Lok Sabha Question No. 3661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Development of Historical Districts of Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3661

## ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORICAL DISTRICTS OF UTTAR PRADESH

## †3661. SHRI GHANSHYAM SINGH LODHI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to develop the historical districts of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if  so,  the  plans  being  prepared  by  the  Government  for  district Rampur, once the pride of Indian history;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  develop  the  three temples  of  Lord  Shiva  of  Pandavas  time  located  in  Rathauda village,  Bhamraua  village,  and  Punjab  Nagar  village  including Raza  Library,  Mahatma  Gandhi  Samadhi  Sthal  Planetarium,  Fort and lake construction works on Kosi river dam as tourist spots in Rampur district; and
- (d) if  not,  the  time  by  which  the  Government  proposes  to  develop the said places as tourist spots?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) to (d): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  (MoT)  under  'Swadesh  Darshan' (SDS),  'National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation, Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation  Drive  (PRASHAD)'  and  'Assistance  to  Central  Agencies' schemes  provides  financial assistance to the  States/Union Territory Administrations/Central Agencies for development of tourism infrastructure in the country including Uttar Pradesh. The projects under the scheme are identified in consultation with the State Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations/central  Agencies  and  are sanctioned subject to availability  of  funds,  receipt  of  suitable  detailed project reports, adherence to scheme guidelines and utilization of funds released earlier etc.

The  details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  above  mentioned schemes in Uttar Pradesh including the historical places is annexed. MoT has now revamped its SDS as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) with the objective to develop sustainable and responsible destinations following a tourist & destination centric approach. No proposal has been received from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh for development of Rampur under SD 2.0 and PRASHAD  schemes  in line with the guidelines.  However, Ayodhya has been included  under  PRASHAD schemes  as  per  the  request  received  from  the  State  Government  of Uttar Pradesh.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3661 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORICAL DISTRICTS OF UTTAR PRADESH.

DETAILS  OF  PROJECTS  SANCTIONED  IN  UTTAR  PRADESH  UNDER SWADESH DARSHAN, PRASHAD AND ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL AGENCIES SCHEMES.

## SWADESH DARSHAN

(Rs. in crore)

|   S. No. | Circuit/ Year of Sanction   | Name of the project                                                                                                                                                                      |   Amount Sanctioned |
|----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Buddhist Circuit 2016-17    | Development of Srawasti, Kushinagar, &Kapilwastu                                                                                                                                         |               87.89 |
|        2 | Ramayana Circuit 2016-17    | Development of Chitrakoot and Shringverpur                                                                                                                                               |               69.45 |
|        3 | Spiritual Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Ahar-Aligarh-Kasganj-Sarosi (Unnao)-Pratapgarh- Kausambi-Mirzapur- Gorakhpur-Domariyaganj-Basti-Barabanki- Azamgarh-Kairana- Baghpat- Shahjahanpur                        |               71.91 |
|        4 | Spiritual Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Bijnor- Meerut- Kanpur- Kanpur Dehat- Banda- Ghazipur- Salempur- Ghosi- Balia- Ambedkar Nagar- Aligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- Mishrikh- Bhadohi |               67.51 |
|        5 | Heritage Circuit 2016-17    | Development of Kalinjar Fort (Banda)- MagharDham (SantKabir Nagar)- ChauriChaura, Shaheed Sthal (Fatehpur)- MahuarshaheedSthal (Ghosi)- Shaheed Smarak (Meerut)                          |               33.97 |
|        6 | Ramayana Circuit 2017-18    | Development of Ayodhya                                                                                                                                                                   |              127.21 |
|        7 | Spiritual Circuit           | Development of Jewar-Dadri-Sikandrabad- Noida-Khurja-Banda                                                                                                                               |               12.03 |

|    | 2018-19                   |                                                                                                                                       |       |
|----|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|  8 | Spiritual Circuit 2018-19 | Development of Gorakhnath Temple (Gorakhpur), Devipattan Temple (Balrampur) and Vatvashni Temple (Domariyganj)                        | 15.76 |
|  9 | Wayside Amenities 2018-19 | Development of Wayside Amenities in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at Varanasi-Gaya; Kushinagar-Gaya- Kushinagar in collaboration with MoRTH | 15.07 |

## PRASHAD

(Rs. in crore)

|   S. No. | Year of Sanction   | Name of the project                                                      |   Amount Sanctioned |
|----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | 2014-15            | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)         |               14.93 |
|        2 | 2014-15            | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura |                9.36 |
|        3 | 2015-16            | Development of Varanasi -Phase -I                                        |               20.4  |
|        4 | 2017-18            | Cruise Tourism in River Ganga, Varanasi                                  |               10.72 |
|        5 | 2017-18            | Development of Varanasi- Phase II                                        |               44.6  |
|        6 | 2018-19            | Development of Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan, Mathura           |               39.74 |

## ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL AGENCIES

(Rs. in crore)

|   S. No. | Year of Sanction   | Name of the project                                                                                                                                                                    |   Amount Sanctioned |
|----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | 2019-20            | CFA for Development of Jetties at nine (09) main points (including Varanasi, Allahabad-I, &Allahabad-II) of embarkation/disembarkation of River Cruise on National Water ways No. 1& 2 |               28.03 |

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