Lok Sabha Question No. 1272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Development of Worship Places as Tourist Spots
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1272

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## DEVELOPMENT OF WORSHIP PLACES AS TOURIST SPOTS

## †1272. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  worship  places  developed  as  tourist  spots  in  the States specially in Maharashtra during the last three years;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated during the last two years, Statewise; and
- (c) the name of worship places which are proposed to be developed as tourist spots in the States especially in Maharashtra during current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  Development of Worship Places/Tourist Spots is the responsibility of respective State Governments/Union Territories. However, Ministry of Tourism, under its schemes viz., Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) and 'Integrated Development of Theme Based Tourist Circuit in the Country, Swadesh  Darshan  (SD)" provides Central Financial Assistance for infrastructure development and beautification of tourist spots/pilgrimage centres on receipt of suitable DPRs submitted by State Governments/Union Territories, subject to availability of funds, liquidation  of  pending  utilisation  certificate  against  the  fund  released earlier and adherence to the relevant scheme guidelines.

Details of the projects sanctioned by the Ministry during last three years on the basis of the project proposals received from the respective State  Governments/U.T.  Administrations  including  Maharashtra  is  at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1272 ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020 REGARDIN DEVELOPMENT OF WORSHIP PLACES AS TOURST SPOTS

## A. DETAILS OF THE PROJECTS APPROVED UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME.

| State/UTs      | Name of the Project                                                                                              | Year of Sanction   | Approved cost (Cr. Rs.)   | Amount Released (Cr. Rs.)   |
|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH | Development of Srisailam Temple Development of 2018-19                                                           | 2017-18            | 47.45 44.59               | 37.96 37.90                 |
| HARYANA        | Development of Nada Saheb Gurudwara and Mata Mansha Devi Temple in Panchkula District                            | 2019-20            | 49.52                     | 7.67                        |
| JHARKHAND      | Development of Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar                                                                        | 2018-19            | 39.13                     | 11.58                       |
| MADHYA PRADESH | Development of Omkareshwar                                                                                       | 2017-18            | 44.83                     | 35.87                       |
| MAHARASHTRA    | Development of Trimbakeshwar                                                                                     | 2017-18            | 37.81                     | 8.49                        |
| NAGALAND       | Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure in Nagaland                                                             | 2018-19            | 25.26                     | 7.53                        |
| UTTARAKHAND    | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in BadrinathJi Dham (Uttarakhand) under PRASHAD Scheme | 2018-19            | 39.24                     | 11.77                       |
| UTTAR          | Cruse Tourism in River Ganga, Varanasi                                                                           | 2017-18            | 10.72                     | 8.57                        |
| PRADESH        | Development of Varanasi Under Prashad                                                                            | 2017-18            | 44.60                     | 31.77                       |

|           | Scheme - Phase II                                                  |         |       |                             |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|-----------------------------|
|           | Development of Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan, Mathura, UP | 2018-19 | 39.74 | 14.23                       |
| MEGHALAYA | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation in Meghalaya                | 2020-21 | 29.32 | Admn Sanction only 05.05.20 |

## B. DETAILS  of  PROJECT  SANCTIONED  UNDER  SWADESH  DARSHAN SCHEME

| Sl. No.   | State/UT       | Name of the Circuit   | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                   | the     | Approved Cost (Cr. Rs.) Amount released (Cr. Rs.)   |         |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 2017-18   | 2017-18        | 2017-18               | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                           | 2017-18 | 2017-18                                             | 2017-18 |
| 1         | GUJARAT        | Buddhist circuit      | Development Junagadh- Somnath- Bharuch-Kutch- Bhavnagar-Rajkot- Mehsana                                                                                                           | of Gir  | 28.67                                               | 17.40   |
| 2         | PUDUCHERRY     | Spiritual Circuit     | Development Karaikal, Yanam and Puducherry                                                                                                                                        | of      | 40.68                                               | 30.94   |
| 3         | BIHAR          | Spiritual Circuit     | Development of Mandar Hill & Ang Pradesh.                                                                                                                                         |         | 47.52                                               | 38.02   |
| 4         | UTTAR PRADESH  | Ramayana Circuit      | Development Ayodhya.                                                                                                                                                              | of      | 127.21                                              | 106.64  |
| 5         | ANDHRA PRADESH | Buddhist Circuit      | Development Buddhist Circuit: Shalihundam- Thotlakonda- Bavikonda- Bojjanakonda- Amravati- Anupu in Andhra Pradesh under the theme of Buddhist Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme. | of      | 52.34                                               | 26.17   |

|   2018-19 | 2018-19       | 2018-19           | 2018-19                                                                                                                         |   2018-19 |   2018-19 |
|-----------|---------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|         6 | MAHARASHTRA   | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Waki Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Chota Taj Bagh- Telankhandi- Girad                                           |     54.01 |     12    |
|         7 | UTTAR PRADESH | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Jewar-Dadri- Sikandrabad- Noida- Khurja- Banda.                                                                  |     12.03 |      3.61 |
|         8 | KERALA        | Spiritual Circuit | Development Sivagiri Sree Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- Kunnumpara Sree Subrahmania- Chembazhanthi Sree Narayana Gurukulam |     69.47 |      0    |
|         9 | UTTAR PRADESH | Spiritual Circuit | Development of Gorakhnath Temple (Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple (Domariyaganj)                 |     15.76 |      8.9  |

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