Lok Sabha Question No. 1139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Funds Allocated for Tourism Sector
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1139 ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR TOURISM SECTOR

## †1139. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  schemes  being  run  by  the  Government  for  the promotion of tourism;
- (b) the  names  of  places  in  Haryana  and  North  Eastern  States including  Assam  which  have  been  selected  as  tourist  spots and  the  places  where  development  related  works  are  being undertaken;
- (c) the details of funds allocated and released by the Government to  Haryana  and  North  Eastern  States  including  Assam  along with the details of funds spent during the last three years;
- (d) whether the funds has been spent within the time limit and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  any  proposal  has  been  received  by  the  Bodoland Territorial  Council  (BTC)  for  the  promotion  of  tourism  along with the details of funds released to BTC during the last three years  for  the  promotion  of  tourism  and  the  names  of  such places where these funds have been utilized?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Development and promotion is primary responsibility of State Govt./UTs.  However,  Ministry  of  Tourism  undertakes  promotional activities in domestic and international markets through its schemes  of  'Domestic  Promotion  &  Publicity  including  Hospitality

(DPPH)'  and  Overseas  Promotion  &  Publicity  Including  Market Development Assistance (OPMD). Under these schemes, Ministry of Tourism promotes India as a holistic destination under the Incredible  India  brand -line . As  part  of  its  on -going  activities,  the Ministry releases print, electronic, online and outdoor media campaigns in  the  international  and  domestic  markets,  to  promote various tourism destinations and products of the country.

The Ministry  of  Tourism  (MoT)  under  the Overseas  Promotion and  Publicity  (OPP)  Scheme  promotes  India  with  the  objective of increasing the visibility of India's tourism products and destinations  in  the  overseas  markets  and  to  promote  India  as  a preferred tourist destination vis-à-vis other competing destinations through various promotional and marketing measures. Salient features  of  the  Scheme  include,  direct  promotion  through  eight India Tourism offices in the overseas markets, Centralised Global Campaign and extending Marketing Development Assistance to  service  providers  in  the  country  for  promotion  of  India  in  the overseas markets

(b, c & d)): Details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  /released  under Swadesh  Darshan/PRASHAD/Projects  Sanctioned  under  Assistance to Central Agencies Scheme/Project sanctioned under DPPH Scheme  for  fairs,  Festivals  and  Shopping  Festivals  to  Haryana, North Eastern States including Assam are given in the Annexure-I.

In  addition,  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  under  its  schemes  of Swadesh  Darshan,  PRASHAD  and  Assistance  to  Central  Agencies provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to State Governments/UT Administrations/Central Agencies for development of tourism infrastructure in the country including Haryana. Submission  of  project  proposal  by  the  State  Government's/Union Territory Administrations and its sanctioning is a continuous process.  The  projects  under  the  scheme  are  identified  by  the respective  State  Governments  /  Union  Territory  Administrations  & then  taken  up  for  development  in  consultation  with  the  State Governments/  Union  Territory  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.

(e): No Such proposal has been received by the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) for the promotion of tourism. Based on the proposals received from the State Government/Union Territory, the following projects have been sanctioned under the Swadesh Darshan, PRASHAD and Assistance to  Central  Agencies,  Domestic  Promotion  Publicity  and  Hospitality Scheme  for  fairs  &  festivals  and  Shopping  Festivals  to  Haryana, North Eastern States including Assam are placed at Annexure-I.

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ANNEXURE - I

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b,  c  &  d)  AND  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1139 ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021 REGARDING FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR TOURISM SECTOR

PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME IN NORTH EASTERN REGION INCLUDING ASSAM AND HARYANA

|   SI No | Year    | State     | Circuit            | Details                                                                                                                                |   Amount Sanctioned ( Rs. In crore) |   Amount Released (Rs. In crore) |
|---------|---------|-----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       1 | 2016-17 | Meghalaya | North East         | Development of Umium (Lake View), U - LumSohpetbneng- Mawdiangdiang- Orchid Lake Resort                                                |                               99.13 |                            92.91 |
|       2 | 2016-17 | Nagaland  | Tribal Circuit     | Development of Mokokchung- Tuensang-Mon                                                                                                |                               98.14 |                            88.33 |
|       3 | 2016-17 | Sikkim    | North East Circuit | Development of Tourist Circuit Linking Lingmoo- Lingee-Maka Temi- Bermoik Namchi - Okharey - Sombaria- Daramdin-Melli (Exit)           |                               95.32 |                            76.25 |
|       4 | 2016-17 | Manipur   | Spiritual Circuit  | Development of Shri Govindajee temple, Shri Bijoy Govindajee Temple-Shri Gopinath Temple - Shri Bungshibodon Temple- Shri Kaina Temple |                               53.8  |                            43.04 |
|       5 | 2016-17 | Assam     | Heritage Circuit   | Development of Tezpur - Majuli - Sibsagar                                                                                              |                               90.98 |                            72.78 |
|       6 | 2016-17 | Mizoram   | Eco Circuit        | Development of Eco-Adventure Circuit at Aizwal -                                                                                       |                               99.07 |                            49.53 |

