Lok Sabha Question No. 4774 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Development of Tourism Infrastructure in Bihar
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4774 ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE IN BIHAR

4774. SHRI B.B. PATIL: DR. MOHAMMAD JAVED:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the funds sanctioned by the Government and the amount  utilized  for  development  of  tourism  infrastructure  in the  country  with  specific  reference  to  Bihar  and  Telangana during the last five years, scheme and year-wise;
- (b) the total number of tourist sites for which development works have  been  done  during  the  above  period  in  the  country including Bihar and Telangana;
- (c) the  details  of  the  number  of  foreign  tourist  arrivals  in  the country during the said period, State/UT-wise and their growth figure; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  comprehensive roadmap to develop tourism infrastructure across the country especially in States like Bihar and Telangana having abundant tourism potential and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Tourism, under the schemes of Swadesh Darshan,  PRASHAD  and  Assistance  to  Central  Agencies,  provides Central Financial Assistance to State Governments / Union Territory (UT) Administrations/Central Agencies for development of thematic tourist circuits in the country, for holistic development of identified pilgrimage  and  heritage  destinations  and  for  the  development  of tourist infrastructure at destinations owned by the Central Agencies.

The  projects  under  the  above  schemes  are  identified  in consultation with the State Governments/UT Administrations/Central  Agencies  and  are  sanctioned  subject  to their  adherence  to  relevant  scheme  guidelines,  submission  of suitable Detailed Project Reports, availability of funds and utilization of funds released earlier. Based on the above, the details of projects sanctioned by the Ministry  under  the  above  schemes  for  development  of  tourismrelated  infrastructure  in  the  country  including  the  States  of  Bihar and Telangana during the last five years is given at Annexure I. The Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in the country during the years  2014  to  2018  alongwith  the  corresponding  year  on  year growth rates are as below:

|   Year | FTAs (in million)   | Growth (in %)*   |
|--------|---------------------|------------------|
|   2014 | 7.68 10.2           |                  |
|   2015 | 8.03                | 4.5              |
|   2016 | 8.80                | 9.7              |
|   2017 | 10.04               | 14.0             |
|   2018 | 10.56 (P)           | 5.2              |

* The growth has been calculated in terms of absolute total P: Provisional

The  State/UT-  wise  breakup  of  Foreign  Tourist  Visits  (FTVs) during 2014 to 2018 are given at Annexure II.

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ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4774 ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE IN BIHAR

STATE-WISE  DETAILS  OF  PROJECTS  SANCTIONED  UNDER  VARIOUS SCHEMES OF MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## I. SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME (Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.          | State/UT          | Name of the Circuit   | Name of the Project                                                                                                  | Amount Sanctioned   | Amount released   |
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| Year 2014-15     | Year 2014-15      | Year 2014-15          | Year 2014-15                                                                                                         | Year 2014-15        | Year 2014-15      |
| 1.               | Arunachal Pradesh | North-East Circuit    | Development of Mega Circuit at Bhalukpong- Bomdila and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.                                  | 49.77               | 39.81             |
| 2.               | Andhra Pradesh    | Coastal Circuit       | Development of Kakinada Hope Island Konaseema as World Class Coastal & Eco Tourism Circuit in Andhra Pradesh         | 67.84               | 64.44             |
| Total of 2014-15 | Total of 2014-15  | Total of 2014-15      | Total of 2014-15                                                                                                     | 117.61              | 104.25            |
| Year 2015-16     | Year 2015-16      | Year 2015-16          | Year 2015-16                                                                                                         | Year 2015-16        |                   |
| 3.               | Manipur           | North-East Circuit    | Development of Tourist Circuit in Manipur: Imphal- Khongjom                                                          | 72.23               | 61.32             |
| 4.               | Sikkim            | North-East Circuit    | Development of Tourist Circuit linking Rangpo (entry) - Rorathang- Aritar- Phadamchen- Nathang- Sherathang- Tsongmo- | 98.05               | 78.44             |

|    |                |                  | Gangtok-Phodong- Mangan- Lachung- Yumthang- Lachen- Thangu- Gurudongmer- Mangan- Gangtok- TuminLingee- Singtam (exit) in Sikkim.                                                                 |       |       |
|----|----------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  5 | Uttarakhand    | Eco Circuit      | Integrated Development of Eco-Tourism, Adventure Sports, Associated Tourism related Infrastructure for Development of Tehri Lake & Surroundings as New Destination- District Tehri, Uttarakhand. | 70.92 | 64.3  |
|  6 | Rajasthan      | Desert Circuit   | Development of Sambhar Lake Town and Other Destinations in Rajasthan under Desert Circuit.                                                                                                       | 63.96 | 51.17 |
|  7 | Nagaland       | Tribal Circuit   | Development of Tribal Circuit Peren- Kohima- Wokha, Nagaland                                                                                                                                     | 97.36 | 77.89 |
|  8 | Madhya Pradesh | Wildlife Circuit | Development of Wildlife Circuit at Panna- Mukundpur- Sanjay- Dubri- Bandhavgarh- Kanha- Mukki- Pench in Madhya Pradesh.                                                                          | 92.22 | 73.78 |
|  9 | Andhra Pradesh | Coastal Circuit  | Development of Coastal Tourism                                                                                                                                                                   | 59.7  | 47.76 |

