Lok Sabha Question No. 54 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Creation of Employment at Tourist Destinations
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji, S. Muniswamy, Umesh G. Jadhav, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, B. Y. Raghavendra, Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.54 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## CREATION OF EMPLOYMENT AT TOURIST DESTINATIONS

54. SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI: SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- whether the Government has taken any note of large-scale scope for
- (a) creation of employment at tourist destinations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, including the names of tourist destinations where  the  local  people  have  really  been  benefitted  out  of  the initiative taken by Government;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to identify 5 to 10 new tourist destinations in each State of the country which could be promoted and developed as potential tourist destinations with basic tourism facilities  based  upon  specially  drawn-up  master  plans  in  the  next five years; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM                                  (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a)&(b): Yes,  Sir.  The  Ministry  of  Tourism  started  the  Destination Based Skill  Development training  programme at 7 iconic sites i.e.  Taj Mahal  at  Agra,  Humayun  Tomb,  Red  Fort,  Qutub  Minar  at  Delhi, Mahabodhi  Temple  at  Bihar,  Colva  Beach  at  Goa  and  Kaziranga  at Assam  in  Financial  Year  2019-20  to  train,  upgrade  and  sensitize  the local people residing near these tourism sites and destinations.

This  programme  continued  in  the  Financial  Year  2020-21  and upscaled to more than 150 new destinations. However, due to Covid-19

pandemic  this  programme  took  place  at  44  destinations.  The  list  of destinations is given at Annexure-I. This programmewas continued during the Financial Year 2021-22 and  conducted  at  48  destinations.  The  list  of  destinations  is  given  at Annexure-II. The Ministry of Tourism conducts online the Incredible India Tourist Facilitator Certification (IITFC). In these courses basic, advance (heritage and adventure), spoken language and refresher courses are taught. So far a total of 3795 candidates have been successfully certified. (c)&(d): Development  and  identification of  new  tourism  spots,  is primarily  the  responsibility  of  the  concerned  State  Government/Union Territory  Administration  and  this  is  a  continuous  process.  Ministry  of Tourism,  Government  of  India  under  its  Schemes  of  Swadesh  Darshan, PRASHAD and Assistance to Central Agencies, provides central financial assistance  to  State  Governments/Union  Territories/Central  Agencies  for development of tourism related infrastructure and facilities to provide an enriching tourism experience to visitors. The projects under the Schemes are  identified  for  development  in  consultation  with  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. The Ministry of Tourism revamped its Swadesh Darshan scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) with objective to develop sustainable and responsible destinations following a tourist & destination centric approach.

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## ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 54 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022 REGARDING CREATION OF EMPLOYMENT AT TOURIST DESTINATIONS

| S.No                    | Name of Destination                            | State             |
|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1                       | Malanithan                                     | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 2                       | Doorjeeling                                    | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 3 Ziro, Lower Subansiri | Arunachal                                      | Pradesh           |
| 4 Namsai, Namsai        | District Arunachal                             | Pradesh           |
| 5 Kaziranga             | Assam                                          |                   |
| 6 Kamakhaya Temple      | Assam                                          |                   |
| 7 Vaishali              | Bihar                                          |                   |
| 8 Agrasen Ki Baoli      | Delhi                                          |                   |
| 9 Brahma Sarovar        | Haryana                                        |                   |
| 10 Sheikh Chilli's Tomb | Haryana                                        |                   |
| 11 Rock-Cut Temple      | Himachal Pradesh                               |                   |
| 12 Macloadganj          | Himachal Pradesh                               |                   |
| 13                      | Jabalpur                                       | Bhedaghat         |
| 14 Patratu              |                                                | Jharkhand         |
| 15 Mangolia sunset      | point Jharkhand                                |                   |
| 16 Hampi                |                                                | Karnataka         |
| 17 SreePadmanabaswamy   | Temple Kerala                                  |                   |
| 18 Bekal Fort           | Kerala                                         |                   |
| 19                      | Gwalior Fort                                   | Madhya Pradesh    |
| 20                      | Orchcha                                        | Madhya Pradesh    |
| 21                      | Pre-historic rock shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya | Pradesh           |
| 22                      | Panna                                          | Madhya Pradesh    |

