Lok Sabha Question No. 2213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Financial Assistance for Local Festivals
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2213 ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL FESTIVALS

## 2213. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is providing any financial assistance to State Governments for organizing local festivals and promote their local tourist places;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  for  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  any  proposal  has  been  received  by  the  Government from the State of Karnataka in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Ministry of Tourism (MOT) extends Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for the proposals submitted by the State Governments/Union  Territories  for  organizing  fairs/festivals/events under the following schemes:
- 1) Organising Fairs and Festivals and Tourism related events.
- 2) Shopping  Festivals  inter-connected  with  Rural  Tourism and Handicrafts.
- (b): The details of CFA extended for the last three years and the current year, State/UT wise is placed at Annexure.
- (c) & (d): No proposal has been received from the Government of Karnataka for grant of CFA for organizing fair & festivals.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2213 ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018 REGARDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL FESTIVALS.

Projects sanctioned to State Governments/UTs for organizing fairs/festival/events since 2015-16.

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Name of state/UT   | Year    | Name of Projects                                                                                                                     | Amount sanctioned   | Amount released   |
|--------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar  |         | Nil                                                                                                                                  |                     |                   |
| Andhra Pradesh     | 2015-16 | Nil                                                                                                                                  |                     |                   |
|                    | 2016-17 | CFA for organizing of tourism events on the occasion of Krishna Pushkarma-2016 at Amravathi, Vijayawada, Srisailam of Andhra Pradesh | 25.00               | 25.00             |
| Arunachal Pradesh  | 2015-16 | (i) Kameng River Eco-Tourism Festival (ii) Menchuka Adventure Festival (iii) Orange Festival Dambuk                                  | 30.00               | 30.00             |
|                    | 2016-17 | Nil                                                                                                                                  |                     |                   |
|                    | 2017-18 | (i) Tawang Festival, 2017 (ii) Menchuka Adventure Festival, 2017 (iii) Orange Festival Dambuk, 2017                                  | 40.00               | 40.00             |
|                    | 2018-19 | Basar Confluence 3.0                                                                                                                 | 20.00               | 20.00             |
| Assam              | 2015-16 | Nil                                                                                                                                  |                     |                   |
|                    | 2016-17 | CFA for Celebration of (i) Rass Mahotsav, Majuli, 2016,                                                                              | 35.00               | 35.00             |

|                      |         | (ii) Bodo National Festival, 2016 (iii) Rongali Festival, 2017                                           |       |       |
|----------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|                      | 2017-18 | Nil                                                                                                      |       |       |
|                      | 2018-19 | (i) International Buddhist Conference (ii) Rongali festival                                              | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Bihar                |         | Nil                                                                                                      |       |       |
| Chandigarh           | 2016-17 | CFA for Fairs and Festivals                                                                              | 30.00 | 30.00 |
|                      | 2017-18 | (i) World Tourism Day, 2017 (ii) Chandigarh Carnival, 2017 (iii) Rose Festival, 2017                     | 30.00 | 30.00 |
|                      | 2018-19 | (i) World Tourism Day, 2018 (ii) Chandigarh Carnival, 2018 (iii) Rose Festival, 2019                     | 30.00 | 30.00 |
| Chhattisgarh         | 2018-19 | Bastar Dushera Lokstav                                                                                   | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli |         | Nil                                                                                                      |       |       |
| Daman & Diu          |         | Nil                                                                                                      |       |       |
| Delhi                |         | Nil                                                                                                      |       |       |
| Goa                  |         | Nil                                                                                                      |       |       |
| Gujarat              | 2016-17 | Rann Utsav                                                                                               | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| Haryana              | 2015-16 | Celebration of 30 th Surajkund Crafts Mela 2016                                                          | 30.00 | 30.00 |
|                      | 2015-16 | CFA for Fairs and Festivals (Annual Kapal Mochan Fair, Gita Jayanti Utsav and Pinjore Heritage Festival) | 34.50 | 34.50 |
|                      | 2016-17 | Central Financial Assistance for Organizing 31st                                                         | 30.00 | 30.00 |