|    |            |                    | Circuit in Sri Potti Sriramalu Nellore under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in Andhra Pradesh.                                                             |       |       |
|----|------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 10 | Telangana  | Eco Circuit        | Integrated Development of Eco Tourism Circuit in Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana.                                                                | 91.62 | 73.3  |
| 11 | Kerala     | Eco Circuit        | Development of Pathanamthitta- Gavi- Vagamon- Thekkady as Eco Tourism Circuit in Idduki and Pathanamthitta Districts in Kerala.                    | 76.55 | 61.24 |
| 12 | Mizoram    | North East Circuit | Integrated Development of New Eco Tourism under Swadesh Darshan-North East Circuit at Thenzawl & South Zote, District Serchhip and Reiek, Mizoram. | 94.91 | 75.92 |
| 13 | Assam      | Wildlife Circuit   | Development of Manas- Probitora- Nameri- Kaziranga- Dibru- Saikhowa as Wildlife Circuit in Assam.                                                  | 95.67 | 76.54 |
| 14 | Puducherry | Coastal Circuit    | Development of Union Territory of Puducherry as Tourist Circuit under Swadesh                                                                      | 85.28 | 61.82 |

|    |                   |                    | Darshan Scheme (Coastal Circuit)                                                                                                                                         |       |       |
|----|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 15 | Arunachal Pradesh | North East Circuit | Integrated Development of New Adventure Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                     | 97.14 | 77.71 |
| 16 | Tripura           | North East Circuit | Development of North East Circuit : Agartala - Sipahijala - Melaghar - Udaipur - Amarpur- Tirthamukh- Mandirghat- Dumboor- Narikel Kunja- Gandachara- Ambassa in Tripura | 99.59 | 74.15 |
| 17 | West Bengal       | Coastal Circuit    | Development of Beach Circuit: Udaipur- Digha- Shankarpur- Tajpur- Mandarmani- Fraserganj- Bakkhlai- Henry Island in West Bengal                                          | 85.39 | 61.96 |
| 18 | Chhattisgarh      | Tribal Circuit     | Development of Tribal Tourism Circuit in Jashpur- Kunkuri- Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur - Ratanpur- Kurdar- Sarodadadar- Gangrel- Kondagaon- Nathiya Nawagaon-          | 99.21 | 73.29 |

|                  |                  |                    | Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh in Chhattisgarh.                                                                                     |              |              |
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| 19.              | Maharashtra      | Coastal Circuit    | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit in Maharashtra under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                | 82.17        | 12.79        |
| Total of 2015-16 | Total of 2015-16 | Total of 2015-16   | Total of 2015-16                                                                                                                      | 1461.97      | 1103.38      |
| Year 2016-17     | Year 2016-17     | Year 2016-17       | Year 2016-17                                                                                                                          | Year 2016-17 | Year 2016-17 |
| 20.              | Goa              | Coastal Circuit    | Development of Coastal Circuit (Sinquerim-Baga, Anjuna-Vagator, Morjim-Keri, Aguada Fort and Aguada Jail) in Goa.                     | 99.99        | 79.99        |
| 21.              | Jammu & Kashmir  | Himalayan Circuit  | Integrated Development of Tourism Infrastructure Projects in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.                                          | 82.97        | 41.48        |
| 22.              | Telangana        | Tribal Circuit     | Integrated Development of Mulugu- Laknavaram- Medavaram- Tadvai- Damaravi- Mallur- Bogatha Waterfalls as Tribal Circuit in Telangana. | 83.88        | 65.27        |
| 23.              | Meghalaya        | North East Circuit | Development of Umium (Lake View), U Lum Sohpetbneng- Mawdiangdiang -                                                                  | 99.13        | 79.31        |

