Lok Sabha Question No. 217 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Development of Religious Places in Tribal Areas
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†217 ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS PLACES IN TRIBAL AREAS

## †217. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any steps to develop religious places Devsthan situated in tribal dominated areas of the country as tourist places especially in Maharashtra;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  include  the  religious place  of  markhanda  devsthan  in  Chamorshi  Taluka  under Gadchiroli-Chimur  parliamentary  constituency  of  Maharashtra in  the  central list  of  tourists  spots  and  develop this religious place situated in tribal area as tourist destination; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI K.J. ALPHONS)

(a) & (b): Development  of  religious  places  is  the  responsibility  of respective State Governments/Union Territories. 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)" only provides Central Financial Assistance for infrastructure development and beautification of tourist spots 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.  However,  details  of Tribal dominated  areas  under  PRASHAD  Scheme  of  the  Ministry,  in

places/destinations selected for development including consultation with the respective State Governments is annexed.

(c) & (d): No  such  proposal  for  development  of  religious  place  in tribal dominated areas in Maharashtra including Markhanda Devsthan in Chamorshi Taluk under Gadchiroli -Chimur Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra has been received from State  Government  of  Maharashtra.      However,  for  the  State  of Maharashtra, Ministry of Tourism has approved the project 'Development of Trimbakeshwar' in the year 2017-18 at the cost of Rs.37.81 Crore under PRASHAD Scheme.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a) & (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†217 ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019 REGARDING  DEVELOPMENT  OF  RELIGIOUS  PLACES  IN  TRIBAL AREAS

Detail  of  religious  places/destinations  in  Tribal  dominated  areas selected for development under PRASHAD Scheme.

|   Sl. No. | States                                                   | Selected Religious places                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Arunachal Pradesh  Parshuramkund Temple, Lohit District | Arunachal Pradesh  Parshuramkund Temple, Lohit District                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|         2 | Tripura                                                  |  Tripura Sundari Temple in Agartala                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|         3 | Meghalaya                                                |  Charantala Durga Temple, West Garo Hills District  Nartiang Temple, West Jaintia Hills District,  Nongsawlia Presbyterian Church, East Khasi Hills District  Aitnar Sacred Pool for Behdeinkhlam Festival, West Jaintia Hills District |
|         4 | Mizoram                                                  |  Aizwal District for development at Durtlong Hill Monuments,  Kidron Valley, Dawrpui Old Church,  Khawruhlian, Baktawng, Changsilkai and Serkaw in Siaha District                                                                        |
|         5 | Nagaland                                                 |  St. Mary's Cathedral, Kohima District  Molungkimong, Mokokchung, District  Aizuto, Zunheboto District  Noksen, Tunesang District                                                                                                       |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh                                             | Maa Bamleswhwari Devi Temple, Dongargarh, District Rajnandgaon                                                                                                                                                                              |
|         7 | Himachal Pradesh                                         | Maa Chintpurni Temple, District Una.                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|         8 | Haryana                                                  | Gurudwara Nada Saheb, Panchkula                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|         9 | Karnataka                                                | Chamundesheari Devi Temple, Mysuru                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        10 | Kerala                                                   |  Guruvayur Temple  St. Thomas International Shrine, Malayattoor  Cheraman JUma Mosque, Thrissur                                                                                                                                          |
|        11 | Madhya Pradesh                                           |  Amarkantak  Omkareshwar                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|        12 | Andhra                                                   |  Amaravati                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

|    | Pradesh         |  Srisailam                                    |
|----|-----------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 13 | Uttarakhand     |  Kedarnath  Badrinath  Gangotri  Yamunetri |
| 14 | Bihar           |  Vishnupad Temple, Gaya  Patna Sahib         |
| 15 | Assam           |  Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati                    |
| 16 | Jammu & Kashmir |  Hazratbal, Srinagar  Katra, Jammu           |
| 17 | Gujrat          |  Dwarka  Somnath                             |
| 18 | Maharashtra     |  Trimbakeshwar                                |
| 19 | Uttar Pradesh   |  Varanasi  Mathura                           |
| 20 | Tamil Nadu      |  Kancheepuram  Vellankani                    |
| 21 | Jharkhand       |  Baba Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar  Parasnath  |
| 22 | Odisha          |  Puri                                         |
| 23 | Rajasthan       |  Ajmer-Pushkar                                |
| 24 | West Bengal     |  Belur math                                   |
| 25 | Punjab          |  Karunasagar, Amritsar                        |

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