Lok Sabha Question No. 4176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Places of Worship Developed as Tourist Spots in Telangana
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4176 ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021

## PLACES OF WORSHIP DEVELOPED AS TOURIST SPOTS IN TELANGANA

## 4176. SHRI B.B.PATIL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of places of worship developed as tourist spots in the States specially in Telangana during the last three years;
- (b) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  during  the  last  two  years, State-wise; and
- (c) the  name  of  places  of  worship  which  are  proposed  to  be developed as tourist spots in the States especially in Telangana during the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (c):  Development and maintenance of religious/spiritual/ pilgrimage spots is the responsibility of respective State Governments/Union Territories. However, Ministry of Tourism, under its schemes  viz. Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) and 'Integrated Development  of  Theme  Based  Tourist  Circuit  in  the  Country, Swadesh  Darshan  (SD)"  provides  Central  Financial  Assistance  for development of pilgrimage tourism infrastructure and beautification at such destinations on receipt of suitable proposals and Detailed Project  Reports  from  the  respective  State  Governments  /  Union Territories in adherence with the guidelines of these schemes and further subject to availability of funds, utilisation of funds released earlier,  completion  of  the  projects  sanctioned  by  the  Ministry earlier to the State/UT.  Based on the proposals received from the

respective  State  Governments/UT  Administrations,  details  of  the projects  sanctioned  and  funds  released  for  these  projects  under PRASHAD and Swadesh Darhan Schemes of the Ministry of Tourism during  the  last  three  years,  including  the  State  of  Telangana,  is annexed. This  is  to  state  that  identification  of  new  destinations  for development and approval of the projects under these schemes of the  Ministry  of  Tourism  is  a  continuous  process  subject  to  above said conditions.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4176 ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021 REGARDING PLACES OF WORSHIP DEVELOPED AS TOURIST SPOTS IN TELANGANA

## A. DETAILS OF THE PROJECTS APPROVED UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR.

| Sl. No.   | State          | Name of the Project                                                                          | Project Cost (Crore INR)   | Amount Released (Crore INR)   |
|-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|           | Year 2017-18   |                                                                                              |                            |                               |
| 1         | MADHYA PRADESH | Development of Omkareshwar                                                                   | 44.83                      | 35.87                         |
| 2         | UTTAR PRADESH  | Cruise Tourism in River Ganga, Varanasi                                                      | 10.72                      | 8.57                          |
| 3         | MAHARASHTRA    | Development of Trimbakeshwar                                                                 | 37.81                      | 8.49                          |
| 4         | UTTAR PRADESH  | Development of Varanasi Under Prashad Scheme - II                                            | 44.60                      | 31.77                         |
| 5         | ANDHRA PRADESH | Development of Srisailam Temple in Andhra Pradesh under PRASHAD scheme                       | 47.45                      | 37.96                         |
|           | Year 2018-19   |                                                                                              |                            |                               |
| 6         | UTTARAKHAND    | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham (Uttarakhand) | 39.24                      | 20.79                         |
| 7         | Gujarat        | Development of Promenade at Somnath,                                                         | 47.12                      | 44.76                         |
| 8         | Uttar Pradesh  | Development of Govardhan, Mathura                                                            | 39.74                      | 21.87                         |
| 9         | Jharkhand      | Development of Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar                                                    | 39.13                      | 20.58                         |
| 10        | Nagaland       | Development of Pilgrimage Facilities in Nagaland                                             | 25.26                      | 13.49                         |

|       | Year 2019-20           |                                                                                                           | 49.52   | 13.89                                      |
|-------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------|
|       | Year 2020-21 Meghalaya | Nadasaheb Gurudwara and Mata Mansha Devi Temple in Panchkula District Development of                      | 29.32   | 6.53                                       |
| 12 13 | Chhattisgarh           | Pilgrimage Facilitation in Meghalaya Development of Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple, Rajnandgaon, Dongargarh, | 43.33   | 7.48                                       |
| 14    | Arunachal              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                              |         |                                            |
|       | Pradesh                | Development of Parasuram Kund, Lohit                                                                      | 37.88   | Administrative Sanction only on 05.01.2021 |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh         | Development of Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh                                                                 | 49.99   | Administrative Sanction only on 08.01.2021 |
| 16 17 | Sikkim Telangana       | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom, Sikkim Development of               | 33.32   | Administrative Sanction only on 11.01.21   |
|       |                        | Jogulamba Devi Temple, Alampur, Telangana                                                                 | 36.73   | Administrative Sanction only on 11.01.21   |
| 18    | Tripura                | Development of Tripura Sundari Temple, Udaipur, Tripura                                                   | 37.84   | Administrative Sanction only on 08.01.21   |

## B. DETAILS  OF  THE  PROJECTS  APPROVED  UNDER  SWADESH  DARSHAN SCHEME ON SPIRITUAL/PILGRIMAGE/RELIGIOUS THEMES DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR.

|   S. No. | Name of State   | Name of Circuit & Year     | Project Name                                               |   Sanctioned Cost Crore INR |   Amt. Released Crore INR |
|----------|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh  | Buddhist Circuit (2017-18) | Development of Buddhist Circuit: Shalihundam- Thotlakonda- |                       52.34 |                     26.17 |

|    |               |                             | Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda- Amravati- Anupu in Andhra Pradesh under the theme of Buddhist Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme        |        |        |
|----|---------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
|  2 | Bihar         | Spiritual Circuit (2017-18) | Development of Mandar Hill & Ang Pradesh.                                                                                       |  47.52 |  38.02 |
|  3 | Gujarat       | Buddhist circuit (2017-18)  | Development of Junagadh- Gir Somnath- Bharuch-Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana                                                 |  28.67 |  19.21 |
|  4 | Kerala        | Spiritual Circuit (2018-19) | Development Sivagiri Sree Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- Kunnumpara Sree Subrahmania- Chembazhanthi Sree Narayana Gurukulam |  69.47 |   1.61 |
|  5 | Maharashtra   | Spiritual Circuit (2018-19) | Development of Waki- Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Chota Taj Bagh- Telankhandi- Girad                                          |  54.01 |  16.67 |
|  6 | Puducherry    | Spiritual Circuit (2017-18) | Development of Karaikal, Yanam and Puducherry                                                                                   |  40.68 |  30.94 |
|  7 | Uttar Pradesh | Ramayana Circuit (2017-18)  | Development of Ayodhya                                                                                                          | 127.21 | 106.64 |
|  8 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit (2018-19) | Development of Jewar-Dadri- Sikandrabad - Noida - Khurja-                                                                       |  12.03 |   6.33 |

|    |               |                             | Banda                                                                                                           |       |      |
|----|---------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|------|
|  9 | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual Circuit (2018-19) | Development of Gorakhnath Temple (Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple (Domariyaganj) | 15.76 | 9.46 |

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