|    |                |                   | Orchid Lake Resort, Meghalaya.                                                                                                                                          |       |       |
|----|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 24 | Madhya Pradesh | Buddhist Circuit  | Development of Buddhist Circuit in Sanchi-Satna- Rewa-Mandsaur- Dhar in Madhya Pradesh.                                                                                 | 74.94 | 54.51 |
| 25 | Kerala         | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Sabarimala - Erumeli-Pampa- Sannidhanam as a Spiritual Circuit in District Pathanamthitta, Kerala.                                                       | 99.99 | 20    |
| 26 | Manipur        | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit - Shri Govindajee Temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple - Shri Gopinath Temple - Shri Bungshibodon Temple - Shri Kaina Temple, Manipur. | 53.8  | 40.14 |
| 27 | Gujarat        | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Heritage Circuit in Ahmedabad- Rajkot- Porbandar -Bardoli- Dandi in Gujarat.                                                                             | 85.01 | 42.13 |
| 28 | Haryana        | Krishna Circuit   | Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra, Haryana.                                                                        | 97.35 | 70.6  |
| 29 | Rajasthan      | Krishna           | Integrated                                                                                                                                                              | 91.45 | 45.72 |

|    |                | Circuit            | Development of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), Khatu Shyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand) in Rajasthan.                                                           |       |       |
|----|----------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 30 | Sikkim         | North East circuit | Development of Tourist Circuit Linking Singtam- Maka- Temi- Bermoik Tokel- Phongia- Namchi - Jorthang- Okharey- Sombaria- Daramdin- Jorethang- Melli (Exit) in Sikkim. | 95.32 | 73.22 |
| 31 | Madhya Pradesh | Heritage circuit   | Development of Heritage Circuit (Gwalior - Orchha - Khajuraho - Chanderi - Bhimbetka - Mandu) Madhya Pradesh                                                           | 92.97 | 57.06 |
| 32 | Kerala         | Spiritual Circuit  | Development of Sree Padmanabha Arnamula- Sabrimala-as a Spiritual Circuit in Kerala                                                                                    | 92.22 | 72.42 |
| 33 | Bihar          | Tirthankar circuit | Development of Tirthankar Circuit: Vaishali- Arrah- Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri in Bihar.                                                               | 52.39 | 26.19 |
| 34 | Bihar          | Spiritual          | Integrated                                                                                                                                                             | 52.35 | 26.17 |

|    |                 | circuit           | Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj - Dharmshala- Deoghar under Spiritual circuit in Bihar.                      |       |       |
|----|-----------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 35 | Odisha          | Coastal circuit   | Development of Gopalpur, Barkul, Satapada and Tampara as Coastal circuit in Odisha.                                    | 76.49 | 37.61 |
| 36 | Nagaland        | Tribal circuit    | Development of Tribal circuit (Mokokchung -Tuensang- Mon) in Nagaland                                                  | 99.67 | 78.09 |
| 37 | Uttarakhand     | Heritage circuit  | Integrated Development of Heritage Circuit in Kumaon Region - Katarmal - Jogeshwar- Baijnath-Devidhura in Uttarakhand. | 79.13 | 40.97 |
| 38 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities at Jammu-Rajouri- Shopian-Pulwama under Himalayan Circuit theme in J&K.   | 96.38 | 48.19 |
| 39 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities under the Construction of Assets in lieu of                               | 90.96 | 74.7  |

|    |                 |                   | those Destroyed in Floods in 2014 under PM Development Package for J&K                                                                         |       |       |
|----|-----------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 40 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist facilities at Mantalai- Sudhmahadev- Patnitop under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K.                          | 97.82 | 44.52 |
| 41 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities at Anantnag- Kishtwar- Pahalgam - Daksum - Ranjit Sagar Dam under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K. | 96.39 | 48.19 |
| 42 | Jammu & Kashmir | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Tourist Facilities at Gulmarg- Baramulla- Kupwara-Leh Circuit under Himalayan Circuit Theme in J&K.                  | 96.93 | 45.51 |
| 43 | Uttar Pradesh   | Buddhist Circuit  | Development of Buddhist Circuit - Srawasti, Kushinagar, &Kapilvastu in Uttar Pradesh.                                                          | 99.97 | 45.03 |
| 44 | Uttar Pradesh   | Ramayana Circuit  | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur as Ramayana Circuit                                                                                 | 69.45 | 52.17 |

