Lok Sabha Question No. 1001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Development of Ramayana Circuit
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1001 ANSWERED ON 17.12.2018

## DEVELOPMENT OF RAMAYANA CIRCUIT

## †1001. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to develop Ramayan Circuit for the promotion of tourism;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the funds allocated in this regard during the last two years;
- (c) whether the Government has included Jagdalpur of Chhattisgarh in Ramayana circuit which has Ram Van Gaman Path, Ratanpur-Shivrinarayan-Sirpur-Aarang-PhingeshwarSitara (Saptrishi Mandal), Jagdalpur-Sukma-Ramoram in it;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to include Rajmergarh-Kabir Chabutra, Kurdargarh, Kotmisunar, Kukodayal  Reserve,  Baranbapara,  Kodardam-Raipur  in  ecotourism circuit; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Ramayana Circuit is one of the fifteen thematic circuits identified  for  development  under  the  Swadesh  Darshan  scheme  of Ministry  of  Tourism.  The  Ministry  has  initially  identified  fifteen destinations  for  development  under  the  Ramayana  Circuit  theme namely  Ayodhya,  Nandigram,  Shringverpur  &  Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh), Sitamarhi, Buxar & Darbhanga (Bihar), Chitrakoot (Madhya Pradesh), Mahendragiri (Odisha), Jagdalpur (Chattisgarh), Nashik & Nagpur (Maharashtra), Bhadrachalam (Telangana), Hampi (Karnataka) and Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu).

The details of projects sanctioned under the Ramayana Circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan during the last two years are as below:

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Project and Year                                                                                                                                                     |   Amount Sanctioned |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Development of Ayodhya under Ramayana Circuit theme in Uttar Pradesh (2017-18)                                                                                                   |              133.31 |
|         2 | Development of Wayside Amenities in Buddhist Circuit and Ramayana Circuit: Varanasi-Gaya; Lucknow-Ayodhya- Lucknow; Gorakhpur- Kushinagar; Kushinagar-Gaya- Kushinagar (2018-19) |               18.1  |

For the state of Chhattisgarh, the Ministry has sanctioned the project  for  Development  of  Tribal  Tourism  Circuit  in  JashpurKunkuriMainpatAmbikapurMaheshpur -RatanpurKurdarSarodadadar-  Gangrel-  Kondagaon-  Nathiya  Nawagaon-  JagdalpurChitrakoot-  Tirthgarh  in  the  year  2015-16  with  a  total  sanction amount of Rs.99.21 crore.

Submission of project proposals by the State Governments/Union Territory (UT) Administrations under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme is a continuous process. 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.

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