|    |         |           |                    | Rawpuichhip- Khawhphawp- Lengpui-Durtlang- Chatlang- Sakawrhmuituaitla ng-Muthee- Beratlawng-Tuirial Airfield-Hmuifang                                                                                                      |       |       |
|----|---------|-----------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|  7 | 2016-17 | Haryana   | Krishna Circuit    | Development of Tourism Infrastructures at Brahmsarovar, Sanhit Sarovar, Narkatari, Jyotisar in Kurukshetra                                                                                                                  | 97.35 | 77.88 |
|  8 | 2017-18 | 0         | 0                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  0    |  0    |
|  9 | 2018-19 | Meghalaya | North East Circuit | Development of West Khasi Hills (Nongkhlaw-Krem Tiort- Khudoi & Kohmang Falls- Khri River- Mawthadraishan, Shillon). Jaintia Hills (Krang Suri Falls-Shyrmang- looksi), Garo Hills (Nokrek Reserve, Katta Beel, Siju Caves) | 84.97 | 25.49 |
| 10 | 2018-19 | Tripura   | North East Circuit | Development of Surma Cherra- Unakoti-Jampui Hills-Gunabati - Bhubaneshwari- Matabari- Neermahal- Boxanagar- Chottakhola-Pilak- Avangchaarra                                                                                 | 65    |  0    |

## PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME IN NORTH EASTERN REGION INCLUDING ASSAM AND HARYANA

|   SI. No | Year    | State    | Details                   |   Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in crore) |   Amount Released (Rs. in crore) |
|----------|---------|----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | 2018-19 | Nagaland | Development of Pilgrimage |                              25.26 |                            13.49 |

|    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Infrastructure in Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 2  | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Development of Nada Saheb Gurudwara and Matta Mansha Devi Temple in Panchkula District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 49.52                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 13.89                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 3  | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Development of Parasuram Kund, Lohi Distt.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 37.88                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 05.01.2021 Admn. Sanction only                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 4  | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation in Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 29.32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 6.53                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 5  | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 33.32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 11.01.21 Admn. Sanction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 6  | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Development of Tripura Sundari Temple , Udaipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 37.84                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 08.01.21 Admn. Sanction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|    | Projects under consideration for approval in the PRASHAD scheme:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Projects under consideration for approval in the PRASHAD scheme:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Projects under consideration for approval in the PRASHAD scheme:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Projects under consideration for approval in the PRASHAD scheme:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Projects under consideration for approval in the PRASHAD scheme:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1  | Development of Pilgrimage Facilities in Mizoram - Concept Presentation Meeting held on 07.02.2019 clearing the proposed development in-principle. However, state Government vide letter dated 05.02.2020 has requested for change in selected sites, which has not been accepted by the Competent Authority. SG has been informed accordingly on 29.07.2020. No response from the SG has been received in PRASHAD Division till date. File is being submitted accordingly.                                       | Development of Pilgrimage Facilities in Mizoram - Concept Presentation Meeting held on 07.02.2019 clearing the proposed development in-principle. However, state Government vide letter dated 05.02.2020 has requested for change in selected sites, which has not been accepted by the Competent Authority. SG has been informed accordingly on 29.07.2020. No response from the SG has been received in PRASHAD Division till date. File is being submitted accordingly.                                       | Development of Pilgrimage Facilities in Mizoram - Concept Presentation Meeting held on 07.02.2019 clearing the proposed development in-principle. However, state Government vide letter dated 05.02.2020 has requested for change in selected sites, which has not been accepted by the Competent Authority. SG has been informed accordingly on 29.07.2020. No response from the SG has been received in PRASHAD Division till date. File is being submitted accordingly.                                       | Development of Pilgrimage Facilities in Mizoram - Concept Presentation Meeting held on 07.02.2019 clearing the proposed development in-principle. However, state Government vide letter dated 05.02.2020 has requested for change in selected sites, which has not been accepted by the Competent Authority. SG has been informed accordingly on 29.07.2020. No response from the SG has been received in PRASHAD Division till date. File is being submitted accordingly.                                       | Development of Pilgrimage Facilities in Mizoram - Concept Presentation Meeting held on 07.02.2019 clearing the proposed development in-principle. However, state Government vide letter dated 05.02.2020 has requested for change in selected sites, which has not been accepted by the Competent Authority. SG has been informed accordingly on 29.07.2020. No response from the SG has been received in PRASHAD Division till date. File is being submitted accordingly.                                       |
| 2  | Development of Srikrishnaguru Swvashram, Nashtra, Assam: Concept Document with request for convening Concept presentation meeting has been received from the State Government. Concept Presentation Meeting will be fixed after due consideration of status of already approved projects for the State and also overall status of PRASHAD Scheme w.r.t. approved outlay of the scheme upto end of 14 th Finance Commission Period. No response from the SG has been received in PRASHAD Division till date. File | Development of Srikrishnaguru Swvashram, Nashtra, Assam: Concept Document with request for convening Concept presentation meeting has been received from the State Government. Concept Presentation Meeting will be fixed after due consideration of status of already approved projects for the State and also overall status of PRASHAD Scheme w.r.t. approved outlay of the scheme upto end of 14 th Finance Commission Period. No response from the SG has been received in PRASHAD Division till date. File | Development of Srikrishnaguru Swvashram, Nashtra, Assam: Concept Document with request for convening Concept presentation meeting has been received from the State Government. Concept Presentation Meeting will be fixed after due consideration of status of already approved projects for the State and also overall status of PRASHAD Scheme w.r.t. approved outlay of the scheme upto end of 14 th Finance Commission Period. No response from the SG has been received in PRASHAD Division till date. File | Development of Srikrishnaguru Swvashram, Nashtra, Assam: Concept Document with request for convening Concept presentation meeting has been received from the State Government. Concept Presentation Meeting will be fixed after due consideration of status of already approved projects for the State and also overall status of PRASHAD Scheme w.r.t. approved outlay of the scheme upto end of 14 th Finance Commission Period. No response from the SG has been received in PRASHAD Division till date. File | Development of Srikrishnaguru Swvashram, Nashtra, Assam: Concept Document with request for convening Concept presentation meeting has been received from the State Government. Concept Presentation Meeting will be fixed after due consideration of status of already approved projects for the State and also overall status of PRASHAD Scheme w.r.t. approved outlay of the scheme upto end of 14 th Finance Commission Period. No response from the SG has been received in PRASHAD Division till date. File |