|                  |         | edition of Surajkund International Craft Mela 2017 in Faridabad, Haryana                                                                                                      |       |       |
|------------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|                  | 2017-18 | (1) Pinjore Festival, 2017 (2) CFA for celebration of 32 nd Surajkund, 2018                                                                                                   | 55.00 | 40.00 |
|                  | 2018-19 | celebration of 32 nd Surajkund, 2018 (final installment)                                                                                                                      |       | 15.00 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2017-18 | International Kullu Dussehra Festival- 2017                                                                                                                                   | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| Jammu & Kashmir  |         | Nil                                                                                                                                                                           |       |       |
| Jharkhand        | 2017-18 | Itkhori Mahotsav                                                                                                                                                              | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| Karnataka        |         | Nil                                                                                                                                                                           |       |       |
| Kerala           | 2015-16 | All India Craft Festival "Sargolsav", 2015                                                                                                                                    | 12.50 | 12.50 |
|                  | 2016-17 | CFA for 64th Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2016                                                                                                                                      | 25.00 | 25.00 |
|                  |         | CFA for the President's Trophy Boat Race, Kollam                                                                                                                              | 25.00 | 25.00 |
|                  | 2017-18 | (i) Home stay and Rural Tourism Travel Meet 2017, Ernakulam; (ii) Sargalaya International Art & Crafts Festival- 2017-18; (iii) President Trophy Boat Race 66 th Nehru Trophy | 50.00 | 50.00 |
|                  | 2018-19 | Boat Race and Sargalaya International Arts and Crafts Festival                                                                                                                | 50.00 | 50.00 |

| Lakshadweep    |         | Nil                                                                                                                                          |       |       |
|----------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| Madhya Pradesh | 2015-16 | CFA for Fairs and festivals                                                                                                                  | 19.00 | 19.00 |
|                | 2016-17 | Celebration of Fairs and Festivals (Pachmarhi Utsav, Pachmarhi and Jal Mahotsav, Hanuwantiya)                                                | 22.00 | 22.00 |
|                |         | (i) World Tourism Day Celebration, 2016 (ii) Sharad Utsav, Bhedaghat (Jabalpur) and (iii) Mandu Utsav - 2016                                 | 20.00 | 20.00 |
|                | 2017-18 | CFA for the Celebration of (i) Pachmarhi Utsav, Pachmarhi- 2017 (ii) Jal Mahotsav, Hanuwantia -2017- 18 (iii) Khajuraho Dance Festival- 2018 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
|                | 2018-19 | Panchmari Utsav and Jal Mahotsav                                                                                                             | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| Maharashtra    |         | Nil                                                                                                                                          |       |       |
| Manipur        | 2015-16 | Celebration of Manipur Sangai Festival and Youth, Adventure and Water Sports Festival Manipur 2015                                           | 50.00 | 50.00 |
|                | 2016-17 | Manipur Sangai Festival, and Youth Adevnture and Water Adventure sports festival 2016                                                        | 50.00 | 50.00 |
|                | 2017-18 | CFA for Manipur                                                                                                                              | 50.00 | 50.00 |

|            |         | Sangai Festival 2017 and 'Youth Adventure & Water Sports Festival 2017'.                         |       |       |
|------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| Meghalaya  | 2016-17 | Wangala Dance Festival and Nongkrem Dance Festival, 2016                                         | 42.22 | 42.22 |
|            | 2017-18 | CFA for the Wangala Dance Festival-2017, Nongkrem Dance Festival 2017 and Lasubon Festival- 2017 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
|            | 2018-19 | Wangala Dance festival and Nongeram dance festival                                               | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Mizoram    | 2015-16 | Celebration of Anthurium Festival and Thalfavang Kut Festival 2015                               | 50.00 | 50.00 |
|            | 2016-17 | Nil                                                                                              |       |       |
|            | 2017-18 | CFA for the Celebration of Winter Festival 2017 & Chapchar Kut 2018.                             | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Nagaland   | 2015-16 | Nil                                                                                              |       |       |
|            | 2016-17 | Hornbill Festival, 2016                                                                          | 25.00 | 25.00 |
|            | 2017-18 | CFA for organizing Sekrenyi Festival, Hornbill Festival, Rengma's Ngadah Festival                | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Odisha     |         | Nil                                                                                              |       |       |
| Puducherry | 2018-19 | (i) Silver Jubilee Celebration of International Yoga Festival at Puducherry                      | 30.00 | 30.00 |

