Lok Sabha Question No. 1029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Number of Foreign Visitors in Chhattisgarh
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Gomati Sai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1029 ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## NUMBER OF FOREIGN VISITORS IN CHHATTISGARH

†1029. SHRIMATI GOMATI SAI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any rise has been registered in the number of foreign tourists in Chhatisgarh and other States during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the estimated number of foreign tourists visited Chhatisgarh during the last three years;
- (c) whether  any  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to provide  adequate  infrastructure  facilities  in  every  State  to cater the needs of foreign as well as domestic tourists; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  the  steps  taken  in  Chhatisgarh  as  it  has enormous tourism potential?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Ministry  of  Tourism  compiles  annual  data  on  Foreign Tourists  Visits  (FTVs)  based  on  the  information  received  from State/UTs. Number of FTVs in Chhattisgarh during 2017 to 2019 are as follows:

| Foreign Tourists Visits   | Foreign Tourists Visits   | Foreign Tourists Visits   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| year 2017                 | year 2018                 | year 2019                 |
| 6701                      | 14399                     | 6817                      |

Details for other State/UTs are given in Annexure I.

(c)& (d): Development of tourism is primarily the responsibility of the  concerned  State/UTs.  However,  Ministry  of  Tourism  provides financial  assistance  under  the  schemes of  'Swadesh Darshan' and 'National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)' for development of tourism infrastructure in the country. Submission of project proposals by the State Government/UTs and its sanctioning is a continuous process. The projects are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, submission  of  suitable  Detailed  Project  Reports,  adherence  to scheme  guidelines  and  utilization  of  funds  released  earlier.  The details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  Swadesh  Darshan  and PRASHAD scheme in Chhattisgarh is given at Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE-I STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  †1029  ANSWERED  ON  08.02.2021 REGARDING NUMBER OF FOREIGN VISITORS IN CHHATTISGARH DETAILS  OF FOREIGN  TOURISTS  VISITS  (FTV)  DURING  2017  TO  2019 ALONG WITH ANNUAL GROWTH RATE FOR CHHATTISGARH AND OTHER STATES/UTS

|   S. No. | States/UTs *         | Foreign Tourists Visits (FTV) 2017   | Foreign Tourists Visits (FTV) 2018   |   Foreign Tourists Visits (FTV) 2019 | Growth 2018/17   | Growth 2019/18   |
|----------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|        1 | A&N Island           | 15313                                | 15242                                |                                16206 | -0.46            | 6.32             |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh       | 271362                               | 281083                               |                               280356 | 3.58             | -0.26            |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh    | 7147                                 | 7653                                 |                                 7825 | 7.08             | 2.25             |
|        4 | Assam $              | 21760                                | 15592                                |                                26878 | -28.35           | 72.38            |
|        5 | Bihar                | 1082705                              | 1087971                              |                              1093141 | 0.49             | 0.48             |
|        6 | Chandigarh           | 31832                                | 39681                                |                                44132 | 24.66            | 11.22            |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh         | 6701                                 | 14399                                |                                 6817 | 114.88           | -52.66           |
|        8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1908                                 | 1608                                 |                                 1666 | -15.72           | 3.61             |
|        9 | Daman & Diu          | 5535                                 | 5694                                 |                                 5703 | 2.87             | 0.16             |
|       10 | Delhi #              | 2740502                              | 2740502                              |                              2983436 |                  | 8.86             |
|       11 | Goa                  | 842220                               | 933841                               |                               937113 | 10.88            | 0.35             |
|       12 | Gujarat              | 448853                               | 513113                               |                               595607 | 14.32            | 16.08            |
|       13 | Haryana              | 193381                               | 73977                                |                                48046 | -61.75           | -35.05           |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh     | 470992                               | 356568                               |                               382876 | -24.29           | 7.38             |
|       15 | Jharkhand            | 170987                               | 175801                               |                               176043 | 2.82             | 0.14             |
|       16 | J&K                  | 79765                                | 139520                               |                                57920 | 74.91            | -58.49           |
|       17 | Karnataka            | 498148                               | 543716                               |                               608754 | 9.15             | 11.96            |
|       18 | Kerala               | 1091870                              | 1096407                              |                              1189771 | 0.42             | 8.52             |
|       19 | Lakshadweep          | 1027                                 | 1313                                 |                                  820 | 27.85            | -37.55           |
|       20 | Ladakh               |                                      |                                      |                                38652 |                  |                  |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh       | 359119                               | 375476                               |                               327958 | 4.55             | -12.66           |

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| 21   | Maharashtra # 5078514   |   Maharashtra # 5078514 |   5078514 |   5528704 |        |   8.86 |
|------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|--------|--------|
| 22   | Manipur                 |                    3497 |      6391 |     13608 |  82.76 | 112.92 |
| 23   | Meghalaya               |                   12051 |     18114 |     25813 |  50.31 |  42.5  |
| 24   | Mizoram                 |                    1155 |       967 |      2249 | -16.28 | 132.57 |
| 25   | Nagaland                |                    4166 |      5010 |      5577 |  20.26 |  11.32 |
| 26   | Odisha                  |                  100014 |    110818 |    115128 |  10.8  |   3.89 |
| 27   | Puducherry              |                  131407 |    141133 |    149919 |   7.4  |   6.23 |
| 28   | Punjab                  |                 1108635 |   1200969 |   1101343 |   8.33 |  -8.3  |
| 29   | Rajasthan               |                 1609963 |   1754348 |   1605560 |   8.97 |  -8.48 |
| 30   | Sikkim                  |                   49111 |     71172 |    133388 |  44.92 |  87.42 |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu              |                 4860455 |   6074345 |   6866327 |  24.97 |  13.04 |
| 32   | Telengana               |                  251846 |    318154 |    323326 |  26.33 |   1.63 |
| 33   | Tripura                 |                   69899 |    102861 |    154405 |  47.16 |  50.11 |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh           |                 3556204 |   3780752 |   4745181 |   6.31 |  25.51 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand             |                  133725 |    151320 |    152273 |  13.16 |   0.63 |
| 36   | West Bengal             |                 1574915 |   1617105 |   1656145 |   2.68 |   2.41 |
|      | Total                   |                26886684 |  28851130 |  31408666 |   7.31 |   8.86 |

Source: State/ Union Territory Tourism Departments. P: Provisional, $: Revised figure, #: Data for 2017 is repeated for 2018 and 2019 data is estimated by applying all India growth rate for 2019/18 on 2018 data ********

ANNEXURE-II STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1029 ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021 REGARDING NUMBER OF FOREIGN VISITORS IN CHHATTISGARH Details  of  the  projects  sanctioned under   Swadesh  Darshan  and PRASHAD scheme  in Chhattisgarh till  31 st   December, 2020 (Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT     | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                    | Name of Scheme   |   Project cost | Year    |
|-----------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|----------------|---------|
|         1 | Chhattisgarh | Development of Jashpur- Kunkuri- Mainpat- Ambikapur- Maheshpur - Ratanpur- Kurdar- Sarodadadar- Gangrel- Kondagaon- NathiyaNawagaon- Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh. | Swadesh Darshan  |          96.1  | 2015-16 |
|         2 | Chhattisgarh | Development of Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple, Rajnandgaon, Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh                                                                                      | PRASHAD          |          43.33 | 2020-21 |

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