Lok Sabha Question No. 1952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Projects Identified Under PRASHAD Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Dhanush M Kumar, C.N. Annadurai, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1952

## ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022

## PROJECTS IDENTIFIED UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME

## †1952. SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias

PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing PRASHAD Scheme and if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  aims  and  objectives thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has achieved the objectives for which PRASHAD Scheme was launched and  if  so,  the  details  thereof along  with  the  challenges  faced  by  the  Government  while implementing PRASHAD Scheme;
- (c) the  projects  identified  and  developed  under  PRASHAD  Scheme till  date  and  whether  the  Government  is  in  the  process  of identifying  more  destinations  under  the  scheme  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Governments of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have submitted any proposal under the PRASHAD scheme; and
- (e) if so, the location-wise details along with the action taken by the Government so far in  this  regard  and  the  outcome  thereof  and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a):Yes, Sir. Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme was launched by the Ministry of  Tourism  in  the  years  2014-15.    The  Scheme  aims  at  developing pilgrimage  /  heritage  tourism  infrastructure  on  a  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 pre-identified destinations/places across the country. (b): Yes, Sir.  Government has achieved the objectives for which the Scheme was launched.  However, time overrun in physical execution of the projects has been noticed, especially during the preceding two years due to Corona Pandemic. (c):  Identification of the destinations/places and approval of projects under  PRASHAD Scheme is a continuous  process, which  is  done  on receipt of suitable project proposals from the  concerned  State Governments/UTAs  in  line  with  the  Scheme  Guidelines. The  list  of projects approved under the scheme till date is Annexed. On  receipt  of  the  project  proposals  and  the  Details Projects  Reports  from  the  State  Governments  of  Maharashtra  and Tamil  Nadu  following  projects  have  been  approved  for  them  under

(d) & (e): PRASHAD Scheme:

| Name of the projects         | Year of Sanction   |   Cost (Cr. ₹) |
|------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|
| Development of Trimbakeshwar | 2017-18            |          37.81 |
| Development of Kanchipuram   | 2016-17            |          13.99 |
| Development of Vellankani    | 2016-17            |           4.86 |

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1952 ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022 REGARDING PROJECTS IDENTIFIED UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME

## LIST OF THE PROJECTS APPROVED UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME

| Sl. No.                  | State/UTs                | Project Nos              | Name of the Project                                                               | Year of Sanction         |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 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                  |
| 1.                       | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 2.                       | Development of Srisailam Temple                                                   | 2017-18                  |
| 2.                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 3.                       | Development of Parasuram Kund, Lohit Distt.                                       | 2020-21                  |
| 3.                       | ASSAM                    | 4.                       | Development of Kamakhya Temple and Pilgrimage Destination in and around Guwahati  | 2015-16                  |
| 4.                       | BIHAR                    | 5.                       | Development of basic facilities at Vishnupad temple, Gaya, Bihar                  | 2014-15                  |
| 4.                       | BIHAR                    | 6.                       | Development at Patna Sahib                                                        | 2015-16                  |
| 5.                       | CHHATTISGARH             | 7.                       | Development of Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple, Rajnandgaon, Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh | 2020-21                  |
| 6.                       | GUJARAT                  | 8.                       | Development of Dwarka                                                             | 2016-17                  |
| 6.                       | GUJARAT                  | 9.                       | Pilgrimage Amenities at Somnath                                                   | 2016-17                  |
| 6.                       | GUJARAT                  | 10.                      | Development of Promenade at Somnath under PRASHAD Scheme                          | 2018-19                  |
| 6.                       | GUJARAT                  | 11.                      | Development of Pilgrim Plaza with Queue Management Complex at Somnath Gujarat     | 2021-22                  |
| 7.                       | HARYANA                  | 12.                      | Development of Nada Saheb Gurudwara and                                           | 2019-20                  |

|     |               |    |                               | Mata Mansha Devi Temple in Panchkula District                                                                          |         |
|-----|---------------|----|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 8.  | JAMMU KASHMIR | &  | 13. Development at Hazratbal, |                                                                                                                        | 2016-17 |
| 9.  | JHARKHAND     |    | 14.                           | Development of Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar                                                                              | 2018-19 |
| 10. | KERALA        |    | 15.                           | Development at Guruvayur Temple                                                                                        | 2016-17 |
|     | MADHYA        |    | 16.                           | Development of Omkareshwar                                                                                             | 2017-18 |
| 11. | PRADESH       |    | 17.                           | Development of Amarkantak                                                                                              | 2020-21 |
| 12. | MAHARASHTRA   |    | 18.                           | Development of Trimbakeshwar                                                                                           | 2017-18 |
| 13. | MEGHALAYA     |    | 19.                           | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation in Meghalaya                                                                    | 2020-21 |
| 14. | NAGALAND      |    | 20.                           | Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure in Nagaland                                                                   | 2018-19 |
| 15. | ODISHA        |    | 21.                           | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham - Ramachandi - Prachi River front at Deuli under Mega Circuit | 2014-15 |
| 16. | PUNJAB        |    | 22.                           | Development of KarunaSagar Valmiki Sthal at Amritsar                                                                   | 2015-16 |
| 16. | PUNJAB        |    | 23.                           | Development of Chamkaur Sahib at Rupar, Punjab under PRASHAD Scheme                                                    | 2021-22 |
| 17. | RAJASTHAN     |    | 24.                           | Integrated Development of Pushkar/Ajmer                                                                                | 2015-16 |
| 18. | SIKKIM        |    | 25.                           | Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation at Four Patron Saints, Yuksom                                                   | 2020-21 |
| 19. | TAMILNADU     |    | 26.                           | Development of Kanchipuram                                                                                             | 2016-17 |
|     |               |    | 27.                           | Development of Vellankani                                                                                              | 2016-17 |
| 20. | TELANGANA     |    | 28.                           | Development of Jogulamba Devi Temple, Alampur                                                                          | 2020-21 |

|   21. | TRIPURA       |   29. | Development of Tripura Sundari Temple, Udaipur                                                                           | 2020-21   |
|-------|---------------|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|    22 | UTTARAKHAND   |    30 | Integrated Development of Kedarnath                                                                                      | 2015-16   |
|    22 | UTTARAKHAND   |    31 | Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation in Badrinath Ji Dham (Uttarakhand) under PRASHAD Scheme        | 2018-19   |
|    22 | UTTARAKHAND   |    32 | Augmentation of Pilgrimage Infrastructure Facilities and Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham in Uttarakhand under PRASHAD Scheme | 2021-22   |
|    23 | UTTAR PRADESH |    33 | Development of Mathura- Vrindavan as Mega Tourist Circuit (Ph-II)                                                        | 2014-15   |
|    23 | UTTAR PRADESH |    34 | Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre at Vrindavan, Distt. Mathura                                                 | 2014-15   |
|    23 | UTTAR PRADESH |    35 | Development of Varanasi - Phase -I                                                                                       | 2015-16   |
|    23 | UTTAR PRADESH |    36 | Cruise Tourism in River Ganga, Varanasi                                                                                  | 2017-18   |
|    23 | UTTAR PRADESH |    37 | Development of Varanasi Under Prashad Scheme - Phase II                                                                  | 2017-18   |
|    23 | UTTAR PRADESH |    38 | Development of Infrastructure facilities at Govardhan, Mathura, UP                                                       | 2018-19   |
|    24 | WEST BENGAL   |    39 | Development of Belur                                                                                                     | 2016-17   |

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