Lok Sabha Question No. 1249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Building of Rural Tourism Clusters and Parks
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI FATEPARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1249 ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019

## BUILDING OF RURAL TOURISM CLUSTERS AND PARKS

†1249. SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  a  proposal  to  build  rural  tourism  clusters  and tourism parks to promote tourism at a large scale in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the details and the number of such clusters and parks proposed to be set up in Gujarat?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SHRI K.J. ALPHONS)

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Tourism, under the scheme  of  Swadesh Darshan, provides Central Financial Assistance to State Governments/Union  Territory  (UT)  Administrations/Central  Agencies  for development of tourist infrastructure in identified thematic circuits in the country. The projects for development under the scheme are identified in consultation  with  the  State  Governments/UT  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.

Rural  circuit  is  one  of  the  fifteen  thematic  circuits  identified  for development  under  the  scheme.  The  list  of  projects  sanctioned  by  the Ministry under the Rural Circuit is as below:

(Rs. in crore)

|   S. No. | State/Year of Sanction   | Name of the Project                                |   Amount Sanctioned |
|----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Bihar 2017-18            | Development of Bhitiharwa - Chandrahia - Turkaulia |               44.65 |
|        2 | Kerala 2018-19           | Development of Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism      |               80.37 |

(c): The  list  of  projects  sanctioned  to  the  State  of  Gujarat  under  the Swadesh Darshan Scheme is given at the Annexure. No project has been sanctioned to the state under Rural Circuit theme.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1249 ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019 REGARDING BUILDING OF RURAL TOURISM CLUSTERS AND PARKS.

The  list  of  projects  sanctioned  to  the  State  of  Gujarat  under  the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism is as below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Circuit Name/ Sanction Year   | Name of the Project                                                             |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|-----------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Heritage Circuit (2016-17)    | Development of Ahmedabad-Rajkot- Porbandar -Bardoli-Dandi                       |             85.01 |
| 2.        | Heritage Circuit (2016-17)    | Development of Vadnagar- Modhera and Patan                                      |             98.61 |
| 3.        | Buddhist Circuit (2017-18)    | Development of Junagadh- Gir Somnath- Bharuch-Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana |             35.99 |
| Total     | Total                         | Total                                                                           |            219.61 |

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