Lok Sabha Question No. 1358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Special Assistance to Cyclone affected States
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sudheer Gupta, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1358 ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO CYCLONE AFFECTED STATES

## 1358. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether cycolonic storm 'Fani' and 'Vayu' have struck several parts of the country recently;
- (b) whether  tourist  infrastructure  and  facilities  have  been  badly affected in the cyclone-hit States;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to provide special assistance  to  the  States  affected  by  the  above  cyclones  for rebuilding of damaged tourist infrastructure;
- (e) if so, the details of the assistance likely to be provided in this regard; and
- (f) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  boost  the tourism in these States?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a): Yes Sir.
- (b) & (c): Tourist  infrastructure  and  amenities  were  affected  in Puri, Ganjam, Khorda, Balesore, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrpara and  Bhadrak districts of  Odisha  as intimated by the State Govt. of Odisha. Government  of Gujarat has informed that no tourist infrastructure and facilities was affected in the State of Gujarat.

(d) & (e): Ministry  of  Tourism  provides  financial  assistance  for development of tourist infrastructure including restoration of historical structures/monuments etc. under its existing infrastructure development schemes.

However, there is no separate provision for special assistance to the State Government for rebuilding the damaged tourist infrastructure by the above cyclones.

(f): Ministry  of  Tourism,  under  the  schemes  of  Swadesh  Darshan and PRASHAD  provides central financial assistance to State Governments/UTs for  development  of  tourism  infrastructure  in  the country upon submission of project proposals by the State Governments / UTs subject to their adherence to relevant scheme guidelines,  availability  of  funds  and  utilization  of  funds  released earlier. The list of the projects sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism to the State of Odisha and Gujarat is given at the Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1358 ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019 REGARDING SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO CYCLONE AFFECTED STATES.

ODISHA SWADESH DARSHAN:

|   Sl. No. | Circuit Name/ Sanction Year   | Name of the Project                                   |   Amt. Sanctioned (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | Coastal circuit (2016-17)     | Development in Gopalpur, Barkul, Satapada and Tampara |                            76.49 |

## PRASHAD

|   Sl. No. | Site/ Destination (Year of sanction)   | Name of the Project                                                                                                 |   Project Cost (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Puri (2014-15)                         | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi-Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit |                            50 |

## GUJRAT

## SWADESH DARSHAN

| Sl. No.   | Circuit Name/ Sanction Year   | Name of the Project                                                                                 |   Amt. Sanctioned (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | Heritage Circuit (2016-17)    | Development in Ahmedabad- Rajkot-Porbandar -Bardoli- Dandi in Gujarat under Swadesh Darshan scheme. |                            85.01 |
| 2         | Heritage Circuit (2016-17)    | Development inVadnagar- Modhera and Patan                                                           |                            98.61 |
| 3         | Buddhist Circuit (2017-18)    | Development of Buddhist Circuit                                                                     |                            35.99 |
| Total     | Total                         | Total                                                                                               |                           219.61 |

PRASHAD

| Sl. No.   | Site/ Destination (Year of sanction)   | Name of the Project                 |   Project Cost (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Dwarka 2016-17                         | Development of Dwarka               |                         26.23 |
| 2         | Somnath 2016-17                        | Pilgrimage amenities at Somnath     |                         37.44 |
| 3         | Somnath 2018-19                        | Development of Promenade at Somnath |                         44.59 |
| Total     | Total                                  | Total                               |                        108.26 |

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