Lok Sabha Question No. 2523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Special Schemes For Promotion of Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2523 ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## SPECIAL SCHEMES FOR PROMOTION OF TOURISM

2523. SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ):

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  special
- (a) scheme for promoting tourism in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Pradesh;
- (c) the funds allocated for this purpose; and
- (d)     the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a)  to  (d):  Ministry  of  Tourism  promotes  tourism  in  the  country  in holistic manner including Uttar Pradesh through its ongoing Schemes of  'Domestic  Promotion  &  Publicity  including  Hospitality (DPPH)'  and  'Overseas  Promotion  &  Publicity  Including  Market Development Assistance' (OPMD). Under these schemes, Ministry of Tourism  releases  domestic  and  international  print,  electronic  and online  media  campaigns  under  the  'Incredible  India'  banner,  to promote various tourism destinations and products of the country.

The  Ministry  of  Tourism  undertakes  various  activities  for promotion & publicity of domestic tourism within the country. These activities are primarily aimed at increasing awareness  about tourism  destinations  and  products,  promoting  tourism  within  the country with focus on priority areas like the North East and Jammu and Kashmir as well as on Niche Tourism products, spreading social awareness  messages  and  promoting  events  which  have  tourism potential.

- Uttar

Further,  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  following  schemes  for  tourism infrastructure development: 1)  Swadesh Darshan: It's a Central Sector  scheme which provides financial assistance to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations/  Central  Agencies  etc.  for  development  of  tourism infrastructure  in  the  country.  The  projects  under  the  schemes  are identified for development in consultation with the 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. 2) PRASHAD: The 'National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive' (PRASHAD) has been launched  by  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  as  a  Central  Sector  Scheme with the objective of integrated development of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations. 3) Central Financial Assistance to Central Agencies like Archaeological Survey of India, Port Trusts, India Tourism Development Corporation etc. for Tourism Infrastructure Development.  The  objective  of  the  scheme  is  to  promote  tourist projects under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. Details  of  funds  allocated  under      the  Domestic  Promotion  & Publicity including Hospitality (DPPH), Overseas Promotion & Publicity Including Market Development Assistance (OPMD), Swadesh Darshan and National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) schemes are annexed.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2523 ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021 REGARDING SPECIAL SCHEMES FOR PROMOTION OF TOURISM.

State  wise  details  of  projects  sanctioned  under  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme since 2014-15:

(₹ in Crore)

|   S.No | State / UT                |   No. of Projects |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|--------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh            |                 3 |            141.53 |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh         |                 2 |            146.49 |
|      3 | Assam                     |                 2 |            185.66 |
|      4 | Bihar                     |                 5 |            272.86 |
|      5 | Chhattisgarh              |                 1 |             96.1  |
|      6 | Goa                       |                 2 |            197    |
|      7 | Gujarat                   |                 3 |            179.68 |
|      8 | Haryana                   |                 1 |             97.35 |
|      9 | Himachal Pradesh          |                 1 |             80.69 |
|     10 | Jammu & Kashmir           |                 6 |            522.35 |
|     11 | Jharkhand                 |                 1 |             52.72 |
|     12 | Kerala                    |                 5 |            418.6  |
|     13 | Madhya Pradesh            |                 4 |            350.67 |
|     14 | Maharashtra               |                 2 |             73.07 |
|     15 | Manipur                   |                 2 |            126.03 |
|     16 | Meghalaya                 |                 2 |            184.1  |
|     17 | Mizoram                   |                 2 |            158.63 |
|     18 | Nagaland                  |                 2 |            195.5  |
|     19 | Odisha                    |                 1 |             70.82 |
|     20 | Punjab                    |                 1 |             91.55 |
|     21 | Rajasthan                 |                 4 |            310.63 |
|     22 | Sikkim                    |                 2 |            193.37 |
|     23 | Tamil Nadu                |                 1 |             73.13 |
|     24 | Telangana                 |                 3 |            268.39 |
|     25 | Tripura                   |                 2 |            147.84 |
|     26 | Uttar Pradesh             |                 8 |            490.71 |
|     27 | Uttarakhand               |                 2 |            145.49 |
|     28 | West Bengal               |                 1 |             85.39 |
|     29 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                 1 |             27.57 |

|   30. | Puducherry                                  |   3 |   186.59 |
|-------|---------------------------------------------|-----|----------|
|    31 | Wayside Amenities ( Uttar Pradesh and Bihar |   1 |    17.93 |

