Lok Sabha Question No. 2252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Basic Infrastructural Facilities at Ancient Temples
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey, Rebati Tripura, Ganesan Selvam, Dhanush M Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2252 ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## BASIC INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES AT ANCIENT TEMPLES

## 2252. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are many ancient temples in the country which attract  a  lot  of  domestic  and  foreign  tourists  but  lack  in providing basic infrastructure facilities affecting tourism adversely;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government has any plan to provide basic infrastructure facilities in these famous ancient temples in the country;
- (c) the  quantum  of  funds  allocated  under  Tourism  Development Fund to States/Union Territories during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  initiated new  projects  and programmes to attract tourists in the country,
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of towns and regions declared as heritage throughout  the  country  State/UT-wise  along  with  the  salient features of the heritage towns as per existing norms?

## ANSWER

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

(a):

No, Sir.

(b) and (c): Development  of  Tourist  places/Pilgrimage  Centres is the responsibility of respective State Government/UT. Ministry of Tourism,  under  the  schemes  viz.,  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and Spiritual,  Heritage  Augmentation Drive  (PRASHAD) and 'Integrated Development  of  Theme  Based  Tourist  Circuit in the Country, Swadesh  Darshan  (SD)"  provides  Central  Financial  Assistance  for infrastructure development and beautification of Tourist Places/Pilgrimage Centres on receipt of suitable DPRs submitted by State Governments/Union  Territories, subject to availability of funds, liquidation of pending utilisation certificate against the fund released earlier and adherence to the relevant scheme guidelines.

Details of the projects sanctioned under the scheme and funds released to State Governments/UTs  is annexed. (d) to (f): As  per  the  information  received  from    Archaeological Survey  of  India  (A.S.I.),  they  maintain  3691  centrally  protected monuments/sites  including  temples  all  over  the  country,  out  of which certain temples attracts lot of domestic and foreign tourist. ASI takes steps to provide visitor facilities like drinking water, toilet blocks,  facilities  for  differently-abled,  pathways,  cultural  notice boards/signage, vehicle parking, cloak rooms, etc. at World Heritage Monuments, ticketed monuments, other important monuments where footfall is very high.  Further, it  is observed the increase in number of visitors at ASI monuments. Providing  tourist  amenities/facilities  at  protected  monuments where  such  facilities  are  not  available  and  upgrading  existing facilities is a continuous phenomenon. The  expenditure  on  providing  tourist  facilities  or  upgrading existing facilities is made out from allotted budget of ASI.'

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (b) AND (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2252  ANSWERED  ON  02.12.2019  REGARDING  BASIC INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES AT ANCIENT TEMPLES

## A. Details of projects sanctioned under the PRASHAD Scheme

Rs. in Crore

| Sl. No.      | State          | Name of the Project                                                                                                | Project Cost   | Amount Released   |
|--------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|
| Year 2014-15 | Year 2014-15   | Year 2014-15                                                                                                       | Year 2014-15   | Year 2014-15      |
| 1            | BIHAR          | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                                                   | 4.27           | 2.91              |
| 2            | ODISHA         | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree JagannathDham- Ramachandi-Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 50.00          | 10.00             |
| 3            | UTTAR PRADESH  | Development of Mathura- Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)                                                  | 14.93          | 10.38             |
| 4            | UTTAR PRADESH  | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura                                           | 9.36           | 7.36              |
| Year 2015-16 | Year 2015-16   | Year 2015-16                                                                                                       | Year 2015-16   | Year 2015-16      |
| 5            | ANDHRA PRADESH | Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District as a Tourist Destination                                            | 28.36          | 22.69             |
| 6            | ASSAM          | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati                                   | 30.71          | 22.03             |
| 7            | BIHAR          | Development at Patna Sahib                                                                                         | 41.54          | 33.23             |
| 8            | PUNJAB         | Development of KarunaSagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                                                               | 6.40           | 6.40              |
| 9            | RAJASTHAN      | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                                            | 32.64          | 26.11             |
| 10           | UTTARAKHAND    | Integrated Development of Kedarnath                                                                                | 34.78          | 27.83             |