|    |                           |                   | in Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                        |       |       |
|----|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 45 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Coastal Circuit   | Development of Coastal Circuit (Long Island-Ross Smith Island- Neil Island- Havelock Island- Baratang Island-Port Blair) in Andaman & Nicobar under Coastal thematic circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme. | 42.19 |  8.44 |
| 46 | Tamil Nadu                | Coastal Circuit   | Development of Coastal Circuit (Chennai- Mamamallapuram - Rameshwaram - Manpadu - Kanyakumari) in Tamil Nadu under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                               | 99.92 | 49.96 |
| 47 | Uttar Pradesh             | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit (Shahjahanpur- Basti- Ahar- Aligharh-Kasgunj- Sarosi-Pratapgarh- Unnao-Kaushambi- Mirzapur-Gorakpur- Kairana- Doamriyagunj- Bagpat-Barabanki- Azamgarh)                | 68.39 | 54.71 |
| 48 | Uttar Pradesh             | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Spiritual Circuit - II(Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi-                                                                                           | 63.77 | 50.33 |

|    |                  |                   | Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi) in Uttar Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                          |       |       |
|----|------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 49 | Uttar Pradesh    | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Heritage Circuit(Kalinjar Fort (Banda)- MarharDham (SantKabir Nagar)- ChauriChaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- Mavahar Sthal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak (Meerut) in Uttar Pradesh under Swadesh Darshan Scheme | 34.82 | 18.76 |
| 50 | Bihar            | Buddhist Circuit  | Development of Buddhist circuit- Construction of Convention Centre at Bodhgaya, Bihar                                                                                                                                     | 98.73 | 19.75 |
| 51 | Assam            | Heritage Circuit  | Development of Tezpur - Majuli - Sibsagar as Heritage Circuit in Assam under Swadesh Darshan scheme                                                                                                                       | 98.35 | 19.67 |
| 52 | Himachal Pradesh | Himalayan Circuit | Integrated Development of Himalayan Circuit: Kiarighat, Shimla,                                                                                                                                                           | 86.85 | 19.95 |

|    |           |                   | Hatkoti, Manali, Kangra, Dharamshala, Bir, Palampur, Chamba                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |       |       |
|----|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 53 | Mizoram   | Eco Circuit       | Development of Eco-Adventure Circuit Aizawl - Rawpuichhip - Khawhphawp - Lengpui - Durtlang - Chatlang- Sakawrhmuituaitla ng - Muthee - Beratlawng - Tuirial Airfield - Hmuifang under Eco circuit theme of Swadesh                                                                                                                                                  | 99.07 | 49.53 |
| 54 | Rajasthan | Spiritual Circuit | Darshan Scheme Development of Spiritual Circuit- 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) in Rajasthan under Swadesh Darshan scheme | 93.9  | 46.95 |

| 55.                      | Gujarat                  | Heritage Circuit         | Development of Heritage circuit: Vadnagar- Modhera and Patan in Gujarat under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                       | 98.61                    | 79.85        |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|
| Total of 2016-17 3041.55 | Total of 2016-17 3041.55 | Total of 2016-17 3041.55 | Total of 2016-17 3041.55                                                                                                                   | Total of 2016-17 3041.55 | 1727.09      |
| Year 2017-18             | Year 2017-18             | Year 2017-18             | Year 2017-18                                                                                                                               | Year 2017-18             | Year 2017-18 |
| 56.                      | Bihar                    | Rural Circuit            | Development of Gandhi Circuit: Bhitiharwa- Chandrahia- Turkaulia in Bihar under Rural Circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme              | 44.65                    | 21.24        |
| 57.                      | Goa                      | Coastal Circuit          | Development of Coastal Circuit II: Rua De Orum Creek - Don Paula - Colva - Benaulim in Goa under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                    | 99.35                    | 19.87        |
| 58.                      | Gujarat                  | Buddhist circuit         | Development of Buddhist circuit: Junagadh- Gir Somnath- Bharuch- Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana in Gujarat under Swadesh Darshan scheme | 35.99                    | 7.20         |
| 59.                      | Puducherry               | Heritage Circuit         | Development of Heritage Circuit in Puducherry under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                                | 66.35                    | 13.27        |
| 60.                      | Puducherry               | Spiritual Circuit        | Development of Spiritual Circuit in Puducherry under                                                                                       | 40.68                    | 19.26        |

|    |           |                  | Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |       |       |
|----|-----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 61 | Rajasthan | Heritage Circuit | Development of Heritage Circuit (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)- Udaipur (Pratap Gaurav Kendra)- Dholpur (Bagh-i- Nilofar and Purani Chawni)- Nagaur(Meera Bai Smarak) in Rajasthan under Swadesh Darshan | 99.6  | 49.8  |
| 62 | Telangana | Heritage Circuit | Development of Heritage Circuit: Qutub Shahi Heritage Park- Paigah Tombs- Hayat Bakshi Mosque- Raymond's Tomb in Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 99.42 | 44.83 |