|           |                 | :Rs.15.00 lakh (ii) Karaikal Carnival at Karaikal :Rs.8.00 lakh (iii) Yanam People's Festival : Rs.7.00 lakh                  |       |       |
|-----------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| Punjab    | 2015-16         | Organizing Fairs and Festivals (Harivallabh Sangeet Samelan, Jalandhar and Rural Sports Mela Quila, Raipur District Ludhiana) | 12.50 | 12.50 |
|           |                 | Organizing Fair and festivals (Sufi festival at Mohali)                                                                       | 20.00 | 20.00 |
|           | 2016-17 2017-18 | Nil (1) 142th Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Samemelan, Jalandhar (2) Hola Mohalla at Anandpur Sahib                          | 20.00 | 20.00 |
|           | 2018-19         | Sufi festival and Harivallabh Sangeet Samelan                                                                                 | 30.00 | 30.00 |
| Rajasthan |                 | NIL                                                                                                                           |       |       |
| Sikkim    | 2015-16         | (i) World Tourism Day, 2015 Gangtok, (ii) Sikkim Winter Carnival, Gangtok, 2015                                               | 44.00 | 44.00 |
|           | 2016-17         | (i) World Tourism Day, 2016 Gangtok (ii) Celebration of Red Panda Winter Festival, 2016 Gangtok                               | 50.00 | 50.00 |
|           | 2017-18         | CFA for Celebration of Fairs and                                                                                              | 50.00 | 50.00 |

|            |         | Festival -(i) Red Panda Winter festival, 2017 Gangtok (ii) World Tourism Day, 2017 Gangtok      |       |       |
|------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|            | 2018-19 | (i) Red Panda Winter festival, (ii) World Tourism Day                                           | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Tamil Nadu | 2015-16 | Celebration of Indian Dance Festival at Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu                                | 8.00  | 8.00  |
|            | 2016-17 | India Dance Festival at Mamallapuram- 2016-17                                                   | 25.00 | 25.00 |
|            | 2017-18 | India Dance Festival at Mamallapuram- 2017-2018                                                 | 25.00 | 25.00 |
|            | 2018-19 | Indian Dance Festival from 22.12.2018 to 20.01.2019 at Mamallapuram, Chennai                    | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| Telangana  | 2015-16 | Nil                                                                                             |       |       |
|            | 2016-17 | Nil                                                                                             |       |       |
|            | 2017-18 | (i) 3 rd International Kite Festival, 2018 (ii) Golconda Masters Golf Championship at Hyderabad | 45.00 | 45.00 |
|            | 2018-19 | Bathukama and Kite festival                                                                     | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Tripura    | 2015-16 | Nil                                                                                             |       |       |
|            | 2016-17 | (i) Neermahal Festival at Rajghat, Melaghar in Sepahijala District                              | 18.00 | 18.00 |

|               |         | (ii) Devali Festival at Maabari, Udaipur in Gomati District (iii) Pilak Festival at Julaibari Santirbazar in South Tripura-2016   |       |       |
|---------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|               | 2017-18 | Nil                                                                                                                               |       |       |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2016-17 | Celebration of Ganga Mahotsav, 2016 Varanasi                                                                                      | 25.00 | 25.00 |
|               |         | CFA for Celebration of Shilpotsav, 2016 Noida                                                                                     | 30.00 | 30.00 |
|               | 2017-18 | CFA for Shilpotsav, 2017 Noida                                                                                                    | 25.00 | 25.00 |
|               |         | Organizing a two day seminar on Cultural/Tourism Development at Naimisharanya, Sitapur                                            | 25.00 | 25.00 |
|               | 2018-19 | Shilpostav, 2018 and Taj Mahotsav                                                                                                 | 55.00 | 40.00 |
| Uttarakhand   | 2017-18 | Yoga Festival                                                                                                                     | 25.00 | 25.00 |
|               | 2018-19 | Tehri Festival                                                                                                                    | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| West Bengal   |         | Nil                                                                                                                               |       |       |

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