| 11   | UTTAR PRADESH   | Development of Varanasi                                                                      | 20.40   | 16.32                             |
|------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------|
| Year | 2016-17         | 2016-17                                                                                      | 2016-17 | 2016-17                           |
| 12   | GUJARAT         | Development of Dwarka                                                                        | 26.23   | 6.85                              |
| 13   | GUJARAT         | Pilgrimage amenities at Somnath                                                              | 37.44   | 29.95                             |
| 14   | JAMMU & KASHMIR | Development at Hazratbal,                                                                    | 42.02   | 25.45                             |
| 15   | KERALA          | Development at Guruvayur Temple                                                              | 46.14   | 36.91                             |
| 16   | TAMILNADU       | Development of Kanchipuram                                                                   | 16.48   | 13.18                             |
| 17   | TAMILNADU       | Development of Vellankani                                                                    | 5.60    | 4.48                              |
| 18   | WEST BENGAL     | Development of Belur                                                                         | 30.03   | 23.39                             |
| Year | 2017-18         | 2017-18                                                                                      | 2017-18 |                                   |
| 19   | MADHYA PRADESH  | Development of Omkareshwar                                                                   | 40.67   | 28.33                             |
| 20   | UTTAR PRADESH   | Cruise Tourism in River Ganga, Varanasi                                                      | 10.72   | 5.14                              |
| 21.  | MAHARASHTRA     | Development of Trimbakeshwar                                                                 | 37.81   | 8.49                              |
| 22   | UTTAR PRADESH   | Development of Varanasi Under Prashad Scheme - II                                            | 44.60   | 18.46                             |
| 23   | ANDHRA PRADESH  | Development of Srisailam Temple in Andhra Pradesh under PRASHAD scheme                       | 47.45   | 37.96                             |
|      | Year 2018-19    |                                                                                              |         |                                   |
| 24   | UTTARAKHAND     | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham (Uttarakhand) | 39.24   | 11.77                             |
| 25   | Gujrat          | Development of Promenade at Somnath,                                                         | 44.59   | 23.49                             |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh   | Development of Govardhan, Mathura                                                            | 39.74   | Adm. Sanctio n only on 08.01.2019 |
| 27   | Jharkhand       | Development of BaidyanathjiDham, Deoghar                                                     | 39.13   | 11.58                             |
| 28   | Nagaland        | Development of Pilgrimage                                                                    | 25.26   | 7.53                              |

## B.

| Facilities in Nagaland   |        |        |
|--------------------------|--------|--------|
| Total                    | 846.54 | 478.22 |

## Details of projects sanctioned under the 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.           | Madhya Pradesh | Buddhist Circuit      | Development of Buddhist Circuit in Sanchi-Satna- Rewa-Mandsaur- Dhar in Madhya Pradesh.                                                                                 | 74.94             | 54.51             |
| 2.           | Kerala         | Spiritual Circuit     | Development of Sabarimala - Erumeli-Pampa- Sannidhanam as a Spiritual Circuit in District Pathanamthitta, Kerala.                                                       | 99.99             | 20.00             |
| 3.           | Manipur        | Spiritual Circuit     | Development of Spiritual Circuit - Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple - Shri Gopinath Temple - Shri Bungshibodon Temple - Shri Kaina Temple, Manipur. | 53.80             | 40.14             |
| 4.           | Haryana        | Krishna Circuit       | Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra, Haryana.                                                                        | 97.35             | 70.60             |
| 5.           | Rajasthan      | Krishna Circuit       | Integrated Development of                                                                                                                                               | 91.45             | 45.72             |

|    |               |                    | Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), KhatuShyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand) in Rajasthan.                                                                                   |       |       |
|----|---------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  6 | Kerala        | Spiritual Circuit  | Development of Sree Padmanabha Arnamula- Sabrimala-as a Spiritual Circuit in Kerala                                                                                            | 92.22 | 72.42 |
|  7 | Bihar         | Tirthankar circuit | Development of Tirthankar Circuit: Vaishali- Arrah- Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri in Bihar.                                                                       | 52.39 | 26.19 |
|  8 | Uttar Pradesh | Buddhist Circuit   | Development of Buddhist Circuit - Srawasti, Kushinagar, &Kapilvastu in Uttar Pradesh.                                                                                          | 99.97 | 45.03 |
|  9 | Uttar Pradesh | Ramayana Circuit   | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur as Ramayana Circuit in Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                | 69.45 | 52.17 |
| 10 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit  | Development of Spiritual Circuit (Shahjahanpur- Basti- Ahar- Aligharh-Kasgunj- Sarosi-Pratapgarh- Unnao-Kaushambi- Mirzapur-Gorakpur- Kairana- Doamriyagunj- Bagpat-Barabanki- | 68.39 | 54.71 |

