mawthadraishan, Shillong), Jaintia Hills (Krang Suri Falls- Shyrmang- Iooksi), Garo Hills (Nokrek Reserve, KattaBeel, Siju Caves) | 84.97                         |    0    |
| 56.                           | Uttar Pradesh                 | Spiritual Circuit             | Development of Gorakhnath Temple(Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple (Domariyaganj)                                                                                                               | 21.16                         |    0    |
|                               |                               |                               | Total of 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 490.63                        |    5.38 |
| GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE 4301.63 | GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE 4301.63 | GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE 4301.63 | GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE 4301.63                                                                                                                                                                                                | GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE 4301.63 | 2515.45 |

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