|                  |                  |                   | under Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                                                                                   |              |              |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| 63.              | Bihar            | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Mandar Hill & Ang Pradesh under Spiritual Circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme.                                                                                              | 53.49        | 10.70        |
| 64.              | 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 under Eco circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme | 99.62        | 73.56        |
| 65.              | Uttar Pradesh    | Ramayana Circuit  | Development of Ayodhya under Ramayana Circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme                                                                                                                  | 133.31       | 66.65        |
| 66.              | 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                                                                                                                                                                               | 824.8        | 336.85       |
| Year 2018-19     | Year 2018-19     | Year 2018-19      | Year 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                   | Year 2018-19 | Year 2018-19 |
| 67.              | Maharashtra      | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Waki- Adasa- Dhapewada-                                                                                                                                                         | 54.01        | 0.00         |

|    |               |                                                 | Paradsingha- Chota Taj Bagh- Telankhandi- Girad in Maharashtra                                                                                                                        |       |    |
|----|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|----|
| 68 | --            | Developmen t 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 |
| 69 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit                               | Development of Jewar-Dadri- Sikandrabad- Noida-Khurja- Banda in Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                         | 14.52 |  0 |
| 70 | Jharkhand     | Eco Circuit                                     | Development of Eco Circuit: Dalma- Chandil- Getalsud- Betla national park- Mirchaiya- Netarhat in Jharkhand                                                                           | 52.72 |  0 |
| 71 | Tripura       | North East circuit                              | Development of North East circuit: Surma Cherra- Unakoti- Jampui Hills- Gunabati- Bhunaneshwari- Matabari- Neermahal- Boxanagar- Chotta khola- Pilak- Avangchaarra in                 | 65    |  0 |

|    |           |                    | Tripura                                                                                                                                                              |       |    |
|----|-----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|----|
| 72 | Punjab    | Heritage Circuit   | Development of Heritage Circuit: Anandpur Sahib - Fatehgarh Sahib - Chamkaur Sahib - Ferozpur - Amritsar - Khatkar Kalan - Kalanour - Patiala in Punjab              | 99.95 |  0 |
| 73 | Kerala    | Rural Circuit      | Development of Rural Circuit: Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism Project in Kerala                                                                                       | 80.37 |  0 |
| 74 | Kerala    | Spiritual Circuit  | Development Sivagiri Sree Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- Kunnumpara Sree Subrahmania- Chembazhanthi Sree Narayana Gurukulam                                      | 69.47 |  0 |
| 75 | Kerala    | Spiritual Circuit  | Development of Kasaragod, Wayanad, Kannur, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Mallapuram, Thrichur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Allaphuza, Pathananamithitta , Kollam, Trivandrum | 85.23 |  0 |
| 76 | Meghalaya | North East Circuit | Development of West Khasi Hills (Nongkhlaw- Krem Tirot - Khudoi &                                                                                                    | 84.97 |  0 |

|     |               |                   | Kohmang Falls - Khri River- Mawthadraishan, Shillong), Jaintia Hills (Krang Suri Falls- Shyrmang- Iooksi), Garo Hills (Nokrek Reserve, Katta Beel, Siju Caves)   |         |         |
|-----|---------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
| 77. | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Gorakhnath Temple (Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple (Domariyagunj)                                                  |   21.16 |    0    |
|     |               |                   | Total of 2018-19                                                                                                                                                 |  647.15 |    0    |
|     |               |                   | Grand Total                                                                                                                                                      | 6093.08 | 3271.57 |

## II. PRASHAD Scheme

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.      | State          | Name of the Project                                                                                                 | Amount Sanctioned   | 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 Jagannath Dham- 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              |
|              |                | Total of 2014-15                                                                                                    | 78.56               | 30.65             |
| 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                                                         | 28.36               | 22.69             |

