Lok Sabha Question No. 226 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Development of Tourism Infrastructure in Kerala
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.226 ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE IN KERALA

## 226.  SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of assistance provided by the  Government  for development of tourism infrastructure in Kerala;
- (b) the  status  of  projects  taken  up  in  the  State  of  Kerala  and  the amount of funds released to each of them during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide financial assistance for developing a spiritual tourism circuit in the State of Kerala; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  places  of worship  in  the  State  including  Kannur  district  proposed  to  be covered thereunder?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SHRI K.J. ALPHONS)

(a) to (d): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  under  the  schemes  of  Swadesh Darshan  and  PRASHAD  provides  Central  Financial  Assistance  to  the State Governments/Union Territory (UT) Administrations for development  of  tourism  infrastructure  in  the  country.  The  details  of projects sanctioned for the state of Kerala under the above schemes are as below: -

(Rs. in Crore)

|   S. No. | Scheme/ Year of Sanction   | Name of the project                                                                                                  |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Swadesh Darshan 2015-16    | Development of Pathanamthitta- Gavi- Vagamon- Thekkady as Eco Tourism Circuit in Idduki and Pathanamthitta Districts |               76.55 |             61.24 |

| 2.    | Swadesh Darshan 2016-17   | Development of Sabarimala - Erumeli-Pampa-Sannidhanam as a Spiritual Circuit in District Pathanamthitta                                                                                |   99.99 |   20.00 |
|-------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
| 3.    | Swadesh Darshan 2016-17   | Development of Sree Padmanabha Arnamula- Sabrimala-as a Spiritual Circuit                                                                                                              |   92.22 |   72.42 |
| 4.    | Swadesh Darshan 2018-19   | Development of Rural Circuit: Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism Project                                                                                                                   |   80.37 |    0    |
| 5.    | Swadesh Darshan 2018-19   | Development of Spiritual Circuit: Sivagiri Sree Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- Kunnumpara Sree Subrahmania- Chembazhanthi Sree Narayana Gurukulam                                  |   69.47 |    0    |
| 6.    | Swadesh Darshan 2018-19   | Development of Spiritual Circuit: Kasaragod, Wayanad, Kannur, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Mallapuram, Thrichur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Allaphuza, Pathananamithitta, Kollam, Trivandrum |   85.23 |    0    |
| 7.    | PRASHAD 2016-17           | Development at Guruvayur Temple                                                                                                                                                        |   46.14 |   21.98 |
| Total | Total                     | Total                                                                                                                                                                                  |  549.97 |  175.64 |

All the above projects are at various stages of implementation.

In  Kannur  District,  Ministry  has  sanctioned  Rs.2.84  Crores  for development at Sree Ramaswamy Temple (Thiruvangad), Holy Trinity Cathedral  Church  (Brunassery),  Nillangal  Vettakorumakan  Temple (Panoor), Lourde Matha Forane Church (Chemperi), Chalad Chalil Sree Bhagawati Temple (Palliyamoola) under the project cited at Sr. No. 6 of table above.

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