|    |               |                   | Azamgarh)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |       |       |
|----|---------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 11 | Uttar Pradesh | 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 | 50.33 |
| 12 | Bihar         | Buddhist Circuit  | Development of Buddhist circuit- Construction of Convention Centre at Bodhgaya, Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 98.73 | 19.75 |
| 13 | Rajasthan     | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit- Churu (Salasar Balaji)- Jaipur (Shri Samode Balaji, Ghatke Balaji, Bandheke Balaji)- Alwar (PandupoleHanuma nji, Bharathari)- Viratnagar (Bijak, Jainnasiya, Ambika Temple)- Bharatpur (Kaman Region)- Dholpur (Muchkund) - MehandipurBalaji- Chittorgarh (Sanwaliyaji) in | 93.9  | 46.95 |

|                  |                  |                   | Rajasthan under Swadesh Darshan scheme                                                                                                                                              |              |              |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| Total of 2016-17 | Total of 2016-17 | Total of 2016-17  | Total of 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                    | 1056.35      | 598.52       |
| Year 2017-18     | Year 2017-18     | Year 2017-18      | Year 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                        | Year 2017-18 | Year 2017-18 |
| 14.              | Gujarat          | Buddhist circuit  | Development of Buddhist circuit: Junagadh- GirSomnath- Bharuch-Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana in Gujarat under Swadesh Darshan scheme                                            | 35.99        | 7.20         |
| 15.              | Puducherry       | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit in Puducherry under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                         | 40.68        | 19.26        |
| 16.              | Bihar            | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Mandar Hill & Ang Pradesh under Spiritual Circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                                                   | 53.49        | 10.70        |
| 17.              | Uttar Pradesh    | Ramayana Circuit  | Development of Ayodhya under Ramayana Circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                       | 133.31       | 66.65        |
| 18.              | Andhra Pradesh   | Buddhist Circuit  | Development of Buddhist Circuit: Shalihundam- Thotlakonda- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda- Amravati- Anupu in Andhra Pradesh under the theme of Buddhist Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme | 52.34        | 10.47        |

| Total of 2017-18   | Total of 2017-18      | Total of 2017-18                               | Total of 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                      | 315.81       | 114.28       |
|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| Year 2018-19       | Year 2018-19          | Year 2018-19                                   | Year 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                          | Year 2018-19 | Year 2018-19 |
| 19.                | Maharashtra           | Spiritual Circuit                              | Development of Waki- Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Chota Taj Bagh- Telankhandi- Girad in Maharashtra                                                                                 | 54.01        | 0.00         |
| 20.                | Uttar Pradesh - Bihar | Development 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 | 19.75        | 0.00         |
| 21.                | Uttar Pradesh         | Spiritual Circuit                              | Development of Jewar-Dadri- Sikandrabad-Noida- Khurja-Banda in Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                          | 14.52        | 0.00         |
| 22.                | Kerala                | Spiritual Circuit                              | Development SivagiriSree Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- KunnumparaSreeS ubrahmania- ChembazhanthiSre e Narayana Gurukulam                                                         | 69.47        | 0.00         |
| 23.                | Kerala                | Spiritual Circuit                              | Development of Kasaragod, Wayanad, Kannur, Kozhikode, Palakkad,                                                                                                                       | 85.23        | 0.00         |

|                       |                       |                       | Mallapuram, Thrichur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Allaphuza, Pathananamithitta, Kollam, Trivandrum                              |         |       |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|
| 24.                   | Uttar Pradesh         | Spiritual Circuit     | Development of Gorakhnath Temple (Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple (Domariyagunj) Total of 2018-19 |   21.16 |   0   |
|                       |                       |                       |                                                                                                                                  |  264.14 |   0   |
| GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE | GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE | GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE | GRAND TOTAL TILL DATE                                                                                                            | 1636.3  | 712.8 |

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