|   23 | Elephanta Caves                               | Maharashtra           |
|------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|   24 | Cherrapunjee                                  | Meghalaya             |
|   25 | Living Root Bridges                           | Meghalaya             |
|   26 | Falkland, Aizwal                              | Mizoram               |
|   27 | PhawngpuiTlang (Lawngtlai)                    | Mizoram               |
|   28 | LianchhiariLunglenTlang, Dungtlang (Champhai) | Mizoram               |
|   29 | Reiek (Mamit)                                 | Mizoram               |
|   30 | Anandpur Sahib                                | Punjab                |
|   31 | Goldern Temple Amritsar                       | Punjab                |
|   32 | Amber Fort                                    | Rajasthan             |
|   33 | Kailash Nath Temple, Kanchipuram              | Tamil Nadu            |
|   34 | Mahabalipuram                                 | Tamil Nadu            |
|   35 | Rameshwaram                                   | Tamil Nadu            |
|   36 | Ramappa Temple,Warangal                       | Telangana             |
|   37 | Golconda Fort, Hyderabad                      | Telangana             |
|   38 | Vaishnodevi (Katra)                           | UT of Jammu & Kashmir |
|   39 | Bhaderwah                                     | UT of Jammu & Kashmir |
|   40 | Pahalgam                                      | UT of Jammu & Kashmir |
|   41 | Leh Palace                                    | UT of Ladakh          |
|   42 | Taj Mahal, Agra                               | Uttar Pradesh         |
|   43 | Badrinath                                     | Uttarakhand           |
|   44 | Gangotri                                      | Uttarakhand           |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  54 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022 REGARDING CREATION OF EMPLOYMENT AT TOURIST DESTINATIONS

|   S.No | Name of Destination                | State            |
|--------|------------------------------------|------------------|
|      1 | Lord Venkateswara Temple           | Andhra Pradesh   |
|      2 | Kaziranga                          | Assam            |
|      3 | Kamakhya Temple                    | Assam            |
|      4 | HariharNath Temple, Sonepur, Bihar | Bihar            |
|      5 | Macloadganj                        | Himachal Pradesh |
|      6 | Rock Cut Gardan                    | Himachal Pradesh |
|      7 | Patratu, Jharkhand                 | Jharkhand        |
|      8 | Netarhat                           | Jharkhand        |
|      9 | Devari Temple                      | Jharkhand        |
|     10 | Hampi                              | Karnataka        |
|     11 | Sarvangolobela                     | Karnataka        |
|     12 | The Mysore Palace AmbaVilasa       | Karnataka        |
|     13 | Neyyar, Trivananthapuram           | Kerala           |
|     14 | Ponmudi, Trivanathapuram           | Kerala           |
|     15 | Achankkoli Kollam                  | Kerala           |
|     16 | Thekkady, Idukki                   | Kerala           |
|     17 | Vagamon, Idukki                    | Kerala           |
|     18 | Gavi, Idukki                       | Kerala           |
|     19 | Orchcha                            | Madhya Pradesh   |
|     20 | Bedaghat                           | Madhya Pradesh   |
|     21 | Gwalior Fort                       | Madhya Pradesh   |
|     22 | Satna                              | Madhya Pradesh   |
|     23 | Panna                              | Madhya Pradesh   |
|     24 | Chhatarpur                         | Madhya Pradesh   |
|     25 | Bhojpur                            | Madhya Pradesh   |
|     26 | Gateway of India                   | Maharashtra      |
|     27 | Living Root Bridges Cherrapunjee   | Meghalaya        |
|     28 | Mawphlang Scared Grove             | Meghalaya        |
|     29 | Chandrabhaga, Konarak              | Orissa           |
|     30 | Sheesh Mahal, Patiala              | Punjab           |

|   31 | Qila Mubarak                     | Punjab                |
|------|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
|   32 | Mahabalipuram                    | Tamilnadu             |
|   33 | Kailash Nath Temple, Kanchipuram | Tamilnadu             |
|   34 | yadagirigutta temple             | Telengana             |
|   35 | Vaishnodevi (Katra)              | UT of Jammu & Kashmir |
|   36 | Kupwara                          | UT of Jammu & Kashmir |
|   37 | Banihal                          | UT of Jammu & Kashmir |
|   38 | Bhaderwah                        | UT of Jammu & Kashmir |
|   39 | Mantalai                         | UT of Jammu & Kashmir |
|   40 | Pahalgam                         | UT of Jammu & Kashmir |
|   41 | Dal Lake, Srinagar               | UT of Jammu & Kashmir |
|   42 | Leh Palace                       | UT of Ladakh          |
|   43 | Chitrakoot                       | Uttar Pradesh         |
|   44 | FatehpurSikri                    | Uttar Pradesh         |
|   45 | Varansi                          | Uttar Pradesh         |
|   46 | Mathura                          | Uttar Pradesh         |
|   47 | Taj Mahal, Agra, UP              | Uttar Pradesh         |
|   48 | Gangotri                         | Uttrakhand            |

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