State wise details of projects sanctioned under National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme since 2014-15:

(₹ in Crore)

|   S.No | State / UT        |   No. of Projects |   Amt. Sanctioned |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|      1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                 2 |             70.85 |
|      2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                 1 |             37.88 |
|      3 | ASSAM             |                 1 |             29.99 |
|      4 | BIHAR             |                 2 |             45.81 |
|      5 | CHHATTISGARH      |                 1 |             43.33 |
|      6 | GUJARAT           |                 3 |            105.56 |
|      7 | HARYANA           |                 1 |             49.52 |
|      8 | JAMMU & KASHMIR   |                 1 |             40.46 |
|      9 | JHARKHAND         |                 1 |             39.13 |
|     10 | KERALA            |                 1 |             46.14 |
|     11 | MADHYA PRADESH    |                 2 |             94.82 |
|     12 | MAHARASHTRA       |                 1 |             37.81 |
|     13 | MEGHALAYA         |                 1 |             29.32 |
|     14 | NAGALAND          |                 1 |             25.26 |
|     15 | ODISHA            |                 1 |             50    |
|     16 | PUNJAB            |                 1 |              6.4  |
|     17 | RAJASTHAN         |                 1 |             32.64 |
|     18 | SIKKIM            |                 1 |             33.32 |
|     19 | TAMILNADU         |                 2 |             18.85 |
|     20 | TELANGANA         |                 1 |             36.73 |
|     21 | TRIPURA           |                 1 |             37.84 |
|     22 | UTTARAKHAND       |                 3 |            128.37 |
|     23 | UTTAR PRADESH     |                 6 |            139.75 |
|     24 | WEST BENGAL       |                 1 |             30.03 |

## List  of  project  sanctioned  under  Assistance  to  Central  Agencies Scheme during the last three years:

| Year    | Name of State                                                                                                                      | Name of Central Agency                       | (₹ in Lakh) Amount sanctioned   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2017-18 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                      | Central Public Works Department (CPWD)       | 293.55                          |
| 2017-18 | Punjab                                                                                                                             | Border Security Force (BSF)                  | 1312.00                         |
| 2017-18 | Haryana                                                                                                                            | India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) | 600.00                          |
| 2017-18 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                     | India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) | 708.67                          |
| 2017-18 | Delhi                                                                                                                              | India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) | 1404.00                         |
| 2017-18 | Maharashtra                                                                                                                        | Mumbai Port Trust                            | 1250.00                         |
| 2018-19 | Goa                                                                                                                                | Mormugao Port trust                          | 1316.40                         |
| 2018-19 | Kerala Kerala                                                                                                                      | Cochin Port Trust Cochin Port Trust          | 120. 79 466.47                  |
| 2018-19 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                     | Visakhapatnam Port Trust                     | 3850.00                         |
| 2018-19 | Punjab                                                                                                                             | Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)         | 2302.00                         |
| 2019-20 | Delhi                                                                                                                              | National Council of Science Museums(NCSM)    | 4373.00                         |
| 2019-20 | Delhi                                                                                                                              | National Council of Science Museums(NCSM)    | 380.00                          |
| 2019-20 | Kerala                                                                                                                             | Cochin Port Trust                            | 1029.70                         |
| 2019-20 | Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi & Allahabad-I, Allahabad-II ), Bihar (Bhagalpur), West Bengal (Kolkata) & Assam (Neamati, Pandu, Jogighopa | Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)   | 2803.05                         |
| 2020-21 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                     | India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) | 2316.30                         |
| 2020-21 | Leh &Ladakh                                                                                                                        | India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) | 2321.99                         |

| Delhi   | National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA)   |   616.72 |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|----------|
| Mizoram | WAPCOS                                  |  3994.75 |

Funds allocated under Domestic Promotion & Publicity including Hospitality (DPPH):

(₹ in Crore)

| SI   | Year    | Revised Estimates   |
|------|---------|---------------------|
| No.  |         |                     |
| 1    | 2018-19 | 127.40              |
| 2    | 2019-20 | 100.00              |
| 3    | 2020-21 | 63.33               |

Funds  allocated  under  Overseas  Promotion  &  Publicity  Including Market Development Assistance' (OPMD)

## (₹ in Crore)

| SI   | Year    | Revised Estimates   |
|------|---------|---------------------|
| No.  |         |                     |
| 1    | 2018-19 | 416.23              |
| 2    | 2019-20 | 312.39              |
| 3    | 2020-21 | 115.00              |

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