Lok Sabha Question No. 1697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Funds Allocated for Various Schemes
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1697 ANSWERED ON 02.03.2020

## FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR VARIOUS SCHEMES

## 1697. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  funds  allocated  for  various  schemes  of  the Ministry of Tourism during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) the details of funds released under various schemes during the last three years, State-wise including the State of Maharashtra;
- (c) the details of spent and unspent funds under various schemes of the last three years, State-wise; and
- (d) whether the funds released under various schemes  are sufficient to achieve the desired objectives?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Ministry  of  Tourism  under  its  schemes  of  Swadesh Darshan  and  PRASHAD  provides  financial  assistance  to  State Governments/UT Administrations for development of tourism infrastructure  and  facilities  in  the  country.  The  projects  under  the schemes  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. Submission of project proposal by  the  State  Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations  and  its sanctioning is a continuous process.

The State-wise list of projects including Maharashtra sanctioned under the above schemes is given at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1697  ANSWERED  ON  02.03.2020  REGARDING  FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR VARIOUS SCHEMES.

## I.    DETAILS  of  PROJECT  SANCTIONED  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 Lum Sohpetbneng- 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             | Development of                                                                                         | 99.99             | 20.00             |

|    |                | Circuit            | Sabarimala - Erumeli-Pampa- Sannidhanam.                                                                                      |       |       |
|----|----------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  7 | Manipur        | Spiritual Circuit  | Development of Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple - Shri Gopinath Temple - Shri Bungshibodon Temple - Shri  | 53.8  | 43.04 |
|  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, Sanhit Sarovar, Narkatari, Jyotisar in Kurukshetra.                   | 97.35 | 77.88 |
| 10 | Rajasthan      | Krishna Circuit    | Integrated Development of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), Khatu Shyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand).                    | 91.45 | 45.72 |
| 11 | Sikkim         | North East circuit | Development of Tourist Circuit Linking Lingmoo- Lingee- Maka- Temi-Bermoik Namchi - Okharey- Sombaria- Daramdin- Melli (Exit) | 95.32 | 76.25 |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh | Heritage circuit   | Development of Gwalior - Orchha - Khajuraho - Chanderi -                                                                      | 92.97 | 74.38 |

|    |                 |                    | Bhimbetka - Mandu                                                                                                          |       |       |
|----|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 13 | Kerala          | Spiritual Circuit  | Development of Sree Padmanabha Temple, Aranmula- Sabrimala                                                                 | 92.22 | 73.77 |
| 14 | Bihar           | Tirthankar circuit | Development of Vaishali- Arrah- Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri.                                                | 52.39 | 26.19 |
| 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 | 90.96 | 74.7  |

|    |                           |                   | under PM Development Package for J&K                                                                      |       |       |
|----|---------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 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- Pahalgam - Daksum - Ranjit Sagar Dam. | 87.44 | 63.71 |
| 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 of Srawasti, 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 - Kulasekaranpattin am - Kanyakumari                 | 74.58 | 59.66 |
| 28 | Uttar                     | Spiritual         | Development of                                                                                            | 68.39 | 54.71 |

|    | Pradesh          | Circuit           | Shahjahanpur- Basti- Ahar- Aligharh-Kasgunj- Sarosi-Pratapgarh- Unnao-Kaushambi- Mirzapur-Gorakpur- Kairana- Doamr iyagunj- Bagpat- Barabanki- Azamgarh                |       |       |
|----|------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 29 | Uttar Pradesh    | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- | 63.77 | 50.33 |
| 30 | Uttar Pradesh    | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Kalinjar Fort (Banda)- Marhar Dham (Sant Kabir Nagar)- Chauri Chaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- Mavahar Sthal (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,                                                                                             | 86.85 | 39.88 |

|                  |                  |                   | Manali, Kangra, Dharamshala, Bir, Palampur, Chamba                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |         |         |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
| 34.              | Mizoram          | Eco Circuit       | Development of Eco-Adventure Circuit at Aizawl - Rawpuichhip - Khawhphawp - Lengpui - Durtlang -Chatlang- Sakawrhmuituaitl ang - Muthee - Beratlawng - Tuirial Airfield - Hmuifang                                                                                                       |   99.07 |   49.53 |
| 35.              | Rajasthan        | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Churu (Salasar Balaji)- Jaipur (Shri Samode Balaji, Ghat ke Balaji, Bandhe ke Balaji)- Alwar (Pandupole Hanumanji, Bharathari)- Viratnagar (Bijak, Jainnasiya, Ambika Temple)- Bharatpur (Kaman Region)- Dholpur (Muchkund) - MehandipurBalaji- Chittorgarh (Sanwaliyaji) |   93.9  |   68.24 |
| 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- Gir Somnath- 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 Fort)- Alwar (BalaQuila)- Sawai Madhopur (Ranthambore Fort and Khandar Fort)- Jhalawar (Gagron Fort)- Chittorgarh (Chittorgarh Fort) Jaisalmer (JaisalmerFort) Hanumangarh (Kalibangan, Bhatner Fort and Gogamedi)- Jalore (Jalore Fort)- |          90.92 |          49.8  |

