Lok Sabha Question No. 109 (STARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Swadesh Darshan Project
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*109 ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019

## SWADESH DARSHAN PROJECT

*109. PROF. K.V. THOMAS:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) Darshan Project;
- (b)
- (c)

whether the State of Kerala has been included in the Swadesh if so, the details thereof; and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*109 ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019 REGARDING SWADESH DARSHAN PROJECT.

(a) to (c): The Ministry  of  Tourism,  under  the  scheme  of  Swadesh Darshan, provides Central Financial Assistance to State Governments/Union Territory (UT) Administrations for development of  Thematic  Tourist  Circuits  in  the  country.  All  States  and  UTs including Kerala are covered under the Scheme.

The list of projects sanctioned by the Ministry to the State of Kerala is as below:

(Rs. in crore)

|   S. No. | Circuit/ Year of Sanction   | Name of the project                                                                                                                |   Amount Sanctioned |
|----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Eco Circuit 2015-16         | Development of Pathanamthitta- Gavi- Vagamon- Thekkady under Eco Tourism Circuit in Idduki and Pathanamthitta Districts            |               76.55 |
|        2 | Spiritual Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Sabarimala - Erumeli- Pampa-Sannidhanam under Spiritual Circuit in District Pathanamthitta                          |               99.99 |
|        3 | Spiritual Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Sree Padmanabha Arnamula- Sabrimala                                                                                 |               92.22 |
|        4 | Rural Circuit 2018-19       | Development of Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism Project                                                                              |               80.37 |
|        5 | Spiritual Circuit 2018-19   | Development of Sivagiri Sree Narayana Guru Ashram- Arruvipuram- Kunnumpara Sree Subrahmania- Chembazhanthi Sree Narayana Gurukulam |               69.47 |
|        6 | Spiritual                   | Development of Kasaragod, Wayanad,                                                                                                 |               85.23 |

| Circuit 2018-19   |   Kannur, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Mallapuram, Thrichur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Allaphuza, Pathananamithitta, Kollam, Trivandrum |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Total             |                                                                                                                             503.83 |

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