## PROJECTS  SANCTIONED  UNDER  ASSISTANCE  TO  CENTRAL  AGENCIES SCHEME IN NORTH EASTERN REGION INCLUDING ASSAM AND HARYANA

|   SI. No | Year    | State   | Details                 |   Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in lakh) |   Amount Released (Rs. in lakh ) |
|----------|---------|---------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | 2017-18 | Haryana | Agency - ITDC Sound and |                               600 |                              300 |

| Light Show At Yadavindra Gardens Pinjore, Haryana   |
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PROJECTS  SANCTIONED  UNDER  DPPH  SCHEME  (FAIRS  AND  FESTIVAL AND  SHOPPIING  FESTIVAL)  IN  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION  INCLUDING ASSAM AND HARYANA

| Name of state   | Year    | Name of Projects                                                                                                         |   Amount sanctioned (Rs. in Lakh) |   Amount released (Rs. in Lakh ) |
|-----------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Haryana         | 2016-17 | Central Financial Assistance for Organizing 31st edition of SurajkundInternational Craft Mela 2017 in Faridabad, Haryana |                                30 |                               30 |
| Haryana         | 2017-18 | (1) Pinjore Festival, 2017 (2) CFA for celebration of 32 nd Surajkund, 2018-                                             |                                55 |                               55 |
| Haryana         | 2018-19 | Organizing Surajkund International Crafts Mela                                                                           |                                30 |                               15 |
| Haryana         | 2019-20 | CFA for organizing Mango Mela from 6 th to 7 th July, 2019, Haryana.                                                     |                                25 |                               25 |
| Haryana         |         | Heritage festival                                                                                                        |                                25 |                               25 |
| Assam           | 2016-17 | CFA for Celebration of (i) Rass Mahotsav, Majuli, 2016, (ii) Bodo National Festival, 2016 (iii) .Rongali Festival, 2017  |                                35 |                               35 |
| Assam           | 2017-18 | 0                                                                                                                        |                                 0 |                                0 |
| Assam           | 2018-19 | International Buddhist conference                                                                                        |                                25 |                               25 |
| Assam           |         | CFA for organizing Rongali festival                                                                                      |                                25 |                               25 |
|                 | 2016-17 | 0                                                                                                                        |                                 0 |                                0 |
| Arunachal       | 2017-18 | (i) TawangFestival, 2017 (ii)MenchukaAdventure                                                                           |                                40 |                               40 |

