Lok Sabha Question No. 2953 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Status of Project Sanctioned in Uttar Pradesh under PRASHAD Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Hema Malini

## MINISTER OF TOURISM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2953 ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## STATUS OF PROJECT SANCTIONED IN UTTAR PRADESH UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME

## 2953. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the 'National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive' (PRASHAD) is a Central Sector Scheme  with  complete  financial  assistance  by  the  Government  of India  aimed  at  infrastructure  development  to  envisage  world  class infrastructural  development  of  the  sites  with  special  emphasis  on tourist facilities;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the projects sanctioned in the State of Uttar Pradesh under PRASHAD scheme have been completed;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the time by which these projects are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (e): Yes, Sir. Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRgvASHAD) scheme of the Ministry of Tourism aims at  developing  pilgrimage  /  heritage  tourism  infrastructure  on  need  gap analysis basis, establishing tourism as major engine for economic growth, community  based  development  by  providing  employment  to  the  local population with their direct participation in tourism activities at the preidentified destinations/places across  the country. The  status  of the projects approved under the scheme for the State of U.P and for the other states, is annexed.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2953 ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022 REGARDING STATUS OF PROJECT SANCTIONED IN UTTAR PRADESH UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME

1. STATUS OF THE PROJECTS APPROVED UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME FOR THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH.
2. STATUS OF THE PROJECTS APPROVED UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME (EXCEPT UTTAR PRADESH):

| Sr. No.   | State/UTs     |   Project Nos | Name of the Project                                                      | Year of Sanction   |   Approved Cost (Rs. in Crore) | Position of Execution   |
|-----------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh |             1 | Development of Mathura-Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)         | 2014- 15           |                          14.93 | 100 %                   |
|           |               |             2 | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura | 2014- 15           |                           9.36 | 100 %                   |
|           |               |             3 | Development of Varanasi - Phase - I                                      | 2015- 16           |                          20.4  | 100 %                   |
|           |               |             4 | Cruise Tourism in River Ganga, Varanasi                                  | 2017- 18           |                          10.72 | 98%                     |
|           |               |             5 | Development of Varanasi Under Prashad Scheme - Phase- II                 | 2017- 18           |                          44.6  | 70%                     |
|           |               |             6 | Development of Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan, Mathura, UP       | 2018- 19           |                          39.74 | 85%                     |

| Sl. No.                  | State/UTs                | Project Nos              | Name of the Project                                                       | Year of Sanction         | Approved cost (Rs. in Crore)   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
| List of ongoing projects | List of ongoing projects | List of ongoing projects | List of ongoing projects                                                  | List of ongoing projects |                                |
| 1.                       | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 1                        | Development of Amaravati Town, Guntur District as a Tourist Destination** | 2015-16                  | 27.77                          |

|    |                   |   2 | Development of Srisailam Temple**                                                  | 2017-18   |   43.08 |
|----|-------------------|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|
|  2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |   3 | Development of Parasuram Kund, Lohit Distt.                                        | 2020-21   |   37.88 |
|  3 | ASSAM             |   4 | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati** | 2015-16   |   29.8  |
|  4 | BIHAR             |   5 | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar**                 | 2014-15   |    4.27 |
|  4 | BIHAR             |   6 | Development at Patna Sahib**                                                       | 2015-16   |   41.54 |
|  5 | CHHATTISGARH      |   7 | Development of Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple, Rajnandgaon, Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh  | 2020-21   |   43.33 |
|  6 | GUJARAT           |   8 | Development of Dwarka**                                                            | 2016-17   |   13.08 |
|  6 | GUJARAT           |   9 | Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath**                                                  | 2016-17   |   45.36 |
|  6 | GUJARAT           |  10 | Development of Promenade at Somnath under PRASHAD Scheme**                         | 2018-19   |   47.12 |
|  6 | GUJARAT           |  11 | Development of Pilgrim Plaza with Queue Management Complex at Somnath Gujarat      | 2021-22   |   49.97 |
|  7 | HARYANA           |  12 | Development of Nada Saheb Gurudwara and Mata Mansha Devi Temple in Panchkula       | 2019-20   |   49.52 |

|     |                 |                           | District                                                                                                               |         |       |
|-----|-----------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|
| 8.  | JAMMU & KASHMIR | 13 Development Hazratbal, | at                                                                                                                     | 2016-17 | 40.46 |
| 9.  | JHARKHAND       | 14                        | Development of Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar                                                                              | 2018-19 | 39.13 |
| 10. | KERALA          | 15                        | Development at Guruvayur Temple**                                                                                      | 2016-17 | 46.14 |
| 11. | MADHYA          | 16                        | Development of Omkareshwar                                                                                             | 2017-18 | 44.83 |
| 11. | PRADESH         | 17                        | Development of Amarkantak                                                                                              | 2020-21 | 49.99 |
| 12. | MAHARASHTRA     | 18                        | Development of Trimbakeshwar                                                                                           | 2017-18 | 37.81 |
| 13. | MEGHALAYA       | 19                        | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation in Meghalaya                                                                    | 2020-21 | 29.32 |
| 14. | NAGALAND        | 20                        | Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure in Nagaland                                                                   | 2018-19 | 25.26 |
| 15. | ODISHA          | 21                        | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham - Ramachandi - Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 2014-15 | 50    |
| 16. |                 | 22                        | Development of KarunaSagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar **                                                                | 2015-16 |  6.4  |
|     | PUNJAB          | 23                        | Development of Chamkaur Sahib at Rupar, Punjab under PRASHAD Scheme                                                    | 2021-22 | 31.57 |
| 17. | RAJASTHAN       | 24                        | Integrated                                                                                                             | 2015-16 | 32.64 |

|    |             |    | Development Pushkar/Ajmer                                                                                     | of                |         |       |
|----|-------------|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------|-------|
| 18 | SIKKIM      | 25 | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom                                          | 2020-21           |         | 33.32 |
| 19 | TAMILNADU   | 26 | Development Kanchipuram**                                                                                     | of                | 2016-17 | 13.99 |
| 19 | TAMILNADU   | 27 | Development Vellankani**                                                                                      | of                | 2016-17 |  4.86 |
| 20 | TELANGANA   | 28 | Development Jogulamba Temple, Alampur                                                                         | of Devi           | 2020-21 | 36.73 |
| 21 | TRIPURA     | 29 | Development Tripura Temple, Udaipur                                                                           | of Sundari        | 2020-21 | 37.84 |
| 22 | UTTARAKHAND | 30 | Integrated Development Kedarnath**                                                                            | of                | 2015-16 | 34.77 |
| 22 | UTTARAKHAND | 31 | Development Infrastructure Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji (Uttarakhand) PRASHAD Scheme               | of for Dham under | 2018-19 | 39.24 |
| 22 |             | 32 | Augmentation of Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities and Gangotri and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand PRASHAD Scheme | Dham under        | 2021-22 | 54.36 |
| 23 | WEST BENGAL | 33 | Development of Belur                                                                                          |                   | 2016-17 | 30.03 |

** Physical execution of the project completed

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