Lok Sabha Question No. 1072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Utilisation of Budget Allocation
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: DHARAM VIRA GANDHI, SRIRAM MALYADRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1072 ANSWERED ON 17.12.2018

## UTILISATION OF BUDGET ALLOCATION

1072. SHRI DHARAM VIRA: SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of budget utilized from the budget allocation of Rs. 2,150  crore  allocated  to  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  during  the current financial year;
- (b) the  details  of  head-wise  segregation  of  the  allocation  of  the money for various purposes; and
- (c) the purpose and manner in which the remaining budget allocation proposed to be utilized?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Ministry of Tourism has utilized an amount of Rs. 1140.42 crore as  on  11.12.2018  out  of  total  allocation  of  Rs.2150.00  crore  for  the financial year 2018-19.
- (b): Details  of  head-wise  segregation  of  the  allocation  of  funds  for various schemes of Ministry of Tourism is given in Annexure.
- (c): The  remaining  funds  under  each  scheme/activity  would  be utilized for releasing payments in respect of projects/activities already sanctioned/undertaken  and  new  projects/activities  to  be  approved during the remaining part of the financial year subject to fulfilment of codal formalities as mentioned in the Scheme Guidelines and receipt of Invoice/Utilisation Certificate in respect of funds already released, etc.  wherever  required.  The  remaining  funds  available  under  nonscheme allocation would be used for meeting the establishment and administrative expenses for the remaining part of the financial year.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1072 ANSWERED ON 17.12.2018 REGARDING UTILISATION OF BUDGET ALLOCATION.

## Head-wise allocation of fund Ministry of Tourism

## (In Crore of Rupees)

|   Head of Account | Name of the Scheme                                                      |   Allocation as per Budget Estimates 2018-19 |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|                 1 | Assistance to Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure Development   |                                        70    |
|   345201101110035 | Grants for Creation of Capital Assets                                   |                                        55    |
|   345201101110050 | Other Charges                                                           |                                        15    |
|                 2 | Assistance To Large Revenue Generating (LRG) Projects                   |                                         1    |
|   345201102060035 | Creation of Capital Assets                                              |                                         1    |
|                 3 | Product/Infrastructure Development for Destination and Circuits (PIDDC) |                                         5    |
|   345201102070050 | Other charges                                                           |                                         5    |
|                 4 | Swadesh Darshan (SD)                                                    |                                      1100    |
|   345201101140031 | SD (GRANTS-IN-AID)                                                      |                                       817.5  |
|   345201101140028 | SD (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES)                                              |                                        10    |
|   345201101140135 | SD Information Education Communication (IEC)                            |                                         0.5  |
|   345201796040031 | SD Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)                                                |                                        87.57 |
|   255200476050031 | SD North Eastern Region (NER)                                           |                                       183.43 |
|   345201101149631 | Swachhta Action Plan (SAP) Grants in Aid                                |                                         1    |
|                 5 | Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD)       |                                       150    |
|   345201101170028 | PROFESSIONAL SERVICES                                                   |                                         1.6  |
|   345201101170031 | GRANTS IN AID GENERAL                                                   |                                       141.35 |
|   345201101170135 | Information Education Communication (IEC)                               |                                         0.05 |
|   345201101179631 | Swachhta Action Plan (SAP) Grants in Aid                                |                                         7    |
|                 6 | Capacity Building for Service Provider                                  |                                        30    |
|   345280003080011 | Domestic Travel Expenses (D.T.E.)                                       |                                         0.1  |
|   345280003080013 | Office Expenses (O.E.)                                                  |                                         0.1  |

| 345280003080028   | Professional Services                                                                                      | 0.20    |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 345280003080031   | Grant-in-Aid                                                                                               | 22.60   |
| 345280003089631   | Swachhta Action Plan (SAP) Grants in Aid                                                                   | 7.00    |
| 7                 | Assistant To IHMs/FCI/IITTM/ NIWS/NCHMCT                                                                   | 85.00   |
| 345280003090035   | Grants for Creation of Capital Assets                                                                      | 77.00   |
| 255200205010035   | Grants for Creation of Capital Assets (NER)                                                                | 5.00    |
| 345280003010031   | Grants to Institutes of Hotel Management Catering Technology and applied Nutrition (Grants in Aid General) | 3.00    |
| 8                 | Domestic Promotion & Publicity including Hospitality                                                       | 135.00  |
| 255200206010026   | Advertising and Publicity (NER)                                                                            | 15.00   |
| 345280104010926   | Advertising and Publicity                                                                                  | 113.00  |
| 345280104019626   | Swachhta Action Plan (SAP)                                                                                 | 7.00    |
| 9                 | Overseas Promotion and Publicity including Marketing Development Assistance (MDA)                          | 454.24  |
| 345280104011012   | Foreign Travel Expensed (F.T.E)                                                                            | 16.00   |
| 345280104011026   | Advertising and Publicity                                                                                  | 435.00  |
| 345280798010032   | Contribution to W.T.O.                                                                                     | 2.00    |
| 345280798020032   | Contribution to Other Organisations                                                                        | 0.50    |
| 207500791000064   | Loss by Exchange                                                                                           | 0.74    |
| 10                | Market Research                                                                                            | 4.00    |
| 345201102080028   | Professional service                                                                                       | 4.00    |
| 11                | Incentive to Accommodation Infrastructure                                                                  | 0.01    |
| 345201102090033   | Subsidies                                                                                                  | 0.01    |
| 12                | Buddhist Centre                                                                                            | 0.01    |
| 345201101160028   | Revenue- Externally Aided Projects (EAP) (Professional Services)                                           | 0.01    |
|                   | Capital - EAP (Professional                                                                                | 0.00    |
| 545201101010028   | Services)                                                                                                  |         |
| 405901051160053   | Major Works                                                                                                | 0.01    |
|                   | Total - Scheme(A)                                                                                          | 2034.27 |
|                   | Total -Non Scheme(B)                                                                                       | 115.73  |
|                   | Total - (A)+(B)                                                                                            | 2150.00 |

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