|              |                 | Destination                                                                                  |              |              |
|--------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| 7            | Bihar           | Development at Patna Sahib                                                                   | 41.54        | 33.23        |
| 8            | Punjab          | Development of Karuna Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                                              |              |              |
|              |                 | Sagar                                                                                        | 6.40         | 6.40         |
| 9            | Rajasthan       | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                      | 40.44        | 19.41        |
| 10           | Uttarakhand     | Integrated Development of Kedarnath                                                          | 34.78        | 27.83        |
| 11           | Uttar Pradesh   | Development of Varanasi                                                                      | 20.40        | 16.32        |
|              |                 | Total of 2015-16                                                                             | 202.63       | 147.91       |
| Year 2016-17 | Year 2016-17    | Year 2016-17                                                                                 | Year 2016-17 | Year 2016-17 |
| 12           | Gujarat         | Development of Dwarka                                                                        | 26.23        | 6.85         |
| 13           | Gujarat         | Pilgrimage amenities at Somnath                                                              | 37.44        | 26.51        |
| 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        | 8.24         |
| 17           | Tamilnadu       | Development of Vellankani                                                                    | 5.60         | 2.59         |
| 18           | West Bengal     | Development of Belur                                                                         | 30.03        | 23.39        |
|              |                 | Total of 2016-17                                                                             | 203.94       | 129.94       |
| Year 2017-18 | Year 2017-18    | Year 2017-18                                                                                 | Year 2017-18 | Year 2017-18 |
| 19           | Madhya Pradesh  | Development of Omkareshwar                                                                   | 40.67        | 18.76        |
| 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        | 10.21        |
| 23           | Andhra Pradesh  | Development of Srisailam Temple in Andhra Pradesh under PRASHAD scheme                       | 47.45        | 37.96        |
|              |                 | Total of 2017-18                                                                             | 181.25       | 80.56        |
| Year 2018-19 | Year 2018-19    | Year 2018-19                                                                                 | Year 2018-19 | Year 2018-19 |
| 24           | Uttarakhand     | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham (Uttarakhand) | 39.24        | 11.77        |

| 25    | Gujarat       | Development of Promenade at Somnath,             |   44.59 |   13.77 |
|-------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh | Development of Govardhan, Mathura                |   39.74 |    0    |
| 27    | Jharkhand     | Development of Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar        |   39.13 |    0    |
| 28    | Nagaland      | Development of Pilgrimage Facilities in Nagaland |   25.26 |    0    |
|       |               | Total of 2018-19                                 |  187.96 |   25.54 |
| Total | Total         | Total                                            |  854.34 |  414.6  |

## III. ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL AGENCIES

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.          | State/UT         | Name of Projects                                                                                                                                         | Central Agency      | Amount Sanctioned   | Amount Released   |
|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| Year 2014-15     | Year 2014-15     | Year 2014-15                                                                                                                                             | Year 2014-15        | Year 2014-15        | Year 2014-15      |
| 1.               | Uttar Pradesh    | Illumination of monuments in Varanasi/Sarnath (Dhamekh Stupa in SarnathChaukhandi Stupa in Sarnath, Tomb of Lalkan in Sarnath and Man Mahal in Banaras). | ITDC                | 5.12                | 3.81              |
| 2.               | Daman & Diu      | Sound & Light Show at Diu Fort, Diu                                                                                                                      | ITDC                | 7.76                | 6.20              |
| 3.               | Goa              | Cruise Terminal Building at Mormugao Port Trust                                                                                                          | Mormugao Port trust | 8.79                | 7.67              |
| 4.               | Rajasthan        | Joint Development of Ajmer Railway Station                                                                                                               | M/o Railways        | 5.52                | 4.41              |
| 5.               | Rajasthan        | Joint Development of Jaipur Railway Station                                                                                                              | M/o Railways        | 4.88                | 3.89              |
| 6.               | --               | Manufacture of three Glass top Coaches                                                                                                                   | M/o Railways        | 12.00               | 6.00              |
| Total of 2014-15 | Total of 2014-15 | Total of 2014-15                                                                                                                                         | Total of 2014-15    | 44.07               | 31.98             |
| Year 2015-16     | Year 2015-16     | Year 2015-16                                                                                                                                             | Year 2015-16        | Year 2015-16        | Year 2015-16      |
| --               |                  | --                                                                                                                                                       | --                  | 0.00                | 0.00              |
| Total of 2015-16 | Total of 2015-16 | Total of 2015-16                                                                                                                                         | Total of 2015-16    | 0.00                | 0.00              |

| Year 2016-17     | Year 2016-17     | Year 2016-17                                                                                                           | Year 2016-17              |   Year 2016-17 |       |
|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------|-------|
| 7.               | Kerala           | Development of a Walkway/Promenade on Willingdon Island, Cochin, Kerala                                                | Cochin Port Trust         |           9.01 |  7.2  |
| 8.               | Kerala           | Central Financial Assistance for upgrading of Births & Backup area of Ernakulam Wharf                                  | Cochin Port Trust         |          21.41 | 10.7  |
| 9.               | Maharashtra      | Central Financial Assistance to Mumbai Port Trust for Development of Kanhoji Angre Lighthouse as a tourist Destination | Mumbai Port trust         |          15    | 15    |
| 10.              | Kerala           | Project for Up- gradation of Golf Course at SAI Trivandrum Golf Club by the Sports Authority of India                  | Sports Authority of India |          24.65 | 12.32 |
| 11.              | Telangana        | Joint Development of Hyderabad Railway Station                                                                         | M/o Railways              |           4.41 |  2.2  |
| 12.              | Maharashtra      | Joint Development of Nanded Railway Station                                                                            | M/o Railways              |           5.18 |  1.05 |
| 13.              | Andhra Pradesh   | Joint Development of Tirupati Railway Station                                                                          | M/o Railways              |           5.75 |  2.87 |
| 14.              | Karnataka        | Joint Development of Hospet Railway station                                                                            | M/o Railways              |           5.41 |  2.7  |
| 15.              | Odisha           | Joint Development of Puri Railway Station                                                                              | M/o Railways              |           6.15 |  3.07 |
| Total of 2016-17 | Total of 2016-17 | Total of 2016-17                                                                                                       | Total of 2016-17          |          96.97 | 57.11 |