|          |                |                   | Udaipur (Pratap Gaurav Kendra)- Dholpur (Bagh-i- Nilofar and Purani Chawni)- Nagaur(Meera Bai Smarak)                                                                                       |        |        |
|----------|----------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
| 43.      | Telangana      | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Heritage Circuit: Qutub Shahi Heritage Park- Paigah Tombs- Hayat Bakshi Mosque-                                                                                              |  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- Thotlakonda- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda- Amravati- Anupu in Andhra Pradesh under the theme of Buddhist Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme 2017-18 |  52.34 |  26.17 |
| Total of | Total of       | Total of          | Total of                                                                                                                                                                                    | 809.41 | 478.53 |

|   Year 2018-19 | Year 2018-19   | 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    |
|             49 | --             | Developme nt 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    |
|             51 | Jharkhand      | Eco Circuit                                     | Development of Dalma- Chandil- Getalsud- Betla National park- Mirchaiya- Netarhat                                                                                                     |          52.72 |           0    |
|             52 | Tripura        | North East circuit                              | Development of Surma Cherra- Unakoti- Jampui Hills- Gunabati- Bhunaneshwari- Matabari- Neermahal- Boxanagar- Chotta khola- Pilak- Avangchaarra                                        |          65    |           0    |
|             53 | Punjab         | Heritage                                        | Development of                                                                                                                                                                        |          99.95 |           0    |

|    |           | Circuit            | Anandpur Sahib - Fatehgarh Sahib - Chamkaur Sahib - Ferozpur - Amritsar - Khatkar Kalan - Kalanour - Patiala                                                         |       |    |
|----|-----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|----|
| 54 | Kerala    | Rural Circuit      | Development of Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism Project                                                                                                                | 80.37 |  0 |
| 55 | Kerala    | Spiritual Circuit  | Development of Sivagiri Sree Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- Kunnumpara Sree Subrahmania- Chembazhanthi Sree Narayana                                             | 69.47 |  0 |
| 56 | Kerala    | Spiritual Circuit  | Development of Kasaragod, Wayanad, Kannur, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Mallapuram, Thrichur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Allaphuza, Pathananamithitta , Kollam, Trivandrum | 85.23 |  0 |
| 57 | Meghalaya | North East Circuit | Development of West Khasi Hills (Nongkhlaw- Krem Tirot - Khudoi & Kohmang Falls - Khri River- Mawthadraishan, Shillong), Jaintia Hills (Krang Suri Falls- Shyrmang-  | 84.97 |  0 |

|     |               |                   | Iooksi), Garo Hills (Nokrek Reserve, Katta Beel, Siju Caves)                                                    |        |      |
|-----|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------|
| 58. | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Gorakhnath Temple(Gorakhpur ), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple(Domariyag anj) |  21.16 | 0    |
|     |               |                   | Total of 2018-19                                                                                                | 645.33 | 5.38 |

## II.  PRASHAD SCHEME                                                             (Rs. in Crore)

| State/UT        | Name of the Project                                          | Amt. Sanctioned   | Amount released   |
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Year 2016-17    |                                                              |                   |                   |
| Gujarat         | Development of Dwarka                                        | 13.08             | 10.46             |
| Gujarat         | Pilgrimage amenities at Somnath                              | 44.07             | 35.26             |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Development at Hazratbal,                                    | 42.02             | 30.42             |
| Kerala          | Development at Guruvayur Temple                              | 46.14             | 36.91             |
| Tamilnadu       | Development of Kanchipuram                                   | 16.48             | 13.18             |
| Tamilnadu       | Development of Vellankani                                    | 5.60              | 4.48              |
| West Bengal     | Development of Belur                                         | 30.03             | 23.39             |
|                 | Total                                                        | 197.42            | 154.10            |
| Year 2017-18    |                                                              |                   |                   |
| Madhya Pradesh  | Development of Omkareshwar                                   | 40.67             | 28.33             |
| Uttar Pradesh   | Cruise Tourism in River Ganga, Varanasi                      | 10.72             | 5.14              |
| Maharashtra     | Development of Trimbakeshwar                                 | 37.81             | 8.49              |
| Uttar Pradesh   | Development of Varanasi                                      | 44.60             | 18.46             |
| Andhra Pradesh  | Development of Srisailam Temple in Andhra Pradesh            | 47.45             | 37.96             |
|                 | Total                                                        | 181.25            | 98.38             |
| Year 2018-19    |                                                              |                   |                   |
| Uttarakhand     | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in | 39.24             | 11.77             |

|               | Badrinath Ji Dham (Uttarakhand)                  |        |       |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|-------|
| Gujarat       | Development of Promenade at Somnath,             |  44.59 | 26.75 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Development of Govardhan, Mathura                |  39.74 |  7.78 |
| Jharkhand     | Development of BaidyanathjiDham, Deoghar         |  39.13 | 11.58 |
| Nagaland      | Development of Pilgrimage Facilities in Nagaland |  25.26 |  7.53 |
|               | Total                                            | 187.96 | 65.41 |

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