Lok Sabha Question No. 2811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Steps to Attract Domestic Tourists at Heritage Sites
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2811 ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## STEPS TO ATTRACT DOMESTIC TOURISTS AT HERITAGE SITES

†2811. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be please to state:

- (a) the steps being taken by the Government to attract domestic tourists to the heritage sites in the country;
- (b) the  number  of  domestic  tourists  and  the  revenue  generated  at  the national level during the last five years, State-wise;
- (c) whether  any  concrete  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to improve the tourist inflow;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  promote  tourism  in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  to  increase  the  tourist  footfall  so  as  to  ensure  the stability of the tourism and hospitality industry?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF TOURISM

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (e): The Ministry of Tourism has taken following steps to attract and increase  the  tourist  footfall  to  various  tourism  destinations  including  the heritage sites and Maharashtra in the country:

- Ministry of Tourism has developed thematic tourist circuits under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme.   Heritage circuit has been identified as one of the thematic circuit for development under the scheme.
- Development  of  integrated  tourism  infrastructure  at  religious  and heritage  sites  has  been  undertaken  under  the  National  Mission  on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme.
- Development  of  tourist  amenities  at  tourist  sites,  heritage  sites  and monuments to make them tourist friendly by enhancing overall tourist experience under Adopt a Heritage programme.
- Promoting  India  as  a  holistic  destination  including  various  tourism destinations and products under the Incredible India brand line.
- Launched  Dekho  Apna  Desh  initiative  in  January  2020  with  the objective of promoting various tourism destinations including the lesser known destinations and heritage sites of India among the citizens.
- Domestic and Overseas Indiatourism offices promote tourism destinations  and  heritage  sites  thorough  various  promotional  and marketing activities/ events.

The Ministry does not maintain state wise data of the revenue generated by the  domestic  tourists.  The  State  wise  details  of  Domestic  Tourist  Visits (DTVs) during 2016 to 2020 are given at annexure.

The details of projects sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism in Maharashtra for promotion of Tourism is as follows:

| Sr. No.                        | Name of the Scheme/ Year of Sanction   | Name of the project                                                                                                                                                              | Sanction Amount in ₹ crore     |
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Swadesh Darshan                | Swadesh Darshan                        | Swadesh Darshan                                                                                                                                                                  | Swadesh Darshan                |
| 1.                             | 2015-16                                | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit (Shiroda Beach, Sagareshwar, Tarkarli, Vijaydurg (Beach & Creek), Devgad (Fort & Beach), Mitbhav, Tondavali, Mocehmad and Nivati Fort) | 19.06                          |
| 2.                             | 2018-19                                | Development of Waki- Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Chota Taj Bagh- Telankhandi- Girad under Spiritual Circuit                                                                   | 54.01                          |
| PRASHAD Scheme                 | PRASHAD Scheme                         | PRASHAD Scheme                                                                                                                                                                   | PRASHAD Scheme                 |
| 3.                             | 2017-18                                | Development of Trimbakeshwar                                                                                                                                                     | 37.81                          |
| Assistance to Central Agencies | Assistance to Central Agencies         | Assistance to Central Agencies                                                                                                                                                   | Assistance to Central Agencies |
| 4.                             | 2016-17                                | Central Financial Assistance to Mumbai Port Trust for Development of Kanoji Angre Lighthouse as a tourist Destination                                                            | 15.00                          |
| 5.                             | 2016-17                                | Joint Development of Nanded Railway Station                                                                                                                                      | 5.18                           |
| 6.                             | 2017-18                                | Up-gradation/ modernization to International Cruise terminal at Indira Dock, Mumbai.                                                                                             | 12.50                          |
| 7.                             | 2017-18                                | Joint Development of Aurangabad Railway Station                                                                                                                                  | 5.71                           |
| 8.                             | 2021-22                                | Upgradation/Modernisation to International Cruise Terminal at Indira Dock, Mumbai Port Trust                                                                                     | 37.50                          |

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  †2811  ANSWERED  ON  21.03.2022  REGARDING  STEPS  TO ATTRACT DOMESTIC TOURISTS AT HERITAGE SITES

The State-wise details of Domestic Tourist Visits (DTVs) during 2016 to 2020 are as follows:

| State wise Domestic and Foreign Tourist Visits during 2016-2020   | State wise Domestic and Foreign Tourist Visits during 2016-2020   | State wise Domestic and Foreign Tourist Visits during 2016-2020   | State wise Domestic and Foreign Tourist Visits during 2016-2020   | State wise Domestic and Foreign Tourist Visits during 2016-2020   | State wise Domestic and Foreign Tourist Visits during 2016-2020   | State wise Domestic and Foreign Tourist Visits during 2016-2020   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.                                                                | State/ UT                                                         | 2016                                                              | 2017                                                              | 2018                                                              | 2019                                                              | 2020                                                              |
| No.                                                               | State/ UT                                                         | DTV                                                               | DTV                                                               | DTV                                                               | DTV                                                               | DTV                                                               |
| 1                                                                 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                         | 384552                                                            | 471919                                                            | 498279                                                            | 505398                                                            | 191207                                                            |
| 2                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                    | 153163354                                                         | 165433898                                                         | 194767874                                                         | 237051508                                                         | 70828590                                                          |
| 3                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                 | 385875                                                            | 444005                                                            | 512436                                                            | 555639                                                            | 42871                                                             |
| 4                                                                 | Assam                                                             | 5160599                                                           | 6052667                                                           | 4710617                                                           | 5447805                                                           | 1266898                                                           |
| 5                                                                 | Bihar                                                             | 28516127                                                          | 32414063                                                          | 33621613                                                          | 33990038                                                          | 5638024                                                           |
| 6                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                        | 1182504                                                           | 1425781                                                           | 1538796                                                           | 1563795                                                           | 417953                                                            |
| 7                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                      | 16534471                                                          | 17350030                                                          | 19329501                                                          | 17304506                                                          | 2810227                                                           |
| 8                                                                 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                              | 589074                                                            | 614182                                                            | 609435                                                            | 618330                                                            | 104959                                                            |
| 9                                                                 | Daman & Diu                                                       | 826201                                                            | 858131                                                            | 898824                                                            | 897804                                                            | 297436                                                            |
| 10                                                                | Delhi #                                                           | 28460832                                                          | 29114423                                                          | 29114423                                                          | 36467598                                                          | 9583671                                                           |
| 11                                                                | Goa                                                               | 5650061                                                           | 6895234                                                           | 7081559                                                           | 7127287                                                           | 3258715                                                           |
| 12                                                                | Gujarat                                                           | 42252909                                                          | 48343121                                                          | 54369873                                                          | 58864661                                                          | 19464517                                                          |
| 13                                                                | Haryana                                                           | 7382995                                                           | 6050325                                                           | 4888952                                                           | 4549017                                                           | 2114731                                                           |
| 14                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                  | 17997750                                                          | 19130541                                                          | 16093935                                                          | 16829231                                                          | 3170714                                                           |
| 15                                                                | Jammu & Kashmir                                                   | 9414579                                                           | 14235473                                                          | 17076315                                                          | 16163330                                                          | 2519524                                                           |
| 16                                                                | Jharkhand                                                         | 33389286                                                          | 33723185                                                          | 35408822                                                          | 35580768                                                          | 2574704                                                           |
| 17                                                                | Karnataka                                                         | 129762600                                                         | 179980191                                                         | 214306456                                                         | 227934714                                                         | 77453339                                                          |
| 18                                                                | Kerala                                                            | 13172536                                                          | 14673520                                                          | 15604661                                                          | 18384233                                                          | 4988972                                                           |
| 19                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                       | 8716                                                              | 6620                                                              | 10435                                                             | 6985                                                              | 3462                                                              |
| 20                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                    | 150490339                                                         | 78038522                                                          | 83969799                                                          | 88707139                                                          | 23519632                                                          |
| 21                                                                | Maharashtra#                                                      | 116515801                                                         | 119191539                                                         | 119191539                                                         | 149294703                                                         | 39234591                                                          |
| 22                                                                | Manipur                                                           | 150638                                                            | 153454                                                            | 176109                                                            | 167560                                                            | 49669                                                             |
| 23                                                                | Meghalaya                                                         | 830887                                                            | 990856                                                            | 1198340                                                           | 1245633                                                           | 24734                                                             |

| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 67238                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 67772                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 76551                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 163762                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 30890                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 58178                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 63362                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 101588                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 125949                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 10979                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 12842766                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 14011229                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 15208540                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 15307637                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 4622273                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1398289                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1531972                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1616660                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1713248                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1114942                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 38703326                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 40293352                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 44595061                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 47385387                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 16692197                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 41495115                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 45916573                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 50235643                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 52220431                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 15117239                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 747343                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1375854                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1426127                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1421823                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 316408                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 343812413                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 345061140                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 385909376                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 494865257                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 140651241                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 370618                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 398669                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 414388                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 437201                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 127815                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Telengana                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 95160830                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 85266596                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 92878329                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 83035894                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 39997001                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 213544204                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 233977619                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 285079848                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 535855162                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 86122293                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 30505363                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 34359989                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 35609650                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 37585920                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 7005264                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 74460250                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 79630345                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 85657365                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 92366025                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 28841732                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 37                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 241285                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 6743                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Total 1615388619 1657546152 1853787719 2321982663 610216157                                                                                                                                                      | Total 1615388619 1657546152 1853787719 2321982663 610216157                                                                                                                                                      | Total 1615388619 1657546152 1853787719 2321982663 610216157                                                                                                                                                      | Total 1615388619 1657546152 1853787719 2321982663 610216157                                                                                                                                                      | Total 1615388619 1657546152 1853787719 2321982663 610216157                                                                                                                                                      | Total 1615388619 1657546152 1853787719 2321982663 610216157                                                                                                                                                      | Total 1615388619 1657546152 1853787719 2321982663 610216157                                                                                                                                                      |
| Source: State/Union Territory Tourism Departments, #: 2017 data is repeated for 2018 data; 2019 data is estimated by applying all India growth rate for 2019/18 on 2018 data; 2020 data is estimated by applying | Source: State/Union Territory Tourism Departments, #: 2017 data is repeated for 2018 data; 2019 data is estimated by applying all India growth rate for 2019/18 on 2018 data; 2020 data is estimated by applying | Source: State/Union Territory Tourism Departments, #: 2017 data is repeated for 2018 data; 2019 data is estimated by applying all India growth rate for 2019/18 on 2018 data; 2020 data is estimated by applying | Source: State/Union Territory Tourism Departments, #: 2017 data is repeated for 2018 data; 2019 data is estimated by applying all India growth rate for 2019/18 on 2018 data; 2020 data is estimated by applying | Source: State/Union Territory Tourism Departments, #: 2017 data is repeated for 2018 data; 2019 data is estimated by applying all India growth rate for 2019/18 on 2018 data; 2020 data is estimated by applying | Source: State/Union Territory Tourism Departments, #: 2017 data is repeated for 2018 data; 2019 data is estimated by applying all India growth rate for 2019/18 on 2018 data; 2020 data is estimated by applying | Source: State/Union Territory Tourism Departments, #: 2017 data is repeated for 2018 data; 2019 data is estimated by applying all India growth rate for 2019/18 on 2018 data; 2020 data is estimated by applying |

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