|   16. | Uttar Pradesh   | Illumination of three monuments in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh-: 1. Dashashwamedh Ghat to Darbanga Ghat (stretch of 300 m) 2. Tulsi Manas Mandir 3. Sarnath Museum   | CPWD              |   2.94 |   2.35 |
|-------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------|--------|
|    17 | Punjab          | Project for Infrastructural Development at JCP Attari                                                                                                            | BSF               |  13.12 |   6.44 |
|    18 | Haryana         | Sound and Light Show at Yadavindra Gardens, Pinjore                                                                                                              | ITDC              |   6    |   3    |
|    19 | Andhra Pradesh  | Sound and Light Show at Puttaparthy, Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                              | ITDC              |   7.09 |   3.54 |
|    20 | Delhi           | Sound and Light Show at Red Fort, Delhi                                                                                                                          | ITDC              |  13.7  |   6.85 |
|    21 | Maharashtra     | Up- gradation/moderniza tion to International Cruise terminal at Indira Dock, Mumbai.                                                                            | Mumbai Port Trust |  12.5  |  10    |
|    22 | Tamil Nadu      | Joint Development of Rameshwaram Railway Station                                                                                                                 | M/o Railways      |   4.7  |   3.13 |
|    23 | Maharashtra     | Joint Development of Aurangabad Railway Station                                                                                                                  | M/o Railways      |   5.71 |   2.85 |
|    24 | West Bengal     | Joint Development of Rampurhat Railway Station                                                                                                                   | M/o Railways      |   3.48 |   1.74 |
|    25 | West Bengal     | Joint Development of Tarakeshwar Railway Station                                                                                                                 | M/o Railways      |   3.86 |   1.93 |

| 26.              | Goa              | Development of 3 Railway Station Konkan Railway a. Madgaon Railway Station b. Thivim Railway Station c. Karmali Railway Station   | M/o Railways              | 24.00        | 12.49        |
|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| Total of 2017-18 | Total of 2017-18 | Total of 2017-18                                                                                                                  | Total of 2017-18          | 97.1         | 54.32        |
| Year 2018-19     | Year 2018-19     | Year 2018-19                                                                                                                      | Year 2018-19              | Year 2018-19 | Year 2018-19 |
| 27.              | Goa              | Improvement of immigration facility and deepening of existing cruise berth at Mormougao                                           | Mormuga o Port trust      | 13.16        | 6.58         |
| 28.              | Kerala           | Developing infrastructure at Cochin Port Cruise Terminal.                                                                         | Cochin Port Trust         | 1.21         | 0.60         |
| 29.              | Kerala           | Creation of additional tourism facilities at the Cochin Port Trust Walkway                                                        | Cochin Port Trust         | 4.66         | 2.33         |
| 30.              | Andhra Pradesh   | Construction of Cruise-cum-Coastal Cargo Terminal at Channel berth area in Outer Harbour of Visakhapatnam Port                    | Visakhap atnam Port Trust | 38.50        | 19.25        |
| 31.              | Punjab           | Restoration/ Renovation of Jallianwala Bagh Memorial at Amritsar, Punjab                                                          | ASI/ NBCC                 | 19.29        | 0.38         |
| 32.              | Tamil Nadu       | Joint Development of Madurai Railway Station                                                                                      | M/o Railways              | 4.47         | 2.23         |
| 33.              | Assam            | Joint Development of Kamakhya Railway Station                                                                                     | M/o Railways              | 4.96         | 2.48         |

| 34.              | Assam            | Joint Development of Guwahati Railway Station   | M/o Railways     | 4.99         | 2.49         |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
| Total of 2018-19 | Total of 2018-19 | Total of 2018-19                                | Total of 2018-19 | 91.23        | 36.34        |
| Year 2019-20     | Year 2019-20     | Year 2019-20                                    | Year 2019-20     | Year 2019-20 | Year 2019-20 |
| 35.              | West Bengal      | Joint Development of New Jalpaiguri             | M/o Railways     | 13.16        | 2.27         |
| Total of 2019-20 | Total of 2019-20 | Total of 2019-20                                | Total of 2019-20 | 13.16        | 2.27         |
| Grand Total      | Grand Total      | Grand Total                                     | Grand Total      | 342.53       | 182.02       |

