Lok Sabha Question No. 2501 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Tourism Industry in Bihar
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Ram Kripal Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.+2501

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## TOURISM INDUSTRY IN BIHAR

## +2501. SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state :

- (a) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  tourism industry in Bihar;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to confer the status of  place  of tourist  interest  to  Ular  Temple  situated  in  Patliputra  Parliamentary Constituency to develop the said region; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c): Ministry of Tourism, through its schemes of 'Domestic Promotion  and  Publicity  including  Hospitality'  (DPPH)  and  'Overseas Promotion and Publicity including Market Development Assistance' (OPMD)  promotes  India  as  a  tourist  destination,  including  Bihar,  in  the domestic and important global markets. Promotion of various destinations including Bihar are also regularly undertaken through the Incredible India Website (i.e. www.incredibleindia.org) and the Social Media handles of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

The  Ministry  of  Tourism  under  its  'Swadesh  Darshan',  'Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive' (PRASHAD) schemes and Assistance to Central Agencies provides financial assistance to the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for development of tourism infrastructure in the country. The projects under the schemes are identified for development in consultation with the State Governments/UTs  and  are  sanctioned  subject  to  availability  of  funds, submission  of  suitable  detailed  project  reports,  adherence  to  scheme guidelines,  utilization  of  funds  released  earlier  etc.  The  details  of  the projects  sanctioned  and  funds  released  by  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  for development of tourism infrastructure in Bihar is given at Annexure.

As  of  now,  no  project  has  been  sanctioned  for  Ular  Temple  at Patliputra.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.+2501  ANSWERED  ON  01.08.2022  REGARDING  TOURISM INDUSTRY IN BIHAR

## 1. DETAILS  OF  PROJECTS  SANCTIONED  IN  BIHAR  UNDER  SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME

(Rs. in Crore)

|   S. No. | Circuit / Sanction Year    | Name of the Project                                                                                                                   |   Amt. Sanctioned |   Amt. Released |
|----------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Tirthankar Circuit 2016-17 | Development of Vaishali- Arrah- Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri                                                            |             34.21 |           26.19 |
|        2 | Spiritual Circuit 2016-17  | Development of Kanwaria Route: Sultanganj - Dharmshala- Deoghar                                                                       |             44.76 |           42.52 |
|        3 | Buddhist Circuit 2016-17   | Development of Buddhist circuit- Construction of Convention Centre at Bodhgaya                                                        |             98.73 |           93.22 |
|        4 | Rural Circuit 2017-18      | Development of Bhitiharwa- Chandrahia- Turkaulia                                                                                      |             44.65 |           35.72 |
|        5 | Spiritual Circuit 2017-18  | Development of Mandar Hill & Ang Pradesh                                                                                              |             44.55 |           40.85 |
|        6 | Wayside Amenities 2018-19  | Development of Wayside Amenities in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at Varanasi-Gaya; Kushinagar-Gaya- Kushinagar in collaboration with MoRTH |             15.07 |           12.29 |

2. DETAILS  OF  PROJECTS  SANCTIONED  IN  BIHAR  UNDER  PRASHAD SCHEME

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Project                                              | Year of Sanction   |   Amt. Sanctioned |   Amt. Released |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar | 2014-15            |              4.27 |            2.91 |
|         2 | Development at Patna Sahib                                       | 2015-16            |             41.54 |           33.23 |

3. LIST OF PROJECTS SANCTIONED IN BIHAR UNDER ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL AGENCIES FOR TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

(Rs. in Lakh)

| State/UTs                                                                                                                                             | Name of the Project                                                                                                                    | Year of Sanction   |   Approved cost |   Amount Released |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi & Allahabad-I, Allahabad-II ), Bihar (Bhagalpur), West Bengal (Kolkata) & Assam (Neamati, Pandu, Jogighopa & Biswanath Ghat ) | CFA for Development of Jetties at nine (09) main points of embarkation/disem barkation of River Cruise on National Water ways No. 1& 2 | 2019-20            |         2803.05 |            700.76 |

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