Lok Sabha Question No. 375 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Proposals Received from J&K, Jharkhand and Bihar
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Geeta Kora

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*375 ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021

PROPOSALS RECEIVED FROM J&K, JHARKHAND AND BIHAR

†*375. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) the  names  of  the  schemes  for  which  the  Government  has received proposals from the State Governments of Jharkhand, Bihar  and  Administration  of  Union  Territory  (UTA)  of  Jammu and Kashmir separately during the last three years; and (b) the present status of the said proposals?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*375 ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021 REGARDING PROPOSALS RECEIVED FROM J&K, JHARKHAND AND BIHAR.

(a) & (b):         The Ministry of Tourism provides financial assistance to  State  Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations  under  the Swadesh Darshan and National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Schemes. Ministry  of  Tourism  also  grants  financial  assistance  to States/Union  Territories for  Organizing  Fairs/Festivals  &  Tourism related Events.

Proposals are received from State Governments/Union Territory Administrations  from  time  to  time  for  seeking  financial assistance  under  the  above  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Tourism. These proposals are examined in context of the scheme guidelines and  financial  assistance  is  extended  for  such  projects  subject  to fulfilment of the stipulated provisions and availability of funds.

On  the  basis  of  the  request  received  from  the  State Government, Deoghar and Parasnath sites have been identified for development in the State of Jharkhand under  the  PRASHAD Scheme.  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  sanctioned  the  'Development  of Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar' project in 2018-19 in Jharkhand under the said scheme.

The list of the projects sanctioned under the PRASHAD and Swadesh  Darshan  Schemes  and  financial  assistance  provided  for Organizing Fairs/Festivals and Tourism related Events to the States of Jharkhand, Bihar and Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir during the last three years is annexed.

It  may  however  be  mentioned  that  the  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme is currently under review and therefore, no new project can presently be considered for sanctioning including that of Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar and Jharkhand.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*375 ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021 REGARDING PROPOSALS  RECEIVED  FROM  J&K,  JHARKHAND  AND BIHAR.

PRASHAD Scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/ UT   | Sanction Year   | Name of the Project                       |   Project Cost |   Amount Released |
|-----------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Jharkhand   | 2018-19         | Development of Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar |          39.13 |             20.58 |

Swadesh Darshan Scheme (Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/ UT   | Name of the Circuit & Year                               | Name of the Project                                                                             |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released |
|-----------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Bihar       | Rural Circuit (2017-18)                                  | Development of Gandhi Circuit: Bhitiharwa- Chandrahia- Turkaulia                                |               44.65 |             22.33 |
|         2 | Bihar       | Spiritual Circuit (2017- 18)                             | Development of Mandar Hill &Ang Pradesh                                                         |               47.52 |             38.02 |
|         3 | Jharkhand   | Eco Circuit (2018-19)                                    | Development of Dalma- Chandil- Getalsud- Betla National park- Mirchaiya- Netarhat.              |               52.72 |             15.07 |
|         4 | --          | Development of Wayside Amenities (Sub- Scheme) (2018-19) | Development of Wayside Amenities in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at Varanasi-Gaya; Lucknow- Ayodhya- |               17.93 |             12.29 |

| Lucknow; Gorakhpur- Kushinagar; Kushinagar-Gaya- Kushinagar in collaboration with MoRTH   |
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Financial Assistance to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for Organizing Fair and Festivals and Tourism related Events (Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Year    | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                         |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released |
|-----------|---------------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Bihar               | 2019-20 | CFA for Organizing of Fairs and Festivals in the State of Bihar. (i) Sonepur Fair &(ii) Rajgir Mahotsav                                                     |                  50 |                50 |
| 2.        | Jharkhand           | 2017-18 | CFA for Itkhori Festival                                                                                                                                    |                  25 |                25 |
|           |                     | 2019-20 | CFA for organizing Bhairavnath Mahotsav-27 th to 28 th September, 2019 & Sharad Mahotsav, Netarhat- October 2019 - February, 2020 in the State of Jharkhand |                  50 |                50 |

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