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ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4774 ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019 REGARDING  DEVELOPMENT  OF  TOURISM  INFRASTRUCTURE  IN BIHAR

THE STATE-WISE DETAILS OF FTVs DURING THE YEARS 2014-2018

| Sr. No.   | States/UTs           |   Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) |   Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) |   Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) | Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs)   | Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs)   |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|           |                      |                            2014 |                            2015 |                            2016 | 2017 (P)                        | 2018 #                          |
| 1.        | A&N Islands          |                           17235 |                           14674 |                           15466 | 15313                           | 15242                           |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh       |                           66333 |                          237854 |                          341764 | 271362                          | 281083                          |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh    |                            5204 |                            5705 |                            6598 | 7147                            | 7653                            |
| 4.        | Assam                |                           21537 |                           24720 |                           19456 | 21760                           | 15702                           |
| 5.        | Bihar                |                          829508 |                          923737 |                         1010531 | 1082705                         | 1087971                         |
| 6.        | Chandigarh           |                           28365 |                           29538 |                           31549 | 31832                           | 39681                           |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh         |                            7777 |                            6394 |                            9220 | 6655                            | 14399                           |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                            1799 |                            1797 |                            1891 | 1908                            | 1608                            |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu          |                            4620 |                            5858 |                            5669 | 5535                            | 5694                            |
| 10.       | Delhi                |                         2319046 |                         2379169 |                         2520083 | 2740502                         | 2740502                         |
| 11.       | Goa                  |                          513592 |                          541480 |                          680683 | 842220                          | 933841                          |
| 12.       | Gujarat              |                          235524 |                          284973 |                          343752 | 448853                          | 513113                          |
| 13.       | Haryana              |                          314757 |                          303118 |                          331291 | 193381                          | 73977                           |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh     |                          389699 |                          406108 |                          452770 | 470992                          | 356568                          |
| 15.       | Jammu & Kashmir      |                           86477 |                           58568 |                           63207 | 79765                           | 139520                          |
| 16.       | Jharkhand            |                          154731 |                          167785 |                          169442 | 170987                          | 175801                          |
| 17.       | Karnataka            |                          561870 |                          636502 |                          461752 | 498148                          | 543716                          |
| 18.       | Kerala               |                          923366 |                          977479 |                         1038419 | 1091870                         | 1096407                         |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep          |                             514 |                            1173 |                             753 | 1027                            | 1027                            |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh       |                          316195 |                          421365 |                          363195 | 359119                          | 375476                          |
| 21.       | Maharashtra          |                         4389098 |                         4408916 |                         4670049 | 5078514                         | 5078514                         |
| 22.       | Manipur              |                            2769 |                            3260 |                            3064 | 3497                            | 3497                            |
| 23.       | Meghalaya            |                            8664 |                            8027 |                            8476 | 12051                           | 18114                           |

| 24.   | Mizoram       |      921 |      798 |      942 |     1155 |      866 |
|-------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 25.   | Nagaland      |     2585 |     2769 |     3260 |     4166 |     5010 |
| 26.   | Odisha        |    71426 |    66971 |    76361 |   100014 |   110818 |
| 27.   | Puducherry    |    83291 |   106153 |   117437 |   131407 |   141133 |
| 28.   | Punjab        |   255449 |   242367 |   659736 |  1108635 |  1200969 |
| 29.   | Rajasthan     |  1525574 |  1475311 |  1513729 |  1609963 |  1754348 |
| 30.   | Sikkim        |    49175 |    38479 |    66012 |    49111 |    71172 |
| 31.   | Tamil Nadu    |  4657630 |  4684707 |  4721978 |  4860455 |  6074345 |
| 32.   | Telangana     |    75171 |   126078 |   166570 |   251846 |   318154 |
| 33.   | Tripura       |    26688 |    34886 |    36780 |    69899 |   102861 |
| 34.   | Uttar Pradesh |  2909735 |  3104062 |  3156812 |  3556204 |  3780752 |
| 35.   | Uttarakhand   |   101966 |   105882 |   117106 |   133725 |   151320 |
| 36.   | West Bengal   |  1375740 |  1489500 |  1528700 |  1574915 |   161705 |
|       | Total         | 22334031 | 23326163 | 24714503 | 26886638 | 27392559 |

P: Provisional #: Estimated

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