| Pradesh   |         | Festival, 2017 (iii) Orange Festival Dambuk, 2017                                                                                 |       |       |
|-----------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
|           | 2018-19 | Basar Confluence 3.0 Festival                                                                                                     | 20    | 20    |
|           | 2019-20 | CFA for organizing River Tribe's Angling Festival-2019 & Butterfly Meet at MIAO-2019 in the State of Arunachal Pradesh in 2019-20 | 50    | 50    |
| Manipur   | 2016-17 | Manipur Sangai Festival, and Youth Adevnture and Water Adventure sports festival 2016                                             | 50    | 50    |
|           | 2017-18 | CFA for Manipur Sangai Festival 2017 and 'Youth Adventure & Water Sports Festival 2017'.                                          | 50    | 50    |
|           | 2018-19 | 0                                                                                                                                 |  0    |  0    |
|           | 2019-20 | (i)Sangai Festival (ii)Youth Adventure & Water Sports festival                                                                    | 50    | 50    |
|           | 2016-17 | Wangala Dance Festival and Nongkrem Dance Festival, 2016                                                                          | 42.22 | 42.22 |
| Meghalaya | 2017-18 | CFA for the Wangala Dance Festival-2017, Nongkrem Dance Festival 2017 and Lasubon Festival-2017                                   | 50    | 50    |
|           | 2018-19 | Wangala Dance Festival and Nongkrem Dance Festival 2018                                                                           | 50    | 50    |
|           | 2019-20 | (i)Wangala Dance- Rs.50.00 (ii)Nongkrem Dance Festival-Rs.25.00 lakh                                                              | 50    | 50    |
|           | 2016-17 | 0                                                                                                                                 |  0    |  0    |
| Mizoram   | 2017-18 | CFA for the Celebration of Winter Festival 2017&                                                                                  | 50    | 50    |

|          |                 | Chapchar Kut 2018.                                                                                                     |             | 25.00       |
|----------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|          | 2019-20         | organizing Anthurium Festival in September, 2019 in the State of Mizoram in 2019-20 & Winter Festival                  | 50.00       | 50.00       |
|          | 2020-21         | Anthurium Festival & Winter Festival                                                                                   | 50.00       | 50.00       |
|          | 2016-17         | Hornbill Festival, 2016                                                                                                | 25.00       | 25.00       |
| Nagaland | 2017-18         |                                                                                                                        | 50.0        | 50.00       |
|          | 2018-19         | CFA for organizing Sekrenyi Festival, Hornbill Festival, Rengma'sNgadah Fes tival                                      | 0           | 0           |
|          |                 | 0                                                                                                                      |             |             |
|          | 2019-20 2016-17 | CFA organizing Thuwu- Ni Festival, Hornbill Festival & Sukhrunye Festival- 2019 in the State of Nagaland in 2019-20    | 50.00 50.00 | 50.00 50.00 |
| Sikkim   | 2017-18         | (i) World Tourism Day, 2016 Gangtok (ii) Celebration of Red Panda Winter Festival, 2016 Gangtok CFA for Celebration of | 50.00       | 50.00       |
|          | 2018-19         | CFA for World Tourism Day, Red Panda Festival , Gangtok                                                                | 50.00       | 50.00       |
|          | 2019-20         | CFA for Organizing World Tourism Day,                                                                                  | 50.00       | 50.00       |

|         |         | Festival - December, 2019 in the State of Sikkim in the 2019-20.                                                                                                                                   |    |    |
|---------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|----|
|         | 2020-21 | Red Panda Winter Carnival, Jorethang Maghey Mela & Pelling Winter Tourism Festival                                                                                                                 | 50 | 50 |
| Tripura | 2016-17 | (i) Neermahal Festival at Rajghat, Melaghar in Sepahijala District (ii) Devali Festival at Maabari, Udaipur in Gomati District (iii) Pilak Festival at Julaibari Santirbazar in South Tripura-2016 | 18 | 18 |
| Tripura | 2017-18 | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                |  0 |  0 |
| Tripura | 2018-19 | Nil                                                                                                                                                                                                |  0 |  0 |
| Tripura | 2019-20 | CFA for Organizing of Fairs and Festivals in the State of Tripura in the 2019-20. (i) Kharchi Mela Neermahal (ii) Diwali Mela                                                                      | 42 | 42 |
| Tripura | 2020-21 | Bharat Bangla Festival                                                                                                                                                                             | 25 | 25 |

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